Fabric Art: Scandinavian Style Art Dolls

 who the artist is:    Emily Moss, handcrafter, Oslo, Norwy, married to Norwegian husband, 2 children, 8 year old son and 3 year old daughter, I have always made things with my hands. My mom was always willing to teach me the skills I needed to do a project of some sort or the other. I loved to make things for my younger cousins whom I adored. One year I made an entire little doll house out of cardboard and odds and ends from my mom's stash for my little cousin.

what's your story: From the time I was little I always liked to do things with my hands. We took long car rides to relatives quite frequently and I brought stacks of things to do. I guess I just have a need to keep my mind and hands busy. I learned to knit in HS when mom taught me for likely the third time. This third time seemed to be a charm though because it stuck and I have never really been without a knitting project since. My dad would tease me asking how many sweaters I have in my sweater collection. Well, one can never have too many hand made sweaters in one's sweater collection! One summer vacation in like 7th or 8th grade I taught myself calligraphy using a book. My dad is an artist, he paints and mom had a prennial plant business at our house. So you can imagine the beauty and artistic inspiration I was surrounded by growing up! My mother also knits, spins, weaves, makes baskets, bakes, etc. I have followed in her footsteps, dabbling in many handcrafts as the spirit has moved me. My passions at the moment are sewing and embroidery. It is wonderful fun to learn new skills. I guess I just stumbled upon doll making as a less time consuming hobby than making entire quilts. I love to play with combining fabrics and trims and as I have spent a good number of years studying Social Anthropology it does seem fitting that my sewing would be about depicting people.

where: http://www.ravenhill.etsy.com
http://www.ravenhill.typepad.com

why this artist stands out:  I love the way Emily takes the same form and is able to recreate so many different appealing versions. From the simple pale vintage colours to the bright, each doll really is a one of a kind piece of art.
The artist adds... I guess I have a real love of color and design. I love both extremes: cheerful and subtle.

how to make a Scandinavian doll: One thing when making a doll - trim your seams and do cuts into the seam allowance until close to the stitching. This will make the curves much smoother. Even then I will frequently hand stitch out a bump or two on the curves. I like it that the edges of the dolls look smooth.

Comments

[air yeezy]

Interesting article as for me. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic.

[danni]

hiya :)
im really interested by Emily's work and would really lie to get in contact with her but cant get hold of her email address, anyone able to help?

many thanks D x