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The lively faces you see here represent the porcelain doll designs that Melinda is producing with inspiration from folklore and mythology. To our benefit, most of these playful beings are fond of mortals who are honest; especially poets, musicians, gardeners, seamstresses, skilled craftsmen and, no doubt, doll collectors and miniature enthusiasts. |
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To purchase any of Melinda's porcelain faery dolls, please contact her directly at 1-503-203-6787 or melinda@smallwork.com. |
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| :: Eo the Arber :: $595.00  Click here to wander the Eo Gallery |
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| Her name is Eo, the Gaelic for yew tree. Arber is the old spelling for herber, an herbalist. She knows all the healing uses for plants and she carries pouches full of seeds and leaves.
She was created for Patti Medaris Culea's Book, Creative Cloth Doll Couture (2006) by Quarry Books. She is made entirely of fabric so you can pose her and hug her. Her face is of knit with painted features and her wings are sewn, wired and painted mylar and lace. Her wingspan is 20" and she is 22" tall from hat to toe. |
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| Sylver of the Seelie Court $695.00  Click here to wander the Sylver of Seelie Court Gallery |
Sylver (pronounced 'silver'), is a Snow Faerie and a woods dweller. Seelie Court is the name for the Scottish kindly faerie host ('seelie' is blessed). With her wand she brings the soft snow fall to blanket the woods with calm silence for a restful winter. Her right hand is posed in the ancient blessing of 'mano pantea' to bring the protection of parental spirits. She is a one of a kind with her face, hands, and feet made of porcelain cast from Melinda's original sculpture. Her cloth body has a poseable wire armature and her hair is angora wool. Slyver's crown and cloak are removable, and her purse is full of white agates. Her certificate of authenticity comes in a booklet containing lore about the powers, gifts, and habits of the faerie Gentry. 18" tall |
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| "Another sort there be that will be talking of the fairies still nor never can they have their fill" Michael Drayton (1600, England) |
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Melinda chose "the gentry" as the name for her Limited Editions of 5 inch miniature dolls. The Gentry is the polite Irish name for the faeries because they think of themselves as aristocrats and prefer this respectful title, or a familial one such as "the wee folk" or "the Gude Neebors." Each freckled companion is a hand-crafted, personal expression and is signed, dated and numbered. Each doll has its own booklet containing a Certificate of Authenticity, the origin of the doll's name, a description of the doll’s construction, and details from the lore about faery powers, habitats, occupations, ethics, and kindred plants and animals. All the dolls featured here have hands, feet and faces in porcelain, are cast from molds of the artist's original clay sculpture, then fired, china painted, and assembled on a soft body with a wire armature. |
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Skeyllyr Hobskoggin with slippers, shirt, breeches, leggings in greens, brown leather jerkin, and hat is available with hair in Auburn, Brown, or Blond. Skeyllyr is a Limited Edition of 75 and available at $189.00. |
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Scotia Glynderglas barefoot, clad in a cotton print skirt, silk blouse, white leather bodice and hat is available Auburn hair in teal, peach; Brunette in mauve, green; Blonde in pink, blue. Scotia is a Limited Edition of 75 and available at $189.00. |
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Zoey Fineen Og comes barefoot, with hat and dress in flowers, leaves, and feathers. Auburn hair in greens; Brunette in pinks; Blonde in blues. Zoey is a Limited Edition of 75 and available at $165.00. |
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Festus Buglenoz is dressed in slippers, teal shirt, breeches, leggings, light grey leather jerkin, hat, and white hair. Festus is a Limited Edition of 75 and available at $189.00. |
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Geaspar Wynderwylt comes barefoot, jester hat, auburn hair, split tunic, puff sleeves, ruffled collar, leggings all in reds and teals. He now has wings that are not shown in this picture. Geaspar is a Limited Edition of 50 and available at $189.00. |
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Elspeth Duredana is attired in slippers, blue skirts & pocket sleeves, white leather tunic, white hair, and crown. Elspeth is a Limited Edition of 50 and available at $189.00 |
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Glegg Ben Peebles is barefoot, clad in cloth hood & tunic, leggings, breeches, and pocket sleeves, with: Auburn hair in greens & peach; Grey hair in lavender & teal. He now also has wings that are not shown in this picture. Limited Edition of 80 and available at $189.00 |
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To purchase any of Melinda's porcelain faery dolls, please contact her directly at 1-503-203-6787 or melinda@smallwork.com. | |
| A COLOR CATALOG of these dolls is available for $3.00 (US). |
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