From that point on, everything is customized by you. Eyes are picked for the head, the doll artist must paint on whatever makeup or skin tones they would like their doll character to have. Wigs are made, and so is clothing. Beyond these basic aspects of appearance- some doll artists create fantastic modifications to their pieces.
Pretty amazing right? All just using clay and paint (I don't know about the deer girl though- that's something of its own!) Anyway the whole thing that got me thinking about my love for BJDs was the lovely photographs i saw of Giovanna Gabrielli's dolls. Sadly she doesn't have any other profile online besides her flickr account. I would love to know more about her creative process- does she buy pre-made doll bases? Or is everything she makes her own? The thing i like most about her work is that she really integrates the dolls within an environment that tells us more about their personality. Everything about the doll is significant- from their clothing to their props.
These are great! I used to make dolls, which I sold..Adult dolls are really art pieces unto themselves, and have an eerie magical presence!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I absolutely love the glass eyes on these dolls.
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