tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17238266405325277902024-02-20T03:22:14.270-06:00The Expressive Figures Of Janet BodinJanet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-24473759936226568872023-09-01T15:23:00.000-05:002023-09-01T15:23:10.717-05:00What a Doll! Texas Quilt Museum<p> A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, TX for an art doll exhibit. This is a permanent collection of dolls to be shown periodically. It was the brainchild of the late elinor peace bailey. She asked cloth doll artists around the country to donate a doll to the museum and this was the first showing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDo2tWwSioznfJ9evTtZJtCm82U7KjfNdA3kjcwcb6C_kdnMh9Q-f2QTRQyVlydT7n9pCCNeh22x8l2FBWoEYs9KVrfk0k1CVSSkFEnC8PYrJ4jygyyPLVqF72T6WglfYdNXzeROFmZEbLwzbfuWw0ueWh-Tzq3KZZYkAUevaJBuR0T0WCdPNLvxCjg0/s2048/Building.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDo2tWwSioznfJ9evTtZJtCm82U7KjfNdA3kjcwcb6C_kdnMh9Q-f2QTRQyVlydT7n9pCCNeh22x8l2FBWoEYs9KVrfk0k1CVSSkFEnC8PYrJ4jygyyPLVqF72T6WglfYdNXzeROFmZEbLwzbfuWw0ueWh-Tzq3KZZYkAUevaJBuR0T0WCdPNLvxCjg0/s320/Building.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101ep3y2JiqRtxoRaO-83u6xxp5WxTDUPrxMWoci3UQnkYHfsaFj0t3qjraBd3Wcg4kX_WxA26S7HiZQVgNkTiva-WF6-wD3JEv71zd7yPx45ZzAwDEuxvhzDtpB4CsvJKYB9LY9LFatBsqAubO21siQEAM69mK_DRflkTPVaw1aJVajH0gqLDjdMHps/s1657/ExhibitSign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101ep3y2JiqRtxoRaO-83u6xxp5WxTDUPrxMWoci3UQnkYHfsaFj0t3qjraBd3Wcg4kX_WxA26S7HiZQVgNkTiva-WF6-wD3JEv71zd7yPx45ZzAwDEuxvhzDtpB4CsvJKYB9LY9LFatBsqAubO21siQEAM69mK_DRflkTPVaw1aJVajH0gqLDjdMHps/s320/ExhibitSign.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Material Girls of Houston cloth doll club was instrumental in organizing and setting up the exhibit. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I donated two dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k7Nk6z1aXucJOi7yO8es3TdS-wcGD4Qr_WXYSbLv3tkvFz4UPwfoW7sqIlR_WltNsNK5l6knri1MAC2jrplxSDqIvZbE7JSeDoHyj-THONnUo5h2_HDiDuzr4CJNZ08ACwstAfDS8LIfHxZ_nf8InmY3rVsdMTpjETH42b_sZFPw3qVDWNr7m1pjAY0/s1662/JBGroup1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1662" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k7Nk6z1aXucJOi7yO8es3TdS-wcGD4Qr_WXYSbLv3tkvFz4UPwfoW7sqIlR_WltNsNK5l6knri1MAC2jrplxSDqIvZbE7JSeDoHyj-THONnUo5h2_HDiDuzr4CJNZ08ACwstAfDS8LIfHxZ_nf8InmY3rVsdMTpjETH42b_sZFPw3qVDWNr7m1pjAY0/s320/JBGroup1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWxTck4O8TNH5Gn5042mtp9H5M5QBJk58b3i1kcPeWYqYMzWBOz9N4cj3r4w7cfBajguSLo5iWVmvjYNIrDPS07U0rdSr22m7M73nEl1Dh2oU834n1Q7iP4x7govgGZ1VK8Dffb1u3ds-twUW-Wm8tPzI-BJ-NsL9SdB2YgqXLiD4LkyZWiVkrMHphlc/s1188/JBMothersTreasure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWxTck4O8TNH5Gn5042mtp9H5M5QBJk58b3i1kcPeWYqYMzWBOz9N4cj3r4w7cfBajguSLo5iWVmvjYNIrDPS07U0rdSr22m7M73nEl1Dh2oU834n1Q7iP4x7govgGZ1VK8Dffb1u3ds-twUW-Wm8tPzI-BJ-NsL9SdB2YgqXLiD4LkyZWiVkrMHphlc/s320/JBMothersTreasure.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is "A Mother's Treasure is Her Daughter". I didn't notice until I got home and looked at my photos but mother's & daughter's hands should be clasped. Oh well.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw15dtlP-svossf5bhuiYvcn_5jPBGXYACzdOyL6fRQdGEo1TOMMD7hbFUTUIOQyKpDSHs1CS-mGyH2Aze68O7SjJRSq8f_phFzSxO8FAVH6YtuRwIH6HxZsJpxJXWXuAmX7zotP38n_BSyhFtWv7tfkDunkjUBqhuzMyEaMz0-m3XmzyagMZ0Uc1TnXQ/s1836/JBGroup2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1836" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw15dtlP-svossf5bhuiYvcn_5jPBGXYACzdOyL6fRQdGEo1TOMMD7hbFUTUIOQyKpDSHs1CS-mGyH2Aze68O7SjJRSq8f_phFzSxO8FAVH6YtuRwIH6HxZsJpxJXWXuAmX7zotP38n_BSyhFtWv7tfkDunkjUBqhuzMyEaMz0-m3XmzyagMZ0Uc1TnXQ/s320/JBGroup2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9ML3QrOCPhTwqnmw0YEyfFg2d503JK5DwLy7Rkn7MpV3wbpEE_BYThIXL6iWPfrbeIwXynbGKZQrybgvgRdli2nYCSEmrlCkU199lh1ayvstLBp4hO9pn1hxgUegAnH4CSQklkwgTVnfgEXPTyfx308LLnh-SWJ5cdTbK0xF4hKHeGcxFPHl6U8WCVw/s1670/JBTheTumbler.