Catarina and Harold, Original One-of-a-kind Maine Coon Cat and Giraffe Folk Art Dolls by Max Bailey

Catarina is a lovely silver tabby Maine Coon Cat.

You can tell she's a Maine Coon cat by her large tufted ears, her big oval eyes, and her long whiskers.

Catarina, in spite of her name, has no idea she's a cat.

She's quite sure she's a person, but just a bit more clever and a great deal more fashionable.

She loves her flowered dress with its lace shawl collar and cuffs. The rosette on the collar looks just right with her pretty nose.

Her favorite pull toy is Harold. He's a purple giraffe. Catarina doesn't know what a giraffe is, but she doesn't think he's a person, like herself.

When they take a walk, he rolls along behind her, unless they're going down a hill.

Catarina is an original one-of-a-kind work of art, created from my own design and patterns. She is made from 100% cotton fabric which is sewn, stuffed, and completely hand painted with acrylic paints. She is 13 inches tall and meant for display only.

I sculpted the front of her face from paperclay, which I smoothed into the fabric. Her whiskers are made from stiffened pearl cotton, threaded through the clay before it dried. The tufts on her ears are stiffened cotton thread, sewn into the tip of each ear.

Her arms are button-jointed, so she can be easily posed, and her paws are needle-sculpted.

Catarina's striped tail supports her very nicely, so that she can sit up all by herself. She can also sit on a chair, or stand with a doll stand. (Chair and doll stand not included.)

I made Catarina's fashionable dress from cotton fabric that has a delicate pattern of dainty leaves and roses which are blue, orange, and purple.

The lace at the neckline and cuffs is real cotton lace, sewn on by hand.

She has painted white bloomers, and her kitty legs are covered with orange tights that match the roses in her dress. She wears cute little two-tone high button shoes in blue and ivory.

Harold the giraffe is made of wood, which I hand painted. He is 3 and 3/4 inches tall and his base is 2 inches long.

Catarina and Harold are signed and dated, and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation.

Update: Catarina and Harold have already been adopted. Thank you!

New Chrysanthemum Flower Baby Fairy Art Doll by Elizabeth Ruffing

"Greta", my new chrysanthemum flower baby fairy is finished! I'll be putting her up for auction on eBay starting Friday, June 15th at about 9pm EST.

She has an antique reproduction baby face of papier mâché. Her head and pointed ears are paperclay, and her body is 100% cotton cloth. Her pale green butterfly wings with yellow spots are hand quilted and she is entirely hand painted with acrylic paint. She will be sealed with matte varnish for protection.

She has hidden button joints which make her posable, just like "Rosa" who left for her new home at the beginning of this week. I managed to get a few pictures of them together before she left on her journey.

Greta has an oak-colored stand that lifts her in the air so she can practice flying, and running through the air. She enjoys that.

You can view more pictures of them both on Flickr.

I'm also introducing some mini art plaques. I've painted 6 by 6 inch solid poplar wood to coordinate with my artwork and mounted several reproductions of my original watercolors on them. Above are "The Fairy and the Dove" and "Fairies and Butterflies".

Clockwise from the upper left these are "The Guardian", "Laurence with Primroses and Daffodils", "Iris and Foxgloves", and "The Rabbit Dances". They are all made using archival grade materials and I will be varnishing them for further protection. Prints of these images are available on our website.

Sunny the Tuxedo Cat, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max Bailey

This is Sunny the tuxedo cat, named for his happy disposition and his round yellow eyes. Sunny is a good-natured and obedient cat. He'll always come when he's called if he feels like it.



Sunny's favorite toy is a painted wooden car. He got it for Christmas and hasn't parted with it since. It has porthole windows in the front, and little passengers in the back. When Sunny grows up, he wants to be a fisherman, or maybe a taxicab driver.





Sunny is 13 inches tall. He's wearing blue and white striped overalls with a big sun blanket-stitched onto the bib with orange embroidery thread. It matches the sun on the hood of his blue and orange car, which is 3 and 3/4 inches long.



He wears a bright yellow shirt with blue collar and cuffs, and white undershorts with blue polka dots. His socks have blue and orange checkered tops, and his little kitty feet are covered by brown lace-up boots. His arms are button-jointed. When he raises them you can see his black toes, and the white tufts of hair that curl around and in between them. His paws are needle sculpted.



Sunny is an original one-of-a-kind work of art, created from my own design and pattern. He is made from 100% cotton fabric which is sewn, stuffed, and completely hand-painted with acrylic paints. I sculpted the front of his face from paperclay, which I smoothed into the fabric. His wiry whiskers are made from stiffened pearl cotton, threaded through the clay before it dried. Sunny is meant for display only.



He is signed and dated, and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation.

Sunny can sit up all by himself. His white-tipped curly tail supports him nicely. He can also sit on a chair, or stand with a doll stand. (Chair and doll stand not included.)



Update: Sunny and his toy car have already been adopted. Thank you!

Rosa the Flower Baby Original Art Doll by Elizabeth Ruffing

She's done! This is Rosa the flower baby, an original, one-of-a-kind fairy art doll.

Rosa has an antique reproduction baby face of papier mâché. Her head and ears are paperclay, and her body is 100% cotton cloth. Her periwinkle butterfly wings are hand quilted and she is entirely hand painted with acrylic paint. She will be sealed with matte varnish for protection. Please click here to visit Rosa's web page.

I coordinated Rosa with the colors from my "The Fairy and the Dove" and "Fairies and Butterflies", and so they make nice companion art pieces for Rosa.