Description

Shaman
Natasha Dalard – France
Medium: faces, hands: air dry clay painted with acrylics and protected with a matte varnish
Hair: natural fiber.
Body: wire armature, textile
Outfit: upcycled vintage fabrics
Art Size: Height: 22.45 inches / 57 cm

Posable doll.
Upcycled vintage fabrics, mostly upholstery fabric or costumes, old wooden boxes. They may have imperfections such as : visible stitches ,white fabric yellowed , signs of wear … They lived a life before and still do in another form: that’s what I’m looking for.
Faces are not smooth.
Clothes are sewn in and not removable.

I roam mountains and forests in search of treasures that Nature has left behind; I gather them, It is, then, a long process to reshape ,to give them a form, a face, and an expression all their own and breathe life into them and stories to tell you.
Each piece is completely unique : I never use molds.

“Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed”. (A.Lavoisier)

Dance of Shadows and Light

In twilight’s embrace, a whisper unfolds,
Between the dim shadows where silence beholds.
A shaman steps lightly, with earth at his side,
In the rhythm of heartbeats, where spirits abide.
With feathers of night and the dawn’s golden sheen,
He beckons the ancients, in dreams yet unseen.
A dance of the shadows, a waltz of the bright,
As echoes of wisdom weave day into night.
In circles of chanting, the past intertwines,
The breath of the cosmos in whispers and signs.
With every step forward, the worlds intertwine,
In the dance of shadows and light, they align.