Same creature, slightly different personality every time.
At this point I’m less sure I’m making them and more sure they’re multiplying on their own.
His name is Dream Thief. He steals dreams, hates being caught, and gives everything back if you tickle him.
OOAK. One tiny menace, one home.
Otis and two Dream Whispers. No idea what they’re discussing, but I’m staying out of it.
Thought I’d share where this little guy started.
Somehow the sketch turned into a fuzzy blue creature with four wings, questionable eyesight, and way too much personality.
Pretty close to what I had in mind, actually.
This is one of the Dream Whispers I’ve been making lately.
They’re little creatures that come out when you’re almost asleep. They whisper nice things to you, help you slip into a good dream, and then quietly eat a little bit of that dream for themselves.
Pretty good arrangement, honestly.
I started this one with wool and a very rough idea of what I wanted it to look like. The rest kind of happened while I was making it — shaping the body, working on the little details, sewing the fuzzy pieces together.
I always find it funny how different the finished creature can be from what I had in my head at the beginning.
This one ended up looking especially sleepy.
I think she’d be pretty good at whispering.
This little guy was a custom order.
My client really likes tardigrades, so they asked me to make one for them and gave me a few things they wanted included. I took those ideas and kind of let the creature develop from there.
I wanted him to feel like a sleepy little baby, so I gave him a soft, slightly confused face and these weird little human-like hands.
He has eight of them.
Still can’t hold anything.
I also made him a little birth card and birth photo, because apparently this tiny creature needed official documentation before entering the world.
And then something I really didn’t expect happened — my client took him to Macau on a trip.
So apparently he got to travel before I did.
Honestly, I think that’s one of the nicest things about making these little creatures. They leave the studio and suddenly start having their own little lives.
I had way too much fun making him.
Made this little creature recently and thought I’d share the process.
She started with some wool, clay and thread, and I honestly didn’t have a very clear idea of what she was going to look like.
I just kept working on her face and body and somehow this weird little thing appeared.
I think that’s my favorite part of making dolls. You can start with an idea, but the character usually changes quite a bit along the way.
Here’s how she came together.
I’m curious which stage you guys like best — the beginning, the messy middle, or the finished piece?
I’ve been making these strange little creatures one by one, and somehow they’ve started to form their own little world.
Every doll is handmade by the artist, using wool, sculpting, textile work and lots of tiny details.
Some of them have names and stories already. Others are still waiting to figure out who they are.
This is a small glimpse of the creatures that have come out of the studio so far.
Which one caught your eye first?