Remaining Spirit Dolls

Spirit dolls are an ancient tradition, for dolls have expressed spirituality since prehistoric times. They reflect both human and divine qualities by resembling us in some ways, and totally ignoring human traits in others! Our ideas of angels as winged creatures began with spirit images in the Middle East thousands of years ago.

One of my newest velvet dolls, which are now becoming part of the spirit doll family.

The first of new spirit dolls reflecting the spirit of nature...

You can almost hear her humming to the music she hears. She carries shells, which symbolize psychic protection; she wears three tears of stone, showing that the sorrows she has felt helps her build a strong foundation. She is her own joy...for Stefanie, 2009

I am a psychic medium; so I am able to connect with entities who have passed on, but who want to express something in partnership with my skills. The way this doll is made was suggested by a man who had died tragically, someone who was a gifted creator himself. He has shown me wonderful ideas for paper spirit dolls, a project that I will be starting in earnest soon! This doll is one of the first test pieces I made, following his inspiration.

I created the face and the basic body shape, then others in a doll making circle added different things. I think the stars were a wonderful idea, and love the beading and lame' that was added!

Sadly, this doll, mailed from maker to maker, never made it back home to me. But I still appreciate seeing the work that made her so, so special, even if I never touched the finished doll...