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I Create Hyper-Realistic, Life-Sized Articulated People To Keep Me Company In The “Middle Of Nowhere”
'm a self-taught artist and I have spent more than 40 years perfecting my art—creating articulated, pose-able figures with amazing details. These aren't any ordinary fabric "dolls." The inner structures have been re-engineered over the years to enhance the pose-ability and appearance. The latest sculptures have skeletal structures, wiring, and even muscles—all created by hand. The result is astoundingly realistic and even a bit spooky!
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Sculpture Of John Lennon Sitting In His Phantom V Rolls Royce, Museum Display
Living out in "very rural" Manitoba, Canada, I don't have access to all the materials I wish I had, so over the years, I learned to innovate, recycle, and find ways to use what was available around me... pen tubes for finger bones, coffee grounds for dark whiskers, animal hair for eyelashes and eyebrows, common household items for structural parts like electrical wire.
Sculpture Of John Lennon's Personal Chauffeur Sitting In His Phantom V Rolls Royce, Museum Display
Sculpture Of John Lennon Sitting In His Phantom V Rolls Royce, Museum Display
These structures are covered in stuffing and fabric and features are "sewn into submission" to create the lifelike faces you see here. I use glass eyes and special wigs and often create the costumes to complete the character.
Over the decades, I have recreated the likenesses of well-known characters like John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Blondie, various Presidents, Charlie Chaplin, and many others. My works have been featured in galleries and on TV, store displays, and museums—including traveling with the Phantom V Rolls Royce belonging to John Lennon.
Presently I'm working in my studio in rural Canada on various new ideas using the human form in my sculptures. Therefore, I'm about to premiere my largest and most grand work to date: "Oceana - the Mermaid Queen," a metal scale-clad beauty reclining atop a pile of handmade and vintage jewelry and real treasures.
I'm also creating wall-hung artwork using the same fabric medium to create humanoid as well as abstract artworks for those who have wall space, but aren't comfortable having a "guest" in the house.
Holidays are fun around the studio. Halloween has been a favorite event in past years as I would put all of my characters to work in different displays and events. Christmas has also been a busy time and has led me to create over 35 different varieties of Santa Claus or Father Christmas as well as elves, Angels, and more!
"Oceana," The Mermaid Queen Which Is Premiering Soon!
"Curious Trapper Having A Coffee," Voyageurs Cabin Scene, Festival Du Voyageur
"Mother Nature," Adorned With Hand Painted Butterflies And Clear Crystal Eyes
"Mother Nature," Adorned With Hand Painted Butterflies And Clear Crystal Eyes
"Face From A Tribute To MMIWG" (Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls)
"Face From A Tribute To MMIWG" (Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls)
A Character Under Construction In The Studio. All Features Are Hand Sewn Into The Fabric
"Unsettled Strata," Wall-Hung Work Depicting Layers Of Rock And Crystals
"The Life Sized Ooak (One Of A Kind)," People Sculptures Created By Me
"Native Woman With A Child," Voyageurs Cabin Scene, Festival Du Voyageur
"Fish Eye," Part Of A Wall-Hung Piece Entitled "Dream No. 1382"
"It Never Hurts To Have An Extra Head Nearby!" Emile And His Drinking Buddy
I have had the pleasure of visiting this artist at work in the studio and found her and the works she creates to be very interesting and intriguing. It was surreal and fascinating to be standing among life sized sculptures whose gaze would seemingly follow you as you walked. The detail that was put into these works was astounding.
I have had the pleasure of visiting this artist at work in the studio and found her and the works she creates to be very interesting and intriguing. It was surreal and fascinating to be standing among life sized sculptures whose gaze would seemingly follow you as you walked. The detail that was put into these works was astounding.
