Root-Haired Dolls:

When pulling up a weed in my backyard, I noticed that it looked just like hair, and so I made this doll.  I called him "Earth Man" because his hair had come out of the earth:

 

 

This is how he looked before I dressed him:

 

There;s not a lot to him. His head is DAS paper clay and his body is made of chenille stems; I wrapped his hands and legs in pearl cotton. Usually I use embroidery floss but I didn't have any the right color.

I took him to doll club in Puyallup and all the ladies wanted to make one, so I began saving roots from the hay I was pulling up in the garden (see Gardeningbyhand.blogspot.com).

Here is one "group" picture of the dolls they came up with:

 

 

Here is another:

 

 

 

 

And two more: one howling and one looking inscrutable:

 

 

And another group:

                                                            And this smiling person:

 

This one is a bit scary:

 

While this one is serene:

 

And two more-- one singing and one listening:

 

 

 

 

I can't wait to see how they'll all look when finished!!