Matryoshka

For 20 years Fremont, a local Seattle neighbor and "center of the universe", hosts a European-style street market every Sunday. With deluxe junk, estate sale finds and nik naks galore it was a delightful way to spend last Sunday! After browsing the many tiny tents and digging through bins filled with anything from antique clock parts to vintage photographs I stumbled onto this adorable matryoshka doll. My obsession with dolls coupled with a dirt cheap price brought her to live with the rest of my pale painted faces.

Bonita

It's Star Wars Day! I wanted to make a picture with an old Ewok toy I got at the FAO Schwarz in San Fran back in the early 90's but couldn't find him. Instead I stumbled upon Bonita, a marionette that has been a part of my bedroom since I was an infant. I'm not entirely sure where she came from, but my Mother seems to vaguely remember finding her at an Indian festival in southwest Florida. She's one of the few treasures from my childhood that has stood the test of time.