Julia Rueger

American doll artist Julia Rueger's doll making career started in the 1980's with the introduction of a successful series of clown dolls. Fabrics and the doll outfits have always played an important role in her creations and have been carefully chosen by this artist to enhance the character in each doll she creates. Her dolls are childlike, and she has been careful to form her costuming conceptions around the imagination of real children, bringing color and vivacity to her pieces. She is also a refined sculptress who captures what she calls "the beauty of a child's soul" in the expressions she creates on her dolls' faces. Together, the sculpted faces and costuming work in synergy to produce distinctive, unique and expressive art dolls which are both whimsical and soulful.