Frozen Charlotte

The Story of Frozen Charlotte
Frozen Charlotte Dolls
I am modelling a stag’s head necklace by jeweler and storyteller Angela Lees

 

My sister Cheryl Long and I visited the opening day of the Holiday Market here in Eugene yesterday (Nov. 19, 2011). We met a jeweler, Angela Lees, who has a very unusual, Victorian, almost steam-punk design sensibility.Here is a link to her website at Etsy.

Close-up view of the necklace, titled "Stag Party"

One piece I admired was called “Vintage German Delight,” and I asked about the origin of the porcelain doll head at its center:

This necklace is 16" long and has the head of a Frozen Charlotte as the centerpiece. The head is surrounded by matching Vintage German Glass beads and brass chain.

To my surprise, Angela began telling me the story of the Frozen Charlotte, and I was able to capture her telling the story in under 2 minutes on my iPad2:

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