Create a Healing Spirit Art Doll

🌱 Unlock Your Creative Spirit with "Create a Healing Spirit Art Doll" 🎨

Art Therapy for All Ages!

Embark on a creative journey with Create a Healing Spirit Art Doll course, where you'll learn to tap into your inner artist and channel healing energies through the craft of spirit art dolls, ornaments, and jewelry. This isn't just an art course; it's a therapeutic experience for all ages!

Your Creative Journey Awaits 🧵🌍

In this 1.75-hour immersive class, guided by the experienced artist Jeanie Mossa, you will:

• Craft Two Types of Dolls: Discover the magic of creating a doll using natural sticks and branches, as well as another with wooden BBQ skewers. These unique processes allow for both rustic and refined outcomes.

• Sculpting Paper Clay Faces: Learn to form expressive faces for your dolls using paper clay, a sustainable and eco-friendly material perfect for adding character to your creation.

• Decorative Dress-Up: Adorn your spirit doll with fabric, ribbons, beads, and found objects to give it personality and bring it to life. Explore the endless possibilities of embellishment.

• Adding Special Details: Perfect your doll with finishing touches and details that will make it stand out. Learn how to hang or display your finished masterpiece to showcase its beauty.

Modules Overview:

1. Setting the Intention of the Spirit Doll

   • Begin your creative process with intention setting, aligning your craft with personal intentions for healing and joy.

2. How to Select Sticks & Branches

   • Master the art of selecting natural elements that will serve as the base for your doll.

3. Making Paper Clay Faces

   • Gain expertise in creating faces using paper clay, customizing expressions and features to reflect your inner vision.

4. Painting Paper Clay Faces

   • Learn painting techniques to bring vibrancy and emotion to your paper clay creations.

5. Assembling, Dressing, and Adorning the Doll

   • Follow step-by-step instructions on how to assemble your doll, dress it with fabrics and embellishments, and finish it with care.

6. Finishing Touches and Details

   • Discover ways to add those special touches that will give your doll character and charm.

7. Inspiration from Finished Spirit Dolls

   • Be inspired by two videos showcasing finished Spirit Dolls, one adorned with seashells and other natural treasures.

8. Paper Clay Jewelry Ideas

   • Expand your creativity into the realm of jewelry making using paper clay and recycled trinkets.

9. Bonus: Learn to Crochet with Wire 🫫

   • An added bonus for those interested in expanding their crochet skills beyond traditional yarns.

A Healing Art Form

This class is more than just a workshop; it's an invitation to engage in art therapy. It encourages you to use your imagination, think creatively, and have fun without the constraints of conventional crafting rules. There are no mistakes in art; only opportunities for unique expressions.

Embrace Tradition, Embrace Healing 🌱✨

Dolls have been integral to rituals, healing practices, and as companions throughout history. From ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece, and Rome, where dolls were handcrafted from various materials, to today's therapeutic art forms, the spirit of these creations remains timeless.

Join us in this transformative experience and let your creative spirit soar! 🎈✨