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“It’s fun! I find pure joy from making dolls.”

“I have not words for the joy I get from self expression.”

“I get to communicate an idea I have no words for.
 
"I get joy from self expression.”

“I get to tell a story, either a play on words or a concept.”

“BLISS!!”

“I get happy!”

“I enjoy the challenge of learning new things.”

“I enjoy the creative process.”

HEALING

“Dollmaking is a healing process for me. My dolls hold energy.”

“Dollmaking is time I give to myself.  It’s a gift for me.”

“The dolls allow me to express my deepest feelings in ways that I can’t put into words.”
 “When I make a feeling doll it’s as if I can take the feeling out of my body and have a conversation with it. 

SELF AWARENESS

“I’ve learned about myself through dollmaking.”

“I find dollmaking an outlet for a build up of creative energy.”

“I’ve learned about myself through my dolls.

"I get in touch with my feelings.”

“Each doll I make forces me to grow –and I want to keep growing.”

"After making a doll I am surprised at my potential to create.”  

SPIRITUALITY

“I do better when I have a reason for making them.”

“I feel like I am giving birth to myself.”

“Making dolls sustains me – keeps me alive: feeds my soul.”

”I must create to be whole.”

“Making dolls is a way for me to express who I am out in the world.”

“My dolls need to have a soul. I like to get information from the collective unconscious, where all ideas float around.”