OH BE STILL MY HEART! if you gurlz are in the 'dolly world' .. you have probably heard of Jo Gummere .. she is a dollmaker and mohair teddy bear maker EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!! A True Pioneer in the Folk Art world .. (and she can make ANY style .. i love her 'whimsical creations!) She came to our Crooked Tree Hollow Doll Club when i lived in Maryland .. several times to TEACH!
OH . .i'll have to tell you all of the 'gourd head' doll class she taught .. and yessss .. that dolly she made resides proudly here at Freedom Valley Farm .. (i've taken everything off the walls for the painting .. but i'll take a picture of her soon to show you!) Our dolls were made with gourd heads that Jo brought for the class .. and we all .. .OHHHHHH .. i want to tell you this story in person .. soooo .. you'll have to join us at our gathering to hear it!! I'll post pics of the teddy bears we made too!
I haven't seen Jo in about TEN years now .. and recently she 'found me' .. she's on my TRUE FRIENDS list and saw where we gurlfrenz were 'gathering' here in Kentucky .. (she's in North Carolina) and is going to join us! She has offered (thumpity-thumpity-thump-thump goes my heart!) to teach a class on Sunday. It will probably be one of her 'quickie' classes cuz' i know some of the girls can't stay all day.
Be sure to let me know if you can join us! The list is getting longer and longer! xo
jo jus' e-mailed me and said she will send a sample of what she will be teaching .. we will be using 'vintage items and fabrics' from her stash!
she has offered this class (AND her materials for FREE .. but i'm going to ask that everyone who takes her class .. donate $10. each .. at least to help cover the cost of her gasoline for driving here!)
she is from Eden or Edenton??? North Carolina .. .she said that if anyone is near there that would like to come .. she will be happy to have you come along with her.
JO GUMMERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 06:37:35 AM
