Paper Dolls

Paper dolls have been around for centuries. And they have been inexpensive children's toys for almost two hundred years, being first manufactured in 1810. "In France in the mid-1700s, "pantins" were all the rage in high society and royal courts. This jointed jumping-jack figure, a cross between puppet and paper doll, was made to satirize nobility. (Pantin is the French word for a Dancing-Jack Puppet.)" Today, many artists are turning
paper dolls into an art form.
- Visit http://www.opdag.com/History.html for more on the History of Paper Dolls.

Here are a couple of paper dolls I've created over the years made using my own design. They are made using collaged papers, funky fibers and other embellishments. The limbs are attached with eyelets allowing them to be poseable.
(Here they are in athletic poses because they are determined to work off that morning donut. The one on the bottom is a little sleepy and has decided to make up for the donut by having a salad for lunch.)