Portfolio - Art Dolls

a halloween themed art doll with button eyes in orange and black

Olivia Pumpkinpatch

Jo Hards

Nothing sums up October more than pumpkins and the combination of orange and black, so for the Halloween/Samhain season, I made Olivia, a spooky little girl who is all dressed...

Olivia Pumpkinpatch

Jo Hards

Nothing sums up October more than pumpkins and the combination of orange and black, so for the Halloween/Samhain season, I made Olivia, a spooky little girl who is all dressed...

Rhiannon

Rhiannon

Jo Hards

Over the last year, I have been very much focused on developing my artistic skills and making my dolls more complex. However, for this little ghost girl, I decided to keep...

Rhiannon

Jo Hards

Over the last year, I have been very much focused on developing my artistic skills and making my dolls more complex. However, for this little ghost girl, I decided to keep...

Odette Applepip

Odette Applepip

Jo Hards

For this 22cm cloth art doll, I was inspired by the fairy folk of Welsh mythology - y Tylwyth Teg. These little tricksters don't have wings like the fairies of...

Odette Applepip

Jo Hards

For this 22cm cloth art doll, I was inspired by the fairy folk of Welsh mythology - y Tylwyth Teg. These little tricksters don't have wings like the fairies of...

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

Jo Hards

I came up with the idea of Beady Dolls in 2016 when I was working in a tiny caravan. There was very little surface space to display dolls, but plenty of places...

Honeysuckle

Jo Hards

I came up with the idea of Beady Dolls in 2016 when I was working in a tiny caravan. There was very little surface space to display dolls, but plenty of places...

Harper Saltmarsh

Harper Saltmarsh

Jo Hards

Long before The Little Mermaid was turned into a popular movie and given a happy ending, I grew up with the story book version that my grandmother would read to...

Harper Saltmarsh

Jo Hards

Long before The Little Mermaid was turned into a popular movie and given a happy ending, I grew up with the story book version that my grandmother would read to...

Millie Killjoy

Millie Killjoy

Jo Hards

Many people find the whole idea of clowns creepy, or scary. I'm not sure where this fear comes from. Maybe it's the 'uncanny valley' effect. They are human, but a...

Millie Killjoy

Jo Hards

Many people find the whole idea of clowns creepy, or scary. I'm not sure where this fear comes from. Maybe it's the 'uncanny valley' effect. They are human, but a...

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