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I'm a self taught mixed media & paper clay character artist living in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.   I'm Inspired by my love of nature, animals & anything vintage. I love Halloween, so many of my dolls have a Halloween heart.  I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to detail, no detail is ever too small. I hope my art instills joy in those who see it. My art has been published several times in Art Dolls Quarterly and been in a number of juried shows....more

Kira O’Keefe~Spider Sisters Studio

Mixed Media Dolls

I am a doll maker and textile artist from Newcastle NSW Australia. My art celebrates diversity, with a harmonious mixture of techniques, materials and ideas. I work a lot with recycled materials and found objects, and am probably better known for art created with sticks and tea bags....more

Wilma Simmons ~ Empress Wu Designs

Mixed Media Dolls

I love working with fabrics and I wanted to create an articulated doll that could pose naturally to reflect its owners changing moods. My passion for fashion design helps set the mood and era of my dolls and her accessories. I employ old style doll making techniques and love 3d printing my high heeled shoes. My goal is to create a doll that embodies vintage and timeless style....more

Gayle Wray ~Gayle Wray Dolls

Cloth Dolls

My doll making journey began 25 years ago through a need to share storytelling and emotion in a hands on medium. As a trauma counsellor I also create dolls with children to enhance their recovery process. I work mainly with cloth, clay and fibre to create figures whose stories embrace the power of finding what gives them strength and courage in their life....more

Sherrie Meyer~Conchy Gem Dolls

Needle Felted Dolls

I’m an Australian sculptural artist with a life-long passion for all things creative, surreal and inspiring. I have been an artist since childhood, generally inspired by nature and the collecting of things. More recently I have begun to explore how modern consumer desires are impacting women and the façade we wear as a result of being molded, a new area to explore....more

Dina Goebel~That Creative Feeling

Mixed Media Dolls

I have been a doll lover, since I can remember. I fell in love with art at a very young age. I have been sewing, drawing and painting, for as long as I can remember. Although sculpting dolls is fairly new to me, it has had a huge impact on my desire to create....more

Mary Hermans

Mixed Media Dolls

Coming from my love of Alice, my dolls come from a world where enchantments are just out of sight, strange Gothic creatures do exist, and wonder can abound? My dolls are for collectors who are looking for the unusual, each one is unique. They are handmade with no moulds and a great attention to detail. I hope each one of my dolls brings a sense of charm, a little piece of wonderland....more

Alison Jackson~Alison Jackson Art Dolls

Mixed Media Dolls

I am a self taught doll artist and have been making original creations for 10 years. They are a mix of sweet and sour personality types, but always unique....more

Debra Klopp Kersey~Klopp Studio

Mixed Media Dolls

I'm an italian Figurative artist living in Sicily.I grew up surrounded by creative people so I experienced the arts first hand. As figurative artist I'm a sculptor and fine art photographer.I started sculpting in 2015, now I think of nothing else! My dolls and fantasy creatures have a head and limbs sculpted in polymer or paper clay on a wired cloth body. I'm inspired by books loved as a child, nature, and by anything that thrills me!...more

Santola Mastrandrea

Mixed Media Dolls

Sam Crow resides in England. She studied mural painting at Chelsea School of Art & theatre design at Central St. Martin's. Her creepy-cute art dolls combine her creative urges costume, theatre, sculpting, story telling, tinkering & playing. Each figure is entirely hand made, using clay over a wire armature, paint, wood, found objects, various textiles & textile techniques, a sprinkling of imagination to depict the characters she has met, seen, dreamt of or imagined - little people with large personalities....more

Sam Crow~Curious Creatures

Mixed Media Dolls

I am a Self taught doll maker, lover of Victorian, goth spooky and vintage style, trying to mix it all together. Mainly my dolls are half-poseable, made of air drying clays though I always love to try new techniques and materials....more

Izabela Krzyżanek ~Petite et Macabre

Paper Clay

We moved from Germany to Illinois in 2012, when my husband accepted a job offer here. In 2014 I began felting figures which eventually evolved into the "Gieblinge". The Gieblinge are little gnomes living deep underground, each one has a particular story which describe their line of work. I am self taught and enjoy the learning process and the challenge to bring my ideas to fruition. . For me, felting is relaxing and sparks my imagination....more

Silke Sordyl~Fairyfelt by SiSo

Needle Felted Dolls

Rhonda has had a compulsion to sculpt since early childhood. It is the only activity that has consistently brought her joy. The mediums used have never been as important as the physical and spiritual connection that comes of taking a nondescript blob of material in hand and through manipulation give physical form to the creatures that inhabit the theater in her mind....more

