A Nomadic Moment

We’re taking a moment today to admire the work of Renata Jansen, sculptor of highly detailed dolls and figurines. Her subject matter touches on the fantastic as well as portraiture and interpretations of story and myth.

Damia here is a creature of the city. It took me a few times through the many images Renata posted (as she does for most of her dolls … you really get a detailed view of each one on her website) to realize that she’s winged. A great juxtaposition between fantasy and gritty street life in our own realm.

Renata has a serious dedication to realism (even in her fantastical creatures). She has an interesting set of tutorials on making tiny doll eyes from polymer and resin. They aren’t difficult, but as it is with her sculptures, its all about the details.