Polly Lind Artist

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Miss Mab and Mrs Elania Greenwood helping be unbox my A Compendium of Witch Oracle by @natasailincic that arrived today. So excited, it's my first kickstarter deck and it's so beautiful. The artwork is divine I love the style. It comes with a book and lovely box. With stickers bonus prints and all wrapped in lovely green tissue paper.. I am excited to read the book and find out how it all works. . Image description. two photos. One is of the deck, with its book, cards, prints etc being set out in my ironing board. You can see my cat Miss Mab, sitting behind the cards. She is a fluffy dark tabby, and Mrs E Greenwood, sitting to the left of the cards. She is the current FetchFolk art doll I am working on. In the foreground you can see the cards being laid out. and in the background is my messy studio. The second photo is a close up of the cards, book, stickers, prints, and the box they came in laid out all pretty like on the green tissue paper. The artwork is in water colours, and has a very modern feel. Nata has a distinct style, little bit graphic art, little bit fantasy, and very beautiful. The box and book have are green with black and gold pictures and print. Everything has a rich and smooth feeling to it. . #ACompendiumOfWitches #Oracle #Natasailincic #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #Magic #Witch #Tarot #Witchcraft #SacredArt #TraditionalWitchcraft #QueenMab https://www.instagram.com/p/CMA3D2ysIC_/?igshid=uubh96j331au

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I am rather pleased with how this new head pattern has come out. the head pattern is from @craftdeville on line and the specific patterns is called North Wind Wyrm Pattern. They also have the three other directional based dragon you should totally check them out. ❤️❤️ . I have made adjustments, so that it fits on the body I prefer, but I would say it has come out rather well. I will be making some further tweaks and changes, and I am looking forward to experimenting more with the pattern. 😊 . I am trying out something new this year, that is to have several art pieces going on at the same time. This is so that I can find some sort of workflow balance that suites me and how my brain works. A little bit here a little bit here. I also have plans to upgrade my studio but that is for another post. , The purple dragon will be part of a collection of Fetchfolk that I will release for sale in a few several months. I will keep you posted on that. 😊 if you want early warning you can totally join my very infrequent mailing list via my website. (Link in the bio) . [Image description. A purple dragon headed Fetchfolk art doll. They have a golden sparkly stomach, and darker golden horns, with gold and purple ears. There is a gold fabric surrounding the monochrome button eyes. They are sitting on my ironing table and their gender as not yet been decided. ] https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaEFU4sqb1/?igshid=bynrusd0ohvr

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Today creating a test pattern for a custom Fetchfolk who is in the current batch of custome Fetchfolk. The purple and gold is wonderful. This one will also have a tail.. . [Image description. Dark purple batik fabric and gold sparkly fabric pieces that are cut out into Fetchfolk body shapes laying on my cutting table. it is difficult to tell what kind of Fetchfolk it is going to be. And I am totally not telling you here. ] . #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #ArtDoll #Dragon #magicalartdoll #Draco #NewZealandArtist #TextileArtist #WitchArt https://www.instagram.com/p/CLDWx9psM5N/?igshid=k1bt78mb1nub

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Totally found the perfect shell to creat pirate sea chests for Piratey themed Fetchfolks. I have been squirreling away pieces. I have swords, pirate guns, fabulous boots and now treasure chests. Hooray Sometimes it can take quite a while for the perfect accessories to be found but it will totally be worth it in the end. [Image description. Two small cardboard rounded top hinged boxes sitting on a deck. One is open and one is closed. ] #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #pirate #treasure #minatures #artdoll #textileart #magic #folklore #NewZealandartist (at Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5jxKTsB_V/?igshid=gwg24lg9yjqv

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Mr D. J. Krampus. Looking quite the gentleman in his shirt and waistcoat. He is so lovely 😊 . [Image descriptio. A Fetchfolk art dolls who has black striated fabric body and is wearing a white shirt with an orange key print. A waistcoat that had a folder hue background and ornately printed black designs, with shiny multi chrome buttons. He is wearing a Fetchfolk Rosarys that has black, red and white beads and a black Christmas tree focus bear. You can also see the chain of the pocket watch which has a key attached. He is sitting on my sewing table. ] . #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #Krampus #folklore #mythology #artdoll #witchart #ooak #testileartist #NewZealandArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CKU6xRpMkV_/?igshid=1m7s06bd9ew8v

