Stick dolls

A few years back, I tried my hand at making a few Spirit Dolls... something I think I came across on Pinterest - my favorite rabbit hole! 😉 I think I made about 4 or 5, but they weren't big sellers either at Arts Connection or at our annual Open Studios tour, so I hung them in my studio and moved on. But recently, my interest came back... my thought being this might be something that would be of interest at Sedona Artist Market Gallery. I sent pictures to the gallery manager, and she said…

This week I've been working on fish and sticks .... The sticks are the message stick art dolls which were very popular, attracting so...

Message stick doll : wrapped stick armature, with polymer clay head, sari silk ribbons, bead embroidery, with meassage hand written on a wooden tag, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Eleanor Roosevelt) .

Neglecting my blog in the last month was one of the sacrifices I made for Wednesday's Children. Just a recap since it's been ...

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Learn to create a Spirit Doll & Ornaments & Jewelry with branches, recycled trinkets & eco-friendly paper clay.

A mothering spirit was recently born from my hands. A moon spirit and Autumn spirit soon followed. These are made of wool and paperclay, and are meant for living indoors but now I'm slightly obsessed with the idea of making some that are fit for the elements and hosting a sculpture walk in my woods. We have a trail in our woods that's just short of a half-mile loop that would be perfect for what I'm envisioning. My real life demands my attention so there's no telling if this will come to…

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Response to colour challenge - allocated colours /fabrics were blue and black

Stick men