Daphne

Daphne was inspired by a doll club "Lace Challenge". We hand-painted lace one night, then had two months to complete our creations. I wanted to make a tree-doll, and when I told my husband about this idea, he started telling me a story about a Greek goddess that was turned into a tree. I did some research on this and here's the story:

Arrows from Cupid, one to cause love, and one to repel it, had struck Daphne and Apollo. Apollo's aggressive pursuit of Daphne led her to pray to the gods to save her from him, so they turned her into a tree.

 She has a contented smile on her face because she has such a love of nature. 

 Her arms have divided and turned into long-fingered branches to support the leaves above her head. Her roots fan out at the base on top of a bed of green decorative yarns. Glass leaves complete her ensemble.

On display at the CDAA conference, May 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Also featured on the flyer for the Oshawa Fibre Art Show, 2007.

Featured in Doll Quarterly, Spring  2008.

Price: $699.00 plus tax and shipping.