More Nature Spirit Art Dolls

If you saw my post last week you saw the first of three polymer clay art dolls I made. They are Nature Spirits. The one above features a relief image of a small leaf from my backyard.

The Nature Spirit dolls are all brooches with magnetic findings. There’s a metal plate that adheres to the back of the doll and a strong magnet to match. You place the magnet inside your shirt or jacket and it clings through the fabric to hold the brooch in place. I use these findings a lot with my polymer clay jewelry.

When the Nature Spirit doll isn’t being worn as a brooch, it has a little recycled tin shrine to live in. The magnet sits directly on the brooch back and then will stick to the metal of the tin.

At left is the third Nature Spirit. This one is female and her body comes from a mold I made using an imitation cinnabar bead from China.

Each Nature Spirit head is molded from a Buddha figurine.

I really loved making these dolls and shrines. I’m partial to the big one - the one inspired by the red leaf in my previous post and I’ve worn him a couple of times.

These three dolls are designed to remind the owner of the beauty and sacredness of nature.

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(This post relates to Art Dolls number 11 and 12, Nature Spirit Dolls 2 and 3, February 08, by Stacey Apeitos.)

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