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Spring Store (favourite things #151)

Artist's notes on style, materials and inspiration:

This wood girl is dressed up as a Spring Store, ready to celebrate the arrival of springtime after a long winter.

Under a yellow tiled roof you will find a yellow painted store with a large tulip in the main window, planted in a blue and white bowl. Stroll around the back past more tulips and a sign board and you will find shelves laden with spring planted pots and a vending machine selling spring things. A Blackthorn shrub is growing up the side of the store, the first plant to blossom in early spring. On the 'roof' aka the girls head, there is a spring rabbit or March hare, and a little blue bird is perched on the store's main sign.

My 'favourite things' wood girl series share the places and things I love, a favourite motif, object or theme, or are inspired by a microseason. Turned from American Tulipwood, a sustainable and interestingly grained timber, the pieces are turned by a production wood turner in the UK to my designs, then added to and painted by me, a British artist. They are finished in a clear matt acrylic protective top coat.

Favourite Things girls are numbered on the base, this one is #151.
This girl is approximately 30cm 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.

PLEASE NOTE: Wood pieces 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. THIS IS NOT A TOY and should be kept out of the reach of children.