Never Lose Hope

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(mixed media personal journal page)

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'To live without hope is to cease to live.' 
- Fyodor Dostoevsky -

"Hope is a state of mind which promotes the belief of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one's life." From the time we are born, we face many challenges in order to survive. As we get older, we're facing more of them and sometimes complicated ones - emotional, physical, financial and / or spiritual.
It is essential to keep hope alive in moments of unbearable darkness because the absence of hope is despair and depression. To overcome life's disappointments we have to fight and change the way we see things. We should surround ourselves with the love and care from people we trust, and let them inspire and motivate us.

Always see the big picture.
Never give up. 
Never lose hope.

Let the "Queen Of Hope With A Red Heart" bring you inspiration. 
This one-of-a-kind sculpture is available in my Etsy shop.

"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams a reality."
~ Jonas Salk ~ (American biologist, inventor of the first polio vaccine)

!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!

~~~~~Version Française ~~~~~

 Ne Jamais Perdre Espoir

'Vivre sans espoir est de cesser de vivre.' 
- Fyodor Dostoevsky -

"L'espoir est un état d'esprit qui favorise la croyance des résultats positifs liés aux événements et aux circonstances dans sa vie". À partir du moment où nous sommes nés, nous sommes confrontés a de nombreux défis afin de survivre. À mesure que nous vieillissons, nous faisons face à plusieurs d'entre eux et qui sont parfois compliqués - émotionnels, physiques, financiers et/ou spirituels.

Il est essentiel de garder l'espoir dans les moments d'obscurité insupportable parce que l'absence d'espoir est désespoir et dépression. Pour surmonter les déceptions de la vie nous devons nous battre et changer la façon dont nous voyons les choses. Nous devrions nous entourer de l'amour et des soins de personnes en qui nous avons confiance, et de les laisser nous inspirer et motiver.

Il faut toujours examiner la situation dans son ensemble.

Ne jamais abandonner.

Ne jamais perdre espoir.

Laissez-vous inspirer par la "Reine de l'Espoir Avec Un Coeur Rouge".

Cette sculpture unique est disponible dans mon magasin Etsy.

"L'espoir se situe dans les rêves, dans l'imagination, et dans le courage de ceux qui osent transformer les rêves en réalité.

 ~ Jonas Salk ~ (biologiste américain, inventeur du premier vaccin contre la polio)

!! JOYEUSES FÊTES !! 

Throw Your Heart Thru An Open Door

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”

~ John Lennon ~ 

This original free standing sculpture is one-of-a-kind (OOAK). It is handcrafted without the use of molds. Imperfections or irregularities are intentional to give it character. It is not meant to look mass-produced. 
The armature is made of wire and up-cycled fabric. More layers of different types of fabric & papers were sewn and glued, and plaster has been added here and there to create various textures. The fabric face is hand stitched and beads have been sewn on the eyes. I "carved" a niche to add the clay heart.
Embellished with acrylic paint, image transfers, a flat bead on the crown. It is coated with a protective acrylic varnish. The sculpture is light but strong. 
This art doll will sit pleasantly on your bookshelf, mantle or desk, and is suitable for collecting.
This is not a toy. For decorative display only. 
Height: 15" - 38 cm - Diameter at base: approx 5"1/2 - 14 cm 
This piece is signed, dated and coded. It will be carefully packaged to insure a safe trip to its new home. 
Enjoy!

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery ~

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