My recent work “Muncecas Quitapenas” (No Worries) is inspired by Guatemalan worry dolls. The Mayans believed that if you whispered your worries to special dolls at night, when you woke up, the worry dolls would have taken your worries away. My worry dolls are meant to dissipate worry in the making- the idea being that the process of making frees the mind- you write your worry on the paper that makes up the heart and head, then as you wrap/bind, your worries go away. Maybe it will work for you! Photos from my University of Dayton Artist Residency will be up on my website soon. The project will continue during this spring’s Urban Nights when I will be working with the Circus Art Collective at the Side Show.
Muñecas Quitapenas
