Saturday, June 28, 2014

Meet the Doll Creator: Emma of Little Gothic Horrors


About the creator, in her own words:

I've always loved dollies, especially the creepy-cute kind!
I started making cloth dolls a few years ago
after reading Neil Gaiman's, 'The Graveyard Book'.
One day I was daydreaming about the little ghost children in the novel,
when I happened to glance over at a couple of Kokeshi dolls
I had bought when I visited Japan and was struck by inspiration.
I grabbed a notebook and began sketching cloth Kokeshi-style dolls with a spooky twist.

Unfortunately, I have more ideas than time when it comes to dolly making.
I'm currently working on some completely new doll designs,
but I'm such a finicky perfectionist that the process of creating
a pattern from my drawings is always a saga.
I tend to drive myself a little crazy trying to invent new ways of
making my ideas work three dimensionally.

A few of her creations:




For more, visit her blog here.

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11 comments:

  1. Attempt no.3...... GOREgeous dollies....cute AND creepy :D XXX

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  2. It will be interesting to see what new designs Ms. Emma comes up with.

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  3. Love Emma's dolls! I love how neat they are and the clear, trong, design and the personality. Wonderful. I'm also intrigued to learn there are new designs coming?

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  4. Thank you for hosting this dolly-a-rama, Holly! ❤ And thank you for the sweet comments, everyone! I was about to google "trong", Rhissanna! For a moment you had me thinking it was some kind of design element that I had never heard of! Haha.

    I hope other dolly makers, dolly collectors, dolly story writers, dolly enthusiasts, etc. will also contact Holly! I really want to see everyone else's dolly goodness! :)

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  5. I love Emma's dolls and I think Emma is a great person too ;o) Can't wait to see the new designs ;o)

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  6. Each creation is telling a tale! Of their " MAD" creator! Love each cheeky one! xoDebi

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  7. Like all of you, I love Emma's dolls too! And am proud to be the parent of two of them! :)

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  8. Emma's dolls have the perfect combination of creepy and cute :)

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  9. Emma's dollies are just gorgeous, I love them! Can't wait to see the new ones! And that is a really lovely picture of their beautiful creator ❤

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  10. Emma's dolls are magnificent. Their unique shapes, colors and facial expressions always leave wanting to know more about them. I suspect she stuffs them with purely delicious creepy fun!

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