Tulsa Association of Doll Artists: July 2011

7/11/2011

Saturday Get-together

Beads, beads, beads!

What's up? you ask. Isn't this an art-doll group?

Yes, indeedy. And some of us got together at Jean's Magical Dollhouse to make something very cute, fun, and whimsical.

This is not the finished project, just a teeny little preview.

There's lots more than this and we can't wait to show you when they're all finished!

7/07/2011

Monthly July Meeting and Minutes

We had a great time at our monthly meeting. It's such a treat to be with friends and we have so much in common...All the dolls were special and wonderful of course, my camera flash was not working so I will blame that on any pictures that were not up to Connie's standards.

Laura's elf doll from CIFI

Felted critters from CIFI

Jayne's elf from CIFI.

Jayne made this great door prize and Barbara D. was the lucky person who won!

Joyce made this pretty black and white doll.

Jayne always gets a Diane Little doll when she goes to CIFI.

Sherrill brought lots of beads for working on Pin Dolls.

Show and Tell Monthly Meeting July

I've been having trouble with the flash on my camera so I'm sorry this isn't a better picture of Doreen's project doll with Sherry Goshon at CIFI

July 6, 2011 Minutes Monthly Meeting

TULSA DOLLING DAMES JULY 6, 2011 MONTHLY MINUTES
Meeting called to order by Laura Hutchison, President

Attended: Laura, Shari, Rena, Doreen, Barbara K, Barbara D, Jean, Sherrill, Jack, Pam, Shirley, Jayne, Joyce, Sherry

Financial report by Barbara Kanter, Secretary, unofficial balance $1115.00

Old Business:
Charity Dolls. Any pattern suitable. There is a Dolly Hugs and Bear Hugs pattern on Antonette Cely Dollmaking for Dolls (www.nonidolls.com). This is the bear pattern, Barbara showed us today. This is an ongoing project and the charity doll can be given to Laura or Barbara K.

Hoffman challenge is due July 15th.

Tulsa State Fair entry forms must be postmarked by Aug. 26th if mailed. There is a form on the Tulsa State fair site (www.tulsastatefair.com). The entry form site can be filled out and each doll needs to be listed. See the Tulsa State Fair Handbook for details. Go to Competitive exhibits, adult, hand arts to find the Doll information. Laura encouraged participation because we haven't had as many dolls the last few years. I think the public really enjoys seeing the dolls we make. The State Fair is Sept. 29th to Oct. 9th. Any doll that hasn't been seen before at the fair is ok.

Art on Main Oct 8th. Here is where we can sell our work and sell our pins to raise funds for the TDD.
If you want to sell, let Jayne or Barbara know. They have reserved a covered 10' x 10' booth & have tables. Jayne is waiting for a final approval of our booth by Art on Main.
Sherrill and Shirley donated some of their own pin dolls for the TDD money maker.

Leta Benedict is teaching Oct. 14, 15th and possibly 1/2 day on the 16th. Jean is waiting to hear back from Leta if we need the 1/2 day, if she provides a kit, and what doll we will make. We need this information by Aug. meeting so we can find out what the class will cost.

New Business
Discussed what our goals might be for 2012. We discussed retreats, CD patterns we might do together as a group, challenges and teachers we are interested in.
Laura will get information and present something on Nancy Gawron, Sherry Goshon, & Leslie Molen next meeting. After seeing this information in Aug. hopefully we can decide and get two teachers nailed down for Sept and they & we can plan ahead.

It was decided that for the library display Dec. 1st to Dec. 31 we would do a holiday scene with elves, Santa's, toys, sleighs and whatever is Christmas.

The door prize was won by Barbara D. and was made by Jayne. It was an excellent prize, fabric, doll, and pattern.

We worked on the doll pins after the meeting and it was slow going but got a few things done on them.
Good time for chatting with each other.

The CIFI girls, Doreen, Laura, & Jayne really enjoyed their trip to Albuquerque. Their dolls projects are going to be on the TDD Site.

ADAA (All Dolls Are Art) in Austin July 28-31, is going to be attended by some and also NIADA in Aug.

If you want to help with making the pins some will be working at Jean's this Sat.

A book Craft Artist Legal Guide at the Hardesty library for those interested in selling. Richard Stim, 343.73

I will be posting pictures soon on the Dolling Dames Site

It was good to see everyone today and we missed those who could not be with us.

Shirley Harwell, Secretary

7/02/2011

Where Dames Create: Doreen

Greetings Everyone! It's a few days until our next meeting and we'll have some Show & Tell to, well, show and tell. So until then we thought it would be fun to see another Dolling Dame creative room!

Welcome to Doreen's. This lady is MUCHO Talented! You already know she makes wonderful dolls, whimsical and beautiful.

But did you know about her exquisite embroidery? The HAND kind, no fancy machine here!

Her creative room is a feast for the eyes. Dolls, dolls, dolls, and all manner of incredible embroidered work.

The framed pictures look like paintings. Thousands of tiny stitches coming together in a symphony of thread to create a precious work of art.

