Cage Doll

In this swap, you will create one cage doll for your one partner. You can create the cage yourself or upcycle an existing one but your doll must have a cage incorporated in to it in some way.

Dolls must be at least 5 inches, and be made with quality and care.

Here are some examples:

Example 1

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In addition, Art Doll quarterly is having their call for submissions for Santos Cage Dolls:

From Art Doll Quarterly: Santos Cage Doll Challenge
We loved Susan Bates-Bezek’s La Cage Aux Doll (page 104/Winter 2013 issue) so much that a challenge seemed in order! Santos cage dolls are hugely popular with many doll and mixed-media artists and collectors. You can buy the cage premade, or make one yourself and then fashion your doll – cloth, clay, wood, etc. - over it. Hauntingly elegant, Santos cage dolls were often found in Portuguese or Spanish communities, used in Catholic religious processions and often elaborately dressed in beautiful gowns and topped with golden crowns. The figures were installed in chapels, and were often carried throughout the community in rituals and observances. Oftentimes, women of the community were put in charge of caring for the costumes, vestments, crowns, and wigs. The cage not only served as a framework for the outer garments, but also served as a shrine or niche for sacred objects.

We just know you can come up with some amazing dolls for this challenge! Show us what you’ve got no later than March 15, 2013 for publication consideration in the Autumn 2013 issue. Send your doll to us at Art Doll Quarterly, Cage Doll Challenge, 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 or email hi-res images to [email protected].
Deadline: March 15, 2013.