Meet my first doll, Metamorphosis. I created her to represent an artist (me) coming out of her cocoon. She doesn't have a face. I wasn't sure what my artist looked like yet. I may have to make another now that i know my inner artist a little better!
I think I have been a creative for many lifetimes. The desire to create is strong and relentless. I am inspired by shapes and color and often find the slightest thought can set my mind whirling with ideas and inspiration. These are magical moments for me.
My current passion is in creating art dolls, which allows me to explore my creativity as well as the human condition. I find that art and doll making are transformative and have enhanced my spiritual side by helping me to be more contemplative.
"If you work with your hands, you’re a laborer. If you work with your hands and your head, you’re a technician. If you work with your hands, your head and your heart, you’re an artist.", unknown
"The purpose of art is to heal. I believe that every person is a special kind of artist, rather than the common belief that artists are special kinds of people." Samuel Avital, Mime
"Give Light and the darkness will disappear of itself." Erasmus
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Emerson said, "The quality of the imagination is to flow, and not to freeze."
2 comments:
That's interesting Joyce. Does your artist have a face now?
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