Decay of Society

First off, thank you, Cody Goodin, for many things. I snatched this photo right from your site, yep I stole it, so I thank yu. And special thanks for the tres' faboo classes you taught at AFIC, (Artistic Figures in Cloth). Cody is a treasure and if you haven't checked out his site, run right over and take a gander. Click on his name in the column on the left to go to there. Incredile talent and he's just one of the nicest folks you could ever want to meet!
I took 2 classes taught by Cody at AFIC earlier this month. I called this doll, "Decay of Society", and was made "her" in Cody's "Wire, Myth and Magic" class. The class explored using wire armatures and artistist's mediums in assemblage doll making. (Cody, correct me if I've described it poorly.) The doll hearkens back to some of my earlier statement dolls. For me it represents how we may end up one day if we don't learn a gentler way to live in a world with others of differing opinions, cultures and attitudes, if we don't learn how to respect one another, if we fail to love our neighbors (OK, everyone you know, or don't know, is your neighbor). We must spend wisely, live greener, litigate less, (a lot less), volunteer more, love more, and most importan, we must pray more.
This doll won't be everyone's taste. It's certainly a far cry from Calliope. She's about using art to make a statement and not to look pretty. Indulge me in that, please.

Decay is made of found objects, bone, beads, cloth.