I believe joy can come from the littlest and most unexpected things.

Like many young girls I grew up playing with Barbie.  I made her clothes and when she needed furniture or other objects my father, a miniature railway enthusiast and model builder, helped me to make these too.  

A few years ago, after leaving a corporate career, I reconnected with my original Barbie, bought her some new 'modern' friends and discovered the vast array of high quality fashion and miniature objects now available for 1:6 scale dolls. I started photographing them for birthday cards and gifts for family and friends.    

I now make a range of photographic artwork featuring 12” dolls.  These are often highly detailed scenes with miniature props - often made by me - and photographed either on location or on a set created in my studio.    The images range from fun and quirky to sophisticated and glamorous. 

One of my most popular products is the custom portrait. These portraits incorporate scale reproductions of details unique to the subject (such as clothing, pets and décor) to tell a story about that person's life. 

These custom portraits make a wonderful and unique personalised gift.  I love seeing the joy and delight when customers see themselves in their Hello Dollface custom portrait.   

Karen Pringle, 2018