All is revealed...

So, now Christmas is over I can reveal what all the secrecy has been about. (I realise that sentence just made me sound like a bit of a scrooge but I'm honestly not! I love Christmas!) One of the presents I made as a gift was a stitched and painted doll of a vintage tattooed gentleman. I liked it so much that I actually thought it could be a great inclusion to my exhibition in April. Not this exact doll you understand but other dolls that I have made that reveal a little bit more about me. I was impressed with the final size when he was completed. He's 27 1/2 inches tall, which was not intentional but just sort of happened. I think dolls such as these would be an exciting addition to my exhibition and would give me the opportunity to work in fabrics.

I am drawn to the number three again when thinking of these dolls. Maybe there could be an Emma, Judy and Terry Baker doll? I was actually thinking about my obsession with collections and groups of objects and where this may have come from. To tell you the truth I was lying in bed and instead of sleeping was giving it some serious thought. I think there is safety in numbers. I like to fill my home with numerous collections of found, vintage treasures, perhaps to keep me safe. This could be why I like to group things together, so they themselves are safe. I also realised in the same early hours of this morning that I like to group things in threes or multiples of threes. The work I did for the first MA exhibition was all in groups of nine. Since the death of my brother there are only three Bakers left. Could this be where the three comes in to it? Maybe I need to keep reminding myself that there are just the three of us now and so what better way than to create three dolls of me, Mum and Dad.

I have probably just raised more questions than I have answers but I feel they are important ones that I will continue to ponder. Whilst I'm thinking I shall do some drawing work. That's a promise.