Art Dolls

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Art dolls take a mixed-media approach to doll making. Sometimes, they look very much like the dolls we played with as children, and sometimes, they look nothing like dolls at all. The styles and techniques used by art doll makers range from traditional porcelain and cloth beauties to hammered and rusted metal icons. Who says a doll has to have arms or a face?

Doll Artists 

Akira Studios
Includes the resume of Akira Blount, past president of the National Institute of American Doll Artists, and gallery images of several pieces.
Lynn Dewart
Fabulous mixed media art dolls, with an emphasis on fabric and beads. A must see site!
Burnt Offerings
Mixed media art dolls by Linda and Opie O'Brian
Art Propensity
Art dolls by Tricia Anders.
Strange Dolls
Offbeat dolls made by Beth Robinson.
October Effigies
Dark and strange dolls from Kerry Kate.
Shelley Thornton
Image-rich website of soft-sculpture doll artist and NIADA member Shelley Thornton. Her cloth-constructed stuffed hair has become the personal signature feature of most of her one-of-a-kind pieces.
Ruth Marks
Gallery of mixed media art dolls by Ruth Marks.
Ugly Art
Morbid fine art dolls by New Orleans artist Ugly Shyla.
Strange Moon Art
Fine art and design by Stephanie Gottschalk and Jason Rogers, including some unusual art dolls.
K. Moss Artworks
Fabric and paper art dolls by Kathlyn Moss.

Art Doll Lovliness 

Finally!  Pants by cheekycrows3

Finally! Pants

Pants on!  Whew! by cheekycrows3

Pants on! Whew!

Up close and personal-Elf by cheekycrows3

Up close and persona...

Side view-Elf by cheekycrows3

Side view-Elf

Elf in front of her oven by cheekycrows3

Elf in front of her...

Polymer clay elf, nude by cheekycrows3

Polymer clay elf, nu...

Happy eyes-Elf by cheekycrows3

Happy eyes-Elf

Art Doll from recycled materials. by GroggyFroggy

Art Doll from recycl...

"Torso" filled with bits of fabric scraps. by GroggyFroggy

"Torso" fi...

Art Doll Magazines 

Contemporary Doll Collector

Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 07/13/2009) Buy Now

Art Doll How-To 

...if you're just itching to make your own.

Art Dolls at LisaVollrath.com
Short how-to lessons for making simple art dolls.

Your Art Doll Library 

Crafting Cloth Dolls

Amazon Price: $20.40 (as of 07/13/2009) Buy Now
Used Price: $8.75

Art Faces in Clay: Dolls, Altered Art and More!

Amazon Price: $16.65 (as of 07/13/2009) Buy Now
Used Price: $10.98

The Art Doll Chronicles: A Collaborative Journey of Discovery

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Used Price: $11.00

Art Doll Groups 

ArtDollz
A Yahoo group dedicated to the exploration of what dolls are, and what they can be.

Art Dolls For Sale on eBay 

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by lisavollrath

Lisa Vollrath is a prolific mixed-media artist. Her work covers a multitude of techniques, from altered books to collage, from artist trading cards an...

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