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This week I am putting all the finishing touches on these two lovely Fetchfolk Mrs Mandragora and Mr Krampus.. mostly buttons and accessories 💚. . The garage where my studio is also getting a bit of an upgrade in the form of a ceiling. Which is awesome. . [Image description. Two Fetchfolk art dolls sitting on my work tabe. Mrs Mandragora is wearing a green stripy skirt and puff sleeve jacket suit. She is holding a bustle and sitting in a chair. Mr Krampus is naked and sitting in the table next to her. He is made from black fabric and has a red forked tongue sticking out. ] . #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #ooak #artdoll #krampus #mandrake #faery #magic #hedgewitch #witchart #witch #textileart #NewZealandArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKcW2YMB_J/?igshid=s58py3x64hl9

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It’s to hot to work in the studio today so I am in my room working on Fetchfolk stories, for their certificates. 😁 . [Image description. Two note books on my bed with pens scattered about. One note book is open and you can see writing for Mr Nicolas James Renarde and the second book is black and on the cover is written Fetchfolk Families. This is the book where I keep a track of all the different families and their skills, magic and stories] . #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #research #stories #magic #textileartist #artdolls #newzealandartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CKDI_RFM_Xj/?igshid=45lrvzd248rk

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Introducing, Mr Hēnare C. Wyrdweaver, is a Fetch, a Spiritroads Traveller, a Pathweaver, and the first of his kind. He was born from the fertile imagination of an Artist, Witch and magic weaver. He was created during a merry month of fetch making in 2019. He enjoys a good yarn, and is good at listening, often hearing what is not being said. As Pathweaver and Spiritroads traveller, he has several maps tied with red string, and a passport, so he can find his way from place to place and space to space. He will help you to map out your story, should you ask. And will use his pendulum or divining rods, should you need help in finding your way. And he has more than a passing familiarity with the difficulties that can arise from traveling the road less travelled. . [image description. A raven Fetch, which is a humanoid doll with a raven head. In black fabric of course. He is wearing a a black top hat. A mushroom print shirt with blue silk tie with butterflies. He has braces and brown trousers. With a brown suit jacket. On the back of the jacked are black satin appliqué wings. He has birds feed and is wearing white spats. He is sitting on a couch in a lush green garden. ] . #raven #FetchFolk #corviade #Folklore #magical #poppet #witch #magic #pagan #Witchcraft #storyteller #PollyLindArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzHwY1sRwb/?igshid=1ewhkopxl0tqo

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Mr Anubis's chair coming along quite nicely. Once the posca paint pens arrived I will add the finishing touches and then give it a couple of coats of varnish. . [A divan style wooden armchair that I have painted dark brown. It has Egyptian style gold metallic leaf lotus flower designs and a gold and white seat cushion. It is sitting on my messy worktable. And boy does gold leaf spread like glitter. Oo.. its everywhere] . #Anubis #Egyptianmythology #EgypitanGods #Fetchfolk #DivanChair #Goldleaf #Textileart #NewZealandArtist #PollyLIndArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CJkGS5nMoU3/?igshid=1hvygxl2t0vdl

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This Morning, actually probably all day, I am going to be attempting to gold leaf these Egyptian style details on to this chair for Mr Anubis. I am not yet decided if it is just going to be the outline or the silhouettes you see here. So it will and adventurous morning no? . [Image Description: a smallish wooden divan style armchair that is painted brown. You can see drawn pencil Egyptian lotus style flowers drawn onto the back. And her is stylistic outlines on the front and legs. Eventually I will be adding a cushion but I have not yet decided on what fabric I will be using; I am tossing up between gold or mid green this morning. ] . #Fetchfolk #PollyLindArtist #Folklore #ArtDolls #OOAK #EgyptianMagic #Anubis #Lotus #Witchcraft #Magic #TextileArt #SoftSculpture #Magic #Witch #EgyptianGods #Mythology https://www.instagram.com/p/CJg5fLJsx-5/?igshid=uz4qzsvfuze0