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9ML3QrOCPhTwqnmw0YEyfFg2d503JK5DwLy7Rkn7MpV3wbpEE_BYThIXL6iWPfrbeIwXynbGKZQrybgvgRdli2nYCSEmrlCkU199lh1ayvstLBp4hO9pn1hxgUegAnH4CSQklkwgTVnfgEXPTyfx308LLnh-SWJ5cdTbK0xF4hKHeGcxFPHl6U8WCVw/s320/JBTheTumbler.jpeg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my second one: "The Tumbler". His unitard features the tumbling blocks quilt pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are some wonderful dolls by some of my favorite artists in this exhibit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6RfnlEMrNmjvBaHtGBEtqxrIKMPXp_KOhIhRddIK_FMUS8CMf_D-UTUCMw1sKisYvOxGuMprRTIKduwX45h1hnZyBsEFG79fvT7WO3s0COqyxoH-mhDUUrERvMJLkEhgXFLY2FSeFLLtMNYgrJ2-R68D9Dz15O4L1lNSPkYGVfCamqyNRWkWnq84TgQ/s1974/AkiraBlount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6RfnlEMrNmjvBaHtGBEtqxrIKMPXp_KOhIhRddIK_FMUS8CMf_D-UTUCMw1sKisYvOxGuMprRTIKduwX45h1hnZyBsEFG79fvT7WO3s0COqyxoH-mhDUUrERvMJLkEhgXFLY2FSeFLLtMNYgrJ2-R68D9Dz15O4L1lNSPkYGVfCamqyNRWkWnq84TgQ/s320/AkiraBlount.jpg" width="143" /></a>Here is a vintage Akira Blount doll</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1374" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIuy17EOEE-phyeCbob8dITQYwXwWoAYWep_jmifNrnB7o5ksj51cv5w7pC25wLSvmOQktCgEPZbVNWRc8CB5Mw-nuCRo-z3-7aI_Fj8ItTt6YDrdxaa9wTWiJVyWRBNUmTOa3fudi6jg_6XaLm8nTuJoRBbWzYlMvqMliPqju32tfC9E-WeyJKzTRFU/s320/BarbaraWillis_frontandback%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece by Barbara Willis is one doll, front and back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsslgTODzfPKVguyld1jjk3wA6it25Bvb0YI32hwKrK8kDHSFDkI8W9qpfViMxjxog-0vOf-xnITOeZSH0PXTTlQzubfCsZvbxbtWfEo40H_FmcYDttXs1YtCapA1wej2qR_5rBxcPoTuWSAIna39OZqTSzrv_hu8fMa_jLhmnRQW3AM5laln1OTQidI/s1983/ChristineBenjamin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsslgTODzfPKVguyld1jjk3wA6it25Bvb0YI32hwKrK8kDHSFDkI8W9qpfViMxjxog-0vOf-xnITOeZSH0PXTTlQzubfCsZvbxbtWfEo40H_FmcYDttXs1YtCapA1wej2qR_5rBxcPoTuWSAIna39OZqTSzrv_hu8fMa_jLhmnRQW3AM5laln1OTQidI/s320/ChristineBenjamin.jpg" width="153" /></a>Christine Shively Benjamin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7T2NJl4vwxS4BXY1uf170jrICFL24Y4uNJR7usipcMrxNjxXfwFwZcgIKUO8a0HEw1zRgF-QSkjijyrvCfkgImOtoDCp6eTOxJ-k0t9gVS4jJuwzRIMJUksSHwp3Q_BdTbFRp_UqD71iKsBUAQwU2P_LLvn_RpJHu7rdfF08yfGMtMOHDEpeBfIjsGI/s1877/DellJones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7T2NJl4vwxS4BXY1uf170jrICFL24Y4uNJR7usipcMrxNjxXfwFwZcgIKUO8a0HEw1zRgF-QSkjijyrvCfkgImOtoDCp6eTOxJ-k0t9gVS4jJuwzRIMJUksSHwp3Q_BdTbFRp_UqD71iKsBUAQwU2P_LLvn_RpJHu7rdfF08yfGMtMOHDEpeBfIjsGI/s320/DellJones.jpg" width="122" /></a>Dell Jones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7gQYw7xBBzdEykkefFkz6WqlnqfyYAW8XoDfg1RQiLAJeEj7MaluqyZXR8o8lb62vNUvcMNuDCZcayoRLG1pdvU0HAYNg67mOJAC_wVtKTb15mblF8lSflU33BZYmNRtZlhNXTdrACdtQ4lizMBGQ1ZI1fzJZqfvIXpYR4g3vdm9_LIDQvzmGceDLi4/s1536/JoycePattersonDebShattil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1536" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7gQYw7xBBzdEykkefFkz6WqlnqfyYAW8XoDfg1RQiLAJeEj7MaluqyZXR8o8lb62vNUvcMNuDCZcayoRLG1pdvU0HAYNg67mOJAC_wVtKTb15mblF8lSflU33BZYmNRtZlhNXTdrACdtQ4lizMBGQ1ZI1fzJZqfvIXpYR4g3vdm9_LIDQvzmGceDLi4/s320/JoycePattersonDebShattil.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dolls by Joyce Patterson and Deb Shattil</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCS18xWIkAqC24lJI-pYR7-S32vMX96am6FaPX5j2-cklj960Ke7Z1Mg67a78K9nTYlkgo4SgghGAUhJH79HyWEkeC1I9T8-0lgi2UnQPF1Zd2tjwmpiZ8dYZeUZdLeKCb27D4VBdMUvD-__R_24-Ft6lueMIdJ2AXkQm87m44KWID3Sp0lIFM5gApUE/s2048/LauraSmith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCS18xWIkAqC24lJI-pYR7-S32vMX96am6FaPX5j2-cklj960Ke7Z1Mg67a78K9nTYlkgo4SgghGAUhJH79HyWEkeC1I9T8-0lgi2UnQPF1Zd2tjwmpiZ8dYZeUZdLeKCb27D4VBdMUvD-__R_24-Ft6lueMIdJ2AXkQm87m44KWID3Sp0lIFM5gApUE/s320/LauraSmith.jpg" width="240" /></a>Doll by Laura