I Paint Kokeshi Dolls To Look Like Pop Culture Characters

Hello everyone! My name is Nastia Calaca, I am a ceramist and an artist, I make wooden painted figures, giving them an appearance of friends` portraits, movie stars, singers, writers and pop-culture characters.

You will find a Grumpy cat, Chewe and Han Solo, Spok, Jhon Snow and Sherlock… well you will find nearly anyone you can imagine!

I made the first doll in 2012. It all began as a valentine’s gift to a young man. Later I learned that this doll form is inherent in Japanese traditional dolls kokeshi. Everyone liked this doll and I decided to continue to experiment and to revive the favorite characters and ordinary people surrounded me.

Materials I use are alder and walnut, wooden figurines are also hand made. Portraits are painted with acrylic paints.

I love to devote a good deal of time to different parts, because, as they say, the devil is in the details. Therefore I make a doll in three days.

More info: etsy.com

Winter is coming

Harry Potter

Grumpy Cat

Yoda

Adventure Time

Jack Nicholson

Custom Portrait

Sherlock

Captain America

Joker

Iron Man

John Lennon

The Big Bang Theory

Woody Allen

Chewbacca

You can get them on Etsy

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