World Famous Comics: Art Doll Adventures: Exploring Projects and Processes through Cultural Traditions
Art Doll Adventures: Exploring Projects and Processes through Cultural Traditions
By: Lisa Li Hertzi Publisher: Quarry Books Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Quarry Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: June 01, 2007
Finding meaning in your art is one thing; doing it for the fun of the creation is another. How do they go together? Making dolls inspired by cultural icons brings new meaning to your work and helps you connect with larger universal truths. Doll makers are very conscious of and interested in the history of the human/female figure and cultural icons, and often use them as starting points for their designs. Spirit dolls, African icons, goddess figures, and Hopi katichinas are all popular forms.
Using history as a starting point, Lisa-Li Hertzi has created five exciting doll projects, inspired by five very different cultural and historical icons/figures. Through the projects, she explores the creative process, the meaning and significance of each figure, and teaches techniques that doll makers are currently experimenting with: journaling, collage, mixed media, and found objects. Each doll is presented as a step-by-step project with complete instructions, and is followed by a gallery featuring interpretations by leading doll artists of the same cultural figure. Fantastic full color illustrations and patterns by the author are included.
A Feast for the Eyes and the Imagination Good construction recommendations. Wonderful boost to the imagination. An enjoyable, thoroughly delightful book of cloth art doll projects.
Never thought i would be loving "dolls" this much! .. okay where do i start? i am 23 yrs old.. and haven't picked up a doll since i was 9. on one of my many journeys through the crafts store i picked up this book because of the strange little doll on the cover.. i opened it and loved every page of it! i immediately got everything i needed to start making a doll of my own.. the neat thing about this book is although the price is somewhat high for a craft book. the possibilities are endless.. yo can twist and conform any one of her patterns to something that suits you more as a person. the dolls were definately odd looking. and i love how in the book they not only show beautiful "goddess" and fairy types, but also some unique ideas from many different cultures.. tey even have a doll by elizabeth mcgrath which is super duper creepy.. i am a beginner and i would reccomend this book to aLL.
Inspirational Book If you are a doll maker who is Here and want to go Over There, get this book! Turn one page and Li's creativity and energy jump out at you. Patterns, color illustrations, Li's delightful musings, illustrations only Li can do make this book unique. It is aptly subtitled "Exploring Projects and Processes through Cultural Traditions." Li buries deep into the souls and archetypes of societies to create her goddesses, talismen - and all with a delightful sense of humor not to be found anywhere else. Lisa Hertzi is an artist on so many levels and I hope this is just the first of many books with which she will bless us. Below my name is an example of one of her musings, which we must urge her to increase in the next book. Watch for more books by this unique artist! Go from wherever you are in the doll art world and move Over to There with this book.
can't wait. . . I can't wait to start making the art dolls in this wonderful book. I've already gotten ideas for creating my own art dolls.
Boring... I was hoping for something different in art dollmaking.I bought the book before it was released,I liked the cover. I still like the cover.... That's about it for this reveiw!Well,almost...
It's cliched,every doll inside the book has the smack of what we are supposed to aspire to, other person's ideas,and copy them...If you want inspiration,check out lark's 500 dolls.Don't waste your money on this book.I gave it to a teacher/friend.She did not really thank me for it. Sorry,folks,this book is very dull.Don't buy it.
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