 Meinrad Craighead: Visionary artist. The image to the left is entitled "Feeding Crow Mother" and is by one of my inspirations, visionary artist Meinrad Craighead. I've never taken a class with her but ever since I first saw her work, I was blown away by it.
In preparation for my up-coming "Doll Making from the Inside Out" workshop, I've been giving a lot of thought to the idea of guides and guardians, as I will be leading participants in the creation of their own inner guardian dolls. Over the years, I have looked to Meinrad Craighead as a source of my own inspiration. Her work is inspired by her visions and is incredibly rich with dense symbolism and meaning. There is a link on Facebook to a documentary video, "Praying with Images," about her life and work. Craighead's images connect one to oneself, to spirit and to nature. They are like nothing else. She was a nun for a period of time and her work is imbued with spirituality and deep meaning. I hope you take the time to visit her website.. I hope you are as inspired by her work as I am. What I'm up to: Tomorrow, September 18th, I start another week at the Torpedo Factory in Laurie Field's studio on the third floor. And for two Saturdays in October, (October 18th and 25th, 10 am to 3 pm) I will be offering Doll-Making from the Inside Out at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.
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ErikaI've been making dolls for about fifteen years now. I believe that dolls serve as representations and reminders of the best part of ourselves. I am excited to share with you here my learnings about new methods and techniques for doll making and healing. So glad you are here! Apologies if you are asked to wait for me to approve your comment. I have been getting a lot of spam and so will need to approve comments first.. Thanks for understanding!
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