Sunday 21 October 2007

Kokeshi


I've made a Kokeshi doll for a show in San Diego the 3rd of november - http://www.subtextstore.com/. Organized by Christina.

Some of the participating artists:
Audrey Kawasaki, Julie West, Marcos Chin, Calef Brown, Catalina Estrada, Gina Triplett, Jeremiah Ketner, Julie Morstad, Koralie, Stéphane Tartelin, Susie Ghahremani, Jen Corace and many more.

Here's some traditional kokeshi's

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like that you can undress her. Wonderful expression on her face and lovely handbag!

lisa solomon said...

oh camilla.... love love... the before her outfit and the after !! makes me just smile and smile...

Anonymous said...

This is wonderful! I hope you make more. : )

Anonymous said...

she is absolutely lovely all bundled up.

cohete said...

very nice hair, and her nose, looks like a little hand :)

cohete said...

wood as hair, it works so well!

Fine Little Day said...

Ååhh, gud så fina.

fliss said...

very, very beautiful!

Unknown said...

I might go and visit...San Diego is next door to me now :)
Lovely doll!

Netamir said...

I love her.

. said...

This is really amazing work

oxhill said...

I'm in love with her face and her little purse!

Anonymous said...

jeez! va rar den var!

Anonymous said...

Wow, I didn't know you took part in this exhibition! Your kokeshi is really delicate and I just love the extra dose of softness with this lovely yarn!

Luis Servo said...

Your blog: incredible!!!

Flora Chang said...

He is beautiful and I love the outfit you made for him too! : ) So pretty!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

This is adorable, I love the concept of decorating a kokeshi doll.

Anonymous said...

gu va söt. jag får lust att göra en också!! du har så bra blogg, den inspirerar mycket.

sara said...

den är så fin så fin så fin.

computerarte said...

so lovely...

Jojo said...

Helt underbart fin! Verkligen, helt supersöt!!!

Alexandra Hedberg said...

Nej, nu blev jag ännu mer distraherad. Jag fick sån lust att göra mina egna Kokeshis efter att ha sett din fina ... och jag som har annat jag måste göra ...

sarah shepherd said...

The photos of the japanese ones are so inspiring... what a great find ... and what an amazing interpretation ... gorgeous ... you are such an inspiration yourself!

Susanna said...

Vilken söt!

Förresten! Jag har börjat sälja konstverk nu på mina hemsida, du kan kika på http://erkheikki.eu

Anonymous said...

oh i love her :)
and she looks so funny without her clothes, poor thing!

Anonymous said...

Kärlek vid första ögonkastet!

lucy said...

Wow I love the face of this kokeshi in particular! Now I just have to discover exactly what a kokeshi is, which I will very much enjoy!

lucy said...

Oooo I get it now! Fantastic!

Anonymous said...

Love it, absolutely adorable. Well done!