Create a Healing Spirit Art Doll
What you'll learn
- Create a healing spirit doll with branches, sticks or BBQ skewers.
- You will learn how to make doll faces, ornaments & jewelry from eco-friendly paper clay.
- Ideas how to incorpotate eco-friendly recycled materials into your art doll.
- How to decorate your art doll with found objects.
- How to use sea shells and treasures from the beach to decorate your doll or jewelry.
- How to make clothing for the doll from recycled fabrics.
- At the end of the course you will have created your own mixed media art doll.
- These techniques enable you to also create ornaments and mixed media art.
Requirements
- A sense of wonder, imagination and the ability to use sharp objects and a glue gun.
Description
Learn to create your own Healing Spirit Doll!
I began creating Spirit Dolls and art as part of a healing process for both physical and emotional reasons. These dolls have played an important role in my life. May this class provide the tools to create some comfort and joy as you make your own doll.
Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and healing rituals, as well as toys throughout the world since the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. Early dolls were handcrafted from sticks, wood, stone, clay and fabric.
This class may be considered a form of art therapy. It invites the student to think outside the box, use their imagination and have fun. There are no right or wrong ways to make your art doll.
In this 1.75 hour class you will learn to make two different types of dolls. One created with sticks and branches. The other with wooden BBQ skewers. You will also be taught how to make your own paper clay doll faces, as well as how to use fabric, ribbons, beads and found objects to decorate and dress your doll. We will also cover how to add special details and how to hang or display your finished doll.
There is an added section on how to create jewelry with paper clay, treasures found in nature and recycled baubles.
Modules include:
Setting the Intention of the Spirit Doll
How to select sticks & branches.
How to make paper clay faces.
Painting paper clay faces.
How to assemble, dress and adorn the doll.
Finishing touches and details
Two videos of finished Spirit Dolls for inspiration using seashells and other sea inspired treasures.
Extra Section: Paper clay jewelry ideas.
Who this course is for:
- Students who would like to create their own art doll or jewelry, learn to work with paper clay and recycled found objects. y.
- For students interested in Art Therapy, Personal Development and Creativity.
Course content
- Preview01:33
- 00:39Supplies Needed
- 02:01Setting Your Intention for Your Spirit Doll
- 03:55Selecting Sticks for Your Spirit Doll's Body
- 13:30Making Clay Faces Part 1
- 08:09Painting Your Paper Clay Faces
- 15:10Adorning Your Paper Clay Faces
- 04:53Creating Your Spirit Doll Body with Sticks & Branches or Skewers
- 14:41How to Dress Your Spirit Doll
- 08:25How to Attach the Clay Faces to the Body
- 07:27Adding Finishing Touches to Your Spirit Doll
- Preview04:33
- 00:19Congratulations! You have created a Spirit Doll!
- Preview03:31
- Preview04:24
- 08:09New! Paper Clay Jewelry Ideas
Instructor
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Jeanie Mossa MS. L.Ac., is the founder of Four Paws Acupuncture, a veterinary acupuncture practice north of Boston. She is an acupuncturist (L.Ac.) with over 25 years of experience treating animals and humans with holistic medicine.
She holds a masters degree (MS) in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and has completed the Animal Acupuncture certification program at New England School of Acupuncture. She is a former faculty member of the Canadian College of Oriental Medicine (Toronto, Canada).
She has written and illustrated five books and created several online classes. Jeanie lives in Salem MA with her husband and their menagerie of magical creatures.
In her spare time, Jeanie is also an artist and owner of Practical Magic Salem featuring one of a kind jewelry, mixed media and art dolls.