Michele Cokl Naylor

Litter Sister

2009-10-18T07:52:00.000-07:00

These dolls hang on the wall, are approximately 7" tall and sell for $45. I use cardboard from food boxes (cerial, crackers, etc) for her wings. You can see the brand on the back, but on the front I collage and then accessorize with old jewelry. Her headdress recycled (an old earring, and onion bag with beads, or ribbon with silk flowers, etc) I drew and colored the faces, scanned them and then print on muslin. The body is usually made from upholstery fabric and I decorate her with scraps from my evergrowing pile.

Shakin' It Up

2009-10-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

I recently finished this doll for a customer in Bullhead City. She is 21" tall and hangs on the wall. She fancies herself a dancer and sells for $85.

If Dorothy Had Stayed in Kansas

2009-10-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

The top piece is entitled If Dorothy Had Stayed in Kansas, 16”x12”. The original is not available through JAC at this time; contact artist. The photograph used in this piece had “Grandma Taber” written on the back. It is a fairly common photo where the family gathers in front of the house often bringing chairs for some members. I think the empty chair on the left represents one of the family that has passed on. I incorporated a piece of vintage wallpaper and some new, but old-looking fabric.

Prints available.

Where Baby Lives

2009-10-18T07:34:00.000-07:00

This piece if 12"x4" and sells for $90. My husband named the piece and I love it. Prints are available. Pages from an old primer were used behind the photos and I used fabric and fiber for the trees.

Blessed

2009-10-08T06:45:00.000-07:00

This is, Blessed, 11”x11”. The original is not available through the gallery at this time; contact artist. The photo used here is of a family gathered in front of their sod house near Comstock, Nebraska. When I think of living in a house made of earth, I shudder. How could you keep ANYthing clean?! I show my pieces to my husband, Roger Naylor, for titles and when he came up with Blessed, I knew that he was exactly right. Trying to eke out a living on those wide open prairies, having shelter would indeed be a blessing. I used torn pages from an old book at the bottom of the piece and the photo was transferred onto a canvas which I had previously painted.

As always, prints are available and if you are interested in a purchase please contact the gallery.

Carry Me Toward the Cat

2009-10-04T16:59:00.000-07:00

Carry Me Toward The Cat

6"X6" mixed media

Original not available through JAC at this time; contact artist.

"Rosie" was on the back of the photo. I don't know if that is the dog or the woman. This collage is on a canvas with painted sides which are 1.5 inches in depth. Prints are available also. Contact the gallery for purchase.

Fiber Art Dolls

2009-09-07T12:59:00.001-07:00

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Tubman

Mother Jones

Rosa Parks

Fiber Art Dolls

2009-09-07T12:57:00.001-07:00

Mixed Media Collage

2009-09-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

A Mother's Grief

Friends

Trust

Women's Work