| FRANNIE by Max
Bailey (already adopted) |
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| "What if I let go of my
beautiful red balloon?" thought Frannie, the pretty little tabby
cat. "The wind will take it up into the blue sky
where it will soar above the puffy white clouds. The birds
will be amazed at what a wonderful
thing it is. People will see it and say, 'Isn’t that Frannie’s
beautiful red balloon?' " |
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| "Maybe it will glide over
the
hill, and when the wind dies down, maybe it will land in a tree in my
friend
Jessie’s back yard. Maybe Jessie will
climb up the tree and get it, and show it to her mother, and her mother
will
say, 'Oh Jessie, that balloon looks just right with your pretty dress.'
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| "No,"
thought Frannie, "I think I will hold on tight
to my beautiful red balloon." |
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| Frannie’s fur is painted
in a
multitude of tabby colors….silver gray, buff, ivory, and gold, with
black
stripes. She has yellow eyes with a
touch of green, a pink nose, and pretty white whiskers made from
stiffened
cotton thread. |
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| Frannie’s
old fashioned dress
is soft gold, with little white daisies in a field of red polka
dots. Her dress is set off by a red apron with a
white scalloped edge tied in a big bow at the back. Her
striped kitty tail emerges from the
ruffled white petticoats that can be seen below her dress. |
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| I hand sculpted Frannie and
her balloon from paperclay. There is a
little hole through her paw where the wire ‘string’ of the balloon can
be
inserted or removed. Her skirt swirls
behind her as though a gentle wind is blowing. She stands
firmly on a turned wooden base that is stained and sealed in
golden oak. |
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| Frannie
is 9 1/2 inches tall,
and 13 inches tall when holding her balloon. |
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| Frannie
is an original
one-of-a-kind work of art, meant for display only. No molds
are
ever used in my work. She is hand
painting using acrylic paints, and is signed, dated, and sealed with
matte
varnish for protection and preservation. |
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Many
hours go into the making of each of my dolls. I
strongly believe in fine craftsmanship and artistry, and
I pay great
attention to small details. Each
doll is
a unique work of art, and I am able to produce them in only a very
limited
number.
I do my
best to create
little dolls with big personalities because that is what I love to do. |
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| "Crybaby",
left, "Frannie", center, and "Millicent",
right, have all been adopted. |
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