Tania Petré

I was born in 1965 and since my childhood, painting and drawing have been my passion. In the summer of 2004 I came in touch with doll sculpting trough the library and I gave it a try. My first doll didn't last long because of the bad type of clay I used.

After searching on the Internet and using another type of clay the results were more satisfactory. But still, the airdry type of clay was not what I was searching for.

I discovered the polymer clay, and this is really the clay I have falling in love with. I'm able to sculpt smaller and with much more detail. I'm able to teach myself by combining a lot of techniques, learning every time more and more out of my mistakes. It's always a victory to see that the new sculpture is better then the one I did before. A quote of Anne Lodewijks is just to the point: "Your last work still remains your best work and your recent work will always be better then your last work!"



I can't describe better the evolution in my artwork.

I like very much to put some humour in my work, another time I like to sculpt as anatomic correct as I can . As you can see, I'm a complete autodidact who still has a long way ahead.I hope this story may convince you to try out this wonderful hobby, I only can speak for myself, doll making has become a real passion for me. I'm sorry I didn't discover this beautiful hobby earlier!