Irish Annie

This is Irish Annie, the third doll in the Industrial Emergence Series. The three dolls are supposed to represent different aspects of the fashion of the industrial revolution period of the 1850s in America. Annie came here to escape the Potato Famine in Ireland that began in 1847. She got a job working as a maid in a posh N.Y. hotel and is a little bewildered by the big city.

I received a wonderful gift today from doll artist friend, Jessica Acosta Hamilton. She emailed me and asked if I would send her one of the original photos of Arabella. About an hour later, back comes this gorgeous new banner for my blog and Etsy shop. She is an incredibly gifted and creative doll artist, not to mention just plain nice. Please check out her site (dollproject.com) and Etsy shop (dollproject.etsy.com). Thank you, Jessica.

This is Arabella, the second doll in the Industrial Emergence (1850's) series I'm working on. She's making her statement as a little bit of refined Godey Lady and a little bit of rebel. She has the required bustle of her day and the the ornate hair style, but she refused to wear the heavy, cumbersome crinolins that the refined ladies wear and instead has one of the more modern, wired underskirts and some spunky Steampunk jewelry. She also refused to carry a fan.