Smith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DxwRo9-QI7nnsBlEizs90IFEpIQzQCwxUNJ0ZcqCr3zKeiWAH_ctb-ID_M-vna4ECeOGIrva38U-FqZeUw61fhpoEGDj2AWaaxGRMlC2A-5RaW3hhTOumPn0Uo86rRW7fXENcAqbNhNz7EIkzVkdnX-ddTSOdDMgxk4m7Uqo6YcRt957JWroEBb7J0/s1804/LisePeeples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="954" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DxwRo9-QI7nnsBlEizs90IFEpIQzQCwxUNJ0ZcqCr3zKeiWAH_ctb-ID_M-vna4ECeOGIrva38U-FqZeUw61fhpoEGDj2AWaaxGRMlC2A-5RaW3hhTOumPn0Uo86rRW7fXENcAqbNhNz7EIkzVkdnX-ddTSOdDMgxk4m7Uqo6YcRt957JWroEBb7J0/s320/LisePeeples.jpg" width="169" /></a>Lise Peeples</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="1984" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHxrlYEYuojnLCpkzaqO-Gw7lm571Zi4itZ3sHFW6DG2QNEI1OAI4YM167zG1NqNEPHSd9dD9Bnj_uF1iLkdNDchEbemUiwmBjSVPy6fB2FVLwSO8GXPDbBZUYE8jnx2HzlmVAlg7YGwxYCJ46qc9KnCeQ_d96Mqxdrb05Qck8Do6dMxH7mqSUjQlrVc/s320/CharliePatricolo_frontandback%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front and back of doll by Charlie Patricolo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97PyNxDpMqCLwP_5yq5tjCZNXi5OFpxSqO0MbVE7htGB1RSrxpDRbUPWf-kz09KLEQYMhnNNtsdPs6V8mU3RGHOhg5LFZ1QlqNv8vQpZg1vQN6r4jY74R0uWsyMLSyMtQ8ziNV8gAf611L-M2UBpiMXOivL1jb3MIiE9-FWJDqHYTtmqmPYoTk98qmMI/s2014/MarleneSlobin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="903" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97PyNxDpMqCLwP_5yq5tjCZNXi5OFpxSqO0MbVE7htGB1RSrxpDRbUPWf-kz09KLEQYMhnNNtsdPs6V8mU3RGHOhg5LFZ1QlqNv8vQpZg1vQN6r4jY74R0uWsyMLSyMtQ8ziNV8gAf611L-M2UBpiMXOivL1jb3MIiE9-FWJDqHYTtmqmPYoTk98qmMI/s320/MarleneSlobin.jpg" width="143" /></a>Marlene Slobin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last but not least, a doll by the late great epb:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkZEgNR-HSp7EFAigE1z9Bz-j3e9gveonL4VDlSPAQn4hReZzEmXk1XO7V9kq8cw3qfBaMzC6GUXrjCNiyifzqJUeBX6yFCWVrP5NkV61A99qkqG7wGIwlGSw1KYNCZOymdsI38FUbptd1uJdh2vRcqFYjOcTIVKk8NL0uJatzVQzVHXbo0bD6wR7aNc/s606/epb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkZEgNR-HSp7EFAigE1z9Bz-j3e9gveonL4VDlSPAQn4hReZzEmXk1XO7V9kq8cw3qfBaMzC6GUXrjCNiyifzqJUeBX6yFCWVrP5NkV61A99qkqG7wGIwlGSw1KYNCZOymdsI38FUbptd1uJdh2vRcqFYjOcTIVKk8NL0uJatzVQzVHXbo0bD6wR7aNc/s320/epb.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-51927167779227926292022-10-03T14:13:00.000-05:002022-10-03T14:13:25.749-05:00Women of the West Redux<p> Our Women of the West exhibit that debuted at the International Quilt Festival in 2019 was expected to travel for two years. Then Covid happened and canceled all plans. But - good news! - we were invited to exhibit at the Brazosport Center for Arts and Sciences. The show is currently up and will be there through October 15. Several original pieces were sold and several new ones added.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig25d6APpGEumfY5Tf3ox7HKeGklGiBXtZhzhnToznRH--x083noLTaGb0a9H2iQGLp9iJOFX2Bnc3S1PEqEfNHq4sklAvSt4FtsZQPffqDUFiHrqdbwb3aLGsAAePQBOnkH2DPr1Qc_rgHaaQ5N7tnZemeuJlLlqZiAr_bPJ7eDh8DK-jFgJDPC4H/s2450/Invitation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="2029" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig25d6APpGEumfY5Tf3ox7HKeGklGiBXtZhzhnToznRH--x083noLTaGb0a9H2iQGLp9iJOFX2Bnc3S1PEqEfNHq4sklAvSt4FtsZQPffqDUFiHrqdbwb3aLGsAAePQBOnkH2DPr1Qc_rgHaaQ5N7tnZemeuJlLlqZiAr_bPJ7eDh8DK-jFgJDPC4H/w331-h400/Invitation.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some pictures taken during set up:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqD1HXAYecXqpYY45Ubm0ALwbE0CjWMFhx2lpOookrIfRFSeMUxH4urcBhOW43-C4N4bNp01Vy187GbNdQhmjYXZxHo4-EQfpFUNKQkIe9XmyQ-1NAMk_rK-rMxOZMZ7jTOG4UQv_sxJ4amKbssP2Tqt7RVhzAmrnzc-Kt5rH9iok9MxkSA9AHFr3/s2048/IMG_2031.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqD1HXAYecXqpYY45Ubm0ALwbE0CjWMFhx2lpOookrIfRFSeMUxH4urcBhOW43-C4N4bNp01Vy187GbNdQhmjYXZxHo4-EQfpFUNKQkIe9XmyQ-1NAMk_rK-rMxOZMZ7jTOG4UQv_sxJ4amKbssP2Tqt7RVhzAmrnzc-Kt5rH9iok9MxkSA9AHFr3/s320/IMG_2031.