Portfolio - Art Dolls

Elisa Birdsong

Elisa Birdsong

Jo Hards

Some dolls, I make because there's something I want to try and it's fun for me. Some I make because people ask me to make them. Sometimes though, there are...

Elisa Birdsong

Jo Hards

Some dolls, I make because there's something I want to try and it's fun for me. Some I make because people ask me to make them. Sometimes though, there are...

Monica Underfoot

Monica Underfoot

Jo Hards

Monica grew up as a sewer rat in a big city. As soon as she was able, she moved into an apartment block, but she always felt like she was...

Monica Underfoot

Jo Hards

Monica grew up as a sewer rat in a big city. As soon as she was able, she moved into an apartment block, but she always felt like she was...

a jackalope girl art doll with button eyes, antlers and rabbit ears in a dusky rose dress

Martha Cottontail

Jo Hards

I remember when I was a kid, hearing about a creature that looked like a rabbit, with antlers like a deer, and just assuming it was a real-life animal. I...

Martha Cottontail

Jo Hards

I remember when I was a kid, hearing about a creature that looked like a rabbit, with antlers like a deer, and just assuming it was a real-life animal. I...

a button eyed Gothic mermaid doll in deep blues purples and greens, with beaded lace tail

Morella Whiptail

Jo Hards

The thing I most love about doll making is the variety of crafts you get to try. For this button eyed Gothic mermaid art doll, I had fun beading the...

Morella Whiptail

Jo Hards

The thing I most love about doll making is the variety of crafts you get to try. For this button eyed Gothic mermaid art doll, I had fun beading the...

Pastel Goth Girl Commission

Pastel Goth Girl Commission

Jo Hards

When I received a message asking if I could make an art doll, inspired by some of my work from 2017, I jumped at the chance! My style and methods...

Pastel Goth Girl Commission

Jo Hards

When I received a message asking if I could make an art doll, inspired by some of my work from 2017, I jumped at the chance! My style and methods...

Spark

Spark

Jo Hards

Continuing the theme of elemental Beady Dolls, I was unsure how to represent the salamander, or fire spirit. Many traditional sources show the salamander as the lizard-like amphibian emerging from...

Spark

Jo Hards

Continuing the theme of elemental Beady Dolls, I was unsure how to represent the salamander, or fire spirit. Many traditional sources show the salamander as the lizard-like amphibian emerging from...

Watch My Creation Process

On my YouTube channel, I regularly post behind-the-scenes videos, showing how my art dolls and illustrations are created, including inspiration, tips, and stories from my little floating studio, somewhere on a canal in Wales