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Friday, April 24, 2009

signs from the heavens

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Bushfire recovery dolls










Since late February I have been working alongside some folks from the Historical Abuse Network at Lotus House, making rag dolls for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. It is a project that I initiated out of a desire to respond with heart, hands and head.
Many people have rallied round the project and the resulting dolls will be dispatched in the next couple of weeks. They have been made, with love, by the people around the parish of St Mary's South Brisbane, especially for those in our namesake parish in Kinglake and those in Maryville's Our Lady of the Snow.
I understand that replacing the lost possessions cannot erase the sorrow and trauma of the experiences of people in the area. Perhaps the practical gesture of handmaking dolls will aid a healing connection between wellwishers and those who receive the dolls. As a symbol of nurturing, dolls offer comfort and imagination. These dolls have their arms raised as if dancing or praying or just reaching up for a hug...