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv6HoP0mMh-zQFTcInC3OXKVnwwBBZA9ugDoPYkLvVOM1TZ_hSXDmDM_ia_K-58mdauOpCjZpf9zbj2k48IPesK8Bvni75-tkGtIafx0tFlVj9uyY8Jo-wVPV2hSPRsSKy1zP5raomqv7l7AATYsN4M9Cdf5s4crbbevw6nkZ10Dob25h6W1v9pdd/s6000/TheSweetestRose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv6HoP0mMh-zQFTcInC3OXKVnwwBBZA9ugDoPYkLvVOM1TZ_hSXDmDM_ia_K-58mdauOpCjZpf9zbj2k48IPesK8Bvni75-tkGtIafx0tFlVj9uyY8Jo-wVPV2hSPRsSKy1zP5raomqv7l7AATYsN4M9Cdf5s4crbbevw6nkZ10Dob25h6W1v9pdd/s320/TheSweetestRose.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a closeup of one of my new pieces for the show: "The Sweetest Rose", based on Emily West who legend has it was 'The Yellow Rose of Texas'.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZk-KI1jHrqvzNuhpMStp6qeY7IlBGEWFbiE4mT2jQF8Ppv5vLeHXlZp8L3y6q_M7SkdP3zoeN62G4Srszhv3uOGwYuFbnXO82uPNDeADA5_aseJqVkxaX7Ue4D2D__TtplLLmADwZZC2M4ZjwLrEX6ItX-RiLoVIbWZ88FZosHzb4v27vDoWSTHH/s2048/IMG_2034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our show "Weave Houston" is on view now at the <a href="https://crafthouston.org/" target="_blank">Houston Center for Contemporary Craft</a>. Due to Covid restrictions we were not able to have an in person reception but the juror, Dr. Mary Ruth Smith spoke in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=774447580082729&ref=watch_permalink" target="_blank">Facebook Live event</a> about the show and presented awards. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was surprised and thrilled to receive an award for Excellence in Craft/Technique for "Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall".</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is my piece, made of felted merino wool, with hand embroidery and silk embellishments.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1zzVK5O7V8lSIljs62ylSrW3MdOF5SKJ8zT6Hj9ybp9Hf_k9rk6YxXodfHUT0YePtdHjdkkrhKq7RmFqGso3q_l2YvH0tNmNnzmpqOTsiXtIbjA0u87fq763Ij8rnvZQg44XIDJpmAc/s1772/SeasonsGroup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1zzVK5O7V8lSIljs62ylSrW3MdOF5SKJ8zT6Hj9ybp9Hf_k9rk6YxXodfHUT0YePtdHjdkkrhKq7RmFqGso3q_l2YvH0tNmNnzmpqOTsiXtIbjA0u87fq763Ij8rnvZQg44XIDJpmAc/s320/SeasonsGroup.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a beautiful show, on view through March 6.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9klpYeq5IfTqGq5kGy4-3_SiLzhVqT4MxouKCWdS5PUZrj-ouBW0MuqmcI7V9ELSm4ifcOBn1BeB0EKzIjcZxqML0RCpU16bLbA0E0hpDjugXnR5F23WAWkFbSVmqpxj4l64ZMpJ4rOY/s2048/Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9klpYeq5IfTqGq5kGy4-3_SiLzhVqT4MxouKCWdS5PUZrj-ouBW0MuqmcI7V9ELSm4ifcOBn1BeB0EKzIjcZxqML0RCpU16bLbA0E0hpDjugXnR5F23WAWkFbSVmqpxj4l64ZMpJ4rOY/s320/Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cvz1y-GDjdEJLT-4ZUIf7qldhOEIAloIkKKXYMC__7271QPfsTNgOppWfEtiRn8SiOF6MAHKzeiyYyI4fzQ53OOPCwH4I8O9-A4B6qDnUlHPzJoR1XUdLkvl8mwmmrIksqT7s8xvb4/s2048/IMG_0074.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cvz1y-GDjdEJLT-4ZUIf7qldhOEIAloIkKKXYMC__7271QPfsTNgOppWfEtiRn8SiOF6MAHKzeiyYyI4fzQ53OOPCwH4I8O9-A4B6qDnUlHPzJoR1XUdLkvl8mwmmrIksqT7s8xvb4/s320/IMG_0074.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-33670264887548854632019-11-06T16:38:00.002-06:002019-11-06T16:38:51.308-06:00Women of the West<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another Quilt Festival has come and gone. This year was especially exciting for me as I was part of a special exhibit titled Women of the West. The exhibit consists of three quilt artists: Ginny Eckley, Susan Ennis, and Kim Ritter; a bead artist: Kay Hendricks; and me with my art dolls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the first doll I made for the exhibit. She is inspired by my ancestors who lived in Texas when it was still part of Mexico. This is a replica of an authentic flag used during the Texas Revolution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inspired by the cowboy song "El Paso" by Marty Robbins: "Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl. Night time would find me in Rose's cantina. Music would play and Felina would whirl." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall is always a busy time of year with lots of shows and events. The <a href="https://www.galvestonartleague.com/" target="_blank">Galveston Art League</a> Fall Juried Show runs through September 29. I have two pieces in this show: "Faith, Hope & Charity" and "White Angel", which won an honorable mention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is such a beautiful (and large!) facility. I have six pieces in this show. The opening reception was September 14. </span></div>
