Leesha Ragdoll –

Name of Artist: Leesha Ragdoll

Title of Piece: – Black clouds and silver linings

About the Piece: This doll was to represent the prison many people are in cased in , whether by pain of the mind or pain of the body. It is to bring focus to the silver lining in any and all situations. This is proved in this competition alone by seeing the amazing strength that these hardships have created. kia kaha

About the Artist: Art in general is a huge passion for me and I have been sewing custom made dolls for 3 years now as my biggest venting method and huge help for happiness, I have battled with depression my entire life and this got worse after getting the double attack of postnatal following the birth of my two children, The ragdolls then started making their appearance and have brought joy ever since.