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Rituals are a feature of almost all known past or present human communities. Often, a ritual is a sequence of repeated actions believed to have symbolic value. Rituals include various acts of worship associated with organized religions and cults such as compliance with religious obligations or ideals, satisfaction of spiritual or emotional needs of the […]

As 2008 draws to an end the 100-art-doll challenge is far from over!
The goal Stacey and I set ourselves of creating 100 art dolls in twelve months has not been achieved. This is the obvious place to insert numerous excuses however…
 In principle, a project such as this has always meant to add or contribute something to […]

Edvard Munch’s, The Scream has been referred to, not so much an incident or a landscape, but as a depiction of a state of mind. Fortunately, many versions of The Scream survived through time since painted, sketched and lithographed from 1893 to 1910. It wasn’t just the image that inspired my latest submission but the artist’s diary entry dated, 22 January […]

Drawing inspiration from Stacey’s article in Astarte’s Mega-Zine (Issue 4), resulted in my second submission to the 100-artdoll challenge. Used as an image in many cultures throughout the world, the Hamsa typically represented a symbol to ward off negative influences. Stacey’s research further revealed that the eye-in-the-hand symbol additionally represented amongst different religions: compassionate wisdom, […]

If you are inspired by what you read here at MyArtSelf, please consider taking up the challenge. Just remember that the challenge isn’t about making lots of stuff. It is about learning, healing and expressing through the process. It is about setting intentions for a life of quality.
There are two important aspects – making the […]