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Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall</div>
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Hannah (who is also on the postcard)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last, but most definitely not least, I'm so honored to have a new permanent home for my Storybook Dolls at St. Luke's Day School. They will be on display once a year in the church and this is their debut in that venue. I could not be more pleased!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a thank you for the donation, the Day School administration team sent me these beautiful flowers!</span></div>
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This summer I went to two art doll conferences back to back. The first one was NIADA (National Institute of American Doll Artists) in Kansas City. The theme was the Prohibition Era - 1920 - 1933. <a href="https://curiocollection3.hilton.com/en/hotels/missouri/hotel-phillips-kansas-city-curio-collection-by-hilton-MKCCUQQ/index.html" target="_blank">Hotel Phillips</a> was perfect for the theme, having lovely art deco decor. Gallery night was wonderful, with all the artists present showing their stunning work. </div>
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I took a mini class with Dustin Poche, which was a lot of fun. He taught his witch hand armature. The banquet was lovely, and the souvenir this year was a pin designed by various artists. I was lucky to receive one designed by Diane Keeler.</div>
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Immediately after the NIADA conference I flew to Nashville for the ODACA (Original Doll Artist Council of America) conference at the <a href="https://www.reservations.com/hotel/gaylord-opryland-resort-and-convention-center?rmcid=tophotels&utm_source=googleads&gclid=CjwKCAjwqNnqBRATEiwAkHm2BPoTtDX-FZLpN3u2hb17Xo5-r-C5DGKkVWkxABrSs5_wAObuH3fZ9BoC3FwQAvD_BwE#overview" target="_blank">Gaylord Hotel</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhs7L6MYQ0cxDNxMlZR4nOtvKcxG6fASUKbsP96JlkUyWcI1iIACXEjJBgUnebvc-t4WKmfNsp4ra7lnKeUi2FXeuibvf2UVMC2xZ0B6VPF7cplrbdPLe6Ogsv-10AH1bjczmtB0QzF4/s1600/GalleryNight_TheresaMay2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a></div>
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The luncheon was fun, with a great presentation by Betsy Baker. There were loads of "helper" donations, for which you could buy tickets and hope to win. I donated a doll "Dreaming of Heaven", which was won by my friend and fellow doll artist Joyce Patterson.<br />
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The conference theme was Making Waves. The luncheon centerpieces were made by Charlie Patricolo. One lucky person from each table won one.<br />
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-31633954350836144852019-02-14T11:06:00.004-06:002019-02-14T11:06:40.011-06:00Valentine's Day 2019<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">Happy Valentine's Day!</span></span></h2>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-76112230089439451572018-11-09T09:00:00.000-06:002018-11-09T09:00:02.578-06:00The Exhibits at International Quilt Festival<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are the dolls from the Gypsy Challenge. They have not been judged yet, so the names and titles are not visible.