Doll Club - July

A week ago yesterday was our July doll club meeting. We met at Paloma's home and she taught us a very cute bead and wire doll made with polymer clay. Now - I'm getting a little more familiar with beads, they still scare me a little though, but polymer clay? Haven't got a clue. So, my doll is not great or even good, but she sure was a lot of fun to make. The first picture is of all the dolls. The second 2 are of my doll. I forgot to bring something to use as hair so I had to finish her up at home. 

We had a great day and a lot of fun. Not everyone was able to come, and summer is a busy time for people but it was great. Pam and I brought lunch and it was delicious. When we were finished, Paloma's husband played the organ for us. He plays so well! I really enjoyed that a lot, as did everyone else. It was a great meeting.

Marionette Pictures

Pam's doll

Here are the pictures of the marionettes as they were just finished in the classroom before they were strung. At the bottom are pictures of the marionettes, strung up and on display. The last day of class at JCC, all the artisans meet in the main room and display their work. It's a great way to end the week

Kim's doll

Jennie's doll

Mary's doll

Marty's doll

Judy's doll

Gayle's doll

Jill's doll

Charlie's doll

Joann's doll

Kit's doll

Debbie's doll

Marionette's on display

Marionette's on display

Marionette Class

My last posting I told you about my trip down to John C Campbell Folk School. I didn't write a lot about it then because I got sick when I was down there and sicker when I got home. So, I'm not functioning as well as I'd like to be. I woke up Wednesday morning feeling like I was swallowing razor blades, it was awful. And, everyday there I felt worse. Then on Saturday on the way home Pam and I stopped in Beckley WV for the night and Pam took me to an urgent care. They said I had strep throat, gave me a shot of anti-biotic and a prescription for more anti-biotic. After a couple days no more sore throat. But I developed a cough and I was driving myself crazy. On Thursday I called the doctor, couldn't get in to see my doctor but saw another one that is in the practice. She put me on an electric inhilator with medication because she couldn't hear anything in my lungs. That helped after a few minutes and she sent me right down to x-ray. She called the local pharmacy and ordered a z-pack and an inhilator. They called the next morning and no pneumonia thanks goodness. I haven't been sick in over 7 years so it hit me pretty hard but another week or so and I should be back on my feet. Enough about me!! I meant to include these 2 pictures of JCC in my last posting but... here is a picture of the path we walked everyday from Pam's and my room to the dining hall or the main house then back again to class, then back again to eat and back again to class, etc, etc, etc.



Path between dining hall and room



Wild rhododendron on path



Leslie's marionette


This is Leslie's marionette that she taught at John C Campbell June 10-16. It was a wonderful class for all the usual reasons, Leslie is a great teacher, the people were so nice and it's always so much fun. But I thought it was wonderful because this doll was so different. Her body, arms and legs are wood pieces held together with ribbon.

Inside my marionette





 

Leslie getting ready to teach



Les applying glue to mask

She is such a ham!!



Leslie's mask with fabric attached

  









These are my body parts made of fabric, from the top: boots, boobs, hands and ears 

Body parts









This is my head with her first round of coloring. 



My head



Leslie demonstrating how to string the marionette

Mary Annette

And this is my finished doll. My friend Judy Brown suggested her name, I thought it was adorable. Just like my doll!

Mary Annette-close up



Leslie demonstrating how to walk the marionette

Another post to follow with pictures of everyone's dolls. Is it just me or does anyone else who uses blogspot have trouble posting their pictures? It makes me crazy. It used to be pretty easy, now nothing goes where I want it to. Oh well.............