Faerie Grandmother

This is the second of a series of pindolls that I created by hand.

I print my original collages on cotton. Then I sew, quilt, stuff, and bead them by hand.

Finally, I add the beaded antennae and a simple pinback, so she can be worn as jewelry, or attached to a curtain.

Because these are sewn, quilted, and beaded by hand, not machine, each doll is slightly different, and one-of-a-kind.

These dolls are three inches tall without the antennae, and about three and a half inches tall with them.

My original collages, printed on the fabric, were made with antique photos and illustrations.

This one includes the face of Mary Ann Loretta Boyle, whose family was from County Cork, Ireland. Today, I think of her as a "faerie grandmother," sort of a fairy godmother, but with chocolate chip cookies.