</span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-44532643457418313132018-11-05T09:00:00.000-06:002018-11-05T09:00:08.650-06:00Doll Exhibits - International Quilt Festival<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's that time again! The International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston is happening now. We (the Material Girls Cloth Doll Club) set up the doll exhibits last week. There are 4 parts to the doll exhibit: the Material Girls of Houston Cloth Doll exhibit, the Texas Association of Original Doll Artists exhibit, In Celebration of the Doll (the invitational portion), and the Gypsy Challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Dolls on the left side are part of the "white on white" challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my piece for the white challenge: "Forgiven", based on Psalm 51:7 which reads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She is entirely cloth, soft sculpture. Her lower torso is felted wool with angelina and various fibers, beads and sequins. Her top is made of silk and cotton lace. The base is crackle glazed. The hyssop in her hands is made of felted merino wool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Texas Association of Original Doll Artists exhibit is titled "Time On Our Hands". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My piece for the TAODA exhibit is titled "Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer Fall"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, these are entirely cloth, soft sculpted dolls. Their bodies are made of felted merino wool, which has been hand embroidered, with silk blouses and a silk ribbon which links the seasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Celebration of the Doll is an invitational exhibit and I am honored to be included again this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This will be my first year to participate in the <a href="https://www.weavehouston.org/" target="_blank">Contemporary Handweavers of Houston</a> sale. I'm bringing my eco printed scarves and one eco printed art doll.</span></div>
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Silk charmeuse printed with vitex, eucalyptus and pink coral vine</div>
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Silk charmeuse, cochineal dye, printed with vitex, golden rain tree and red bud</div>
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Silk satin printed with red bud and Japanese maple</div>
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Silk charmeuse, annatto dye, printed with strawberry, hydrangea and casuarina</div>
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Silk charneuse printed with hypericum, vitex and red bud</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am so honored to have work in the Tenth Annual Juried Exhibition </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at <a href="http://www.archwaygallery.com/archway-10th-annual-juried-exhibition-2018.html" target="_blank">Archway Gallery</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The opening reception was last night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a very nice turn out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">some of the pieces in the gallery before the reception began</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend Marlene Slobin also had work in the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And another friend, Judith Shamp won Second Place with her wonderful piece!</span></div>
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My husband Bob, me, Marlene and her husband Lester</div>
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what a great crowd!</div>
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I love this photo that my daughter Rosie took of Marlene and me during the juror's talk. :)</div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-22537731070172788212018-05-04T10:14:00.000-05:002018-05-04T10:14:35.739-05:00Natural Women<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My newest series of art dolls: <i>Natural Women</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Silk noil with botanical prints using various leaves.</span><br />