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This Morning, actually probably all day, I am going to be attempting to gold leaf these Egyptian style details on to this chair for Mr Anubis. I am not yet decided if it is just going to be the outline or the silhouettes you see here. So it will and adventurous morning no? . [Image Description: a smallish wooden divan style armchair that is painted brown. You can see drawn pencil Egyptian lotus style flowers drawn onto the back. And her is stylistic outlines on the front and legs. Eventually I will be adding a cushion but I have not yet decided on what fabric I will be using; I am tossing up between gold or mid green this morning. ] . #Fetchfolk #PollyLindArtist #Folklore #ArtDolls #OOAK #EgyptianMagic #Anubis #Lotus #Witchcraft #Magic #TextileArt #SoftSculpture #Magic #Witch #EgyptianGods #Mythology https://www.instagram.com/p/CJg5fLJsx-5/?igshid=1qd7kldqeo75b

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This year I created the Krampus Fetchfolk family. What Christmas /Yule themed folkloric type family for I create for next Christmas? . [Image description. Mr D.J. Krampus and Miss M.M Krampus are sitting on a couch on my work table. Mr Krampus is dressed in a dark brown pinstripe suite and Miss Krampus in a blue obi silk walking skirt and white with owl print shirt with puff sleeves and black velvet waist coat. ] . #FetchFolk #krampus #PollyLindArtist #artdoll #folklore #magic #witch #yule #witchcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/CJHgbRyskDI/?igshid=1hry621rlmqa6

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The Fetchfolk Solstice Sabbat Party happened in my studio last night during the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. From left to right, Mr D. J. Krampus, Mrs M. H. Mandragora Miss M. M. Krampus and Mr N. J. Renarde. Don’t they look handsome together. Solstice sabbat parties are always a splendid affair with Fetchfolk coming from far and wide to celebrate the creation of their kin folk. . [Image description. four Fetchfolk all dressed in Victorian & Edwardian styles of clothing the men wearing suites, and the women in skirts and Jackets. The colour pallet is mostly browns, blues, greens and plaid, Mr Renard the Fox Fetchfolk is wearing a plaid zoot suit. They are all sitting on a variety of realistic looking chairs, one dining room chair, one wing back and a striped couch. Miss Krampus has a teacup and saucer in her lap. They are all arranged on my messy work table so you can see snippets of my studio in the background. My studio is in a garage. ] . #Fetchfolk #PollyLindArtist #Sabbat #solstice #artdoll #ooak #magic #Krampus #mandrake #Fox #renarde #magicalart #witchart #witchcraft #hedgewitch #folklore #jupiter #saturn #fineartdolls #NewZealandArtist #Aotearoa https://www.instagram.com/p/CJElUVAsttk/?igshid=smlfrv9bhi4w

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We interrupt your scrolling to bring you and update picture of the lovely Mr Renarde, and Fox Fetchfolk who is now sporing a lovely long jacket, with Shoulder pads I tell you, shoulder pads. His Zoot Suite is nearly finished. This one has fancy tailoring .. or at least my attempt at tailoring so that it sits nicely on the body. I suspect that I will be altering the suit jacket pattern that I usually use to so that future jackets fit well. Aanndd I have pattern that I can use when I create the Dr who Hare Fetchfolk. hooray . Also I hope that you are all having a lovely time and being kind on this solstice day. ♥ . [image description. Mr Renarde, sits on his wingback chair, that I have now painted brown, and covered in lovely brown gold and black patterned fabric. Its even pattern matched.. He is now wearing a plant zoot suit, although the jacket is not yet fully stitched down. I have to unpick a bit as I there is a pocket missing. He has a brown spotty shirt, and an orange silk tie. And you can see his black shoes peeking out from his enormous trousers. He and the chair are sitting on my still messy work table but the background is blurry cause it one of those artistically blurry background portraits.] . #FetchFolk #PollyLindArtist #ArtDoll #TextileArt #TextileArtDoll #Magic #myth #fae #fox #Witchcraft #Folklore #TextileArtist #ooak #NewZealandartist #Aotearoa #Magicalartdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCZyAyMbUv/?igshid=ws2mcu80xpo8

