THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE ART

Meet the sculptors.

Explore the independent artists shaping the world of reborn sculpting, their stories and documented collections.

28 sculptors in the directory
Featured sculpt artwork from Nikki Johnston’s collection
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Nikki Johnston

Nikki Johnston, the artist behind Nikki’s Seaside Babies, has spent more than fifteen years exploring the extraordinary realism of reborn dolls. Her journey began with reborning in 2009, before she began shaping her own original babies in polymer clay in 2015. Princess Charlotte was her first production kit, followed closely by Robin Asleep — the beginning of a distinctive collection of original vinyl sculpts.

15 documented sculpt listings
Cassie Ann Love portrait from artist source
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Cassie Ann Love

Independent reborn sculptor, previously known as Cassie Brace. Her official portfolio includes a range of original reborn doll sculpts.

61 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Joanna Kazmierczak’s collection
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Joanna Kazmierczak

Sculptor whose Willow release is featured by specialist retailer MacPherson Arts & Crafts.

1 documented sculpt listings
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Dawn McLeod

Sculptor of Cypress, featured among specialist retailer MacPherson's pre-order releases.

1 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Melody Hess’s collection
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Melody Hess

Melody Hess creates original reborn sculpts in vinyl and silicone. Her official catalogue documents limited-edition vinyl designs including Amara, Vivia and Jupiter, and distinguishes blank sculpt kits from finished reborn dolls.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Kristin Englert’s collection
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Kristin Englert

Kristin Englert is the sculptor and owner of Silicone Art Dolls. Her own original silicone sculpts are offered as blank, unpainted kits with configurations such as armatures. The studio also carries other sculptors' work, which is credited separately.

15 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Maissa Said’s collection
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Maissa Said

Toronto-based sculptor Maissa Said began working with one-of-a-kind baby dolls in 2010. Her hand-sculpted polymer-clay originals are reproduced in materials including silicone, vinyl and resin; her current site documents original blank full-body silicone kits.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Bonnie Brown’s collection
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Bonnie Brown

Australia-based sculptor Bonnie Brown hand-sculpts original baby dolls in clay before selected designs are reproduced as authentic vinyl kits for reborn artists.

5 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Doris Moyers-Hornbogen’s collection
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Doris Moyers-Hornbogen

Sculptor and artist Doris Moyers-Hornbogen creates original lifelike and fantasy-inspired doll sculpts in vinyl and silicone. Her official studio distinguishes blank kits from finished dolls and credits production partners and authorized international dealers.

22 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Mayra Garza’s collection
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Mayra Garza

Mexican sculptor Mayra Garza specialises in original lifelike infant sculptures and dolls. Her official reborn kit gallery presents designs manufactured as blank vinyl kits by City of Reborn Angels, with prototype artwork and links to authorised dealers.

11 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Sandy Faber’s collection
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Sandy Faber

Dutch original doll sculptor Sandy Faber creates individually hand-sculpted realistic babies, with reproductions offered in vinyl and selected blank silicone kits. Some silicone babies on her site are sold only as completed artworks, not blank kits.

15 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Adrie Stoete’s collection
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Adrie Stoete

Original doll sculptor Adrie Stoete creates authentic unpainted vinyl kits, often with artist-signed authenticity certificates. Her official Adriesdolls shop also carries other sculptors' work; Reborna credits individual sculpts to the original creator.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Dawn Donofrio’s collection
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Dawn Donofrio

Dawn Donofrio sculpts original blank full-body and partial silicone dolls in New Jersey; her shop distinguishes unpainted kits from finished dolls.

9 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Laura Tuzio Ross’s collection
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Laura Tuzio Ross

Laura Tuzio Ross creates original unpainted vinyl doll kits through her My World of Babies studio, alongside separate finished dolls and other artwork.

6 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Philomena Donnelly’s collection
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Philomena Donnelly

Irish sculptor Philomena Donnelly began creating baby sculptures in clay in 2005. Phil Donnelly Babies preserves her original reborn vinyl kit designs.

5 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Sabine Junkes (formerly Altenkirch)’s collection
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Sabine Junkes (formerly Altenkirch)

Sabine Junkes, previously Altenkirch, creates original unpainted vinyl reborn kits. Her bilingual German shop documents sculpt identities and kit parts.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Gudrun Legler’s collection
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Gudrun Legler

Original reborn doll sculptor Gudrun Legler documents blank vinyl designs, signed bodies and different edition types at her official studio shop.

10 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Alejandra de Zuñiga’s collection
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Alejandra de Zuñiga

Original doll sculptor Alejandra de Zuñiga's official site documents her Elena kit and source-linked artist releases.

1 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Séverine Piret’s collection
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Séverine Piret

Séverine Piret's artist-operated site documents original unpainted vinyl doll kits, separate from finished silicone doll artworks.

5 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Elly Knoops’s collection
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Elly Knoops

The specialist retailer's sculptor interview traces Elly Knoops's original kits to Eefje in 2004, with designs including Luca and Bibi. This source is a manufacturer interview, not an independently verified current personal shop.

6 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Iveta Eckertová’s collection
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Iveta Eckertová

Specialist dealers document Iveta Eckertová's original unpainted vinyl kits, including designs produced through Puppen-Traumland in Germany. Her independent studio website has not been confirmed.

4 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Olga Auer’s collection
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Olga Auer

Authentic original vinyl kits sculpted by Olga Auer are documented at established specialist dealers. These historical kit references are not a statement of present stock, permission to reproduce gallery photographs or endorsement.

10 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Sabrina Hergarten’s collection
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Sabrina Hergarten

Sabrina Hergarten is a German reborn sculptor whose original unpainted vinyl designs are documented through specialist retailers, including Maria, Mayla and Alisha. Her official studio website is not yet confirmed.

4 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Ping Lau’s collection
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Ping Lau

Ping Lau is an original sculptor whose extensive historical kits are documented by specialist retailers. Her own website places restrictions on photo reuse. Reborna links to verified original kits and credits images shared through sources with their own published noncommercial sharing terms.

12 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Laura Lee Eagles’s collection
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Laura Lee Eagles

Laura Lee Eagles creates original reborn doll sculpts and historical vinyl kit editions. A published sculptor interview and specialist dealer catalogue document her original designs, including full-size babies and miniature kits.

12 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Nadine Dolotova’s collection
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Nadine Dolotova

Original silicone baby sculptor, caster and reborn artist behind Reborn & Silicone Dolls by Nadine. Her self-authored vinyl original kits include the miniature Arisha, fantasy Ozzy, and mermaid Tarni; the studio also casts and finishes silicone dolls based on work by other named sculptors. Reborna attributes only Nadine's own original sculpts to her.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Eva Brilli’s collection
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Eva Brilli

Italian original reborn sculptor and silicone doll artist. Eva Brilli began reborn art in 2006 and later developed original sculpts manufactured as vinyl kits, including Gabriel and Rachele. Sculpting and finished-doll painting are distinct stages of her work.

3 documented sculpt listings
Featured sculpt artwork from Ebtehal Abul’s collection
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Ebtehal Abul

Kuwait-based original reborn sculptor working in polymer clay. Ebtehal began sculpting in 2017, and her original vinyl designs include Sara and Coco. An independent sculptor interview distinguishes her manufactured kits from one-of-a-kind silicone artwork.

4 documented sculpt listings

Artist portraits appear only where a sourced photograph is available; otherwise a featured sculpt may illustrate the artist’s work. Inclusion does not imply an artist partnership or endorsement.