Author: Regina

We began our Italy’s tour in Susegana with two opening sessions at Progetto Teatro X Tutti.

‘He has his heart on his nose, lovely little clown’

Grazie mile for all makers, kids and teens, and a huge thank you for Margherita and Michele for inviting us to work with them, it was beautiful!

We traveled around north Italy, the region of my ancestors, to Susegana, Zero Branco, Campolongo di Conegliano, Pordenone, San Martino di Colle Umberto, Este, Santa Lucia di Piave and Vitorio Veneto.

184 new born Italian dolls in fourteen sessions over three weeks made by

Beatrice, Gabriele, Lautaro, Nicola, Emanuele, Mattia, Francesca, Nora, Giada, Lorenzo, Nicholas, Lorenzo, Alice, Eleonora, Sofia, Sara, Silvia, Rebecca, Arianna, Tommaso, Brando, Alessandro, Matilde, Alessandro, Guadalupe, Ricardo, Margherita, Abigail, Asia, Angelica, Leonardo, Demetrio, Enea, Gregorio, Sebastiano, Mattia, Elia, Margherita, Antonella, Mattia, Frederico, Davide, Michele, Egidio, Alex, Doriana, Tina, Annalisa, Giovanni, Alessia, Giustino, Marcia, Maria, Viola, Lella, Valeria, Mariano, Maria Luisa, Claudio, Michela, Ezio, Viola, Sofia, Davide, Elsa, Vera, Giulia, Tessa, Alessia, Ettore, Sofia, + 3 ?, Martina, Eleonora, Jada, Nora, Benedetta, Erik, Davide, Daniele, Maurizio, Renzo, Mirko, Amalia, Sara, Itiana, Giorgia, Claudia, Anna, Barbara, Marco, Denis, Riccardo, Paolo, Enrico, Costantina, Chiara, Emanuele, Valentina, Anastasia, Francesca, Viviana, Maria, Riccardo, Greta, Antonio, Lara, Ilaria, Silvia, Angela, Fiorello, Anna, Michele, Jacopo, Simone, Luca, Gabriele, Giada, Nicoletta, Lorenzo, Marco, Maria Pia, Lorenzo, Loredana, Samantha, Vittoria, Eduardo, Gianmarco, Claudia, Emma, Luna, Alexandro, Serena, Margherita, Yuri, Giada, Irene, Margherita, Valentina, Irene, Michael, Giada, Filippo, Marco, Lahire, Andrea, Alberto, Laura, Caterina, Margherita, Silvia, Elena, Sandra, Leone, Noè, Oreste, Allegra, Chiara, Kevin, Ethan, Saverio, Riccardo, Tobia, Bianca, Veronica, Margherita, Tommaso, Angela, Jacopo, Gabriele, Alessio, Samuele, Gabriele, Matteo, Elia, Nathan, Luigi, Antonio, Alice, Aurora, Greta and Francesca.

Real dream

Pure joy

Infinite gratitude

Colab Tower is this wonderful hidden venue right next to the site of the original Shakespeare Globe. I have walked by many times and have never noticed it. We went there to the special VPN event last Monday

Caroline, Jen, Katy, Yannick, Ola and Taragh joined us to make dolls, we made 11.

The dolls had fun walking in the lunation cycle, they specially loved being at the full moon phase. We discovered that 12 people have walked on the moon so far and they have assumed they are the first dolls!

‘I didn’t know what to expect when Regina invited me to make a doll for her beautiful project for peace and what I experienced was so much more than I could ever have imagined. The whole process from filling the dolls with the ‘stuff that the dreams are made of’ to a meditation with my creation was full of peace and gentleness – much like Regina herself. My heart was full.’

‘It is a rare opportunity to choose where a heart comes to rest. In the meditation, feeling my pulse, a moment of forgiveness and gratitude for every other moments in which the heart must make its own way.’

‘My experience have been of deep focus and determination, the doll reminded me of myself – unfinished, imperfect, today with a broken heart that shows.’

‘The joy of making was present. And the joy of letting go and knowing this small piece of my making will go on an adventure with thousands of others, united, together.’

I am so grateful for all makers who joined us to make dolls and I was really happy to join the space with my beloved Fairytale Library. Thank you so much Jen and Katy who invited me to come along and be one of the collaborators of this great event.

Last Saturday afternoon we spent at one of the Fun Palaces that took place at Telegraph Hill Centre in London. 

Sharon, Juliet, Emilia, Veronica, Ava, Bev, Steven, Michela, Dulce and Kina joined us and we made 13 dolls together. 

It was beautiful to see parents meditating with their kids. 

Ava and Emilia decided to travel through our dreams putting their faces on them, that’s a first! 

‘It was lovely to take time out and create, be part of a much larger project Dreams and a Heart. It was much more meditative than I expected. I really enjoyed the opportunity to step out of my mundane life and be reminded of artistic expressions. Thank you for the opportunity.’

‘I really enjoyed ‘dreams and a heart’, it gave me the opportunity to sit and focus on a slow paced activity in a world that is always so chaotic and fast paced. It was lovely to just have chat while working on the doll. Thank you Regina!’ 

‘Dream it on!’

‘This doll of so many dreams unknown. I hope they are all good ones.’ 

‘I enjoyed kneading and rolling the stuffing into place. Getting the corners full took work! After ‘losing my heart’ many times, I finally got it in place, with a little help! Great fun.’ 

‘I really loved making dolls with you.’ 

‘A really lovely bonding experience with my daughter and a group of strangers. Thank you.’ 

‘Today has been a great experience for me making a doll at the Fun Palace. I have been able to block out my troubles and this has helped me to feel calm, focused on making my doll and not worrying about challenging things. I have enjoyed the meditation and for the very first time in my life I felt my heart’s pulse. It is important to feel your heart and be appreciative that ‘it beats’. Heart means a lot. I am Alive. Thank you Dreams and a Heart for this opportunity.’ 

Thank you so much Sue for the invitation and for all lovely makers with their joyful vibe. We really appreciated our time together with good conversations and lots of fun.  It was the 4th time we were in a Fun Palace, I hope there will be many more. We love Fun Palaces!!!