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Inside the Studio

The process.

Not a tutorial. Not a technique. A slow record of the hours that live inside each piece.

  1. 01

    Painting

    Skin is built in dozens of translucent layers — warm, cool, almost invisible passes that together become believable flesh.

  2. 02

    Veining

    Fine capillaries are drawn where the skin is thinnest — temples, wrists, eyelids. The kind of detail one notices only with time.

  3. 03

    Mottling

    Soft blooms of colour under the surface. The small imperfections that make skin feel alive.

  4. 04

    Assembly

    Each part is weighted, jointed and set with care so the piece rests naturally in the hand.

  5. 05

    Finishing

    Mohair is rooted one strand at a time. Lashes, brows, the softest downy hair — set with a needle finer than thread.

  6. 06

    Final Inspection

    The piece is set aside, returned to days later with fresh eyes, and released only when nothing more can be added.

  7. 07

    Packaging

    Wrapped in soft cotton, nested in a fabric-lined keepsake box, and sealed with the studio mark.

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