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After A 10 Year Career As A Graphic Designer, Martine Turned To The Creation And Production
Of Porcelain Dolls. Her MJB Dolls Were Extremely Popular Amongst Collectors And Quickly Established
Her Reputation On A Worldwide Scale.
The Manufacturing Of A Porcelain Doll Is A Long, Complicated Process.
Each Part Of The Doll Is Sculpted Separately And Replicated In Porcelain From A Plaster Mold.
The Coarse Casting Is Then Baked, Finished And Polished By Hand. Finally, Each Casting Receives Up To 5 Coats Of Paint To Achieve A Smooth And Sensual Finish. To Establish Realism, Details Such As Eyes Are Hand Painted.
Martine's Medium Is Porcelain. It Is One Of The Most Difficult Materials To Handle, Fragile And Delicate, Yet Extremely Sturdy And Durable Once Fired. There Is A Fine Line Distinguishing Art Dolls From Art Itself And In Her First Challenges In This New Discipline, Martine Defines The Influence Of Her Past Career As A Doll Designer By Utilizing Her Strong Sense Of The Human Anatomy And Injecting The Presence Of Emotion. Her Use Of Such Contrasting Materials As Porcelain, Stone, And Bronze Imparts To Her Creations An Incredible Sense of Fragility And Intensity. Her List Of Credits Are Numerous, Having Won The "Max Oscar Arnold Art Prize" Twice In 2001 For "The Most Promising Talent," And In 2002 For "The Best Doll Child." She Was Also Honored For "The Best Doll" In 2002 "Glazen Feestaf." She Is Recognized In The Doll Industry Time And Again For Her Creative Genius. I Am Honored To Offer Her One-Of-A-Kind Creations.
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