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THE SAINT
"Bring Back Parts of Herself"
Barb Kobe
2002
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THE
SAINT
Doll Artist: Barb Kobe
Created 2002
I had been reading about feminist psychology and women's spirituality and
I was raised in the Catholic church. Most of what I call my healing
dolls have an intention to heighten my consciousness about what
I believe and change some aspect of my life -- physical, mental, emotional
and/or spiritual. I started with the design, remembering the images on the
walls and the altar of my childhood church. Once the design has
begun in my head it leads the way to the completion of the doll. As
I continued my studies and worked on the doll I started to connect with
messages the church was giving to women in the 1950's and 60's and that I
took in - that I am unworthy of love, that I must give take care of others
first and that I should always be a good girl-saintly. The doll's
hands come together over her heart (self-love), and she is looking inward
for self reflection. The three rectangles at the bottom have little
dolls resting inside, "pieces of herself", having come home
after being "spent" taking care of others. I used green to
represent heart charka; red for women's sensuality; and purple for
spirit.
January-February 2003
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