Marion Bolson designed these patches for our doll club. I turned mine into a doll purse to wear at meetings and shows. The back of the badge is a pocket to keep ID and cash in, so I won't need to carry a handbag. 2003.

"Springy Giraffe" cloth doll, beads, 8x14", 2003. Based on a pattern by Miriam Gourley.
private collection

Girafferina 2, 2004. cloth, beads. 13" tall

Girafferina 3, 2004

My mother kept commenting on how much she likes the picture of the first giraffe I made, so I took the hint and made her one for Christmas. Adapted from a pattern by Miriam Gourley. Cloth, beads, tulle. 2003

The Un-Namer, cloth doll with partial armature from a pattern by Margaret Murphy. Private collection, 2003.

"The Un-Namer takes your name away, and all the labels you use to describe yourself, in exchange for a brief but thorough look into the depths of your naked soul." I literally woke up in the middle of the night, wrote that down, and went back to sleep. Wonder what I had been dreaming about...

"Satyr" - cloth doll, polymer clay, acrylic and lumiere paints, wool, beads, feather. 6x13", 2003. Adapted from the Cowboy pattern by Althea Putney, published in Soft Dolls and Animals February/March 2002. Private collection.

This doll is pictured in the Jan 2004 issue of Soft Dolls and Animals magazine, in the You Did WHAT with that Pattern? section.

"Pisces", mixed media, 8x16" 2003. original design.
private collection