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Cats On Bikes

I’m so glad I found these bikes. I had no idea how much kitten dolls enjoyed bikes until I got them. They actually got a bit rowdy.

They had a game of Chicken.

Their mama managed to redirect them.

Then they rode tandem. No hands! Er, paws.

Then they rode off on their own.

I’m not sure where they went.

If you see them, let me know.

They’re about, well, kitten-sized…several inches tall, and not considered dangerous.
Special thanks to Max Bailey’s cat Hedda for minding them as best she could.

From left to right, “Fiona“, “Ziggy“, and “Hedda“. Please visit our online doll gallery to see more of our original, one-of-a-kind, folk art dolls.

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“Fiona” the Calico Kitten

Here is “Fiona” my one-of-a-kind, original folk art kitten doll, finally all painted and dressed and photographed!

She looks very alert, mischievous, and ready to play, as a kitten should.

I put her with “Ziggy“, her little brother, on the handmade doll quilt I made for her. They played with Ziggy’s toy car.

Then they had a game of Patty-cake.

Fiona modeled her dress. Three-quarter view…

Front…

And back.

I took a better photo of her butterfly quilt.

And got a closeup of the hand embroidered butterfly I designed for the center block.

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Emerging Art

I think I painted about eight million hairs on this kitten doll, when two million might have done just as well. I have her shoes, socks, and pantaloons left to paint and I’m feeling terribly slow. I may be coming down with a cold. It’s gotten everyone else here so far. I really want to get my doll done so I can photograph her with Ziggy. They look great together.

I don’t think that I believed how labor-intensive this kitten-making would be. Max had moved on, at least temporarily, from making the sewn, stuffed, and dressed dolls because, with all the sewing, they were extra involved and time consuming to make, and because Max prefers the sculpting and painting end of things to the sewing and stuffing end. I thought since I enjoy sewing, it would be right up my alley, which it may be. Oh, but all these hairs…I think I went a little nuts.

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Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max Bailey

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyMy Name is “Fluffy”. It’s not a very original name, but I didn’t pick it, did I?

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI would have picked a fancy name like “Floradora”, or maybe an exotic name like “Esmeralda”. But not “Fluffy”. No way.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyAt least I wasn’t named “Puffy”. I wouldn’t like that one bit.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyFrom now on, maybe I just won’t come when I’m called.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI have a red velvet cushion that has “Fluffy” embroidered on it in gold. It has real gold tassels on it too. I like the way the tassels bounce up and down when I swat at them. If I wasn’t named “Fluffy”, it wouldn’t be my cushion anymore, would it?

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI also like my pink flowered bowl. It says “Fluffy” on the side of it. It’s my bowl. Just thinking about it makes me hungry.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI hope you understand that underneath all this fur is a tiny little kitten who needs a lot to eat.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileySomeone just called “Fluffy”. It must be dinner time. Maybe “Fluffy” is a pretty nice name after all.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI wonder what’s for dinner? I think I’ll go see.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max Bailey I’m back. I ate, and I feel much better. As I was saying, my name is Fluffy. I’m a Persian tabby kitten, and I’m just a baby, so my eyes are kind of blue. I’m wearing a really pretty dress. It’s mauve, and has pale gold flowers with wine-colored centers. It’s got a white collar and ruffled cuffs, and lots of swirly white petticoats. I’m wearing a pale turquoise jumper over it. Best of all, I like the big yellow-gold bow at the front.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyMax Bailey hand sculpted me from paperclay. (He’s the one who named me Fluffy.) My whiskers are made from stiffened cotton thread. I’m a one-of-a-kind original work of art, and meant for display only. No molds are ever used in Max’s work, so nobody else looks like me and never will!

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyI was completely hand painted with acrylic paints, then signed and dated and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation. I rest firmly on a turned wooden base that is stained and sealed in golden oak, and I am 7 and 1/8 inches tall.

Fluffy, Original One-of-a-kind Persian Tabby Kitten Folk Art Doll Figurine by Max BaileyUpdate: Fluffy has already been adopted. Thank you!