Hey There Little Red Riding Hood…

LRHeadtoToe This little girl needs no introduction!! Little Red Riding Hood & her pet Wolfie have been so much fun this week! This doll set is my original design and is guaranteed one of a kind art! Little Red is 30″ tall. Her little wolf cub is 10″ wide (excluding tail) & 10.5″ tall. Both art dolls have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Red’s lower torso has been rag-stuffed & bean filled, weighting her little bottom, so that she sits nicely. Both dolls have been hand-painted & sanded, top to bottom many, many times & have been treated to paint washes, giving them rich, deeply-aged patinas. Red’s arms are lightly wired allowing her to be slightly posed.

Red’s face has been needle-sculpted by hand and hand-painted. Her bottom lip ‘pouts’ while her top lip is simply painted. She has been painted with various mediums & She has been sealed top to bottom with a combination of glossy & matte acrylic sealer so that she may be lightly dusted after display & kept a lifetime.

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Red’s fingers have been needle-sculpted by hand. She sports buttery, yellow painted gloves. She sports painted brown boots & buttery, yellow socks with Red laces, truly fitting for this little girl!

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Red’s cape has been made of corduroy & lined with a sweet red floral print. It features hand-stitching around the hood & ties at the neck with two chocolate ribbons. Her blouse is made of white muslin & features hand-gathered sleeves & sweet a collar finished with an off white glass pearl. Red’s apron dress is made from a tan, twig & berry 100& cotton print. Both the dress & blouse feature tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched (dress, sleeves), as well as the back of the blouse.

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Red’s sweet little wolf cub has been made from nine separate pieces. His legs are attached with vintage buttons as is his tail. His face has been needle-sculpted by hand. He is highly detailed & features blue eyes. He can sit on his own.

LRProfile Red’s hair is wavy brown 100% mohair. I’ve lightly glued, then carefully needle-felted it to her head. It has been twisted to the side then fashioned into a low side pony tied with chocolate ribbon. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(All week I’ve gone through the house singing “Hey there little red riding hood….” & Hungry Like a Wolf! Thanks, David Cook! Hmmm, what will I sing around the house this week?  )

 

 

 

 

 

Little Red Riding Hood & Wolf are available on eBay Sunday May 11th at 9:15 PM EST & will run through Sunday May 18th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to view or bid on this darling set!

Comments

  1. Bonnie Jones says:

    Incredible!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot imagine designing a pattern this complicated and then actually making it…….Your work stands out because it is so neat and well executed…..
    Bonnie

  2. Krissy says:

    Just wonderful. Reds eyes are so gorgeous and real. I can’t get over how you do those wonderful faces. And of course, the boots are my fave. If I were a bit younger and braver, I might don a pair myself.
    Cheers,
    Krissy

  3. Christine says:

    Every doll you make is outstanding! This one and the girl with the bird are both wonderful. Do you ever show your work in galleries?

  4. Rebecca says:

    Thanks girls, for your lovely comments. Once I began this little girl, I couldn’t wait to get her finished…just to see what she would actually look like!

    Christine, I have not shown my dolls in a gallery just yet, but I have been contacted by an art gallery in Texas & am working on dolls for that. It is exciting & I hope to show in more galleries in the future. Krissy, I would love to have a pair of those boots, too! (I have taken to wearing stripy socks lately! How fun & whimsical! Even if you only get to see a peek. )

    Thank you so much Bonnie, coming from you that means so much… I look at your dolls & shake my head in amazement. I just wouldn’t even know where to BEGIN!

    -Becky.

  5. Nice work on tat sculpture! I like your blog. Would you like to do a link exchange? I’m a fellow artist trying to build my ranking by getting more reciprocal links. If interested please email me at:

    amaloneyart@gmail.com

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