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ABOUT the ARTIST

FAMILY INFO:

 

I was born in and still live in Sydney, Australia, my background is Italian.

Happily married for 30 years, we have 3 beautiful grown up children and a very affectionate and playful feline, Pickles...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LENGTH OF TIME IN DOLL MAKING:

 

I have been making Art Dolls and various crafts for over 20 yrs.

Teaching Crafts, Doll making and Designing over 15 yrs.

Teaching On-line classes over 12 yrs.

 

PROFESSIONAL CREDITS:

 

I am a member of NODAAA (Australian Original Doll Artists Assoc. of Australia) and CDAA (Canadian Doll Artist Assoc).

My pieces have won many, trophies, medals, rosettes and ribbons.  

My OOAK, Prototypes and Limited Edition pieces are held in collections around Australia, the U.S.A, Canada, Italy, Sth America, Greece, England, Germany and Pakistan.                            

 

My work has been featured in various publications-

 

*Dolls, Bears & Collectables- Australia

*Handmade- Australia

*Soft Dolls & Animals- U.S.      

*Doll Crafter & Costuming- U.S.

*Dolls United- U.S.

*Contemporary Doll Collector- U.S.

TYPE/STYLE OF DOLLS I MAKE:

 

I enjoy working in cloth, with sculptured features.

When I design a piece, I sketch my ideas on paper, then draw the pattern pieces, at times I trial many pieces before I get it  just right. When I am happy with the parts I choose my fabrics, then from a piece of flat fabric a new creation comes to life, all my pieces are meticulously designed and hand crafted, using the finest materials.
Some pieces have armatures, needle sculpted faces, hands and articulated fingers.

Some are painted over cloth with gesso and/or acrylics, and some are paper clay over cloth.

My dolls are not necessarily ‘pretty’ but show real character.

Fantasy, dragons, elves, fairies and jesters are my preferred themes, but Medieval, Commedia D'Arte and costume history also interest me.