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Linda Steele Original OOAK, LtEd, Porcelain, Dolls & Designs, FDM
Description
Since 1979, original doll artist-designer, Linda Steele, has worked her charm in creating award winning porcelain dolls. Recognized by their hand painted Paperweight-Glazed © eyes, each doll is handmade in it's entirety by the artist. Linda has designed dolls for Ashton-Drake, Danbury Mint, Ganz Cottage Collectibles, Effanbee Doll Co., HSN, J.C. Penny's, Candy Spelling, and QVC. Taking a break from the rigorous routine of the doll industry, she began completing Fashion Doll Makeovers for a change of pace. Known for her whimsical children in porcelain, Linda returns to her creative passion in 2006 as she unleashes her creative versatility, proudly presenting her One-of-a-Kind Art Dolls created from ProSculpt.
All of Linda's personally hand crafted original dolls have a porcelain swivel head, breastplate, arms and legs. Most of her dolls have a breastplate that comes to the waist, arms that go above the elbow, and legs that extend to the thigh. Armature is used with the cloth body for positioning. If the doll is a standing doll, in most cases, the doll is balanced to stand alone, although Linda suggests using the support of a doll stand. If the doll is a sitting doll, the legs are sculptured in a sitting position. The most outstanding and recognized feature of her originals are the realistic hand painted eyes.
Each doll is a work of love. Beginning with a lump of clay, her talented hands go to work. Sometime there is a hint of an idea before she begins, but most of the time, the sculpture seems to form right before her eyes. It may change directions many times before it is completed. Simply add a small piece of clay here or there, and it is dramatically changed and a new idea is rapidly forming. Sometimes it takes several weeks, even months, before a new head is completed. Other times the image is so strong that she just can't put the head down and continues to work into the wee hours of the morning. Only to rise after a couple of hours of sleep and continue working.
