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seed pod #6
© Copyright 1997 Maria Pahls
the fence post
(editor's letter)
dear friends:
this issue we had quite a bit of feed back! thanks to all!
maria pahls
miscellaneous letters sent in by readers
primitive ponderings
questions asked by readers, then replied upon in later issues.
what primitive means (to you....) (issue 5)
rosalee wrote to say that she is still sorting this out.... but she would qualify them by limiting the number of manufactured products used in the item. she felt that found materials were more suited to primitives.
barb said that to her primitive is as far from cute as one can get, and odd as in it doesn't matter if the body is out of proportion. also wrinkled & dark fabrics and lack of structure that you would see in other types of dolls. barb also said that she felt it important not to be neat.
cheryl said that she feels there are all sorts of primitive styles ranging from the "road kill" that joanie spoke about and "cutesy looking" but to cheryl it doesn't quite qualify as primitive unless it is tea-dyed. she feels that that adds the final touch that says "primitive".
neat/unusual item used in or as a primitive....(issue 2)
cheryl wrote to say that she saw a cloth angel doll not too long ago that had a dried poppy for its head. she said that it reminded her of a dr. suess (tm) character. she plans to make one, so maybe we will all get a peek at it!
should primitives be typically pancake style? (issue #4)
barb feels that these days primitives are not limited to this style and the faces are also an exploration of mixed mediums like paper mache and plaster which is giving them more dimension.
rosalee said that she felt putting constraints and limiting yourself to that formula for primitives just keeps the creator in the "comfort zone" and it is not constructive.
new question:
rosalee would like suggestions for appropriate accessories for primitive dolls, like things they should carry, suitable embellishments for clothing etc...is embroidery ok etc...
also rosalee had an interesting exercise you might want to try. think of a doll, typically not primitive, for example a mermaid...then construct it in your mind using primitive style.
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tips & techniques
highlights of tips sent in by readers
(future issues)
from cheryl:
cheryl was trying to make burgundy socks from some red ribbing for a doll. she found that using black rit(tm) dye and giving some it a dye bath, she was able to come up with the exact color she wanted. the folks that write the kindred spirits books also recommend this and i believe they give instructions for making what they call "delicious" colors.
F E F E F E F E
burlap sack
mail order sources section
i did get some feed back about katie's homespun as listed in a prior issue. many of you felt the patterns were nice, and definitely more country in style....but remember that you can omit things and take out curves in a pattern and make it more primitive....
rhondas rag bag buddies February, 2002 contact update:
Deann Lineback
P.O. Box 990126
Redding CA.
Phone (530) 241-5477.
Check the web site: www.ragdollpatterns.com
cost $2 will ship overseas...
catalog offers a variety of animals and dolls and bugs to create. some are primitive some are whimsical others i'd call country.the patterns cost $7.50 some include:
merrie mothwing the woodland fairy ballerina, faerie queen bee and snow boy angel (a snowman with clothes and stick wings). the $2 is refunded on your first purchase.
book reviews
&
books of interest
web sites of members & other sites of interest
kindred spirits catalog page on homespun peddler
O P O P O P
prose
poetry and verses to use for samplers etc.
if God had meant us to talk more than we listen,
he'd have given us two mouths and one ear.
submitted by teresa reynolds
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