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I have a massive backlog in my Dolls folder, so this week, you are getting link dumps of dolls. All week. I won’t be expounding like I would in a regular feature–just pictures and links to stuff I like.
Enchanted Legacy LLC
Michele Lynch
Amano Katan (1953-1990)
One of the founding fathers of the creepy doll movement.
Mewiefish
Надежда Жубрева (Akh)
Dragon battles giant spider
Marmite Sue is the nom-de-poupée of Eli Effenberger-Satoh.
The Israeli-born artist originally began in fashion. She attended the prestigious Hogeschool Antwerpen, and was a finalist in the 2005 ITS. In what seemed an overnight change to others in the field, Eli left. While she loved fashion, she knew there would be a great deal of time spent meeting and greeting the public. Fearing she would have trouble with the social aspect of the business, she looked for something that suited both her talent and personality.
For my ITS#FOUR collection I created a doll suit that could be worn by a human though remaining a doll in its own right, without the actual need for a body to be beautiful. By doing this I felt extremely free. A doll was a free stand alone canvas for me…
It was the tension between clothing and body, the silhouette and line that made the final look beautiful. And that was extremely interesting to me….A certain type of beauty could be suggested at times not just by correcting the human silhouette but by exaggerating it and distorting it.
The fantastical lace, filligree, and other sculptural elements are so potent , they can distract from the perfect, delicate detail of the face, hands, and feet.
Now based in Tokyo, Heffenberger-Satoh is constantly evolving, creating new body types. They receive apt names, like AngelEgg, Rocaille, Dentelle, and Carousel.
The Fabergé style is named after Peter Carl Fabergé, an artist she greatly admires. Charlotte is a larger work, with a carousel and music box embedded in her torso.
…both via Art of Darkness.
Pixel & Print does mostly geeky 3D printing, like the beard merit badge. I love this T-Rex shower head. It comes in many colors, but I want pink.