Cabinet of Curiosities: FOR THE LOVE OF EDGAR

Monday, February 4, 2008

FOR THE LOVE OF EDGAR

The dark musings of the Edgar Allan Poe have inspired generations. He is one of the forefathers of the Romantic Movement, a Gothic Icon. Up there in the ranks with the likes of Goethe, Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Recently I've seen some fantastic dollmakers make dolls in honor of our Grim hero. Here are two that I almost considered adopting. The first one was made by Joyce Stahl of Enchanted Productions.

The second one is great too! He was made by a doll making team called Dylan & Jo. He is up for auction right as I speak!

I've just added links to these artists...I was being lazy! I found them both on ebay! A lot of the "Primitive" doll artists on ebay belong to a group called EHAG (Eclectic Halloween Artist Group) So if you do an ebay search for EHAG lots of goodies come up, especially around Halloween!

10 comments:

liliesandether said...: Hello! Oh, I just love your blog! You have discussed so many of my favorite things, especially Mr. Poe....I love him!!! I will be sure to add you to my list of blogs to read! :); February 6, 2008 at 4:34 AM
Anonymous said...: Your blog is just wonderful! I'm so glad you visited and that I in turn found you. I'm going to add you to my list of bestest blogs. I just love those dolls and am psyched to have new artists to go look at. I'm always googling "gothic art dolls" but somehow have never heard of these artists...thanks for sharing.; February 6, 2008 at 9:27 AM
Anonymous said...: These are incredible!I googled the makers of these two but didnt find much. I'll have to do some research. I found your site via the incredible Blackeyedsuzie. I shall be back!
~Christine; February 6, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Anonymous said...: which one did you decide on?
how could you possibly choose?
they are both wonderful.
wonderful!; February 6, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Lady Lavona said...: Neither! The second one is up for auction on ebay as we speak if anyone is interested! I think there is a different Edgar doll out there for me...I'll wait!; February 6, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Prairie Gothic said...: I love those dolls! They are kinda like the Albert Einstein doll my mom wanted me to make for her, I am no doll maker, and you could tell!; February 7, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Jo James said...: Hi! I'm Jo (of Dylan & Jo). Thanks for featuring our funny Poe doll on your site. It was fun to see him here. I know Joyce would be happy to see her Poe dolly as well.
I'm having a give-away this week on my blog if you wanna visit. Thanks again!; February 7, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Lady Lavona said...: Jo!!! I love your work...I always keep my eyes peeled for your newest creations. Someday I hope to adopt one of your dolls! I'm waiting for the one that says "take me home!"; February 7, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Enchanted Productions by Joyce Stahl said...: Hello! I'm Joyce Stahl (of Enchanted Productions) and I just discovered your blog! Thanks for featuring my Poe doll here! I'm thrilled and appreciate it greatly! I see that Jo was here already! Stop by my blog if you get a chance!

Thanks again!
Have an Enchanted Week!
Joyce; February 12, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Jo James said...: Your blog is way cool. Hope you don't mind if Edgar and I add you to our link list.
-Jo; February 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM