Appalachian Folk Art by Kentuckian, Rebecca F. Miller Campbell. Featuring handmade One of a Kind (OOAK) signed, numbered, primitive art dolls, paintings & bits of whimsy from the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
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Hey guys, I’ve just finished designing a new Miller Campbell Designs Calendar for 2009. It’s available in my Zazzle shop. You can click here to view.
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I bet this little girl might have an inkling.
Meet Eloise & Annie. They’re my original designs & have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill . Eloise measures 26″ tall from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet. Annie measures just over 12″ tall. Eloise’s lower torso is rag-stuffed & bean-filled so that she sits nicely. She’s been painted & sanded many times, giving her a lovely, aged patina. She has been sealed with a combination of matte & glossy sealers so that she may be beautifully preserved. Annie can sit with assistance. Both dolls have knees which have been sewn through, making them perfect shelf sitters. Eloise’s arms are lightly wired allowing them to be gently posed.
Eloise’s face has been painted with a variety of media. Her bottom lip & nose have been needle-sculpted by hand.
Eloise’s fingers have been needle-sculpted as well. She sports brown gloves. She also sports pretty brown boots complete with tan socks & red detailed laces.
Eloise’s pointy ears have been attached separately by hand.
The apron dress she wears is made from 100% cotton prints in festive holiday colors. Eloise’s blouse has been made of taupe osanburg & features a big, vintage, mother of pearl button at the neckline. It also features hand-gathered sleeves. All exposed hems have been hand-stitched on both Eloise & Annie’s dresses. There is also hand-stitching at the back of their blouses & along the back seams.
Annie’s dress features a white pearl bead at the neckline & two vintage mother of pearl buttons. Her hair is 100% red mohair & has been lightly glued then stitched & needle-felted into place. Her pigtails are tied with green embroidery thread.
Eloise’s hair is honey blonde 100% mohair. I’ve applied it with light glue & needle-felting. It is tied into a side pony with chocolate ribbon.
Eloise & Annie will be available on eBay Nov. 23 at 9:15 PM EST. They will end Sunday, Nov. 30th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to bring these little gals home with you.
Meet Noelle. Noelle brings to mind the quiet, calm & incredible sparkle of fresh fallen snow. She is my original design and stands 17″ tall from tip top of her head to the bottom of her base. Noelle has been made of muslin, stuffed with fiberfill & painted & sanded many times, giving her a lovely, aged patina. Her base is rag-stuffed & bean-filled allowing her to stand nicely. She has been sealed so that she may be beautifully preserved. Noelle’s arms are lightly wired & button jointed allowing them to be gently posed. Her neck is supported with wire for durability.
Noelle’s face has been painted with a variety of media. Her nose & bottom lip have been needle-sculpted by hand. Noelle’s wee fingers have been needle-sculpted as well. She sports light tan gloves. Each “branch” of Noelle’s snowflake head has been machine-quilted & individually sewn to her head.
Noelle’s apron dress has been made from two beautiful neutrals. The underskirt is white muslin. The over skirt is textured taupe osnaburg. It is finished with two vintage, grey mother of pearl buttons at the waistline & two white mother of pearl buttons on the over skirt. Noelle’s blouse has been made of white muslin. It features puffy, hand-gathered sleeves. All exposed hems have been hand-stitched. There is also hand-stitching at the neckline of Noelle’s blouse & along the back seam. All clothing has been treated to a coffee/lavender bud bath. It was then hand-washed & pressed.
Noelle’s glistening head was first painted white then treated to crackle medium. Her head was antiqued for contrast, then glittered with vintage style glass glitter on the front & back.
Noelle carries a lovely winter swag constructed from rusty wire, rusty jingle bells, preserved sweet annie & a raffia ribbon. She’s surely ready for your wintertime celebrations!
Noelle is available on Ebay. She will end Nov.23 at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to make this little flake yours.
Online:
Appalachian Fireside Gallery
Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Folk Art Center
Morehead, Kentucky
Kentucky Artisan Center
Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, Kentucky
Locust Grove Museum Shop
Louisville, Kentucky
Indigenous Craft Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
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