to celebrate 65 years of life!
Why black?
This fabric is a favourite of mine:
black velvet embossed with roses.
Holding a light to show the way
to live mindfully in the present moment.
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to celebrate 65 years of life! Why black? This fabric is a favourite of mine: black velvet embossed with roses. Holding a light to show the way to live mindfully in the present moment.
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A birthday celebrated during a 49 day national lockdown to eliminate Covid 19 from Aotearoa New Zealand. I lived in a 'bubble'. Groceries were delivered to me. No gatherings. I had watched with wry amusement at the panic buying of toilet paper. So I created a figure with her skirt shaped over a roll of toilet paper. Her bodice knitted with inflexible wire. Her smile intact. All inside a bell jar, a 'bubble'. Around the base is a quote from the Cheshire Cat, "You may have noticed, I'm not all there myself." Moon Baby is the doll I made this year to celebrate my birthday.
I broke all the rules I had set myself! Aaah! The freedom of growing older!! Moon Baby is made from a 1981 Simplicity pattern, a month after my birthday. (Usually I create the doll on my birthday, without a commercial pattern). She was made in response to a picture I saw on facebook
It is that time of year again ... my birthday:-)
This is the 12th year I have created a doll to celebrate the day of my birth. I started with a teardrop shape, distorted it, added limbs and embellishments. Her arms suggested a willingness to 'let go' - of all that prevents me from becoming the best I can be. It is that time of year again:-)
This year my birthday doll was inspired by the book "Where The Wild Mums Are" by Katie Blackburn and Sholto Walker. Within its magical pages is the phrase ... "a wild magnificence". I absolutely fell in love with it. I hope this year will be "a wild magnificence". Each year since I turned 50,
I have created a doll on my birthday. This offers me a time to reflect, to give thanks for all that has happened during the year, and to welcome the person I have become. This year I have made Fairy Godmother, who showers grace and blessings on all. |
AuthorI am Liz Pearce. Making dolls allows my soul to sing and my spirit to soar. The dolls are companions for my journey. Categories
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