Textile Sculptures (Art Dolls)
As a result of a workshop I did online with Johanna Flannagan aka The Pale Rook in April 2020, I have made a major move back to Textiles and Doll making. These Art Dolls or Textile Sculptures are made from recycled fabric and all handstitched. The standing figures have a wire frame to support them. These are not made as children’s toys but for display purposes only.
Most measure around 30-40cm tall and my latest ones are mounted on wooden bases, some sit on purpose built stands but can be taken off and hung on the wall.
Sissy
Margaret
Matriach
Julie
Marion
Trixie
Greta
Together
Amber and Friend
Ginger
The Figure
Blanche and Baby
Beth
Betsy
Kylie
Nicole
Trixie
Wendy
Janelle
Peggy
Rosemary
Chad
Two of a kind
Cat
Mermaid
Chantelle
Frankie
Pamela
Susan
Red and Suki
Tori
Girls Best Friend
Laura
Laura 2
Lorraine
Madonna and Child
Megan and Friend
Pipi
2021
43x9x9 mm
Mixed media
The Sisters
(2021)
37x12x12 mm
Mixed media
Sisters detail
(2021))
Mixed media
Suki
The Goth
The Twins
Madam
The Group
Mermaid
Susan
Maddie
Three Girls
The Girls
Black Dress
Five
Flower Child
Flowers
With Fish
Two Reds
Two
Two and Taj
White Figure
Winged
Zipped
Soft Sculptures
Doll #1
(2015)
soft sculpture
92 x 15cm
Doll #2
(2015)
soft sculpture
97 x 15cm
Doll #4
(2015)
soft sculpture
88 x 20cm
Doll Installation
(2015)
soft sculpture
The M16 Artspace Chutespace
offered an opportunity for a small exhibitLOCKDOWN
Materials – Mixed media – photograph, paper, handsewn cloth doll, doll filler and wool.
Dimensions – 18cm(h) x 40cm (w) x 26cm (d)
My aim was to replicate the doll cramped inside an old doll’s house that my grandfather made for me in the 1950s. It is a bit battered from various uses throughout the years but seems highly appropriate to demonstrate how it felt to be in lockdown in these troubled times. The house feels too small for us and there seems just no way out!