Festival Fete is proud to feature the beautifully crafted, artistic, one of a kind "Rue Magic Dolls" by Madeline Beaudry at the Garden City Center Art Festival on June 11, 2011!
Rue, a plant of ancient Mediterranean origins, derives its name from the Greek, “reuo” which means to set free. In the magical realm, rue is an herb of protection and avisionary herb with a powerful presence. Rue speaks the secrets of spirit, magic and mystery and can also be used to invite divine grace into a sacred space.
Madeline Beaudry studied art at The College of New York at Buffalo, Rhode Island College AND RISD and she began making dolls during the seventeen years she worked as a clay artist. However, over the past seven years Madeline has devoted her artistic efforts almost exclusively to creating human form sculptures in cloth and felted wool as well as maintaining a large herb garden from which she makes a variety of products for family and friends :)
Madeline’s work has been published in Art Doll Quarterly, a nationally read publication. Her work is also on display at Waves of Creation in Wakefield, RI and she is even available to teach classes in both beginning andadvanced doll making and can be contacted via e-mail!
"Doll making is so much more than an art form for me. It is a way to Spirit, to contemplation, to connection with the other world that is always with us but often eludes us due to noise and distraction. Each doll, as it emerges, speaks to me, like Rue of spirit, magic and mystery. Making a doll, creates for me a sacred space which I hope reaches out to all who observe my work.”-Madeline Beaudry
You can check out even more of Madeline's work by visiting her Facebook Page!
Come out and support Madeline Beaudry and your other local artists by attending the Garden City Center Art Festival on June 11, 2011!
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I hope you are all having a lovely day :)
Looking forward to seeing you at the Garden City Center Art Festival on June 11!
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Festival Fete at Garden City Center is proud to be sponsored by Presenting Sponsor, Webster Bank along with RI Monthly, Whole Foods Market of Cranston, Natural Awakenings, Garden City Center and Robyn Ivy Photography.
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