Bits and pieces of various spun cotton figures that I have been making today...
Today has been a very good day! I’ve spent the entire day making dolls and working on several different spun cotton figures. In a bit, once the sun sets and I loose the light, I’ll stop for the day and head to the kitchen to make homemade pizza. After dinner we plan to gather in front of a roaring fire to watch the final Harry Potter movie on dvd. Maybe I should go rummage around for the pop corn popper…
I hope this extra Leap Year’s Day has been as nice for you!
My name is Paula Walton. I’m a working craftsperson. I’ve been self-employed since 1986, when I started selling the items that I make under the name A Sweet Remembrance. Among other things, I am a doll maker, a dressmaker that specializes in reproduction women’s and children’s clothing, maker of spun cotton ornaments and holiday figures, and a freelance designer. Upon occasion I write magazine articles and am a Craftsperson in Residence. I teach and do demonstrations quite frequently, plus I was previously the director and curator of a small museum in Connecticut.
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Thank you! The tiny faces are pressed cotton. It’s still a work in progress with a LOT of trial and error! I keep thinking that there has to be a better more consistent way to do this… I’ve gone through at least a dozen different variations in the past week and I still don’t have it perfected. The giant toad is spun cotton over a bizarre armature 🙂
Paula
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I love your faces. Are those the pressed cotton? Have you figured out a good method yet? Hugs, Yvonne
Yvonne,
Thank you! The tiny faces are pressed cotton. It’s still a work in progress with a LOT of trial and error! I keep thinking that there has to be a better more consistent way to do this… I’ve gone through at least a dozen different variations in the past week and I still don’t have it perfected. The giant toad is spun cotton over a bizarre armature 🙂
Paula