The Wee Peeple Newsletter
'Tis Forbidden to express (aloud) a single grumpy thought on the subject of
The Rain
Nevertheless, certain Catpeeple Trick-or-Treaters Will express themselves.
However, right now, for the Dollmaker, it's ALL about
oh tee hee tee hee
Yes, it's happening as we breathe folks.
Multitudes have Magnetized together once again for the
Braying and giggling and cavorting about in gleefully-assumed
"Other Identities"...
A staggeringly imaginative Mead-Altered Reality!
Wherein one Could encounter seriously seductive creatures
who sing and twirl and hop.
Yes, Reality Bends so genuinely here in this Festive World, that it is not uncommon
to notice a Barbarian from pre-history waiting with Superman for
Dionysus and Tinker Bell
to finish watching the Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood eat a sausage on a stick
(without taking off the mask- think about that for a minute)
so that they can all go catch the stage show
of their favorite Wise-ass Talking Skeleton, Ded Bob!
See why we love this place?
So now, Welcome to the Doll Shoppe!
as they say.... HUZZAH!
(The Notorious) Mary Anne of Wee Peeple Doll Ownership Fame
poses here with her 141st Wee Peeple Doll Construction:
A Mushroom Goddess!
A few Steampunker-Cats went along with her as well...
But she didn't think she had an open space for
these Tall Mushroom Goddesses to achieve a proper silhouette...
Mushroom Goddesses startle Top Runway Designers!
Statuesque Mushroom Goddesses pose for the Press here with agents and managers...
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Speaking of Managers... The Dollmaker is delighted to introduce Lady Gwen the Virtuous! yay! Wee Peeple's new Shoppe Manager Genteel and Resourceful, a real Renaissance Lady, respected locally for her ability to materialize that most Elusive of Creatures: the Electric Leaf Blower!
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so... to refresh the memory...
The Renaissance... What was it, really?
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During the Renaissance, Baldassare Castiglione wrote "The Book of the Courtier" ...a guide on how to become a Renaissance Man.
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{also known as "Universal Man" or "Man of the World"}
"...should have a detached, cool, nonchalant attitude,
and speak well, sing, recite poetry, have proper bearing, be athletic,
know the humanities and classics, paint and draw and possess many other skills,
always without showy or boastful behavior,
in short, with "sprezzatura". [nonchalance]
SPREZZATURA!
Examples of "a Renaissance Man" would be:
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(1404–1472)
Painter, poet, medalist, philosopher, hydraulic engineer, cryptographer, musician, architect, and writer-novelist |
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Isaac Newton (1643–1727) Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, theologian, natural philosopher, and alchemist. |
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Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, philosopher and flautist. |
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Leonardo da Vinci
(1452–1519)
Painter, sculptor, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, biologist, geologist, physicist, architect, philosopher, inventor, humanist. |
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Z'Ahn
(early 21st century)
Photogenic Professor of Peculiarities, Collector/Naturalist, Eccentric, Time-Bandit
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(List of More Renaissance Men)
What?
Not one "Renaissance Man" was distinguished for his
Jousting abilities!?
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Surely they Joust! |
"Re-Imagine the Situation."
-the I Ching
MAPS
Suppose you are a bewildered Festival-Goer mucking aimlessly about-
hoping to somehow accidentally stumble upon the Wee Peeple Doll Shoppe...
Well now. This is for you. A Map of the Texas Renaissance Festival:
http://texrenfest.com/festival-map
The Wee Peeple Dolls are in Shoppe #145
...located at the bottom right hand corner of the map
near the Odeon Stage!
Now To dispel More Insidious Rumors! Inside Information!
For Texas Renaissance
Festival-Goers:
Another map. This one traces out a possible route for a
proposed Toll Road (#249) which, if built, would
pass about 2-3 miles to the north of the Texas Renaissance Festival.
Known provincially as "Todd Mission"
the Faire is shown in yellow at the bottom right hand corner of the map.
This "New Road" is rumored to be finished within our lifetimes.
A Dollmaking Frenzy!
Friends and Relatives show up to help at the Wee Peeple Doll Studio
Thanks Everybody for all your help!
And a Special big thanks to Larry Boozer and Ray Drapela
who took over the Driving-to-the-Faire Job this October
for John Bond who had a motorcycle accident.
(John is in a back brace and is not happy about it, but he's alive! Heal Well, John!)
Darling Daughter Shannon starting to show signs of
"Orange Fever"
These are her latest Crocheted Creations!
Exceedingly adorable PUMPKINS!!!
so, folks...
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Past Newsletters Jan 2013
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512-332-6680 cell phone PO Box 326 Smithville, TX 78957
October 12th - December 1st
Shoppe #145 Take your first hard left when you come in the front gate
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Slideshow
of the
Wee Peeple Dolls- the Early Years
Scarborough Faire
The story of
The story of
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Coming Up Next! Pirate Weekend!
See you There- at the Faire!
Thanks goes out to:
