Sooz has a tutorial on how to make a Steiner doll.
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July 7th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
The tutorial I am brilliant, much also likes the doll ;)
July 8th, 2006 at 3:08 am
That’s really sweet. Having the vague, ambiguous features (here just the eyes) is what makes a true “Steiner” doll – the point being that this allows the child to imagine the doll awake, asleep, happy, or sad, whatever they want at the time, rather than giving the doll a fixed expression. When I first saw these dolls I thought the face hadn’t been done very well as it didn’t look “cute” and smiling, but now I know the reason for it I appreciate them more. There are so many “Steiner” dolls for sale that aren’t Steiner at all. They can be very sweet, but they’ve so often missed the point. Similarly, just because a toy is made out of wood, doesn’t mean it’s “Steiner” either! It’s all about leaving plenty of room to allow a child’s imagination to fill in the details rather than providing them with perfect replicas – I think Rudolf Steiner would have preferred to see a child pretending to create a farm scene from twigs and pine cones rather than the expensive, beautifully made carved animals that are being sold in his name…