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Craft: Empowerment Doll Workshop

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Event Details

EMPOWERMENT DOLL WORKSHOP

Join Teaching Artist, Creativity Coach and Doll Maker Victoria Reeves to learn how to design and hand-sew your own Empowerment Doll. Each doll has an inspirational message and intention. What (one word) message would you like your doll to express? Let's brainstorm and create art together!

First, you'll choose from brightly-colored doll forms, heads, (complete with many shades of skin), hair, buttons, beads and trim. Then stuff your doll, hand-sew the head to the body, add hair, draw on the face and embellish your doll with trim, buttons, and beads. Finally, write a positive message on back and give your unique doll a name. After the workshop, put it in a special place - as a reminder that you are powerful and wonderful! 

Victoria Reeves teaches in libraries, schools, community centers and museums around Chicagoland. She also sells her Empowerment Dolls at local markets and teaches Story Craft Writing Courses online.

LINK TO PHOTOGRAPHS: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCxrWu