Almost Famous

Today was shaping up to be an ordinary day:  almost got flooded at work with the torrential downpour, was mercilessly teased at work for being too much of a mother hen, was berated by friends for always drinking Diet Coke at the pub and for knowing the waiter's name at my favourite Thai restaurant.  Just another day in the life.  But received my copy of Soft Dolls & Animals from Jan Horrox, flipped through and lo and behold, found my doll, Isadora featured on the gallery page. 

This doll was made from Patti Medaris Culea's Calypso Caly pattern in the Aug/Sept 2006 issue.  I made her way back in January.  Boy did this make my day!  I've only be published once before in Patti's latest book Creative Cloth Doll Beading. 

The doll I made for that book, Loiseau, was a huge labour of love. Don't even ask how long the beading took.  I stopped counting. 

So a huge thank you to Patti for bringing your cloth dolls to the UK along with Barbara Willis and Betts Vidal and inspiring me (or should I say, ensnaring me?).  For asking me to do the book and for providing such a great pattern that got me published a second time.  I am humming 'Wind Beneath my Wings' now and if I had a lighter I'd hold it aloft.  If the cloth doll world had rock stars - Patti Culea would be Elvis.

Comments

[shashi]

I wrote to the list and i hope it goes through but I will say it here too that you certainly deserve to be in magazines and books. You are getting better and better and the doll is absolutely wonderful