Dolls by Lee Menconi-Steiger

Fantasy, Myth & Legend

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The First Wish
The First Wish
Smoke pours from Aladdin's magic lamp as the Genie offers a chest of jewels to his new master. Judge’s Choice at the 1997 Manteca Quilt and Doll Show, and Second Place at the 1997 Marin Quilt and Doll Show.
20" tall one-of-a-kind cloth doll

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Autumn
Autumn
The fox maiden caries a chicken home for dinner.
12" Sculpey one-of-a-kind doll.
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Medusa
Medusa
As Protector of the Women's Mysteries, the snake goddess repels intruders to the sacred places.
Division Winner and Judge’s Choice at the 1995 Manteca Quilt and Doll Show; Third Place at the 1995 Marin Quilt and Doll Show. 14" tall one-of-a-kind cloth doll with 24" wingspan.

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Empress of the Universe
First of All, She’s Black
After a near-death experience, an ardent feminist was asked what God looked like. She replied, "Well, first of all, she’s black..." This doll won Second Place in the 1993 Hoffman Challenge and toured with the show for a year.
21" tall one-of-a-kind cloth doll

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Joie de Lézard
Joie de Lézard The lizard woman strikes a Balinese dancer's pose.
Modeled after a Thai water dragon, Joie’s glittering crest is made of opalescent glass beads, and her costume is adorned with butterfly wings.
Joie traveled with the Hoffman Challenge Exhibit for a year.
18" tall one-of-a-kind cloth.

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