Doll House no 407

Doll House no 407 (with triplets), mixed media assemblage

I came across another book on midwifery last month dating to the mid 1800's. The engravings were sparse but few it held are treasures indeed. I do believe this is the first doll house in the series to feature triplets. I love how two have hair and the third is bald. Also, the dismembered legs gave me pause so I dutifully bestowed her with a new pair.

German Toy Book

Hard to believe there are only five more days till Christmas! Before I hunker down with last minute preparations for our own family celebration I wanted to share this gem of a book with you. Published in 1938 it is a colorful catalog of classic German toys....spielzeug! Chock-full of whirligigs, kites, building blocks, anthropomorphic veggies, paper toys, hobby horses, jumping jacks and marionettes, there is something to tickle everyone's fancy. And with this plateful of eye-candy I bid you and yours a very happy holiday season. I'll see you back here in the New Year!

Doll House no 406

Doll House no 406 (with mammary gland), original mixed media assemblage

Yes....that is a ubiquitous number.
No....it doesn't mean anything whatsoever.

Doll House no 404

Doll House no 404, mixed media assemblage

Another week and a new doll house for you....this time with twins! One more doll house will be ready to share later on today.

Doll House no 403

Doll House no 403 (with birth), mixed media assemblage

Doll House no 402

Doll House no 402 (protecting perineum in forceps delivery), mixed media assemblage

Two doll houses coming to the shop today....both feature engravings from an 1888 book on obstetrics. Somehow the old sewing pattern tissue and the birth images work so well together.

Doll House no 401

Doll House no 401 (with womb), mixed media assemblage

Doll House no 400

Doll House no 400 (with twins & hemorrhage), mixed media assemblage

Years ago I picked up a baggie of small wooden houses at a Catholic charity thrift shop in Mobile, Alabama. I had no idea they would spawn a series of four hundred Doll House pieces! Not sure how many more there will be....you can never know with these kinda things.

Doll House no 399

Doll House no 399 (with breast), mixed media assemblage

A trio of new Doll House pieces are ready to enter the world (shop!) today. Two of them are petite and nestle in the palm of your hand like a small talisman. I'll leave out any reference to uni-boobs here.

Doll House no 398

Doll House no 398 (with womb), mixed media assemblage

One more piece to share with you today.... number 398 from my 'Doll House' series.

Doll House no 397

Doll House no 397 (with inversion of uterus), mixed media assemblage

Doll House no 396

Doll House no 396 (with viscera), mixed media assemblage

There will be two Doll House pieces coming to the shop this week. Watch for the other one tomorrow. In other news I've finished my Spring cleaning and have spent a fair amount of time daydreaming out my sparkling windows ;)

Doll House no 395

Doll House no 395, mixed media assemblage with hand-colored lithograph from 1843

Doll House no 394

Doll House no 394 (with podalic version in head presentation), mixed media assemblage

The two doll houses in progress last week are finished and will be posted in the shop today. One more engraving from a very old volume on obstetrics published in 1888. Its images are oh so exquisite....oh so bizarre....more to come on future pieces.

Doll House no 393

Doll House no 393 (with prolapsed hand), mixed media assemblage

Or as Patrick calls it..."doll house with jazz hand". The image was gleaned from a recently acquired volume on obstetrics from 1888.

Doll House no 392

Doll House no 392 (with human embryo at the third week), mixed media assemblage with 1888 obstetrics illustration

Doll House no 391

Doll House no 391 (with breech birth), mixed media assemblage with 1888 obstetrics illustration

I've been working every evening on finishing up these pieces...first up is Doll House no 391. Another to follow later this evening or perhaps in the morning.

Doll House no 390

Doll House no 390, mixed media assemblage

Hard to believe I'm approaching no 400 in this series. Doll House no 1 was created in 2006 and I blogged the precursors of this series in this post.

Doll House no 389

Doll House no 389, mixed media assemblage with hand-colored lithograph from 1843

The second doll house of the week....one more tomorrow.

Doll House no 388

Doll House no 388, mixed media assemblage with 1889 obstetrics illustration

I've finished up a trio of new Doll House pieces to share with you this week. Also, the art block sale will end tomorrow night and I'll be removing the last of the holiday blocks from the shop.