Robyn Coburn
Posted By Craft Corps on April 3, 2009
Robyn Coburn
Name: Robyn Coburn
Age: 46
Location: Playa del Rey, CA
Profession: Homeschooling parent, screenwriter, doll artisan, theater designer – sets, lighting, costume, films – art department.
Craft(s) of Choice: Doll making, textile arts, crochet, mixed media, altered couture, paper crafts, jewelry, loom knitting (does the list really ever stop?)
Blog: http://www.IggyJingles.blogspot.com
I have made things my whole life and sewn since I was a teenager. Luckily enough I have worked in more than one industry that allowed me to make stuff constantly. Miniatures are a big part of theater set design. I remember one of my proudest moments was recreating a prop antique victrola entirely out of construction paper. I also crafted a fun Bottom’s donkey head (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”) from styrofoam, plaster bandage and fabrics. His eyes were painted ping pong balls. I swear he winked at me once.
For several years I have enjoyed finding ways to make something special for my family for holiday gifts. I have given beaded evening bags, fleece hats, jewelry and loom knitted beanies. Now I can give art dolls as well.
My eight year old daughter and her love of all things doll drew me into the magical world of art dolls. Doll making brings together all the crafty activities I love doing – sketch, sew, sculpt, paint, and explore surface design, texture and visual narratives. The potential is endless.
My daughter named my crafting enterprise too. Every day we craft and create together. Beads, polymer clay, fabric, illustrations and doll designs. Creative pursuits are the center of our world. Crafting has taken over our whole apartment as a design studio, workshop and lab. My next journey is to cease being surprised when people say they like my art doll work – that and learning how to screen print.
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