Van Essie / Esther Verschoor

Her Secret Garden - skull doll

Eden - skull doll.

The Wind That Shakes The Cherry Tree - skull doll.

A Thousand Cranes - skull doll.

Edwina - skull doll.

Miss Fanny Lacroix - skull doll.

Edward - skull doll.

The Gift - skull doll.

Rising - skull doll.

Paula and Pauline - conjoined twins 2.

Hurt - skull doll.

Soleil Noir - skull doll.

Vanishing - skull doll.

Stop Now! - skull doll.

Stop Staring! - wall mount.

Headmistress Grimm - skull doll.

For My Name Was Eliza Day.

Enough! - skull doll.

Lyra - skull doll.

Losing a Friend - skull doll.

Beauty it never fades, it only changes - skull doll.

Snow White's Poisoned Apple - skull bust.

The McQueen Sisters - skull dolls.

Poison Ivy - skull doll.

Black Widow Lily and Her Little Dawn - skull dolls.

Dahlia Noir - skull doll.

Twice Yours - skull doll.

Thief of Hearts - skull doll.

Frenzy - skull doll.

Feline La Rouge - skull doll.

Fossette La Toutouque - skull doll.

Pleasure - skull doll.

Coming Ou of the Dark - skull doll.

Please Leave! -skull doll.

How i Wish You Were Here - skull doll.

Release Me! - skull doll.

The Gossip Girl - skull doll.

Where the Wild Roses Grow - skull doll.

Oh Dear...! - wallmounted skull artpiece.

Esther Verschoor (1967) is an artist from the Netherlands and she makes dolls using skulls and other materials. She only use skulls from animals that lived and died cruelty free.



Website

Marina Bychkova

Costumed Dolls

Princess and the Pea, 2011.

Princess and the Pea, 2011.

Weight of Light, 2011.

Stepmother, 2011.

Surviving, 2011.

Surviving, 2011.

A porcelain tribute to breast cancer fighters and the choices they face.

In the growing awareness of Breast Cancer, a disease which appears to be the inevitable side-effect of womanhood (though males can also develop it, but a lot less frequently), this doll was my attempt at working through my own personal fear of it, and facing up to the possibility that one day I could be amongst hundreds of thousands of women who develop it. I can only hope to be brave, like so many other women.

Beauty and the Beast, or the Stockholm Syndrome in Fairy Tales, 2010.

Beauty and the Beat, or the Stockholm Syndrome in Fairy Tales, 2010.

The Silk Road, 2010.

Stages of Grief, 2010.

Captain Nemo's Daughter, 2010

State Property, 2009.

Lavanya, 2009.

Cinderella, 2009.

Bride of Frakenstein, 2008.

Costumed Butterfly,.

Porcelain Nudes

Firebird, 2010.

Noire.

Brigantia.

Io.

Doll Compositions

Marina Bychkova is a Russian-Canadian figurative artist and a founder of Enchanted Doll™- a luxury toy label of exquisite, porcelain dolls.
More than mere playthings, Enchanted Dolls are elegantly sculpted and articulated works of art. Strikingly nude, engraved or adorned in opulent sculptural costumes of precious metals, gemstones, and rare found objects, each doll intricately conveys an aspect of our humanity. Unique and delicate, their forms evoke a strong emotional response, haunting us with their vulnerability. All at once innocent and sexual, Enchanted Dolls depict highly stylized images of femininity, while at the same time reflecting on life’s playful naiveté.
“The reason I love making dolls is because it’s such a multidisciplinary art form. I’m not content working in just one medium such as painting or sculpture, and dolls offer me a very diverse and satisfying tactile experience. To create a doll I get to do it all: sculpture, industrial design, painting, engraving, mold-making, drawing, metalwork, fashion and jewelry design. I want it all, or nothing!”
- Marina Bychkova

Blog