Jessica Schenk
Interview by
MacPherson Arts & Crafts
I was born and raised in Oregon but have lived in California and Washington as well.
I have loved dolls since I can remember. My great grandmother would give me her antique dolls to play with at family gatherings when I was very young. I thought they were scary and fascinating all at the same time.
I began sculpting dolls in the summer of 2004. I started out with mini babies no bigger than 6 inches long. I produced my first doll kit in 2008. I have produced 15 kits so far including one I have planned for summer 2019. I also have had several other kits and finished dolls produced by a few different companies over the years.
I’ve recently started to make reborn dolls as well as continuing to sculpt. I haven’t reborn one of my own sculpts yet as I am having a lot of fun seeing and painting all the different sculpting artists work.
Reborn dolls are such a beautiful art form and there are so many talented sculptors and reborn artists. I think this art form will always change and evolve but I do believe it is here to stay!
My doll kits:
2008 Holland
2009 Noah
2010 Riley
2011 Olive
2011 Owen
2012 Tristan
2012 Tallulah
2012 Trinny
2013 Amy
2015 Hazel
2016 Odelia
2016 Tasha
2017 Mackenzie
2018 Theo
2019 Shane