The Flower Collage By Barbara Range

Check out the new web page on The Brickhouse Gallery's website for Barbara Range's new shop The Flower Collage.                                                                                                                                                                                 The Brickhouse is a growing art gallery and artists studio space in the historical Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. The Flower Collage, is owned and operated by the gallery curator Barbara Range. The shop features art by local Sacramento artisans, jewelry, gifts, scented oils and soaps, greeting cards, floral arrangements and so-o-o-o much more.                        

The Flower Collage is located in Studio 4, one of 9 active and growing shops and studios in the Brickhouse Gallery.

 A link to their site is at the top of this blog page and if you are in the Sacramento area you can visit the Brickhouse Gallery Oak Park and the Flower Collage at 2837 36th Street, Sacramento California.

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I'm still enjoying working with dolls with the armature frames.



The lady African dolls were inspired by an artist from Uganda named Paul Ndebele who paints and creates beautiful batiks that tell beautiful visual stories.

This doll's name is Galimah. I'm not sure what her name means but it was the name of someone that I knew many years ago.

This doll's name is Adila which is Swahili for justice.

I also created more of the African passport mask dolls . The original designer who gave me the inspiration is Sandra Heading Marchand.

This Akili who is a very happy, generous and kindly king. His name is means wisdom.

This is Rafiki.

He is another storyteller or "griot". The first "Storytelller" that I made a few weeks ago along with the doll I named "The Leader" were both adopted from the Brickhouse Gallery the first week they were there.

This is Ndemasi another African king. He has a very strong and arrogant personality.

This is Sister Moon, another inspired piece...

...and Sister Stars.

All of these dolls are ready to be adopted at The Flower Collage gift shop in the Brickhouse Gallery, 2837 36th Street, Sacramento CA 95817.