Dolls and Ceramics: Coney Island Poppy Parker & Ugly Cup

Since I started my ceramics journey about a year and a half ago, it has been hard to figure out what to post on my social media accounts that are doll-centric. Should I post my ceramics work there? I didn’t know. I decided I would try a creative strategy of posting dolls and ceramics together. Welcome to the weird posts dolls and pots. Here we go.

Pictured is the lovely Coney Island Poppy Parker dressed in pieces of the 2013 Integrity Toys Monogram Completist outfit. The cup is the first hand-built cup I made when starting my ceramics journey. I made sure to decorate it with lots of techniques. I lovingly call it my ugly cup. It gets a lot of use as a mount for my phone holder so I can make videos of my work.

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Tiny Ceramic Dolls

Over the holiday season in 2022, I decided to experiment with making ceramic peg dolls and, eventually, turning many of them into ornaments. As the project progressed, I had fun picking iconic people/looks for some of the dolls. Do you recognize some of the dolly friends? Perhaps you noticed the Lady Gaga, Cia, and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg dolls? It did not take me long to realize I really enjoy translating a look into a peg doll. There are still more dolls in the works, but I’ve taken a short break to work on other projects. What peg dolls would you like to see in the future?

The clay aspects of the dolls were made using a low-fire smooth clay and underglazes. I am currently learning the process of China painting to start using on peg dolls in the future. Assembly of the dolls was accomplished using jewelry wire.

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