Cardnal
Hand Knit Knitimal art doll
By Danamarie Hosler 
Green Star Studio

A hand knit, hand sewn, one of a kind art doll, he’s #541 in the Knitimal Series. 12” tall and 8” wide and made with organic and local wool and wool blend yarns.

With a BFA in Illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art, Danamarie Hosler has contributed work to several publications, including Cricket, the award winning Children's Magazine, The Progressive, The Hopkins Undergraduate Research Journal and has illustrated three books for Two Lives Publishing. Her interests in story telling have also made her a successful muralist, with clients spanning from non-profits & elementary schools, to museums and restaurants; private residences to the city of Baltimore. Shortly after graduation, Danamarie starting looking for a way to reach children off the pages of a book, and in 1998 she began bringing her characters to life in the form of soft sculpture. Combining her passion for early education, knitting and illustration, Knitimals were an instant hit of huggable proportions, inviting the world to truly LIVE with art. The Knitimals are award winning, soft sculpture art dolls, collected & displayed all over the world. Today, Danamarie runs greenstarstudio, a one-woman art machine, creating handmade decorative & collectible art for children of all ages. Her work can be found at over a dozen exhibitions and art shows each year & retailers all over the nation. Her workshops & lectures have taken her all over the country, but closer to home, she teaches at The Walters, School 33 & MICA. Her whimsical & inspiring murals can be found in Baltimore, Philadelphia & Miami.