Miranda: Professional illustrator, candy lover, glam girl

Miranda is a character art doll for collectors age 8 and up. She is 18" tall. She is owed by her namesake, but if you'd like to order your own custom doll, visit StudioBeoGlas.Etsy.com.

Meet Miranda, candy incarnate! Miranda is a professional illustrator who lives, eats, breathes, and wears her art in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her sweet-but-arresting style is inspired by her interest in vibrant colors, desserts, science fiction, glam, and the magical girl icons that were popular when she was growing up. When Miranda isn’t creating art she enjoys playing video games, riding bicycles, dressing up, and thrifting.

Miranda recently graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration. She has her very own website – check it out and you’ll find some delicious and exciting stuff to admire and even buy!

http://glucosegirl.com/



The real Miranda!

How Miranda was made

Miranda is made in the MakerDoll style, from 100% organic cotton fabric, grown and woven in the USA. Her arm joints are double knotted and adorned with vintage blue buttons; her leg joints are hand-stitched and French-knotted with embroidery floss. Her clothes are handmade from repurposed fabric. She’s wearing a cotton t-shirt with a cupcake (one of her favorite icons) appliqued on the front. Her pants are made from cotton stretch knit and both top and pants feature ruffles. She’s wearing a necklace made from another vintage button and bracelet crafted with a wooden bead and satin ribbon. Her glasses are handmade with wire, fabric, yarn, and found faux crystal and silver beads. Her shoes are lime cotton stretch knit. Her face is hand-drawn, needle sculpted and painted with water color pencils. Her hair is made of pink and multicolored yarns, hand-sewn onto her head.

Keith: Musician, singer, songwriter, actor

Keith is a collector doll for ages 8 and up. He stands 18” high.

Meet Keith: The unpure purist. He says “Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen."

Keith was born in December of 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England. While still a teenager, he co-founded the Rolling Stones and still plays with them fifty years later. Fourteen of Keith's songs are listed in the top 500 songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

How Keith was made

Keith is made in the MakerDoll style, from 100% organic cotton fabric, grown and woven in the USA. His arm joints are double knotted and adorned with metal buttons; his leg joints are hand-stitched and French-knotted with embroidery floss. His clothes are handmade from repurposed fabric. He’s wearing a faux leather vest, silk neck scarf, tight black pants and matching shoes, a headband, a faux leather studded belt and studded arm band. On his left wrist is a chain bracelet with lobster clasp, and his hair is interwoven with found ceramic beads. He wears a serpentine chain necklace with wooden medallion. He sports a faux cigarette and silver hoop earring. His face is hand-drawn, needle sculpted and painted with water color pencils. His hair is made of furry yarn, hand-sewn onto his head.

Keith can be purchased at www.makerdolls.etsy.com

Liane: Animal lover, gardener, cabinet maker, stone carver, project manager

Meet Liane! She grew up in the Mojave desert. Her family raised goats, horses, birds, gardens, and welcomed stray cats and dogs. She’s carried a love for animals with her, especially cats and lizards.

Liane likes to create and is constantly learning new skills for her projects: Stone engraving, laying stone pathways, designing gardens, building cabinets, tiling. Liane likes rocks and stone. She learned to sew early on, with her brother providing her first hand-sewing lesson.  She was making her own clothes in grade school and continues creating when the mood strikes.

Liane has always loved to dance, to move, and finds joy in expressing herself; whether it’s in a dance class, in a dance club, on stage with a belly dance troupe, or with friends around a bonfire. She has taught different dance forms, and choreographed for community plays and student programs.

Liane thinks she’s found her career in Project Management. Projects are always new, always different, and she always gets to talk with lots of people to learn what they do and help them organize their work. She helps them create a schedule that works for them. No doubt Liane’s career path will take different turns and curves. It will fill her time when she’s not creating at home or enjoying time with husband, cat and friends.

Hometown: Ridgecrest, Sacramento, Concord, CA


Favorite color: White; close second is red, green, blue and purple


Favorite drink: Champagne


Favorite season: Fall


Character traits: Honest, joyful, dependable, energetic, persistent


Favorite holiday: Christmas


Favorite indoor activities: Watching the cat, sitting by the fireplace, puzzles, dancing, hanging out with friends

Favorite outdoor activities: Gardening, walking, relaxing in the yard, art and music festivals/fairs, dancing under the stars

How Liane was made

Liane was made from 100% organic cotton fabric, grown and woven in the USA. Her arm joints and leg joints are hand-stitched and French-knotted with embroidery floss. Her clothes are handmade from repurposed fabric. She’s wearing a handmade ruffly red dress with faux crystal beading and a sash, and her shoes are from repurposed black stretch knit. She has a handmade necklace made from found turquoise, faux crystals, and carved cinnabar. Her face is hand-drawn, needle sculpted and painted with water color pencils. Her hair is made of faux fur fabric, hand-sewn onto her head.

Liane can be purchased at www.makerdolls.etsy.com

Howdy: CEO and Former Race Car Driver

Howdy is a one-of-a-kind character doll for collectors of all ages. He stands 18" tall. 

Howdy will be part of an art gallery exhibit scheduled for March 1 - April 30, 2013. He will be available for purchase during or after the exhibit.

Howdy was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now lives in Chelsea, where he is President of Chelsea Milling Company, the manufacturer of Jiffy Mix baking mix, which was invented by his grandmother, Mabel White Holmes. The Holmes family has been in the business of helping people make baked goods for their families since the 1930s.

Howdy is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He began racing in the early 1970s and raced in the CART series for 7 seasons (1979-1980, 1982-1985, and 1988), with 72 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500, each of those years except 1980. He finished in the top ten 26 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1984 at Phoenix. He was the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year in 1979, with a 7th place finish. In 1978, he was the Formula Atlantic champion.

Howdy wrote an award-winning book, "Formula Car Technology," and was a contributing writer for magazines and newspapers about racing. After 20 years of racing, he returned to the family business in 1987. He has since implemented a professionally managed strategic vision that led "Jiffy" to become the market-share leader in retail prepared baking mixes.

How Howdy was made

Howdy was made from 100% organic cotton fabric, grown and woven in the USA. His arm joints are hand-stitched and French-knotted with embroidery floss. His clothes are handmade from repurposed fabric. He’s wearing a handmade Nomex style racing suit (made from cotton canvas cloth) with sponsors’ logos and matching boots, and a handmade racing t-shirt, made from a stretch cotton onesie. An extra pair of jeans, which he wears when not in his racing suit,  completes his clothing set. His face is hand-drawn, needle sculpted and painted with water color pencils. His hair is made of twisted fuzzy yarn, hand-sewn onto his head.

Howdy can be purchased at www.makerdolls.etsy.com