I'm Esther Verschoor.
I started to sculpt my dark Art Dolls in 2008.
I'm an autodidact in sculpting and have my own unique style.
The 2008 collection is dominated by the so called open skirt dolls.
These are polymer dolls with an open front in their skirt and a miniature scene inside.
Some of the open skirt dolls have an automata inside.
The 2009 collection is dominated by large polymer busts/torsos which reflect heavy human emotions, and skull Art Dolls made with real animal skulls and apoxie.
The skulls used are bought from a legal taxidermist who guarentees that these skulls are from animals who died of age, illness, or traffic accidents and not from animals killed for their fur, meat, bones, or lab experiments.
I create dark Art Dolls to take the taboo out of the dark human feelings like physical/mental abuse and physical/mental illness.
I sometimes make art frames and small dolls for the collector with a smaller budget.
If you are interested to buy one of my dolls then have a look at my Etsy shop or contact me by e-mail.
No commission inquiries.
News
April 11 2010I will be at the DABIDA day in Gilze, The Netherlands.
February 2010
Projekt30 selected me to be part of their online February exhibition.
Older News
January 23+24 2010I will be at the Hobbyfestival in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.
December 2009
Projekt30 selected me to be part of their online "Melancholy: At the Bottom of Everything" exhibition.
December 2009
The Dutch Poppen magazine published a 2-page article about me and my work.
November 13 2009
I joined the DABIDA (Dutch and Belgian Institute of Doll Artists)
October 23+24 2009
I was at the 19th International Doll and Teddy Bear Fair at Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
