I also sell vintage lettering and other supplies in my Simon et Cie shop on Etsy.
Artist's Statement: My mission is to make people happy. I am a worry wart by nature and it has often gotten in the way of enjoyment and happiness in my life. One day, I decided to stop worrying. I found myself having difficulty with this. I felt that someone had to worry lest things go wrong everywhere. I had once heard about Guatemalan worry dolls and set off to find out more about them. It seemed amazing to me that something so simple could actually work so I decided to create my own worry doll that I could project my worries onto before resting my head on my pillow. Lo and behold, although it took a little practice (worriers always tend to want to hang onto things), lo and behold, I feel more free to enjoy life than ever.
My mission is to help those who need a little help to stop worrying. We all need a little rest from that now and then so that we may live life to its fullest!
-Vicky
Location: Petaluma, California, USA
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Blog: coffeemonkeymusings
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish
"Sebastian", Art Worry Doll by Ames Douces
Tags: art, doll, handmade, yarn, sculpture, softie, fabric, embellished, worry doll, talisman
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“Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with satisfaction,- a work at which you would not be ashamed to invoke the Muse”
-Henry David Thoreau
In our case, it would be the needle or other fiber tool. Drive it home! And, we all thank you for your words, left here to these good folks. Invoke your Muse!