She is a keeper of memories.
This doll was designed by elinor peace bailey.
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Bess is the third doll in a series exploring 'Selfies'. She is a keeper of memories. This doll was designed by elinor peace bailey.
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Beth is the second in a series called 'Selfies'. Beth reflects the rich diversity in my life. This doll was designed by Rosalie Quinlan. I am pinning each Selfie onto a vest I made several years ago,
and so the dolls have a context: the landscape of my life. Betty is the first in a series called 'Selfies'.
I am fascinated by the latest craze of people taking self-portraits on their cameras ... on their own; with others; in a variety of places and spaces. What do they tell us about the individuals? So I thought I might create a series of 'Selfies' ... dolls, of course, exploring the age-old question, "Who am I?" Betty reflects my joy in life. She is adapted from a pattern by Yvonne Porcella. Neven is one of an on-going series called 'Double Trouble'.
These dolls can be like having an 'alter ego', another version of ourselves. What would you say to your adolescent self? Treasure your independence? Manage your own money?\Finish your degree? Stop to smell the roses? Be cautious in love? Maram is one of an on-going series called 'Double trouble'.
Are we comfortable with our shadow self or do we ignore it? How does it reveal itself? How do we integrate it so that we become fully human? Izzi is a delightful doll in a series called 'Double trouble.'
I think she is a greenie ... torn between conserving our beautiful natural environment and the need for sustainable, organic food production. Perhaps she is the embodiment of a wood nymph :-) Ayla is one of a continuing series called 'Double trouble'.
Double trouble because they are topsy-turvy dolls with a quite different personality waiting to be revealed. There are little hints of this alter-ego in the feet peeking out below the dress! Who are the women whose fierce determination have changed the course of our lives?
Female relatives, perhaps, who emigrated to a new land and created a new life. Women who have entered male-dominated professions to make monumental discoveries, such as Marie Curie. Women who have challenged the patriarchy to gain equality for women, such as Kate Shepherd. Ordinary women who have done extra-ordinary things to fundamentally change the way we live, such as Rosa Parks. Compassionate women who have seen a need and met it, despite institutional opposition, such as Mother Teresa or Mary MacKillop. Let's remember and cherish these amazing women. Nelson Mandela said,
"It always seems impossible until it's done." Well, I have done it - 500 days, 500 dolls. What next? The possibilities are endless ... take a break, continue on at this frenetic pace, find a new creative outlet, up-skill, teach, have a huge doll party :-) Lizzie is one of a fun series called 'I Shall Wear Purple'.
She is serendipitous - I originally made her upside down but she insisted on being a dancer! Now she is a Jane-of-all-trades :-) |
AuthorI am Liz Pearce. I am a passionate doll-maker; a doll interpreter. I believe in the power of dolls to transform lives. Archives
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