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Odyssey of the Amish Children

 
mixed media assemblage
by Peggy Deans Earle
"One of my strangest - inspired by the two strange Amish-looking dolls I found in an antique shop. The boy doll's hair was standing straight up and they both looked so terrified, I loved them. the idea is a kind of Hansel & Gretel tale - bad things are happening at home, so the two scared kids run away to the potentially worse terrors of the world, Not exactly 'happily ever after'.
Why do I take such delight in exploring the darkness? maybe it's like what a lot of the mystery writers say ... i.e. facing your demons is a healthy thing - it almost exorcises them."
 

All images copyright Peggy Deans Earle