I'm preparing for a show of my dolls at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. It opens the first Friday of December. Showing with me are Joyce Compton and Chris Fondi. About half of what I'm showing are wall dolls and they are easy to display. Standing dolls need to be on platforms or pedestals. That's a bit more challenging. I've been busy making pedestals and platforms.
Fortunately I have access to a great place to build my displays. The Lillian Street wood shop is a supportive well equipped studio. I always have fun when I'm there. I also have studio space at home where I can do finish work on the displays.
Each doll will have a distinct pedestal or platform geared to it's display needs. Most of the materials in the displays are repurposed wood. Here you can see pedestals I made from recycled porch posts purchased at Construction Junction in Pittsburgh. I build them in batches of similar design. They become more differentiated when they are finished.
After the displays are built I take them home and paint or stain them to suit the personality of the doll that will be on it. The white pedestals in these photos just have a prime coat of paint. They will be painted in coming days. In a few cases I've added fabric or trim to the pedestal.
Several of the pedestals have turned out to be fancy such as the one below. They are especially fun to build. I've been restraining myself from getting elaborate with the displays because it's a show about doll making and not woodworking.
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