Hieros Gamos side of a talisman flip doll in progress. Soft sculpture and mixed media.
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Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death: Journey to the Fierce Feminine
Are you feeling exhausted from the toxic ways in which our culture divides us from our true connection to the web of life? Are you yearning to be immersed in a new/ancient way of claiming your identity as an older woman? Do you want to wake up into the adventure of what remains, while celebrating all the facets of your inner self?
Maiden Mother Crone Death is a doll-making e-course and an invitation to take a deep dive to reclaim and honor the "juice" of the transition into mid to late life, revisiting and integrating previous life milestones and coming to an acceptance of the full cycle of all the lives we live as women.
Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death: Journey to the Fierce Feminine
Are you feeling exhausted from the toxic ways in which our culture divides us from our true connection to the web of life? Are you yearning to be immersed in a new/ancient way of claiming your identity as an older woman? Do you want to wake up into the adventure of what remains, while celebrating all the facets of your inner self?
Maiden Mother Crone Death is a doll-making e-course and an invitation to take a deep dive to reclaim and honor the "juice" of the transition into mid to late life, revisiting and integrating previous life milestones and coming to an acceptance of the full cycle of all the lives we live as women.
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This workshop is for you if:
In any case, you are curious about the potential in doll making for discovering and mirroring deeper sides of yourself. Through this course, you will:
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Tentative Dates: Enrollment Starts January 2023 Early Bird Deadline February 2023 Sign up Deadline March 2023 Course Begins March 2023 Course Ends tentative June 2023 |
Testimonials about a similar doll-making course, Befriending Our Shadow: "I was drawn to the class because the exploration promised spoke keenly to my soul. I wanted to learn more about embracing the shadow side and expressing the journey in a doll. I found the experience to be exhilarating, terrifying, gratifying, and fun. This workshop series delivered on the stated goals, and more. Erika nurtured an environment of support, wisdom sharing, safe space, and creativity. We grew to trust one another with our fears, our ideas, and our deep thoughts. I never made a doll before. I never imagined making a doll before this class…Making my doll…forced me to think long and hard…In the end, the process helped me to find a modicum of peace and acceptance. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this workshop series. I looked forward to our weekly meetings. Our time together was a combination of practical tips, meditation, sharing, coaching one another, and enjoying the company of talented, strong women. Erika’s facilitation style is supportive, gentle, and inviting. She valued every one of us. She welcomed our creativity and celebrated our outcomes. Angela Roberts 
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"My expectations were more than met. The transformational aspect seemed appropriate for both the transitions happening in my own life, as well as for these uncertain times we’re in. It seemed that it would open some new directions, and I wasn’t wrong… I was surprised at the deeper level of inner exploration. What I didn’t realize was that it would become such a personal journey, and how my compassion for myself would grow in so many directions. The process is ongoing. And, you get a really cool doll at the end. I really enjoyed seeing and hearing about everyone else’s dolls. I so appreciated being allowed into their process…I felt we became a supportive and safe community. Amazing women, so heart-opening, creative. Very good facilitating." Linda McNutt Initially, I was concerned that my limited sewing skills and lack of access to fabric supplies would slow me down. However, that was not the case. Instead, I was able to create my doll with a repurposed vintage linen napkin and a piece of worn out denim. I assembled my doll with a simple running stitch, back stitch and an assortment of decorative stitches for embellishments.
This workshop appealed to me because I was experiencing a life changing event and was looking for a meaningful way to channel my creativity. This workshop is not just about “making a doll”. Erika has carefully curated a multi layered approach to guide each participant along their own unique path to self-discovery. Gail Saour 
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Additional Testimonials:
To read testimonials for a related course, Befriending Our Shadow.
To read testimonials for a related course, Befriending Our Shadow.
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You will get the most out of this workshop if:
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Here are some words of advice from a participant in a previous class:
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MORE DETAILS
When you sign up, you will receive a materials list and a welcome introduction to the course, which will guide you in creating your Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death doll. Over the three month time frame of the course, you will receive prompts and information before each session to prepare you for what we will be covering.
There is a limit of 10 spaces in the Zoom session. It will fill up first come, first serve.
Early Bird Pricing: enroll before the deadline and get a discount for either the course itself or the course with an additional private session.
Sign up: begins TBD 2023.
Most materials for this E-course should be relatively easy to find around the house or to order from a fabric supply store such as Joanne Fabric. You can view the materials list. Please contact me below if you have any questions.
When you sign up, you will receive a materials list and a welcome introduction to the course, which will guide you in creating your Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death doll. Over the three month time frame of the course, you will receive prompts and information before each session to prepare you for what we will be covering.
There is a limit of 10 spaces in the Zoom session. It will fill up first come, first serve.
Early Bird Pricing: enroll before the deadline and get a discount for either the course itself or the course with an additional private session.
Sign up: begins TBD 2023.
Most materials for this E-course should be relatively easy to find around the house or to order from a fabric supply store such as Joanne Fabric. You can view the materials list. Please contact me below if you have any questions.
Overview of the Course:
Themes for Each Month
Month 1 Exploring the Archetype of the Maiden
Session 1 The Maiden: What does it mean to unearth and release toxic patterns of thinking about your younger self? We will look at how unhealthy archetypes of the maiden that we carry in our bodies. Whether or not we are aware of it, we carry within us the ancient stories of Persephone, Eve, Pandora, and Philomena who were scapegoated, shut down or worse for qualities such as curiosity, agency, boldness. We will explore some of these stories and practice Intuitive painting with the Maiden to begin to reclaim these qualities.
Session 2 Doll Making and Sharing Session #1 Introduction to various techniques to make simple wrapped doll bodies. You will have a chance to practice these techniques in this making session so that you can further explore them over the next month.
