Artist Bio

As a young child, I did not play with dolls much. The readily available ones were always babies or little kids. Cute as those dolls are, they never did fire my imagination as fashion dolls do.

I was fortunate enough to receive a very basic Barbie Doll when I was about ten years old. As none of the doll clothes were available in Bulgaria, I had no choice but to make them myself.

During the following day I would work my way though it and mostly learn from my mistakes. I will never forget the excitement of finishing a full outfit regardless of how many tries it took to get it completed.

I started scavenging for interesting fabric from my aunt's sewing room floor to old clothing. Most of that summer vacation, I spent digging through my fabric scraps and working on doll clothes and I loved every minute of it. As it often happens, I did eventually decide that I was too old to play with dolls and put it all away.

Only within the last year and a half, having graduated from college and earning a living for a few years, did I allow myself to even look dolls again. I was instantly hooked as I went from a collector to a customizing artist. I enjoy creating one-of-a-kind dolls with fully repainted faces, restyled and sometimes rerooted hair, and full costumes with accessories to match.