Rhonda Whitledge~Sculpture by Rhonda Whitledge

Polymer Clay Dolls

I sculpt my own creations in clay, make my own molds and then render my one of a kind characters in porcelain....more

Lesley Duthie~MisPlace Dolls

Mixed Media Dolls

Jennifer Hepler Takens creates one of a kind mixed media artist dolls in her Battle Creek, MI workshop. Jennifer specializes in the areas of fine Halloween art and oddity....more

Jennie Hepler-Takens~Prim Pumpkin Studio

Mixed Media Dolls

I am an ooak art doll maker, sculptor, and painter. As a doll maker, I am also a fashion designer, a wig maker, a cobbler, and a seamstress. I make every part of my dolls starting with the armature, and ending with the eyelashes. I believe each doll should have its own story, and I try to infuse that story into them so you can see it without explanation. I hope you like my dolls....more

Linda Ehrenfried~Charm City Originals

Mixed Media Dolls

I graduated as a fine arts major from college, attended the Art Student's League in NYC, married and raised a family... and found that figurative sculpting was my true calling. I have been sculpting for over twenty years and have sold almost all of my works through various galleries around the country....more

Linda Zalme

Polymer Clay Dolls

I'm a self-taught mixed-media fantasy doll artist & creature creator. My inspiration is drawn from animals,nature & a mysterious world inside my head. My pieces usually form organically from various clays and have inclusions of healing crystals, geodes, glass shards & natural found items like driftwood, leaves, dried petals & pods, shells, bone, insect parts and glue! My work has been featured in ADQ, Dolls, Tiny Dragons Book Series and Infected by Art volumes 5 & 6....more

Sprite Hansen ~The Broken Planet

Mixed Media Dolls

I make one-of-a-kind figurative sculptures-art dolls. There's always a story behind my creations, each has a story filled with love, inspiration & sometimes humor. I believe art should be filled with positive light, energy & lift our spirit. My dolls reflect my vision of my world, filled with beauty and joy. I give a part of my spirit to each of my creations, hoping they fulfill my mission of bringing joy to someone’s life....more

Alla Bereshkova~Lady A Fine Art

Polymer Clay Dolls

Chandra's art and writing have been published in Art Doll Quarterly, DOLLS, Faerie, Contemporary Doll Collector, FAE, Belle Armoire magazines, and The Journal of Mythic Arts. Chandra’s work has also been featured in two books, 500 Handmade Dolls and Aphrodisia II: Art of the Female Form. A member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, her piece "Deer Woman" is currently on exhibit at the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, D.C....more

Chandra Cerchione-Peltier

Mixed Media Dolls

Sherrie Neilson creates one of a kind art dolls from polymer clay/paper clay. She has won a Gold award through the Professional Art Doll Makers guild as well as winning  first place in three contest through artdolls.com. Sherrie has had her work published in Prim magazine....more

Sherrie Neilson~Sherrie Neilsons Art Dolls

Polymer Clay Dolls

Hi! I'm Rhissanna Collins. I'm British but I've lived in Arkansas, USA for over a decade. I've always made dolls of some kind, especially cloth dolls for play, this developed over time into the figures I make now. (They can still be played with.) I make paper clay & cloth dolls, with sculpted heads and shoulders and  hands on a cloth torso and  upper limbs. The dolls are usually 19 inches /40cms tall, with simple joints to allow for posing....more

Rhissanna Collins

Mixed Media Dolls

Hi My name is LuLu Lancaster, I'm an Art Doll Artist who's been creating figures for 10 years. I work mostly in polymer for my figures & use mainly air dry clay in my accessories & environments. My Figures are a bit creepy & sad, with a style that draws on a shabby tattered Gothic Victorian vibe. Tell me a Story is my tagline, Emotional Wrecks that tell a tiny tale....more

Lulu Lancaster~LuLu’s Apple

Polymer Clay Dolls

I'm a teacher for children with disability by day, but I moonlight as a doll maker. I started making dolls in 2010. I am completely self-taught. I created "Anima ex Manus"  when I decided to leave Greece & start a new life in Northern European, a new beginning that took all the weight off my shoulders, in a way that I can breathe free again....more

Ioanna Tsouka~Anima ex Manus Art Dolls

Paper Clay and Mixed Media Dolls

I've always been surrounded by handmade. It was a big part of my childhood and a way of life growing up.Those childhood memories inspired me to initiate the art doll making journey. I love gothic art and working with dark colors and find a lot of beauty in imperfection and the creepy looking....more

