Marina Bychkova

marinaNext on my agenda: Dolls with nipples! Don’t worry, they’re not all naked, but 23-year-old doll-maker Marina Bychkova originally hails from Siberia, a land where I’m pretty sure everyone is always naked and totally not uptight about it! Hurray!

I found this interview with Marina at Pixelsurgeon.com, then went over to her site to see more of her amazingly detailed porcelain and polymer clay dolls (her site behaves oddly in Safari: you have to click and hold down on the thumbnails to keep the full size image visible; it works better in Firefox). And more coolness: She lives right here in Vancouver! It even turns out that she was showing her work at the Community Center down the street from me just three years ago, and I TOTALLY MISSED IT. I would have loved to see her work up close.

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16 Comments

  1. hannah says:

    ewwwwww

  2. Gee says:

    This stuff is pretty amazing and detailed. I absolutely loved a few of her watercolors, some of them reminded me of medieval illuminations. I like how intensely personal her website is, giving us glimpses into her inner creative life. Thanks for the discovery.

  3. Patricia says:

    And she’s so young! Fascinating work.

  4. Andrei says:

    Фантастика!Великолепная работа!У меня просто нет слов!:О)

  5. Nina says:

    Great work! Nice colors!

  6. vatyma says:

    the headresses and accesories on the dolls esp the snow maiden doll are fascinating:)

  7. Siobhan says:

    Actually, Luc, if you’re in Vancouver you CAN go see her work up-close. She has 2 dolls in the Emily Carr Grad Show — on now until May 22nd. The dolls there are Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming — beautiful but very creepy and eerie.

  8. CATHY says:

    SHE IS TOOOOO AWESOME.

  9. Luc says:

    SWEET! Thanks Siobhan! I’ve been so swamped with work and contractor woes lately, I totally forgot about the Emily Carr Grad Show. I have till this weekend! Better hurry!

  10. steven says:

    the dolls are amazing, if a bit… whatever, they’re very impressive. and i’m certainly glad she took to doll-making instead of painting. because good grief, did you see those painting? eesh.

  11. Jaako says:

    Marina is my hero.
    her work is incredible.

  12. claire says:

    luc, actually, you should just get her email from whatever gallery she’s shown at and email her asking for a studio visit.

  13. Chad says:

    her email is on her site, marina@enchanteddoll.com

  14. Bibi's box says:

    Marina Bychkova

    ” I usually don’t like of dolls, specially the porcelain dolls. Even not being a fan of the I must link to the amazing works of Marina Bychkova. Her porcelain and polymer clay dolls are beautifully detailed and anatomically correct. Yes, dolls with n…

  15. Alex says:

    Охуенные работы, респект !

  16. david says:

    I’d say it as Cultural interview.

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