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oak, maple & rose leaves<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These six dolls are now at <a href="http://coppershadetree.com/" target="_blank">Copper Shade Tree Gallery</a> in Round Top, Texas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Years ago I made an Easter wreath, which I hang every year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year I decided to make a new wreath, something floral. Michael's was having a 40% off sale on their floral supplies so I bought a grapevine wreath, some hydrangea and rose blossoms and greenery.</span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-33828561548760739532018-02-15T18:21:00.000-06:002018-02-15T18:21:13.223-06:00Cora - A Valentine Doll<div style="text-align: center;">
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-48862979222314584462018-02-08T09:00:00.000-06:002018-02-08T09:00:43.979-06:00Valentines<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My project for Valentine's Day this year: felted hearts, embroidered and beaded.</span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-47526173188890007162017-11-06T09:00:00.000-06:002017-11-06T09:00:00.813-06:00International Quilt Festival 2017 part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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Another quilt festival has come and gone. My purchases were slim this year. I have so many supplies from previous years that I have yet to use.<br />
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Needles, silk thread, trims, shibori ribbon, blunt tip scissors, and a new snowman for my collection. :)<br />
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This year I took a felted "cracked mud" scarf class from <a href="http://www.annieskeepsakes.com/" target="_blank">Vickie Clontz</a>. Vickie is a fun teacher. I've taken a class from her before. And it's always fun to take a class to learn a new technique! Here is my scarf:</div>
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I think there are some "cracked mud" dolls in my future!</div>
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The highlight of quilt festival is always the doll exhibits. Here are a couple of shots. </div>
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I also enjoy the quilt exhibits and here are a few of my favorites this year. I apologize for not having the artists names for these:</div>
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These two are by Sue Spargo - I love her work!</div>
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And this wonderful piece by my friends Ginny Eckley and Susan Ennis:</div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-40733215969868879172017-11-03T14:13:00.001-05:002017-11-03T14:13:54.934-05:00International Quilt Festival 2017 part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The International Quilt Festival is in full swing! This year I have dolls in three of the exhibits: </span></div>
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from hand felted merino wool which has been eco-printed with eucalyptus leaves,
vintage cotton lace and hand dyed silk chiffon.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My newest passion is eco-printing! I love that you can take leaves and flowers from your own garden and print them directly onto fabric. Here are two of my newest eco-printed dolls, which will debut at the <a href="http://www.quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston.html" target="_blank">International Quilt Festival</a> this year in the <a href="http://taoda.org/" target="_blank">TAODA</a> "Past and Present" art doll exhibit. </span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-14702323630375311952017-07-07T14:21:00.000-05:002017-07-07T14:21:23.716-05:00New Show at Galveston Art League<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Texas Association of Original Doll Artists has a new show at the Galveston Art League. The show, "Galveston, Oh Galveston", is designed to highlight historical sites, tourist attractions, and annual events on the island. