"Ix Chel" Mayan Divine Mother Goddess Guide Sculpture

I have completed another "guide" sculpture. This is Ix Chel, or Ixchel.  She is a Mayan goddess, revered as Divine Mother and she is also known as the moon goddess.  Ix Chel started showing up in my meditations a few months ago.  She has been contributing to my healing sessions regularly and I decided to sculpt her the way I see her with blue skin and in the "mother" aspect, rather than the maiden or crone.  She is dynamic, loving, beautiful, and always moving.  She is wise, powerful and an amazing healer.  I am blessed to know her energy.

About Ixchel

Ixchel is the ancient Maya goddess of fertility & healing. Ix means goddess of the feminine. Chel means rainbow or light. Ix Chel is known as Goddess of the Rainbow and Lady of Sacred Light. She is associated with bodies of water, lakes, streams, rivers and creeks.  As the Maya moon goddess, sometimes called "Lady Rainbow", she wears a serpent on her head . The snake is associated with  Kundalini energy, medicine, healing powers and intuitive forces. She is the goddess of fertility, motherhood , the moon and menstrual cycle. She is mother of all.  As the Crone she is in charge of medicinal plants, healing and the moon phases. She carries spiritual knowledge and blesses the earth with rain - in a bad mood she sends floods and hurricanes.   Thanks for visiting my blog! Blessings, Waxéla

Toy Story Inspired Character Sculptures

I have had a group of Toy Story collectors asking me to make 3-D reproductions of various Toy Story characters over the last 18 months.  Making 3-D reproductions of computer animated toys is not my favorite thing to do, but I have continued to do it because these collectors are VERY persistent and some of the characters are a lot of fun.  They have all posed challenges, and some were not fun at all to sculpt. All of them take a lot of time (usually way more time than I expected). Overall I think I am a better artist now because of this work, and ultimately that is the most valuable thing I have received from doing these sculptures.  Here are a few of the Toy Story characters I've reproduced:

Bo Peep's 3 Headed Sheep-
This is one of my favorites.  I just love the character of the sheep's faces.

Little Bo Peep- She was one of my most difficult sculptures.  Everything is so detailed on her, and I was SO HAPPY the day she was finished!

Chuckles the Clown-  This one was actually pretty fun.  He has a soft body with sculpted head, hands and feet.  I love sculpting clowns.

Hockey Puck-  This is an obscure character from the first Toy Story movie.

These are just a few of the many I have made.  I'll post again soon with some more images of Toy Story Characters.

Thanks for stopping by!

Waxela 

aka SpiritMama

XOXO

Kama, Fire Dragon Goddess

Guide Sculpture "KAMA"

I want to share my latest sculpture.  Her name is "Kama" and she is a Fire Dragon Goddess who comes around to stir things up and get things moving.
I first saw her while doing intuitive work with a friend and client, and Kama came through as such a strong guide for my friend that I could not stop thinking about her.  She is so dynamic, sometimes I see her riding a dragon or even morphing into a fire-breathing dragon.Kama is a dancer, a fire-spirit, and mover of energy.

 Kama is a OOAK (one of a kind) art doll mixed media sculpture.  Her head, bust, arms and hands are made of polymer clay.

 Her gown is made of various fabrics including vintage silk, a printed Thai cotton, velvet, and tulle.  I used wire and fabric starch to create the spiraling, undulating textures of her firey gown.  

 Her black hair is made of lambs wool, and I used colored feathers in her head dress.

 Her wings have a 14" wing span and they are made of Fantasy Film.  They are dynamically iridescent and look different colors in different types of light.

Kama was so much fun to create, I am looking forward to creating a series of goddesses and guides this year.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Waxela (wa-shay-la)

XOXO

Remembering Bliss

I finished an art doll, woohoo!

It has been so long, and I've been working on this one since December!  I finally finished her today.  She is inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting Mother and Child.  I really just wanted to capture a posture and feeling that I get from Mother and Child.  

I named it Remembering Bliss because I hope that it will take the viewer into a blissful moment in life.

It could be an embrace from a mother, a lover,

Holding a child close to your heart, 

or a cherished moment, any moment of bliss or sacredness.

 

  This is Gustav Klimt's painting:

Thank you for stopping by!

Waxela (wa-shay-la)

Flower Fairies

I've been having so much fun making these!

 

They will be landing in my shop soon!

SpiritMama shop 

Sophia Art Doll

I just finished Sophia, a new one of a kind art doll.  All of her clothing is vintage and antique fabric.  Her head, bust, arms, and boots are sculpted.

 

Sophia is free standing.  Her body had a wire and fabric armature.

I found an antique powder puff cover at an estate sale recently and I used pieces of it for her jacket, and there were flowers on top which I put in her hair and one on the front of her jacket.

Thanks for visiting!

Frida Kahlo Sock Monkey Art Doll

In honor of Frida Kahlo's birthday ADO team had a Frida art doll challenge this month.  

In keeping with my sock monkey theme (and because I had an extra monkey sitting in my studio) I made a Frida Kahlo sock monkey art doll.

Yes, I know it's off the wall, but isn't everything about Frida that way?  Somehow it fits.

Frida Monkey is holding a little bird, symbolic of her free spirit.

Frida Monkey is one of a kind, and she is for sale HERE  in my Etsy shop.

Alice in Wonderland ADO Blog Event

I tumbled down the rabbit hole with Alice...

She was more than a little confused when she came to the end...

or was it the beginning?

The White Rabbit with the stop watch seemed to know something,

but he was hard to catch up with.

Finally Alice caught his attention.

"Excuse me, sir, but could you tell me where I am?" she inquired.

"Well, wouldn't we all like to know the answer to that" he sputtered.

"Lean in closer, I'll tell you a secret..."

And just like that, he whispered something into Alice's ear, then he hopped away.

What was the secret?  

Well, I couldn't quite hear, but it might have been that this is ADO Team's

WONDERLAND Blog Event!

You can hop along to all of the participating doll artist's blogs and see what each artist has made.

See you in Wonderland!

Monkey Business Cake Topper Art Dolls

What would I get if I combined my love for art dolls, sock monkeys, and cake toppers?

 

SpiritMama Shop

There are some adorable new sock monkey party supplies available called "Monkey Business Sock Monkey".  They have napkins, plates, party invitations, and wrapping paper.  The color scheme is lime green, red, orange, and chocolate:

I have had some customer requests for matching cake toppers, so I started with this:

 

First Birthday

 Then I got more creative and made this 5" tall (seated) art doll/ cake topper:

 

Big Monkey

He was so much fun to make I decided to do a small 3" version too:

Mini Monkey

You can visit the listings or purchase the monkeys or the plates by clicking on the pictures.