What are these strange creatures?
These scary dolls are not something you
will find in a toy store. They are hardly something you would
buy for a child. They are misproportioned, strangely dressed,
and they have a character uniquely their own.
Each doll is entirely hand made using polymer clays, vintage
fabrics, acrylic paint, and sometimes real human hair or teeth.
Each piece is one of a kind. Individuals who love to collect
odd, creepy, or gothic dolls will love Strange Dolls.
Beth Robinson is a self taught artist who has been living
in Vermont for 15 years. While she has dabbled in a variety
of mediums, it was the discovery of polymer clay that allowed
her to combine her interests in design, sewing, sculpting,
and painting and gave her a concrete foundation of expression
in the form of Strange Dolls.
Since 2003 she has been creating macabre and grotesque characters
in clay for collectors across the globe. She is currently
represented in Berlin, Germany by Strychnin
Gallery and in Los Angelas, CA by The
Hive. Robinson's dolls have been featured in the magazines:Gothic
Beauty, Art
Doll Quarterly, and SPIN
in the US, "Rue
Morgue" in Canada, "RIP"
in Russia, and "Nordic
Vision" in Norway.
"Now
here's a doll May Canaday would make if she watched The Brothers
Quay Collection while listening to Nightmare Picture Theatre
and hadn't slept in a week. Weird, misshapen and tortured, these
unusual handmade dolls are...definitely not for children, unless
you want them to have nightmares." -Rue Morgue