when we begin the begin

my thoughts are on a great family who are growing through the adoption of someone new. as i've created the pieces in "the healing" work, it has been very much like birthgiving/adding children to the family. and that means so much more as we are not able to have more children. we've prayed about adoption and have concluded that these pieces (among others--but especially the healing creations) are our third child, art. art, meet the extended web family as they read this blog. now that introductions are complete, i am about to add more kids to the bunch and break out the 'yudu' silk screen machine to make dolls. my 'yudu' is an all in one exposure/silk screen machine that we will use to produce dolls that will be given to kids in children's hospitals and sold to raise funds for the art to travel from hospitals to and fro. eventually the prints will find their way onto tshirts and all sorts of fun things with different designs. inspired by duzi and friends from varying cultures, the dolls will have differing ethnicities. i have also decided to begin a coloring book and embroidery kits for the above purposes of encouragement and fund raising. these will pop up on www.marymakesart.etsy.com. i have watched the little 'yudu' dvd, read the instructions and am going to begin the first for-real ;D doll prints tomorrow afternoon! i'll post pictures as soon as the first dolls are made! :D this blog is dedicated to mike howerton and his lovely family, who have just added the lovely duzi to their family from south africa! we are praying for you!