Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Inspiration From A Folk Art Basket






















As I was thumbing through one of my folk art books, I stopped to study an image of a woven basket. The design had a human-like figure but no face. I thought is was really sweet and naturally I had to give my version a face.

I had to have something with a little bit of green in it since today is St Paddy's day but as you can see, this is about as far away from an Irish "anything" as you can get. :)

4 comments:

Judy Merrill-Smith said...

It sort of reminds me of something from the Aztecs or Incas, or maybe the zia symbol (on the New Mexico state flag). I like it!

Maggie R said...

Hi Inga..
Love this doll.... Nice job.... I love primitive work..
BTW Thanks for stopping by my blog.. Always nice to have someone join me for tea.
xoox
((((hugs))))
Maggie

Anonymous said...

Hey Kiddo!
Nice figure. The headpiece has a bit of the Celtic Cross flavour to me. Of course green is always good!
Oh...
Happy you-know-what on Saturday!!
HAH! Now all your e-pals will know.
Love Ya!
Moi x

Bel said...

Hi Inga I love this one its very different. The stitching on the ornament for your friend Karen is gorgeous, you are very talented.Belinda