Dolls4ArtSake: handmade dolls dollmaking for cancer patients
"Lori Fischer began making handmade dolls for her children. Soon her friends were asking for a one-of-a-kind doll of their own. Once, when a friend was suffering hair loss, she made a doll without hair -- and she included wigs and hats for the doll as accessories and gave it to her friend. She started holding doll making workshops. According to Fischer, women and their daughters, or groups of friends, have spent the day sewing, eating, and socializing in a way that has all but been forgotten."
"In the fifteen years since she began making dolls, her dolls have evolved into works of art that are shown in local art galleries."
"Last year, she was awarded a grant through the City of Oakland's Cultural Arts Funding Program ... read the whole article
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