Myriam Powell~Myriam Powell Designs

Paper Clay

Here's my Bio: Bethann Scott is an original doll artist who creates unique figurative cloth and mixed media art dolls.Her journey as a doll artist began in 2008. Since a child, she always had an overwhelming need to create, whether with paints, pencils, clay or textiles, she was always creating something. Bethann has won ribbon awards for her detailed work.  She is currently working on one of a kind cloth fairies....more

Bethann Scott~The Stitch Fiddler

Cloth Dolls

I’m a self-taught doll artist from Seattle, Washington and creator of Dark Manor Dolls, my little house of curiosities, where I bring little creatures to life out of polymer clay. I love how magical this medium is. I take a ball of clay, a lump of nothing, and with a little pushing and prodding it becomes a little person. People often ask if I have a plan before I start sculpting....more

Rose Frazer

Polymer Clay Dolls

I mostly make dolls inspired by books and theater with a vintage feel. I use wool (needle felting), paper clay and paper because I love warm materials....more

GiocondaPieracci~Pupillae Art Dolls

Needle Felted Dolls

I'm a self taught artist living in Vermont. I create one of a kind fantasy figures in  polymer clay. I most often create people inspired fairies represented by  little children or babies, Occasionally  you'll find a  beautiful lady or an elderly man.  Inspiration is often found at antique stores & yard sales. I use polymer clay, glass beads for eyes, silk paper and cotton are often combined for for costuming , and hair is usually Tibetan lamb or mohair....more

Melinda Wood~Mindy’s Fairies & Babies

Polymer Clay Dolls

I make one of a kind Art Dolls and Sculptural doll wall art. I use a variety of materials. Most of my doll heads hands and legs are made from paper clay, and fabric bodies. I finish them by painting with oil paints....more

Zoe Thomas ~Curious Boudoir Dolls

Paper Clay and Mixed Media Dolls

Since I retired from my "day" job in November, 2003, I have discovered Cloth Dolls. For as long as I can remember, I have been doing fiber arts from making clothes to all forms of embroidery, weaving, Knitting, etc (except tatting). I love to combine my love of anything tactile with creating dolls and other items....more

Stephanie Novatski

Cloth Dolls

I make three kinds of art dolls: hand embroidered stuffed felt dolls, paper mâché doll statues, and primitive mixed media spirit dolls compiled of driftwood, paper mâché and symbolic pieces of clothing. Most of my dolls combine mythical and folkloric elements with tiny flashes of humor....more

Ulla Anobile

Mixed Media Dolls

I am a mixed media artist living in Australia. My love is in sculpting Art dolls in air dry clay and cloth. I use a lot of found/recycled objects and fabrics in my work and encourage my students to do the same. I travel widely teaching my Art and are very grateful to be able to do so....more

Linda Misa~ Linda Misa Designs

Paper Clay and Mixed Media Dolls

I sculpt ooak dolls in polymer clay. My favorite characters are comics, movie, fantasy books and what my imagination suggests to me. I like create diorama and bases for my dolls by myself....more

Elettra Land~ OOAK Creations

Polymer Clay Dolls

I sculpt in papier mache clay I make myself & paper. I love creating movement in my pieces and as much character as possible. I’m fascinated by the human form & love the way papier mache can be sculpted to create the contours of muscles & bones. I try to make absolutely everything from paper/papier mâché, but do sometimes use a bit of acrylic paint....more

Debbie Court ~ Llunio: papier mâché

Paper Clay

I am a mixed media artist working with polymer and other clays. I started as a painter and worked as a potter ceramic artist for 40+ years before discovering polymer clay and Art Dolls. I have been making Art Dolls for 17 years. I love adding as many mediums together to create my pieces. I teach workshops a few times a year in doll making and sell my dolls on Facebook and at fairs throughout the year....more

Bobbi Oliver ~ Lambo Art

Mixed Media Doll Artist

I love making cloth dolls, the fabric choices and embellishments are endless! I use everything from modern fabric to gorgeous vintage gowns & accessories. I'm enchanted by vintage jewelry, crystal beads, glittery stones. pearls & flowers.  Sometimes I create a piece entirely around a unique treasure discovered in an old jewelry box, the endless possibilities are pure delight!...more

Sandie Nowell ~ Fairy Wings & Mermaid Tales

Cloth Doll Artist and Mixed Media