Daruma super stack

Artist's notes on style, materials and inspiration:

Standing at just over half a metre tall, and one of the tallest style of wood girls I make - this wood girl celebrates the joy that is daruma and his grumpy face - six darumas perch on this girls head - looking this way and that and one upside down. A large daruma has also decorated her dress. Amazingly, all that grumpiness doesn't seem to have rubbed off on her yet, although her hairstyle is starting to make her look that way...

Turned from yellow poplar, by a production wood turner in the UK to my designs, then painted by me, a British artist. They are finished in a matt acrylic protective top coat.

This extra large wood girl is approximately 51cm in height.

My pieces are painted in a naïve and simple style, with visible brush strokes and differing paint consistencies. It is important to note that these dolls are made from real wood which will have naturally occurring markings and grain, and sometimes there will be small amount of bleeding along the grain, or knots, which is to be expected when using untreated wood - please make sure you consult the pictures carefully before purchasing. She has been finished in a top coat of matt acrylic.

PLEASE NOTE: Wood girls should be kept away from water which can damage the wood and painted surface, and also away from direct heat/ sunlight which also can affect the surface colour and the timber itself.