Prototyping my way through summer

I'm busy in my studio sewing up a storm... of stuffies and dolls

Hello hello,

I have been busy this week making tiny people and tiny dresses. This activity is one of the most soothing things I do. 

I spend a lot of time trying to refine my designs. I start with a basic pattern, tweak it, and redraft it until I love the finished product. The activity can be frustrating, but the feeling of deep satisfaction when I finally get there makes it well worth it. I guess it’s a bit like the idea of “closing the gap,” Ira Glass-style. Sometimes it takes dozens of iterations, many years (or decades, even) of work, and countless abandoned creatures before I hit the thing that makes me feel completely content. 

This week I thought I would provide you with a photo essay on some of my doll-making developments over the years.