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Wish Fish
Click to view slideshow. I stepped outside my usual perimeters to make this fish. It was a “medicine doll,” a gift commissioned by a friend for another friend who had been stricken with a devastating...
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Strongheart Medicine Doll
I made my first Strongheart medicine doll a few years ago when my dear friend was having romantic trouble. I wanted to remind her that her heart was strong and would always be able to bounce back from...
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Wish Fish Part II
I wanted to report on the little Wish Fish I made for my friend who has Lupus. She was in pretty bad shape and spent over a month in the hospital. I don’t believe the fish itself had anything to do...
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Tree People
I don’t have a really good image of the first tree person I made, only this scan from a from a group art show catalog. I made it after I had an encounter with a veteran who had lost his legs. He was...
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Bird Women
Bird Women I don’t have a picture of the first Bird Woman I made. It was made from a metallic gold and yellow print. I had been struggling with the adjustments to a brace for my nerve damaged leg and...
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Sister Dolls
I haven’t posted much on my latest project because I was making a commission that was also a gift and I didn’t want the recipient to see it ahead of time. Now the commission’s been delivered and I’m...
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Recovery Doll
Recovery Hand and Heart I got to deliver my latest commission to my friend Mary yesterday. She liked the pose of the Survivor Doll, but she wanted something more in line with her own story, a story of...
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Joy Corcoran has Moved
Due to some ongoing wireless network problems, as of May 4, 2012, my new posts will be made on my blog joycorcoran.com. Please click over to find new posts on stories, art, disability, Bridge Meadows...
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