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About
the Artist, Kimberly Lasher:
I have been an artist as long as I can remember.
I have always been drawing, painting, sewing or crocheting little blankets
for my barbies. Making dolls was just something I did from a very young
age. Then I saw my first one of a kind polymer doll and I knew that
was what I had to do.
Formally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, my career path
changed when I pursued my love of doll making. In 1990 an artist representative
in Chicago, IL, saw some of my dolls and took me, along with several
other of his artists, to Toy Fair in New York City. My dolls, victorian
and turn of the century girls and faeries, sold out in 30 minutes and
I had orders to keep me busy for the next year!
I have
been published in Dolls Magazine and Contemporary Doll Collector and
have won awards over the years for my doll making. My dolls and fairies
are collected by well-known Hollywood celebrities and have been shown
in many galleries and stores throughout the country and in Paris. I
took a 10 year hiatus in the late 90's to work in advertising and web
design, but then upon having my first baby and being home with him,
I picked up the clay again and from that moment on, I cannot stop. Wheather
it be sculpting babies, or little girls, the thought of the next "perfect"
doll always calls me. I am very blessed to be able to work from home
and be with my children... all while I play with dolls.
I happily
live in Grand Rapids, Michigan with my son James, 5 years old and my
daughter Rainier, 3 years old. Those two little people are the joys
of my life.
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