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“Ties That Bind” project is finished

Cyndi Lavin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:14 +0000

Our lovely lovely doll is finished, thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Jan Brown, who assembled all the various parts made by participating artists in the Ties That Bind project. For those who aren’t familiar with it, the project is a group of artists (including me), united in the effort to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research. Since my own wonderful mother is an OC survivor, there was no way that I could turn down this opportunity!

The skirt of the doll was made from embellished ties, men’s ties that is, and the bodice is dripping with charms and beads of all sorts.

The next step will be for the doll to be auctioned off or sold. I’m not sure exactly what the deal will be here, but I’ll let you know as soon as we hear. In the meantime, all of the photos of the finished doll are available for viewing in an album located here: TTB Album

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“Ties That Bind” Project update

Cyndi Lavin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:00:43 +0000

Awhile ago, I showed you the charm that I made for a collaborative project with other mixed media artists; the finished product in the Ties That Bind project will be auctioned off to benefit ovarian cancer research. The handmade doll that is being constructed will have decorated ties around her waist to form a skirt, and many charms all around the bodice.

Our mission is simple in concept. Artists united in their creativity to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Our project: Ties That Bind. A hand made doll created with heart and soul, donning hand embellished men’s dress ties and hand born charms. 100% of the profit goes to the OCRF, in support of their mission to help ovarian cancer patients and their loved ones.

I wanted to show you some of the ties that have been coming in. They are going to make one amazing art doll!

Libby White

Kris Henderson

Bev Martini

Stay tuned! I’ll share more updates as they become available.

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“Ties That Bind” Project

Cyndi Lavin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:00:54 +0000

How could I ever say no to my friend Aileen Roberts? First she flatters me by asking me to participate in a collaborative project with other mixed media artists, some of whom I know and others whom I’d like to know, and then she tells me that the finished product will be auctioned off to benefit ovarian cancer research. How could I ever say no then? My own mother is an ovarian cancer survivor. I am honored and delighted to take part in the Ties That Bind project.

Our mission is simple in concept. Artists united in their creativity to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Our project: Ties That Bind. A hand made doll created with heart and soul, donning hand embellished men’s dress ties and hand born charms. 100% of the profit goes to the OCRF, in support of their mission to help ovarian cancer patients and their loved ones.

I made a charm to help embellish the torso of our doll, and am thinking about making another if more are still needed. Teal is the color for the ovarian cancer ribbon, so that’s why I chose these color accents. It’s called For RuthAnn (my mom):

Stay tuned! I’ll share updates as they become available.

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