I am from a long line of artists, one way or another, art has always been in my life, ever since I remember someone in my family was doing some type of art with fabric or paint.
My grandmother grew up in a convent and she learned to do all those fantastic ornamental garments for the church, later when she got married she continued to make beautiful things for her home and when her son became a priest she was always creating something for his church.
I learned to paint from my mother, and from my Nana about making rag dolls…now my 14 year old son has decided he wants to learn to make his rag dolls and dragons…well the first doll has seen the light, the dragon still in process. He designed his doll to look like his favorite super hero..:)…I had to do some of the stitching to make it stronger. I think he is going to learn fast, but mostly I would love for him to borrow a bit of what I know and to develop his own style.
I was moved this morning by the amazing work of Danny Mansmith thinking about my guy…wow, how very inspiring…are we going to have to move his room to the living room when he starts making life size dolls? I hope so.
WHAT WE NEED IS IN OURSELVES-IT’S THERE-WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN HARD AND FIND IT-IT TAKES TIME BUT IT’S THEREThere’s this really hard work ethic I have
But it’s also a joy for me to make things
It is survival for me
