Fairies On 57th - Act III
Designs by: Kitty Leech
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The Arctic Winds have gifted a big chill. As I put on my fourth layer of clothing I could not help but dream of warm mid-summer nights. A bit of spring would do just fine too!
The New Year begins with Act III of the trilogy of the celebration of dolls by Kitty Leech. Because of her fascinations, our windows have become somewhat of an imaginary realm of fairies. A bit supernatural…a bit magical…a bit of make believe that brings a bit of warmth to the heart. Do believe in fairies!
The Art of Doll Making & Doll Collecting has become such a trend that we have a line of Doll Notions and Doll Trimmings to accommodate the garment construction of this fascinating art form. Thank you Kitty for creating an opportunity to enjoy your spirit of this window.
About the
Fairies
My
fascination with fairies began when I was 8 years old. That year for my
birthday a neighbor gave me a copy of Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies
of the Garden. I was utterly charmed and delighted by the book and
would spend hours in my mother’s garden trying to spot a fairy. Years and
years later, never having spotted a real fairy, but having been inspired by
a series of Teacup Fairy photographs I saw in a magazine, I started
making little fairy dolls which I would pose sitting I teacups and glasses
in the china cabinet or in the Christmas tree. Some of them have even
appeared in shows as ornaments on hats and many of them I sketched as gifts
for friends. Soon after, my five nieces were born and began to grow up, and
to my delight, they and their friends love putting on tutus and sparkly
dressed and fairy wings and posing for me. They have become the real
fairies I searched for so long ago in my mother’s garden, and they were the
inspiration for putting together this collection of fairy sketches,
photographs and dolls.
This Window Features:
Sketches by
Kitty Leech, her friend and colleague Gregg Barnes and her student Lex Liang
Fairy Dolls
by Florence Maranuk for Show-Stoppers Inc., Claire Joy for Brass-key, D&G
Creations, Delton and Kitty Leech
Photographs
by Kitty Leech
Models
are Tanya Jackson and Megan Louise Wilson
Hand-painted Fairy
Wings by Kyle
Knox
