Loving another person is sometimes an emotional roller-coaster ride. How do you show your love? Do you give roses? Back rubs? Chocolate? How do you know if s/he loves you? Do you ever reach for some age-old spells and hope, as you pull the petals off the daisy, that they result in “s/he loves me”?

Mixed media soft sculpture 10.5” x 12” x 12”

Exhibited February 2020 in the Love Song exhibition at Omineca Arts Centre, Prince George, BC, Canada.

One day, a few years ago, I stopped at an intersection and had a fellow on a unicycle pull up next to me. He was pushing a stroller and multi-tasking and became the inspiration for this soft-sculpture. Check out my blog page to read more about the making of this art doll.

Mixed media soft-sculpture art doll, 14” x 6” x 11.5”

Our voices are sometimes heard in the things we do, the socks we knit, the items we sew for others and the cups of tea we share.

This OOAK doll was part of the Two Rivers Gallery Voice exhibition in 2016.

Mixed media soft sculpture and found items, 2015, 21” x 18” x 14”. Doll made from recycled jeans.
She has found a home.

Iris loves to putter around in the garden, like my neighbour across the street. Her flowers bloom throughout the entire growing season, making her yard a riot of colours. You’ll see her out and about early and late, coaxing and cajoling the plants to grow and flourish where they shine the brightest.

Mixed media OOAK doll made with hand-painted and embellished fabric on natural wood stand; 32” x 25” x 9” (H x W x D)
Available to go to a new home

I lived in Whistler for a while and always enjoyed the excitement in the air as the snow started to fall. On powder days, it was not unusual for people to feel too “sick” to come to work. You could always tell the next day, though, that they’d been up the mountain — especially in sunny weather (the reverse racoon face gave it away).

Fabric, fibre and wooden board.
Available to go to a new home.

My husband rides his bike year-round, even in the cold snowy winters we get here in Prince George, BC. If you are out and about, keep a lookout for his big blue coat!

This doll was exhibited in the North exhibition at Two Rivers Gallery during the 2015 Canada Winter Games and now resides in the local Ministry of Environment office.

Mixed media soft sculpture and found items. The coat was made using fabric from one of my Whistler Street Banners. My husband found the bike in a local knick-knack shop.

It is always interesting to learn new things about people you know. A few years back, I learned that our curator is also a musician who has cut a CD.

Fabric, fibre and found guitar
Lives at the curator’s house.

The owner of this doll is bright, adventurous, athletic, caring and on her way to becoming a nun. At the time the doll was made, she was biking, participating in triathlons and on the UVic rowing team. Now she bikes, hikes, bakes and creates fabulous bowls, boxes and more in the monastery’s woodworking shop.

Fabric and misc. items.
Lives at my house for now.

According to Peter Pan, every time you say you don’t believe in fairies, a fairy passes away. This fairy was sold before I had time to name her. I wonder what she’s called now?

Fabric, fibre and wire.
SOLD

This is one of the first dolls I made specifically for someone else. She was a quiet, serious girl, but very imaginative. I haven’t seen her in quite some time and wonder what she’s up to now?

Fabric, fibre and wire.
Lives with L.

Many of my dolls are made from fabric that I enjoy and want to show off. This one also sports hair that just lent itself to this fabulous hair-do.

Fabric and fibre.
Has found a home with someone who enjoys gardening and growing plants.

This doll commemorates a cycling trip with friends. I was the support crew, driving the Icefield Parkway between Jasper and Banff, while my husband, daughter and friends of ours pedaled the distance. It was a great trip and I enjoyed watching our friend’s son stop as often as I did to snap photos. The doll took a little ride in Whistler before going on to its new home on Vancouver Island.

Mixed media and found items.
Has found a home.