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adella and Albie are soft sculpture; facial features are colored with pastels and prisma pencils.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The title card which accompanies Adella and Albie says: "The waters surrounding Galveston Island support a wide variety of sea life." </span><img height="20" src="https://pic.sopili.net/pub/emoji/twitter/2/72x72/1f609.png" width="20" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a hanging piece. It was hard to get a good photograph. She is 24" tall. Her gown is hand dyed silk habotai. Her cloak is nuno felted </span></div>
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chiffon rosettes and beads. The title card states: "The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history." This piece was inspired by something I had read recently about all the orphans who had perished in the hurricane along with the Sisters of Charity who cared for them at St. Mary's Orphan Asylum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-4914019264939220972017-04-03T10:56:00.000-05:002017-04-03T10:56:01.417-05:00Profile Article: A for Artistic<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am thrilled and honored to be profiled in the current issue of A for Artistic e-magazine! It's a wonderful ten page article! Thanks so much Adele Sciortino for including me in your beautiful magazine!</span></div>
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-43692771425935443272016-10-31T08:46:00.000-05:002016-10-31T08:46:42.274-05:00Happy Halloween!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-44313955181171263032016-10-17T14:53:00.000-05:002016-10-17T14:53:12.223-05:00Joie de Vivre<div style="text-align: center;">
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Janet Bodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227874653834255411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723826640532527790.post-42777996567611322102016-06-11T17:08:00.000-05:002016-06-11T17:08:04.614-05:00North Carolina Adventures<div style="text-align: center;">
Bob and I just got back from beautiful North Carolina. Our first stop was the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, where we celebrated our thirty-fourth anniversary!</div>
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These beautiful flowers were waiting for me in our room when we arrived.</div>
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We had a lovely dinner on the terrace.</div>
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We spent one day hiking to Catawba Falls.</div>
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Hundreds of carvings outside</div>
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On exhibit in various rooms of the house were period wedding dresses from many different movies.</div>
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Next, we headed to Huntersville, where I took a water color workshop at <a href="http://www.donnadowney.com/" target="_blank">Donna Downey Studios</a> with the fabulous <a href="http://janedavenport.com/" target="_blank">Jane Davenport</a>. Here are a couple of my efforts in progress:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had the very great honor of receiving the Women in the Arts Recognition Award this month from the Daughters of the American Revolution. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.232px; line-height: 22.848px;">Wow! I'm so honored to receive this award!</span></div>
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receiving the pin</div>
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the beautifully framed certificate</div>
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These lovely ladies with me are the American Heritage Committee Chairman and the State Regent.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was such a huge honor for me - thank you DAR!</span></div>
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