While my Art Dolls have always been created as members of my Wisdom Keeper Art Doll Collection, I have now created another family of them titled the "Whimsy Women Collection".
The Whimsy Women Collection consists of Spirit Dolls that are whimsical and soft free form. These dolls are Cloth with Painted Muslin Faces.
One of the Whimsy Women from the 1st Edition of this collection is a Dreaming Butterfly titled "In Her Dreams".
"In her Dreams she is a Butterfly
a rare and beautiful Butterfly
In that magical space of slumber
she is able to fly the world over"
The Butterfly Whimsy Woman was created with deep purple and periwinkle blue Batik, and an original painted muslin face.
Close View of Painted Muslin Face
Back View of Soft Cloth Butterfly Wings
This Original Purple Butterfly Cloth Folk Art Doll is an OOAK (original one of a kind) creation by Jeanne Fry titled "In Her Dreams". In this unique design her body was hand stitched from a beautifully deep purple and periwinkle blue batik fabric that boasts her head and torso. Her face was painted on a cut piece of muslin with acrylics and a fabric medium that will protect the painting for longevity. The muslin face was then attached to the body. A fun vibrant floral patterned fabric was used to create her pillow-like wings that are attached on each side of her and adorned with beads in the center. Using the same purple batik, two antennae were sewn and attached to the top of her head. Soft periwinkle blue cotton lace was used to swirl around her face, adorned with magenta buttons. That same blue cotton lace adorns the bottom of her body, again embellished with magenta buttons. A turquoise ribbon loop with button was sewn at the back of her bead to give the option to display her as Wall Art if desired.
"In Her Dreams" is a 1st Edition Whimsy Women Spirit Doll and is listed on Etsy here
