idle and Useless, 2020. Ceramic, fabric, stuffing.
This doll was a part of my BFA Thesis Exhibition.  

Idle and Useless

This doll was a part of my BFA Thesis Exhibition.  The colored fabric on this doll is to speak to the swirling physical feelings and emotions of my hidden chronic illness.  This doll’s face has a black and blue wash with crackle glaze on top.  The broken sense of self I feel.  The hidden nature of my recovery days, forcing myself to heal, to mend back together.

Hidden

This doll was a part of my BFA Thesis Exhibition.  This doll has a crackle glaze on its face, fractured and falling apart.  She is stuck in bed—all day.  She can barely function today, and she needs lots of rest to make up for the pain deep inside of her.

Confined and Self-Loathing

I Barely Got Here Today, 2020.  Ceramic stoneware, fabric, stuffing, wire.
This doll was a part of my BFA Thesis Exhibition.  This doll is handmade from stoneware.  The face has a crackle glaze on its surface.  The fabric is a green with yellow cell-like shapes to denote illness.  This doll could barely leave the house today.  Her body ached so much she barely could get out of bed.  But she had life to catch up to, so she used the only tool that would ease her back pain.  

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Carly Riegger