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jardan — Amonett - The Dark Huntress
Published: 2005-10-28 04:41:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2671; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 115
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This mini goddess doll was made for a very good friend of mine.Fully beaded over a stuffed cloth base, and I used soft fluffy eyelash yarn for her hair.
-Jardan
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Eyelash yarn? Hmm... sorry for my ignorance, but what is that and where can you get it?
This piece is amazing. She looks so peaceful and loving, it's hard to imagine that she's a Dark Huntress. Fascinating concept.
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Eyelash yarn...it's one of those new novelity yarns you can find at most big chain craft stores. Also known as Fun fur yarn 
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Cool. Thanks! Will try to look it. I hope it's available here!
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i love this piece 
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Why do you choose to have the Goddesses' eyes closed? That's an interesting way to do it--I would think Goddesses would have ever-open, all-seeing eyes. Also, the Goddess spiral motif you repeat on them all is very soothing and powerful. Even if I wasn't told this was a Goddess, the spiral and the body would prove it. Thus a superb use of "shorthand imagery"--beautiful besides.
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The easiest answer would be that the art doll face mold I used for her has closed eyes
But the reason I chose that particular face is that the closed eye imagery has always appealed to me on a personal level. I've always viewed the closed eye as the most peaceful, the most introspective, the most trusting of the world around them. When people center themselves, they close their eyes. When they are paying intense concentraion, they close their eyes. We rely too much on our eyes to tell us what we need to know about the world, but there's so much more beneath the surface. I've made a few larger dolls with eyes open, but I keep getting drawn back to the closed eyes.
-Jardan
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awesome, thanks for telling me. I agree completely. I've been experimenting a bit with a similar theme; the enucleated, the blinded eye. Firstly the imagery appeals to me on many levels, aesthetic and personal. Obviously one of my greatest fears is to be blinded. Secondly, to take that blinded face and make it seem still alert, still perfectly aware, missing nothing and perhaps sensing much more without eyes, it really intrigues me. Several of my drawings and prints have been exploring the theme somewhat. Eyes are so fascinating, spiritually!
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truly beautiful again
it must take a lot of time to realize such a piece
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It's actually longer for the inspiration to hit than for the actual making.....the 5" dolls only take about a day or two from start to finish to make. And then sometimes half way through they will decide they want to go a completely different direction than what you planned....
-Jardan
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