I hope you like her- she is a very sweet girl! You know, I read the book Hitty, Her First Hundred Years some time ago and have been wanting my very own Hitty ever since. In Doll World, Hitty is pretty popular. There are many commercial versions available, including a kit by Judith Brown that teaches you how to carve your own and one you can buy already handcarved by artist Jean Lotz. If you search ebay, you can often find one-of-a-kind Hittys for sale, including ones made of cloth! There are many clubs and groups devoted to Hitty. Mine is a Raikes Hitty. She is the only doll that came home with me from the doll show. This is how she looked right out of the box. As you can see, she came with a muslin bag with her name on it so she can travel with me wherever I go.
Her face was beautiful as it was, but it was almost too perfect. Also, I wasn’t crazy about her hair. Hitty always has two little curls on her forhead. So I decided to do a little carving before doing my painting.
This is the original Hitty that inspired the book written in 1927. As you can see, she’s lost a lot of her paint over the years, but I still think she has such a sweet face. That was what I wanted for my Hitty Joy. A sweet, simple face.
What do you think? I know she really doesn’t look anything like the original and yet I am so pleased with her! I think she looks very peaceful and sweet. It was so much fun to paint her! I also antiqued her with faint brown glaze to give her an older look.
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Jan
Meet Hitty Joy Raikes!
But, I think she better be careful of Yoda who believes that he should always be the center of attention!
