Art Dolls

Bodhisattva Warrior

Bodhisattva is a Sanskrit term for one who is motivated by great compassion and has a wish for buddhahood in order to benefit all sentient beings. The Bodhisattva Warrior's compassion cannot exclude anyone, just as the sun cannot exclude anyone from the warmth and radiance of its rays.

How she was made

This Warrior was formed using Shaper Sheet and covered with plaster. The decoration of her dress was made from casted leaf fragments and used as "lace". Her face and head armor were carved from carving plaster and were given an iridescent finish.

Bodhisattva Warrior OOAK art doll photos

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Matilda OOAK art doll

Matilda

Matilda lives, loves and is made of nature. She is born of the earth, dwells in the woods and adorns herself with natural findings from her environment. She is content and happy, not because of the things she can find but because of what she has already found.

How she was made

Matilda is mainly made from natural materials. She is sculpted from paper clay and gazes from a driftwood perch. Her hair and dress are made from wool. Her hair is hand-dyed and her dress is hand-dyed and spun. Her skirt and headdress are made from turkey tail shelf mushrooms. The headdress is adorned with a curling grapevine and the center of a poppy flower which are also growing from the driftwood. She holds dried flowers that also grow from the wood.

Matilda OOAK art doll photos

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Ishvara Pranidhana OOAK art doll

Ishvara Pranidhana

Ishvara Pranidhana reminds us to surrender ourselves to something bigger than ourselves. She is a reminder to look for the connection between ourselves and another whether that is returning a smile, gazing at the stars or being of service to others. When we make those connections love, joy and peace are written on our face.

How she was made

Ishvara has a machine sewed body and dressing made from recycled fabric. Her face and halo are hand felted and embellished with gold stitching and white beading and she wears her felted heart outside her chest. Her hair is a combination of hand-dyed wool and vintage threads. One of her dreads is embellished with a butterfly in honor of a treasured friend who in turn decorated the other one with her own handmade bead.

Morrighan and the Crone, OOAK doll, by Amy Milsten Wagner

Morrighan and the Crone
Morrighan is a goddess who foresees death and cleanses for rebirth. She often appears in the form of a crow and is a guide in the search for inner strength and intuitive wisdom.
A friend of mine volunteers at a bird sanctuary where she made friends with a rescued crow and they posed for reference photos for me. It was important to me that the connection between Morrighan and the Cronecame through the gaze in each other's eyes.

How she was made
Morrighan and the Crone was published in the Spring 2016 issue of Art Doll Quarterly.
Morrighan and the Crone is a handmade, one-of-a-kind art doll. The Crone's face, arms, hands, boots and Morrighan are sculpted from Sculpy over a wire armature. The Crone's tunic is made from wool that I ecodyed. I used hand dyed wool that I felted for the collar and under the tunic. Under that is a handmade paper dress. Her blouse is an old doily. Her hair is hand-dyed Teeswater long locks.