Hi! Welcome to my New Creative Space 🩷
I have a rather diverse background in many different creative niches, but I’m mainly known for my Resin Doll Eyes and Custom Doll Eye Molds.
I started creating art dolls in polymer clay in early 2000, shortly after I dabbled in quite a few other handmade arts and crafts like Cold Process Soap and Candle Making.
My style has always been a bit twisted, quirky, and a lot of the themes I choose are based on the nostalgic memories of my childhood.
Some of my biggest influencers are Tim Burton, Brian and Wendy Froud, and I also love Kawaii and similar art styles.
I’m very proud of being the FIRST to fully design and create tiny eye base silicone molds, specifically for OOAK Art Doll Sculpture Artists. My resin eyes and eye base molds have been sold around the world and used by very well known artists in the Art Doll Community – a very large honor! Thank you!
My journey with eye making has been a true labor of love, starting back in early 2000, when I first discovered my love of polymer clay sculpting.
Way back then, there weren’t good options for Art Doll Artists who needed small scale eyes, some as small as 2mm. The only option was to use tiny beads or tediously hand make eyes using balls of clay.
The next major challenge was creating the iris area. Most doll artists back then used digital prints, and they were usually poor print quality. Blah!
My major break-through came in 2014, when 3D printing started to enter into the mainstream. Being a former employee for a CAD Software company and SolidWorks Reseller in the late 90’s, I already knew the potential this technology would have eventually in the “Art World”, so it was very exciting to see that finally happening.
In 2016, I had the pleasure of meeting with Todd Debreceni, an award-winning Hollywood Special Effects artist, at his creative space in Denver Colorado. With the help and support of Todd’s 3D modeling experience and skills, I was able to finally take my designs off paper, and turn them into master forms that would allow me to finally create my silicone resin eye base molds.
I took inspiration from larger doll eye makers for BJD’s, and created custom designed molds for Artists who work in much smaller scales, a passion of mine for over 2 decades 🩷
It’s now 2025, and we are neck deep in the era of AI. Things like 3D modeling and printing is much more commonplace, therefore there has been a huge surge in other mold makers giving us much more in terms of options and variety.
My work continuously evolves, and I’m always looking for new ways to create truly unique and One-of-a-Kind eyes.
My favorite way to create the iris is using 3D texturing and sculpting techniques, but I have also started designing my own digital designs that I have professionally printed in high resolution.
For deeper explanations and details regarding these methods, please see my articles, links, and tutorials that can be found in the main menu.
More recently, I found my love for Blythe and Icy doll customizing. Creating eye chips was a new challenge for me, but I was able to quickly translate my resin eye making skills over to this new, and rather addicting, eye making passion.
To me, the eyes are the most important aspect of any figurative art. It brings life and soul into your creation, and ultimately determines the personality and realism of a piece. To me, the eyes can literally make or break aesthetic value and quality.
I genuinely have a passion for many things in the Handmade and Art Doll niches, so please excuse my rather eclectic site.
Although I have recently retired from retailing supplies for resin eye making, my website will now start offering direct links to the same suppliers and manufacturers that I have come to use and trust over the course of 2 decades of experimentation and research. Please know this information did not come easy to me, and should be considered a valuable asset to anyone entering into this very niche, yet creatively rewarding, industry.
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-Kendra Gilbert 👁️