GuardDolls 4 & 5 "Menhit" and "Zroya"

Menhit and Zroya have found homes to protect. They help their owners by watching over and protecting their valuables.

GuardDoll No. 6 "Nanaja"

Nanaja is friendly to whoever gives her a place to stay, but is hostile to intruders. She will watch over and protect your valuables.

Nanaja measures 15 inches and is constructed from the following: needle-felted wool yarn, commercial cotton fabrics, lace, fabric paint, costume jewelry pin, thrift shop cutlery, beads, fabric bead armature.

GuardDoll No. 7 "Oenone"

Oenone is friendly to whoever gives her a place to stay, but is hostile to intruders. She will watch over and protect your valuables.

Oenone measures 11 inches and is constructed from the following: needle-felted wool yarn, commercial cotton fabrics, lace, metallic tulle, welded stainless steel, beads, fabric bead armature.

GuardDoll No. 8 "Octavia"

Octavia is friendly to whoever gives her a place to stay, but is hostile to intruders. She will watch over and protect your valuables.

Octavia measures 13 inches and is constructed from the following: needle-felted wool yarn, commercial cotton fabrics, lace, metallic tulle, welded stainless steel, beads, fabric bead armature.

GuardDoll No. 9 "Oriana"

Oriana is friendly to whoever gives her a place to stay, but is hostile to intruders. She will watch over and protect your valuables.

Oriana measures 12 inches and is constructed from the following materials: needle-felted wool yarn & acrylic yarns, commercial cotton fabrics, lace, organza, welded stainless steel, fabric paint, beads, fabric bead armature.

GuardDoll No. 10 "Ocyate"

Ocyate is friendly to whoever gives her a place to stay, but is hostile to any intruders. She will watch over your valuables.

Ocyate measures 23 inches long is constructed from the following: needle-felted wool yarn, commercial cotton fabrics, lace, fabric paint, costume jewelry pin, welded stainless steel, beads, fabric bead armature.

Permian Tide Pool Party--Mixed Media

This is a series of mixed-media, mostly fiber artworks I made for a show at the Bowen Center for the Arts this September (http://www.dawsonarts.org/events.htm). I started with a series of quilted, complex cloths (see March post) and sewed them onto various armatures--sponges, Styrofoam blocks, and jewelry display boxes. Then I embellished them with weird little creatures made from felt, crochet, twisted wire, beads, etc. The end result had sort of a seascape look, if the sea was on another planet. Then I thought about Earth's primeval oceans. That led to the idea of these odd life forms chilling out together in a tide pool, which led to the title of the series: Permian Tide Pool Party I-X. The average piece measures about 8 x 6 x 3 inches.