Several of my favorite dolls have their own favorite dolls - fearless little female pirates with striped stockings and boudoir-doll faces - with which they enjoy posing endlessly.
These hand-made little wonders are the product of spookbot.com proprietress Lori Fury's creative and exquisite talent; she is a sculptor, seamstress, painter and doll-maker extraordinaire who makes charming embodiments of the seductive and dangerous female types that we all wish we could be, if only for a day.
(Left: Sophronia with Veronique.)
Hand-made from polymer clay, hand-painted, and clad in bits of vintage ribbon and fabric, spookbot's dolls have an air of old-fashioned elegance and adventure with a generous helping of vampish beauty. The perfect combination, to my mind.
Pictured to the right is Victorine clutching her favorite, Fifine. A similar photo of Victorine and Fifine appeared in the BtSSB article in the recent Haute Doll, but Fifine's creator was left uncredited - shamefully my fault - so I definitely want to rectify that here and now. Lori not only makes swashbuckling femme fatales, but also mischievous goblins, angelic haloed beauties, whimsical paintings featuring birds and jellyfish, and some incredibly delicious-looking jewelry.
Lori's spookbot dollies can be found here, while her other marvelous creations can be found here. I for one am always looking forward to discovering what gorgeous things Lori comes up with next.
My dear sister,
What a wonderful blog entry. Thank you for sharing your doll knowledge with us all. I am truly inspired by your dark beauty. All my love as always, my dear sister xxxx.
Your devoted sister,
Mme. Nocturaluna
Posted by: Mme. Nocturaluna | February 28, 2008 at 07:42 PM
Hi Corinne!
My friend just listed her long anticipated coffin line.
I saw this one & immediately thought of you!!!
Too fricking cool!
http://www.madametalbot.com/pix/coffins/coffin10.htm
Posted by: Kim Dye | March 07, 2008 at 09:30 AM