Artist Statement
Megumi Todd was born and raised in Tokyo Japan. She has been working as a doll maker/ sculptor since 2012 in the US without the proper experience as an artist in Japan.
She mainly carves wood to create her little, exquisite ball jointed dolls so it will be able to pose like a model in a portrait painting. She also carves sculptures in scale of smaller than 1/12 so it will shorten the physical distance between a viewer and the artwork.
Her works have been displayed in several galleries and has won the first place awards in miniature and mixed media art in 2018 Georgia National Fair Fine Art Competition. Her unique creations and works have also been featured in magazines such as Daphne's Diary 4th edition in 2016 and Art Doll Quarterly Halloween issue in 2018.
She specializes on wood because she feels that carving human figures gives life to them in a different form, while also creating dolls that challenge the viewers bias about "dolls".
"A lot of people dismiss dolls as a simple creepy object. I wanna challenge that, I wanna challenge that dolls can be more than empty shells that demonic entities possibly can use as their vessels like in horror movies. Dolls can move your core and viblate your souls other than making you feel fear."
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What I Do?
Carving miniatures in woods is what I mainly do though I am starting to expand the possibilities in different mediums such as resin to create copies of my miniatures.
There are times that I am more focused on designing new inventions, home decors, and jewelry but probably I am more known for a miniature wooden art doll artist.
What is My Process?
I carve with carving knives and chisels in a variety of woods. Polish and adjusting each pieces and then paint by hand. It generally takes 2 weeks to complete a miniature wooden ball jointed doll, but also depends on the details and the scale.
Press + Exhibition
Daphne's Diary 4th Edition -2016
Art Doll Quarterly Halloween Issue -2018
10x10x10x Tieton -2018
Georgia National Fair Fine Art Competition -2018 : 1st place in Miniatures & Mixed Media
Madison Morgan Cultural Center Juried Art Exhibition The Chair Show -2020-
South Works National Juried Art Exhibition -2021 : 1st place in 3D Artwork
Georgia National Fair Fine Art Competition -2021 : 1st place in Mixed Media