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Mr Renarde has such a wonderful shirt… look at it, it’s wonderful. I am so loving on this shirt. I will be making an orange silk tie for this and suspenders. wheee…. . [Image description. A fox headed Fetchfolk. You can only see the top half of him and he is wearing a multi shades of brown bubble-like spots, print button down shirt. It’s quite intense but I think it looks super awesome. The back ground Is blurred cause it is one of those fancy shots.] . #PollyLindArtist #FetchFolk #renarde #Fox #ArtDoll #magic #FolkLore #Witchcraft #HedgeWitch #witch #Familar #ooak #TextileArtist #NewZealandArtist #Aotearoa https://www.instagram.com/p/CI6Se52MhWj/?igshid=pporjhshx4k5

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Introducing Miss Marjorie Masie Krampus. She is a little wild, a little fae, a little bit scary, and a lot magical. She is a nature spirit who comes from places found between, wild and tame, forest and farm, dusk and dawn. Winter is her favourite season, and she can often be found wandering through snow covered wild places, with ravens as companions. She enjoys, a warm cup of juniper tea, with a dash of honey, good company, and engaging conversations on a variety of topics. Plant magic, spirits and forest lore being some of her favourite. Miss Marjorie like all in her family does not suffer, wilfully ignorant, greedy, unkind or selfish people or spirits, and when pushed will put them in their place, with a spell or word, and remove them from her space if needs be. She is protective of those who have been othered by an unkind society. This lovely Fetch will be going to a the @ thecollaborationnz gallery in Janurary 2021 . [Image description; Mrs Marjorie Masie Krampus is a textile art doll who’s body is made from black fabric. She has rams’ horns and dark blue hair with leaves and fly agaric mushroom in it. she is dressed in dark blue and black silk dress with bare trees woven in to the fabric. A white puff sleeved shirt with small blue owl print. A black velvet waistcoat that has multi chrome buttons. She is wearing a Fetchfolk rosary made of pale amethyst and crystal glass beads. She has a teacup and saucer in her lap. She is stilling on an unpainted wooden fancy dining chair that has leaves wound around the arms and back and purple roses and fly agaric mushrooms dotted around. . #pollylindartist #Fetchfolk #Krampus #Marjorie #Folklore #Magic #Fae #Witchcraft #Artdoll #ooak #hedgewitch #witch #witchart #aotearoa #NewZealandArtist @fetchfolk https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1m9M7MbrN/?igshid=pk36k8vy4v1o

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A bad month used to be when I didn't sell anything.. but that has change and a bad month is now when i don't reach my goal of $1000 turnover... <-- that before the bills are paid Sooo by my business is growing at a steady pace, not fast, slow and steady is actually better cause it is easier to handle and I can pivot more easily and I can adjust and make better choices (if somewhat scary) so despite a slow couple of months, I have learnt new things, created a new plan, and celebrate that my business has and continues to grow. and I celebrate all of you out there who liked, shared, and brought artworks and those who are waiting patiently for theirs I am super thankful to you as well. It is your continued support that has been the thing that makes it all happen, which makes you all wonderful. ❤️ [Image description: this is a photograph take from the back, of the back of a Fetchfolk, Mrs Krampus, who has blue hair made from unspun wool, it is in a loose plat down her back and near the top you can see a red cap mushroom surround by three fake oak/ maple. leaves. There is a smaller braid that goes from the leaves and mushroom to halfway ish down the main braid. That is finished of with a shiny silver with green bead jewel. It all looks a bit ethereal and fae like. ] #thankyou #SmallBusiness #TextileArtist #artist #FetchFolk #aritisan #New Zealand #gratitude #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgpAWXsL0S/?igshid=1wm74yk8a0e7x