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Marianne Clay |
Ah, the pleasures of August. So many of them, in my mind at least, involve
eating. Think about August suppers of just-pulled corn on the cob, tomatoes
picked from the backyard garden and warm from the sunshine, thick slabs of
watermelon and big chunks of cantaloupe, and for dessert, sliced fresh peaches
splashed with cream or dollops of vanilla ice cream. And, if you eat this
meal outside, under a gently darkening sky, you know life really doesn't get
better than this!
While you will not find this issue edible, I believe reading it will add to
the pleasures of your summer. Join us on our visit with artist Maggie Iacono,
as she shares the adventures that led to her career as a doll artist and her
newest dolls, including her souvenir piece for her luncheon at the United
Federation of Doll Clubs' National Convention in Philadelphia.
Käthe Kruse dolls continue to enchant, and to think these dolls all
trace their start to 1905 when Käthe Kruse, then a young mother, created
a baby doll for her little girl from sand, cloth, and a potato. That same
year, Bleuette was introduced to young readers on the pages of La
Semaine de Suzette. A 100th birthday requires a celebration, and, with a
party on her mind, Marsha Olson offers a dress for you to sew for this little
French girl. Flash forward to another time and place, but on the heels of the
release of George Lucas' latest "Star Wars" movie, and you'll find a mother
lode of information about science fiction dolls in a story by a long-time
collector of these pieces.
This summer so many of us have taken our dolls out of their boxes and down
from their shelves, and we're enjoying them as outlets for our creativity by
sewing for them, writing stories for them, and, yes, repainting their faces
and more. This hands-on participatory movement in doll collecting is part of
a trend that just keeps growing, and in response, we offer our newest
department, Expressions.
Hope you find each morsel worth savoring!
Marianne Clay
Editor
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