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PRINCESS ANNA by Max Bailey (already adopted)
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Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

I am pleased to introduce the very royal Princess Anna.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

While palace life is really quite nice in many ways, Princess Anna has found that it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. She eats the finest kitty food and wears the finest kitty dresses, yet sometimes she longs to sample just a tiny bit of the world outside.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

On this particular morning, Princess Anna looks out from her window at the white shapes that dot the distant hillside.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll
Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

“They can’t be snow,” she thinks aloud, “for winter has come and gone, and the sun has warmed the earth.”

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

While the palace guards are looking the other way, Princess Anna heads for the hills. She brushes aside the tall grasses that grow in the meadow, and forges ahead. She feels the soft breezes blowing in her hair, and the sun’s rays warming her lovely and determined little face.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

She is gone for a long time.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

The palace guards are the first to see her return, triumphantly holding a bouquet of white daisies. They smile at each other and pretend not to see her sneaking back through the side entrance of the palace.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

“The Princess is happy,” the guards pronounce, and nothing further is said about the matter.

Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll by Max Bailey

Lovely Princess Anna is as white as the daisies she carries. Her eyes are a soft blue, and her nose is a delicate shade of pink. Anna’s flowered red dress has a gold band around the neckline and sleeves, and is adorned with a deep blue ruffle and matching sash that ties neatly in a bow at the back. Her pale gold petticoats can be seen below her hemline.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

I sculpted Princess Anna and her daisy bouquet from paperclay, and used stiffened cotton thread for her royal kitty whiskers. She is an original one-of-a-kind work of art, meant for display only. No molds are ever used in my work.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll

The Princess is completely hand painted with acrylic paints, then signed and dated and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation. She rests firmly on a turned wooden base that is stained and sealed in golden oak, and she stands 9 ½ inches tall.

Max Bailey Princess Anna Original White Cat Folk Art Doll
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.
Original Folk Art Cat Dolls by Max Bailey
Princess Anna and Ginnie, on the left, have been adopted.
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