Welcome

Thank you for dropping by - I so appreciate your taking the time to look at my blog,
I create one of a kind unique characters . I am passionate about my art and love to incorporate whimsy and usual elements or themes into my pieces. Although I create dolls for all seasons and holidays, I must admit that I adore Halloween and love to make witches and pumpkins and things that go bump in the night.

My work has been published in Art Doll Quarterly and Prims .....Cordelia and Niles, my witch and cat combination were honored to be on the cover of the 2012 Autumn issue of Art Doll Quarterly

I have an Etsy Shop Primville where you will find items for sale and I take limited commissions

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Kathie

kathie@campbellisi.com email




Friday, July 16, 2021

Barnaby Bones

 Barnaby Bones available in my Etsy shop   Primville  https://primville.etsy.com 

Tall 28" with Hat

Wide  11".

Depth 8"




Barnaby is a Sitter Style Skeleton Doll 

He is costumed in black and grey striped pants, a black cotton print shirt accented with a black on white cotton print cuffs, collar and button placard, with silver bead buttons. His cuffs have silver skeleton buttons and his cuffed pants are cinched at the bottom with little black spiders.

His vest is an orange and purple polka dot cotton print, lined with purple and white polka dot cotton fabric.  He is accented at the waist with some aged cheesecloth and some spikey black halloween garland. 

His top hat is fashioned from artist papers and embellished with ribbon, paper, cheesecloth, feathers and more black spikey garland. 

His hair is black wool roving glued to his bony head.  He has a black and orange polka dot accent at his head and a wonderful jeweled "BOO"  pin pinned on. 

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Merigold an Autumn Witch

 






Merigold is 31” Tall with her Hat

                      19” Wide and 14” Depth

 

Her pantaloons are a rust leaf print cotton fabric with off white and rust print cuffs cinched with light amber glass beads.

Slip is a soft moss green and white polka dot cotton fabric under hemmed with ivory and gold polka dot cotton.

Her Skirt is a dark autumn leaf print cotton, under hemmed with gold and white polka dot cotton fabric and edged with a black lace ruffle.

Her waist is accented with ivory lace and her belt is black velvet ribbon tied to a bow in the back.

Merigold has a blouse of gold cotton with leg of mutton sleeves edged at the cuffs and collar with soft decorative trim in gold and autumn hues. Her bodice flower is a metal brooch with pearls secured to her blouse.

Her hair is grey/black wool roving that is fashioned to a soft up do with a few strands framing her face.

Her hat is fabricated from paper and gold polka dot cotton fabric and is embellished with tulle, a lace flower, ribbon, gold beads, silk autumn leaves and feathers.

 

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Myopic Milton

 




15” Tall with Hat      6” Wide       5” Deep

 

Milton is a OOAK Sculpted Pumpkin Head attached to a wooden candlestick with a medium brown stain which is mounted to a round wooden base painted off white, distressed and accented with some artist paper.  Milton has a soft off white and black print ruffle accented  with a black and white ribbon bow.  His little tag says optician jeweler, so I added some optical lenses, a pocket watch and some chains.  He wears a pair of glasses firmly secured to his head (otherwise he might lose his way).  His hat is black artist paper accented with some paper trim, a touch of lace, a paper flower and leaves and a couple feathers.  Milton is truly a One of a Kind Pumpkin Head.