Doreen thought her room was too "messy" to be photographed (!) Pish-posh! We all know there is no such thing as messy when it comes to our creative space.

Organized closets. Labled plastic bins. Labeled magazine holders. Hmmm. Not exactly a wreck, would you say?

Thank you, Doreen, for allowing us to enjoy your wonderful studio!!

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Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! We are a group of people who love to create beautiful, whimsical, personalities from fabric, fiber, found objects, sequins, jewels, and embellishments of all sorts. In addition, each of us explores other art mediums, such as quilting, beading, embroidery. Most of all, we love to get together and have fun -- while making art! New members are most welcome.

We meet the first Saturday of the month at Hardesty Library in Tulsa, OK. However, due to covid-19, we have switched to virtual meetings. Follow us on Facebook @TulsaDollArtists, for more information or email dollartists@gmail.com.

Scraps 'n Threads

Our monthly meetings are held the first Saturday of the month, 12:00 noon (previously at Hardesty Library, located just north of 91st St. off Memorial in Tulsa; meetins are now held online) We always have lots of fun, share good information, and have a great display of our members' creations. You're welcome to stop by & visit, but we hope you decide to stay and create with us!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan 4 - First meeting of the new year!

Every Saturday in Jan - ribbon-jointed doll workshop

9-4 at Hardesty Library. No cost for the class; just the pattern & materials. Contact us if interested.

Feb 1 - Regular meeting & class on making polymer clay eyes.

Mar 7 - Regular meeting.

Apr 4 - Regular meeting.

Apr 18 & 19 - teddy bear workshop. Contact us for info. CANCELED

*****Below is the schedule we had planned for the remainder of the year. Obviously, it was dramatically altered by covid-19. In-person meetings, the library & state fair displays are canceled. Follow us on Facebook for information about virtual meetings and classes.*******

May 2 - Regular meeting. Bring your dolls for the display case to this meeting or before. We'll be showcased at Hardesty Library this month.

Jun 6 - Annual business meeting & luncheon plus a Sculpting class.

July date tba.

Aug 1 - Regular meeting & special workshop.

Sep 5 - Regular meeting.

Sep - we're planning a soft cloth doll workshop. TBA

We'll have dolls on display at the Tulsa State Fair. Dates to be announced.

Oct 3 - Regular meeting.

Nov 7 - Regular meeting.

Dec 5 - Holiday luncheon.

How it All Began

A brief history of the Tulsa Dolling Dames begins with 3 people who met at an elinor peace bailey workshop in May of 1999, and decided to start a doll club. A very simple beginning, but it has turned into a delightful 10 years of fun, friendship, laughter and an on-going knowledge of the art of cloth doll making. To some, a cloth doll is a simple “rag” doll made of left overs, or a bright redhaired Raggedy Anne or even a Cabbage Patch Kid lookalike. But to a seamtress, several pieces of cloth can easily become an art doll.

Jean Martin, Rae Sook and Scampy Rainey started the club and spent the first few months meeting in the back room at the Quilter’s Nook shop, wondering how to ever get the word out about art dolls. Jean finally made a small poster showing pictures of cloth dolls and information about the club and hung it up by the front door of the shop for all to see. One day a visitor [Daria Cash] who had seen the sign, looked in and asked “Is this the doll club”? Well, yes it was! And so it began.

Through the years those few have turned into an active club with up to 30 members at times. Mostly local, northeastern Oklahoma, but has included members from Texas and Arkansas.

We have well-known teachers come for classes and have gone to many out of state classes. But the very first class was held in Jean’s sewing room with the original three members and two ladies from her Dallas club.....the teacher being Anne Marie Brombal. We went on to have Diane Little and Gladi Alred from Albuquerque at Jean's house, stopping on their way home from a doll conference in Kansas City. A few members attended, as well as two more ladies from Albq. and one from Florida, all on their way home. Quite a group, and the laughter never stopped. As our club grew, we had classes at the quilt shop, then the local sewing machine center, and now at the library. Our teachers have included Christine Shively, Mary Tressler, Barbara Willis, Adele Sciortino, Barbara Schoenoff, Patti Culea, Angela Jarecki, Cindee Moyer and Arley Berryhill to name a few.

But mostly we learn from each other, as our club has many talented members who are willing to share what they know. We’ve learned beading, embroidery, quilting, paper art, marionettes, polymer clay, and cloth-over face molds. Anything goes where art dolls are concerned.

Some of our local projects have included displays at the libraries, booths at the quilt shows, with the added attraction of a trunk full of the Hoffman dolls each time, also a newspaper article with pictures, exhibits at the state fair, as well as a Christmas tree decorated with many small cloth dolls and donated to one of our art museums, to be sold at their yearly Christmas tree exhibit. These have proven to be a good way to educate the public on what an art doll really is, as many people have never seen this type of doll made from cloth.

This is only a few of the many activities our club has taken part in, but it will give you an idea of how something small can turn into a wonderful, fun filled life, “playing with dolls”. ~Jean