Art Dolls by Nat: Playing Beneath the Giants

I have been working hard on my craft since 2004, and I think I have a skill level that shows in my work. I am the do over queen and there are many heads without bodies to suggest that these mistakes drive me to the perfect end. The finished doll always seems to lead to the next doll, one is born out of another. This is why I love making dolls. It is the air I breathe and pretty much defines me. I am a doll maker.

This may sound strange but these bodiless heads and headless bodies speak to me. I have control over the parts and pieces individually, but the position involved in the connection is revealed at the moment the pieces touch one another for the first time. The head moves me to sew it in a certain pose, same with the hands and arms. The whole doll forms itself to be expressive according to its idea of itself.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Playing Beneath the Giants

Wasington Square Park, Mobile, Al.

In one of Mobile's oldest neighborhoods sits this wonderful square. It is an incredible place to play among some old giant trees.

The limbs reach to the ground, inviting us to climb.

We all had a great morning playing in one of the prettiest places on earth.

thanks to Natalie Johnson for the use of her photos

If you would like these two to visit some place you've been email me some pics and some info. I can't pay, but I will give you photo credit.