| BEADS, BOTTLES, DOLLS Hill House Collaborative The Sojourner House September 2006 - January 2007 |
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| The dolls created in this workshop were inspired by and pay homage to Kongo Minkisi (plural), Nkisi (singular), and Haitian Paket Kongo. |
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| Beads, Bottles and Dolls shows, through recycling, how damaged items (lives) can be re-created. Beads, Bottles and Dolls centers on creation as empowerment, not looking back, but creating from where we are, moving forward. The re-creation of life. Participants use plastic bottles, fabric and beads to create dolls (empowerment vessels) filled with messages, signposts and reminders to each individual creator based on personal goals and objectives. |
| ARTISTS' NAMES Betsy Marisa Kristi Melissa Michelle Mary Valadine Karen Sylvia Michelle Alisa Michelle Liz Denise |
| This workshop made possible through the generous support of The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, The Multicultural Arts Initiative, and Cathleen Richardson Bailey. Partners include Nurture Clubs and Hill House Collaborative |