Audrey won the "Crystal Globe Award" from the prestigious Artists United group in 2005. This award is for the artist that is an ambassador of good will among her peers. Audrey is all that and more! She is a very gifted artist. The collector that is not able to see her work in person should read the detailed description on each piece to truly understand what goes into creating it. About nineteen years ago Audrey, an Ohio based artist, became fascinated with one of a kind dolls. She found her niche with Santas ranging from 18" inches to life size adult proportions. Her work now includes the sculpting of elves, angels and life size figures. She also introduced some beautiful new Ethnic dolls in the past couple years and larger dolls with much more detail then every before. What makes Audrey's dolls so unique? Audrey's heads are molded onto an aluminum foil base, heavy clay is built out. Facial details including wrinkles and textures are added and finally glass eyes. Bodies are cloth over wire armature and stuffed. Hand made leather boots, imported and vintage fabrics and unique embellishments adorn the dolls. The dolls sweaters are even hand knit by Audrey herself. The Santa's wigs, beards and eyebrows are made from angora mohair. She spends hours cleaning and dying mohair and arranging thousands of individual strands the way she wants them to curl. The Costumes are in antique and imported fabric and are generally in rich jewel tones.
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