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Doll and Model Maker
Wendy Froud was born in Detroit, Michigan. She
graduated with a degree in fabric design and
ceramics from The Center for Creative Studies
in Detroit. She worked as a sculptor and puppet
fabricator on The Muppet Show, and the feature
films The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and The
Empire Strikes Back. Since moving to Dartmoor, England,
with her husband Brian Froud, Wendy has concentrated
on doll and model making, and illustrating books
including “A Midsummer Night’s Faery
Tale”, “The Winter Child” and “The
Faeries of Spring Cottage” with author
Terri Windling. She has provided both models
and writing for Brian Froud’s books “Goblins!” and “Lady
Cottington’s Pressed Faery Album”.
Wendy’s newest book is “The Art of
Wendy Froud”, published by Imaginosis.
She teaches doll and figure making workshops
as well as mask making workshops in the U.S.
and England. Her dolls and figures have been
widely exhibited and collected throughout the
U.S. and Europe.
Wendy's
DVD:
Creating a Faery Figure
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