Mother Earth - Help Wanted
This multi-media doll was created for a challenge from Cloth, Paper, Scissor Magazine. The rules were to create a multi-media doll, no larger than 12 inch tall, 8 inch wide and 2 inch deep. I hope you enjoy my concept of Mother Earth - Help Wanted!
I also make Spirit Dolls and have joined a Goddess Dolls group.
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Inside Message:
Save the Earth
Re-use, Reduce, Recycle
Materials:
- Brass wire
- Copper wire
- Cotton fabric
- Fine silver sheet
- Fine Silver wire
- Florist Tape
- Glass Beads
- Glass Flower Wafers
- Gold and silver foil
- Pearl Cotton embroidery thread
- Rayon embroidery thread
- Silk Ribbon
- Swarovski Crystals
- Vitreous enamel
- Weeping Cheery Tree branch (from my garden)
- Wool roving
Techniques:
- Bead Embroidery
- Cloth Yo-Yo
- French Beaded Flowers
- Hand and machine sewing
- Hand cut/filed fine silver hands
- Hand embroidery using Pearl Cotton
- Machine embroidery
- Needle Felting
- Quilting by machine
- Roll printed (with rice paper pattern) fine silver sheet for hand
- Silk Ribbon Embroidery with ribbon I dyed myself
- Software development of embroidery designs
- Vitreous Enameling - reticulated foils technique
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Meanings:
- The 4 seasons
- Spring - head
- Fall - base
- Winter - neck
- Summer - arms
- Her body and hair represent plants - brown roots and dirt, and green foliage
- River - vital water we all need for life
- Eternity Knot - her wish to always be here
- North, East, South and West directions (ouside the Eternity Knot)
- Rose Quartz hearts - both stand for love and self-love
- Butterfly for long life and things of the air
- Given the above, She includes:
- Land, Sea and Air
- Mineral, Vegtable, Animal
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