Tulsa Association of Doll Artists

11/04/2011

Tulsa Dolling Dames Minutes, Nov. 2, 2011

We met as usual at the B Sew Inn and had our usual fantastic meeting with dolling friends. It's always a highlight to see everyone and hear what has been going with each person, since our last meeting.
It was a cool windy day as fall has arrived. The temperature is 38 degrees this morning.

Attended: Laurie, Daria, Doreen, Jayne, Jean, Pam, Connie, Shirley, Barbara D., Barbara K., Jack, Mary Ann, Rena

Financial Report Treasurer: Pam reported a $1204.00 balance as of 11/1/2011.

What a wonderful class we had with Barbara Schoenoff and the Steampunk doll. Barbara was so much fun and kept it lively. The doll was a challenge and different and new techniques were learned. The first doll is always a learning project. I aways learn more about what not to do next time when I make a doll.

Old Business: Charity Dolls, Hardesty library display, Christmas party, :

Laura discussed charity dolls. It would be excellent if all of us would make at least one to give to Laura or Barbara before the end of the year.

Christmas display for the Hardesty Library will be due Dec. 1st. Take your doll or dolls to Laura at the library and she will be setting up around noon. Christmas theme dolls is the challenge but any dolls are ok.

The Christmas party will be at Jean's, Dec 10th, Sat., at noon. A sign up list was passed around for fingerfood or whatever you want to bring. We will have an exchange of gifts so if you want to participate bring a doll related gift in a anonymous paper bag. If you have finished your steampunk doll or any doll bring it with you to show and tell. If you need directions to Jean's house let Jean know.

New Business:

Sherry Goshon will be teaching in March. Dates are not set yet but probably around the 23rd & 24th. It has not been decided if we need a 3rd half day on Sunday.

Leta will be coming next Oct. Depending on her schedule may be 19th and 20th. She will be teaching the Guardian Doll probably.

Connie requested sewing material for a project with her church. See her e-mail.

Sign Up sheet for next year's door prize and programs was passed around.

Door prize by Jean and the lucky winner! Barbara K. Beautiful doll, Jean!

Show and Tell:
Connie will be posting on the Tulsa Dolling Dames blog soon. There were several finished Steampunk dolls. It's always fun to see each person's interpretation of a doll.

The program:
Pam gave a wonderful program on free machine stitching. She got her inspiration from Clothdolls for Textile artists by Ray Slater. Pam made a gorgeous doll using this technique. Thanks Pam, wonderful class.

We will not be meeting in December at B Sew Inn. We will have our party Dec. 10th at Jean's house in Sand Springs. Hope to see you there!

We missed those who could not be with us for various reasons. Hope to see you back soon.

Shirley Harwell, secretary

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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.

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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