Prim Ladies of America

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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PRIMITIVE CLOTH/CLAY FOLK ART RAGGEDY CLOWN & MONKEY

***ADORABLE LITTLE CIRCUS CLOWN AND HER MONKEY***WELCOME AND THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TAKE A PEEK AT MY AUCTION.AS WITH ALL OF MY DOLLS THEY ARE DESIGNED AND MADE WITHOUT A PATTERN SO THEY ARE TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND DAYS GONE BY PRIMITIVES CREATION. THEY WILL BE SIGNED.TWINKLE THE CLOWN IS MADE FROM CLOTH AND HAND SCULPTED PAPER CLAY... I USED NO FORMS OR PATTERNS JUST MY LIL OL IMAGINATION AND THE HANDS THAT GOD GAVE ME... HEHE.THE ADORABLE LIL GIRL MEASURES 16" FROM THE TOP OF HER HAT THE BOTTOM OF HER STAND.

HER BODY IS MADE FROM AGED SANDED AND GRUNGED MUSLIN. HER FACE IS HANDSCULPTED FROM PAPERCLAY. HER HAIR IS MADE FROM BARN RED WAVY WOOL YARN.HER LIL OUTFIT AND HAT ARE MADE FROM AGED RED AND WHITE STRIPED QUILT SHOP MATERIAL, I ADDED TWO ANTIQUE BUTTONS FROM MY COLLECTION TO THE FRONT OF HER OUTFIT ALONG WITH VINTAGE RICRAC, & POM POMS. HAND PAINTED BLUE AND WHITE POLKA DOT MATERIAL FOR THE BOWS IN HER HAIR AND THE ONE ON THE FRONT OF HER OUTFIT THAT I FASHIONED AFTER AN OLE' TIME BATHINGSUIT.

HER CLOWN SHOES ARE HANDSCULPTED FROM CLAY AND ARE HANDPAINTED WITH JUST A TOUCH OF TINSEL SPARKLE. SHE HAS HANPAINTED STRIPED SOCKS. SHE HAS A FULL ROUND HEAD WITH GREAT 3D FEATURES,NEEDLE SCULPTED EYEBROWS AND CLAY NOSE, CUTE POUTY LITTLE LIPS. SHE HAS BEEN LOVINGLY HANDPAINTED AND ANTIQUED.

IN ONE HAND SHE HOLD AN OLD TAG OF A CIRCUS CLOWN RIDING AN ELEPHANT THAT I HAVE STAINED, GLITTERED, AND ADDED A LIL TINSEL TO. WHICH IS WIRED TO HER AND EASILY REMOVED IF YOU LIKE.IN THE OTHER HAND SHE HOLDS A JUGGLING MONKEY PERCHED ON A TINSEL SWING. HE MEASURES A LIL OVER 5". JINGLES IS ENTIRELY HANDSCULPTED WITHOUT ANY FORMS AND IS MY OWN DESIGN. I HAVE ADDED SOME VINTAGE POM POMS AROUND HIS HAT.AND HE HAS BEEN HANDPAINTED AND AGED. HE IS ALSO WIRED TO HER AND IS EASILY REMOVED IF YOU WOULD LIKE. HE WOULD ALSO MAKE A GREAT ORNAMENT.HOPE YOU LIKE IT!THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING!!