Erika Cleveland - Washington, D.C. 

http://www.transformativehealingdolls.com
https://www.facebook.com/Transformativehealingdolls

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Artist, writer and healer, Erika Cleveland was trained as an art therapist at NYU. After working clinically for many years with children and adults, in settings such as International Center for the Disabled in NYC and Boston Children’s Hospital, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Here is a link to an article that was in the Washington Post in 2019 called
In the galleries: Erika Cleveland's 'Healing Dolls' are playful in their duality
Erika has completed Barb Kobe's Medicine Doll online class and has taken several classes from Pamela Hastings.

NEW ON-LINE OFFER:
Befriending Our Shadow  

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ERIKA CLEVELAND "​...rather enchanted by the slowness of it, how much time I actually spent on my doll...gave me some deep revelation.  I was exposed to more techniques and possibilities than expected."
​ I'm so excited to share with you a brand new doll-making e-course about befriending our shadow, using tenderness and compassion to connect with all parts of ourselves. Flip dolls are two sided dolls connected at the waist. I have been fascinated for years with their capacity to capture divergent views of reality, dark vs light, joy vs sorrow, love vs alienation. In this course you will have the chance to explore and befriend your shadow, through making your own doll. And at the end of the course, your doll will represent and unite both shadow and light. And, important note, you do not know how to sew beforehand. This class is open to those at all levels of sewing ability. ​
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