Sasha studio original girls, dressed in white dresses
made by Sherry Foggan.
L -R Front row: Amerita, Lucy, Madeline, Celeste. Back row: Deirdre Rose,
Polly, Birgitta.
Pictures of each one are below. |
The Current Exhibit Is:
Sherry Foggan's White Dresses for
Sasha |
One-of-a-kind dresses Sherry made for her own studio
dolls. |
Updated: July 21, 2011 |
This exhibit was first presented September, 2004. |
This exhibit is a little tribute to Sherry Foggan,
who loved Sasha dolls like we all do. In the very best Sasha tradition, Sherry
used the dolls and her own many talents, to create clothes and settings in
which she could express her own creative talents, her love of children and
mankind, and to perpetuate the philosophy of Sasha Morgenthaler which all
Sasha lovers recognize and hold dear.
One of the last major projects of her life, was to make
these dresses from fabrics Sherry had collected over the years. The dresses
are styled in the classic yoke style, made from antique fabrics which were
formerly table and bed linens, curtains, baby dresses, chemises
and petticoats dating from the late 19th and early 20th
Centuries. Sherry used the hand work, tucks, laces and edgings to
the best advantage on each item of clothing, with the plain
portions of the fabrics for slips, petticoats, and drawers.
The construction of the dresses is in the very best Sasha tradition,
with fine hand sewing for finishing, french seams, tiny pearl buttons,
and the tiniest of snaps used to fasten the backs of the dresses
and sleeve cuffs. Sherry's sewing skills truly do justice to the fine
fabrics used to make the dresses, and to the tradition
of perfection that Sasha insisted on for her dolls. The very skillful
use of the available fabric, to style the skirt, yoke and sleeves to the
best advantage to make a beautifully styled dress in the traditional Sasha
style, is testament to Sherry's sewing skills, and her love and understanding
of Sasha dolls. I hope that all those who view this exhibit, will be inspired
to create clothing and settings for their own Sasha dolls, and to study and
perpetuate Sasha's timeless philosophy for future generations.
Sherry Hope Foggan, a little biography.
Sherry Hope Foggan, died March 12, 2004, in Bridgewater,
NJ. A retired children's librarian for the Hillsborough Public Library, Sherry
was an avid collector of Sasha dolls and the author of numerous articles
about Sasha published in Doll Reader, The Global Doll Society magazine, and
other publications. She designed Sasha clothes, sewing, knitting and crocheting
patterns for Sasha, and created Sasha Logo Pins for enthusiasts, as well
as Sasha games, notecards and paperdolls. Sherry and husband John were the
organizers for the 1993
Sasha Festival held in Somerset New Jersey, which celebrated
the 100th anniversary of Sasha Morgenthaler's birth.
Sherry was a founding member and immediate past president
of the Especially Dolls doll club, a member of the Keepsake Doll Club, NJ
Doll Club, the Sasha Dolls Collectors Club, the Original Doll Artists Council
of America, the United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC), Doll Clubs of America
(DCA), and the Global Doll Society. She created displays of her Sasha dolls
in a variety of settings, including the Hillsborough Public Library. Sherry
regularly attended Sasha Festivals, and enjoyed traveling to doll shows and
conferences in the U.S. and overseas.
Sherry also enjoyed needlecrafts such as cross-stitch,
quilting, lace-making and smocking. She was a contributing member to many
nonprofit and cultural organizations, including the Sasha Morgenthaler Museum
in Zurich, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and St. Jude's Ranch
for Children in Boulder City, Nevada.
Remembered by her many friends, she is survived by her
husband of 53 years, John, two daughters, two grandchildren, and hundreds
of dolls. |
