

Sat, Oct 02
|540 Spring St
Dolls as Mirrors of Humanity Take-Home Pack
Dolls as Mirrors of Humanity: tiny people in mixed media.
Time & Location
Oct 02, 2021, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
540 Spring St, 540 Spring St, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, USA
Guests
About the Event
DOLLS AS MIRRORS OF HUMANITY PROJECT
As long as humans existed they were making dolls. Dolls were toys for children, tokens for adults, and necessary objects for shamans and medicine men in general. Dolls represented gods in the rituals, sometimes enemies to be destroyed, and also served as treasured companions for people of any age.
Dolls uniquely have been modeled and styled after a human form. Dressing a doll was an important activity that was educational and helped to develop skills for making clothes for the family. On many occasions, dolls served as main or supportive characters in folk tales and mythology. More often than not, stories featured dolls as animated beings and friends who gave advice and provided help to humans associated with them.
This project allows you to create your own dolls, even a small crowd of them to bring you joy regardless of the season! The dolls…