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        Folk Art and The Doll Maker.

                History  in the making.

      The stories written about the Folk Art Dolls and their making is extensive. The blogs and magazines are read by many all around the world. The apparel appears as it must of been made over hundreds of years ago. The bonnet, the bib, the brooch the dress. The detail in this doll is absolutely uncanny. Eyebrows, rose colored cheeks, the hands and arms made of a soft cloth. Everything on the doll is absolutely made by hand. The only exception to this is the brooch. 

     The maker of this doll hand signs each every one of her dolls. The interesting twist to this story, as I was browsing an antique store in Southern California, and picked up a doll similar to the one in the photo, the doll had been retrieved from an estate sale is what the owner had mentioned. After looking at the price tag I quickly changed my mind $23,000 was a little extreme for my wallet alone. The doll was an original Issana Walker doll. The art of doll making is time consuming, the photo is from "Plain & Simple Blog", who will make a doll for someone at a much smaller price than $23,000. The interesting concept here is that the doll is not made over night, and can be customized especially for each customer.  The dolls really are a very decorative piece of history, or make a great gift at Christmas for a child, and or a collector. The artist of this doll  also has done custom pieces of Folk Art for Halloween, and many other occasions. Folk Art really has become more recognized in recent years through out a variety of different  magazines.This really does leave a person wondering if that in fifty, to a hundred years whether or not this doll will sell for $23,000 or more. The doll makers blog also includes many other links to a variety of doll makers and artist.