My Bunny

                                          ~My Bunny~
This is my first listing for the Year of the Rabbit.  You may purchase her at the AHA Marketplace website.  She is a primitive folk-art grunged doll.  She measures 17" from the top of her ears to the tips of her toes.  Dressed in a pink, robin's egg blue and taupe outfit with matching button floral accent.
http://www.ahaartistsstudio.com/norine-centofante-grunge-goddess-primitives.html

Year of the Rabbit at AHA Marketplace

                                           AHA Marketplace presents...
                                           The Year of the Rabbit!!

In our artist's studio-gallery page, you'll find original, and limited edition holiday-
themed art. AHA artists offer unique, heirloom quality-collectible art for all customs,
faiths and holidays.

Our artists offer new work on the 25th of every month, bookmark us to see and
purchase new work every month! All mediums, all styles represented.

To visit each artist's studio, click on AHA Marketplace Year of the Rabbit icon on the left of my blog.

Thank you for supporting independent artists.

AHA MARKETPLACE Presents: "Under The Bigtop"

        

  

~Primitive Folk-Art CIRCUS PUNK Doll~

You can find this vintage, reproduction "knock down", circus punk, primitive grunge doll now listed at AHA MARKETPLACE (just click on the AHA banner to the left of this page).

He measures 11 inches from his head to his weighted bottom.  Made from stuffed osnaburg muslin, handpainted with two coats of acrylic paint, sanded and stained with coffee and cinnamon.
Please note that this is an "extreme" primitive, folk-art doll; some stitches were just meant to be seen!

~With Love From My Inferior Vena Cava~

Nothing says love like an authentic heart tattoo!

My daughter's newest!

Happy "Grunge" Valentine's Day to all my friends and family,

Norine

xxoo

2011 HOLDING MY HEART...for Breast Cancer

SOLD

In 2010 my wondeful friend, Angel, lost her battle with breast cancer.
In her honor I created several little snow "angels".  One of which was donated for proceeds to go to the breast cancer fund this past November at the Prescott Victorian Holiday Boutique.
This one is listed on my AHA Marketplace website for January at http://www.ahaartistsstudio.com/.

~Holding My Heart~, Primitive Folk-Art, Snow Angel..
She's dressed in a grunged jumpsuit made with pink ribbon for Breast Cancer fabric. She sits holding a muslin, stuffed, painted pink, grunged heart. Her head, arms and legs are made of stuffed osnaburg muslin. All parts have two coats of paint, sanded, then grunged with coffee and cinnamon stain and sanded again. She measures 12.5 inches from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. String hanger in back for hanging and signed by doll creator.
Please note that this is an "extreme" primitive/folk-art doll...some stitches were just meant to be seen!
All of my creations come from a smoke-free enviroment.

JACK O' HEARTS

Getting ready for December...

Check out my new listing on our AHA Marketplace website for December at http://www.ahaartistsstudio.com/

Primitive folk art...Jack O' Hearts! He's dressed in a grunged jumpsuit made with ~ALEXANDER HENRY'S, "TATTOO HEARTS".

Assorted red hearts with gold lame outlining on a black background. 100% cotton, quilt weight fabric. A vintage rhinestone button on his belly and a coordinating gold stars on black fabric collar.

His head, arms and legs are made of stuffed osnaburg muslin. All parts have two coats of paint, sanded, then grunged with coffee and cinnamon stain and sanded again. He measures 17 inches from the top of his head to the tips of his toes. String hanger in back for hanging.

2010 4th Annual Victorian Holiday Boutique

The annual Victorian Holiday Boutique has outgrown Prescott's historic Brinkmeyer house, so this year it's moving to the Smoki Museum at 147 N. Arizona St. across from Lindley Field, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12, 13 and 14th.

The 4th annual boutique will be wheelchair accessible for the first time, and people won't bump into each other so much.
The boutique hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. There is no entrance fee and free coffee is available. The event accepts only cash and checks.

Forty-three crafters have produced hundreds of items perfect for holiday gifts, and most cost less than $20.

A short list of items includes miniature Christmas trees, cloth pumpkins, grunge dolls, ornaments, handbags, baby items, wreaths, pillows, walking sticks, jewelry, blankets, paper crafts, sachets, homemade soaps and other bath items, scarves, quilted items, photographs, books, paintings by local artists, cookbooks and lots of seasonal décor.

"If it ain't here, you don't need it!" co-organizer Bobbie Windham said only half-jokingly.

One shopper favorite is the hand-painted wine glasses with local sayings such as "What happens in Prescott stays in Prescott." Some are geared toward the Red Hat Ladies.

The sale also includes baked goods, and anyone who wants to donate food can call Nancy at 445-8765 or Cookie at 928 445-1645.

A special pink basket and pink Christmas tree raffle will benefit Jim Burch in memory of Angel Burch, a co-organizer of the annual boutique who died of breast cancer in August.

Proceeds from the boutique benefit the county government's historic Citizens' Cemetery on Sheldon Street. The Yavapai Cemetery Association is using the money to continue to build a metal fence around the cemetery to help protect its old headstones from vandals.

The boutique has raised more than $13,000 for the fence so far.

Over the years, many of the cemetery's headstones have been stolen or destroyed. It is the final resting place for thousands of Prescott's first pioneers, located at 815 E. Sheldon St.