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The Artist

February 28, 2015

Willem, a wee Faery painter, puts the finishing touches on a last egg. It is nearly Easter and another long year's work has come to an end. The eggs will soon be carefully packed in tiny baskets by the Spring maidens and flown to far away lands where they will be placed with quiet care on the pillows of sleeping boys and girls. 

Willem is a soft sculpture doll. He is entirely hand stitched (with the exception of his wings). He has a wire armature wrapped in wool and hand stitched into a cotton tricot skin, allowing him to be gently repositioned. His tiny features are hand embroidered with cotton thread and his golden curls are superfine mohair yarn. He is dressed in an antique linen tunic, with trousers, suspenders, cap and boots made from wool felt. He stands 5.5" tall.

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His Easter egg is needle felted wool.

His little acorn stool and wooden table sit in a bed of tightly needle felted wool grass and toadstools.

Willem is a decorative piece and not meant for little hands (there are many small pieces which could be a choking hazard). Not recommended for children under 10. 

Willem's price is $250 USD. He will be available in the Dollectable shop where I am participating as a guest artist, on Sunday, March 1st at 7pm EST:

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No child but must remember laying his head in the grass, staring into the infinitesimal forest and seeing it grow populous with fairy armies.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson

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This little collection of three needle felted toadstools sit hidden away in antique sewing table drawers. They were inspired by the beautiful warm colours of autumn, and can sit on a table or be hung on the wall.
You can see more photos on my blog ๐Ÿ‚
They will be in my shop this evening at 9PM (ADT) โœจ
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Orla & Hazel are in the shop ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ
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The Autumn faeries are moving in. You can spot them on chilly mornings, going about the trees and fields of goldenrod, with tiny silk cocoon satchels slung over their backs, gathering acorn caps and other autumn treasures ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ
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