Reader in the Spotlight

Hello! I thought it would be fun if we posted some pictures of you lovely people with your favorite nesting dolls. Today, we're featuring Christina Rumbaugh, a communications student at Seaton Hall University.

The matryoshka above was given to Christina by her step-grandmother, who was born in a little town in Siberia. The dolls come from Semyonov, a Russian town famous for making matryoshki and traditional Khokhloma tableware. The style of Christina's doll (red dress, yellow kerchief, and black hair with curls) is strongly associated with this area, while the matryoshka her cousin received is a design typical of Sergiyev Posad.

A doll from the city Sergiyev Posad.

The black egg with red berries is painted in the Khokhloma style.

Some fast facts about Christina:

Favorite food: mashed potatoes

Favorite band at the moment: Editors

Favorite book: God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo

Goal in life: to be a household name

Why she likes nesting dolls: they're cute!

If you would like to be our next featured reader, leave a comment or email me at Amy@GoldenCockerel.com.

Ciao for now,

Amy
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