Month 2 Exploring the Archetypes the Mother/Madonna
Session 3 The Mother: Exploring, releasing and unearthing toxic patterns of thinking about the mother-the ways in which mothers are unacknowledged, blamed, overburdened, made to be overly responsible? Exploration with Ishtar, Inanna, Isis, Europa, the Black Madonna and the Marys. We will reclaim the aspects of these powerful goddesses from the ways in which they have been shut down, attacked, and ignored by the over-culture out of fear of their power. Intuitive painting with the Mother/Madonna.
Session 4 Doll Making and Sharing Session #2 Focus on bodies and faces. Looking at archetypal body forms of ancient times. Shedding our lens with relation to what bodies are supposed to look like. Introduction to various techniques for making bodies.
Month 3 Exploring the Archetype of the Crone and a New Vision of Old Age and of Death
Session 5 The Crone: The Crone archetype holds some of the most painfully toxic stories from the overculture. We will explore stories of crones from fairy tales and myth such as Baba Yaga, Kali, Hecate, and Hel and reclaim them from the ways they have been vilified and ignored in our culture. By integrating our inner crone, we reclaim our place in the Cycle of Life. We will also explore death, both death as an inevitable stage in the cycles of life and death and as a metaphor for those symbolic deaths we experience throughout life, such as losses of loved ones, identities, and illnesses. Explorations with Intuitive painting with the Crone and Death.
Session 6 Final Doll Making and Sharing Session #3 Talismans that integrate the three faces of the goddess, Mother, Maiden and Crone. Consider making a talisman flip doll that integrates what you have learned and explored during the first two months. We will also explore embellishments to the dolls, and the way in which runes, symbols and animal spirits can amplify the messages our dolls are telling us.
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Month 1 Exploring the Archetype of the Maiden
Session 1 The Maiden: What does it mean to unearth and release toxic patterns of thinking about your younger self? We will look at how unhealthy archetypes of the maiden that we carry in our bodies. Whether or not we are aware of it, we carry within us the ancient stories of Persephone, Eve, Pandora, and Philomena who were scapegoated, shut down or worse for qualities such as curiosity, agency, boldness. We will explore some of these stories and practice Intuitive painting with the Maiden to begin to reclaim these qualities.
Session 2 Doll Making and Sharing Session #1 Introduction to various techniques to make simple wrapped doll bodies. You will have a chance to practice these techniques in this making session so that you can further explore them over the next month.
Month 2 Exploring the Archetypes the Mother/Madonna
Session 3 The Mother: Exploring, releasing and unearthing toxic patterns of thinking about the mother-the ways in which mothers are unacknowledged, blamed, overburdened, made to be overly responsible? Exploration with Ishtar, Inanna, Isis, Europa, the Black Madonna and the Marys. We will reclaim the aspects of these powerful goddesses from the ways in which they have been shut down, attacked, and ignored by the over-culture out of fear of their power. Intuitive painting with the Mother/Madonna.
Session 4 Doll Making and Sharing Session #2 Focus on bodies and faces. Looking at archetypal body forms of ancient times. Shedding our lens with relation to what bodies are supposed to look like. Introduction to various techniques for making bodies.
Month 3 Exploring the Archetype of the Crone and a New Vision of Old Age and of Death
Session 5 The Crone: The Crone archetype holds some of the most painfully toxic stories from the overculture. We will explore stories of crones from fairy tales and myth such as Baba Yaga, Kali, Hecate, and Hel and reclaim them from the ways they have been vilified and ignored in our culture. By integrating our inner crone, we reclaim our place in the Cycle of Life. We will also explore death, both death as an inevitable stage in the cycles of life and death and as a metaphor for those symbolic deaths we experience throughout life, such as losses of loved ones, identities, and illnesses. Explorations with Intuitive painting with the Crone and Death.
Session 6 Final Doll Making and Sharing Session #3 Talismans that integrate the three faces of the goddess, Mother, Maiden and Crone. Consider making a talisman flip doll that integrates what you have learned and explored during the first two months. We will also explore embellishments to the dolls, and the way in which runes, symbols and animal spirits can amplify the messages our dolls are telling us.
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"I started off thinking I was just making a doll. But the course was so much more. It really challenged my artistic process and offered something to think about. I learned about my creative process and am taking away a new set of questions available for me next time I get stuck somewhere….
The format was amazing. I would sign up again. I really enjoyed getting to know folks. It felt like a sewing group in person. I think for the price, it was an extraordinary value. Now I understand why some people keep signing up. Really well done. I got way more than expected. Thank you." Barb Siegel |
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What's Included?
What's included in Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death:
Dates and Times:
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Sessions will be recorded.
Prices:
TBD
IMPORTANT NOTE: There are no refunds once you have signed up for an e-course. I am a one woman show, doing my best to create a small group, intimate and nourishing experience for you. Thus I am unable to offer refunds.
What's included in Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death:
- Two-two hour-intimate, no more than 10 participants, sessions a month on Zoom, one to explore archetypes of the ancient feminine and do intuitive painting, the other to work on making a doll or dolls representing your Maiden, Mother, Crone, Death.
- Informational and monthly two hour Zoom sessions on the topic of Maiden, Mother Crone
- Monthly making and sharing sessions about the Maiden Mother Crones dolls being created by participants
- In-class Instruction on a variety of doll-making techniques
- a Facebook group to share your progress on doll-making and share with other doll makers
Dates and Times:
TBD
Sessions will be recorded.
Prices:
TBD
IMPORTANT NOTE: There are no refunds once you have signed up for an e-course. I am a one woman show, doing my best to create a small group, intimate and nourishing experience for you. Thus I am unable to offer refunds.
