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About Me: maddsma3( 395Feedback score is 100 to 499) About Me

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My Tangible Peace, Ooak hand sculpted Art Dolls By J. Stocks



Look for me on Face Book and Twitter!!

I create One of a kind (ooak), collectible, Newborn Art Dolls.

I love babies, I always have, they completely amaze me. And when I discovered my passion for sculpting the newborn form I was instantly sucked into the world of dolls.

My goal is to create the most realistic doll that I can. I pay great attention to detail to make sure that every wrinkle, every crease is in it's proper place. Each sculpt has all 10 fingers & toes, light veining & is anatomically correct. Some are even created with a slight "cone" shaped head and clamped umbilical cord -- Really just a pint sized version of the real thing.

Each piece is hand built out of a professional grade polymer clay. I hand paint each sculpture with Genesis Heat set oil paints which brings the dolls features to life. It gives them a newborn, mottled skin tone and really enhances their realism. Being completely hand sculpted makes my babies very special because just like you an me there will never be another one like it.

A true one of a kind never to be repeated.
Because each piece is hand, not machine made, you can expect to find small blemishes in the piece. This is normal and should be expected. I will properly note any piece that has substantial cracks or blemishes.

Every doll is signed, numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Me with Maddie - July 1999

Why do I call my work, My Tangible Peace???

Well...I have my BA in psychology, not Art....I never thought of myself as an Artist....But here I am.

When I starting sculpting back in April of 2006 I did it for me -- no one else. I thought of my new found hobby as odd and very private, I mean good God how many people do you know that sculpt babies out of clay?

I'm glad that my work has got you thinking --- but I want to let you know the passion to why I do what I do. Sculpting helps my grief --- it calms my soul. (I lost my daughter Madison Grace to SIDS when she was 16 months old.) From the moment I break off that first chunk of clay I think about my daughter Madison and how she would be 8 now. I think about the "what if's"...I think about how her body felt when I held her in my arms....I relive all of those moments that I took for granted not knowing that her life would end at 16 months old. I allow those repressed thoughts to come bubbling forth, and I embrace them. (For me these thoughts have to be kept at bay so that I am able to function a normal life with my children & husband. So sculpting has become my outlet.) And when the piece is completed, I'm emotionally drained but I feel better even if it's temporay and only lasts a few days or a month.

And instead of keeping these naked babies in a box in my attic for my grandchildren to discover after my death -- I instead offer my services to other families who might want them. I don't push, I don't promote--- I just let things happen on their own. Think of it like this: They have a path....sculpting lets me loose myself in my work for awhile. I'm able to think about Maddie and really focus my energy on her...and then I'm done. A stopping point. BUT instead of packing it away it moves on....to another family who needs it. Someone who needs to have something else that represents their passed baby --- a knick-knack of sorts. Small enough to be tucked away in a drawer and kept private until an emotional collapse....My work is just as selfish as it is giving.

It's not Art for Art's sake --- it's art for the heart.
In loving Memory of Maddie
June 4th, 1999 ~ October 8th, 2000
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Praise: Another beautiful sculpt, so detailed..Thank you so much for sharing your talent
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