Art Doll Basics and Techniques
Want to learn how to make your own?

Are you willing to explore, play, experiment and learn about making art dolls for healing?

Whether you are just beginning or have made dolls before, it is very helpful to learn a variety of techniques for constructing art dolls.
You will then be able to call on those techniques when you dive deeper into the inner work of making healing art dolls. These techniques are the focus of this class series.

HEALING ART DOLL: A healing art doll expresses the creative process the maker went through, including the depth and power of story, thought, and emotion. The more thought and emotion that goes into the design and construction, the more likely there will be an evocative or provocative, powerful reaction felt by the maker and, in most cases, the viewer of the completed doll. Making a healing art doll for oneself can create a shift, transformation, or-yes-even some kind of healing as the maker defines it.  When a dollmaker shares a healing art doll with a group, including the story and emotion behind it as well as the dollmaker’s process, this deepens the doll’s meaning and connection to the dollmaker and those in the group.

A maker of healing art doll is a person who:
  • is curious about the concept and wants to make, small. representations of human being-and parts of human being – both external and internal, visible and invisible.
  • is willing to explore and ask questions about emotional expressions, personal beliefs and preferences, and life events.
  • is willing to be vulnerable and play with her creative energies.
  • starts the design of her dolls with questions like How can I? and I wonder what would happen if?
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3-hour online class
Once a month on Saturday 
11:00 am-2:00 pm US Central time 

Each class will cover a specific dollmaking subject and include:
  • an overview of the subject
  • exploration of styles and themes
  • demonstrations and lessons
  • opportunities to create while on Zoom calls
  • an instructional video sent out every Wednesday
  • interaction via the private Facebook group to show your progress, get support, and ask questions.
  • access to the private page on www.healingdollways.com including recordings of our Zoom calls 

Here is what you will learn about during each 3-hour online class and additional videos.

#1 Bones and Skin 
  • Sticks 
  • Fabric 
  • Wire 
  • Fabric bodies 
  • Mixed media
  • Clay
  • ​Skin colors, textures and painting

#2 Faces, Hands and Feet
  • Using face molds
  • Using your own face 
  • Fabric and clay faces
  • Miscellaneous materials
  • Coloring the face
  • Hands and feet

#3 Costuming - Body Coverings
  • Hair
  • Wrapping and draping
  • Basic shapes to use for dressing your doll
  • Putting costuming together, gluing, and sewing/stitching

#4 Embellishment, Finishing and Showing
  • Embellish with things around home and garden
  • Deepen the meaning of the doll
  • Learn ways to display
  • Decorate the doll with your energy and symbols

Sign up any time within the times the four classes are offered.
If you cannot attend remotely, you will have access to the recordings for one year.

Go here to purchase

Previous students can contact me about purchasing this class at previous student price barbkobe@healingdollways.com
2021 Dates - Offered Twice
Offered on Zoom, you will get notifications
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Central time USA
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Series One
#1 February 26
#2 March 26
#3 April 23
#4 May 14

​Series Two
​#1 August 20
#2 September 24
#3 October 22
#4 November 19

3-hour online class
the second Saturday of each month
11:00 am-2:00 pm US Central time 
Click for SUPPLY LIST 
Click image to see samples of
​dolls made in classes
Mother Plays with Dolls
elinor peace bailey
Anatomy of a Doll
​Susanna Oroyan
Designing the Doll
​Susanna Oroyan
500 Handmade Dolls:
Modern Exploration of the Human Form
a Lark Book
Creative Cloth Doll Making 
Patti Medaris Culea