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Ugly Art Dolls by Ugly Shyla

All Ugly Art dolls are handmade from scratch molds of original sculptings by me Ugly Shyla. They are handpainted,hand fired, and all wigs, bodies, and costuming is handmade.
Ugly Art Dolls have been displayed in galleries, art shows and in the St. Elizabeth's Doll Museum; my dolls have also have been featured in print, in magazines such as Bizarre, Lollipop, SPIN, and Swag. My art dolls have also been photographed in John Santerineross' photography book, "Dream."
Ugly Art Dolls have also been used as photo props by Kattaryna Breaux, Caleb Storms, The Joker/Razorblade Grin, and Saryn Angel.
My main inspiration for my art dolls and other art is drawn from imagery captured within my dreams,and my artwork is also influenced by religious,spiritual and occult imagery.
These art dolls are known as fine art dolls; they are not children's toys. Some of the subject matter dealt with in my work is very serious, and the dolls are also too delicate to be handled by small children.
As well as a professional doll artist, I'm a established alternative model, modeling extensively for photographers such as Steve Diet Goedde, Lithium Picnic and John Santerineross.
To view more of my dolls and art, please visit the UglyArt.Net site, www.uglyart.net
To view my alternative modeling portfolio, please visit www.uglyshyla.com

I actually take my work very seriously,so comparing my work to toys,or dolls that are made to be pre-packaged non-conformity just annoys me.So does saying things like "if I buy one of your dolls will it kill me?,Again some of the subject matter I deal with in my work is very serious,so it's asinine to ask me stuff like that. If you want to know what kind of dolls I make check out the link to my site. My dolls range in price from 45.00 up to about 500.00 or more.Feel free to use my banner for your links pages.The URL to the banner link is www.uglyart.net My banner was made by The JokerMy LINKS My doll site UGLYART.NET
F.A.Q. page for answers about my dolls and art.
The artist personal myspace link.
Uglyart Dolls/Ugly Shyla Yahoo Group
The Uglyart Dolls/Ugly Shyla Live Journal Community *******Please make note:My profile automaticly resizes comment photos****** *******

My Interests

dolls,doll,doll art,fine art,etsy,art,ugly shyla,uglyart.net,ugly art dolls,sewing,painting,wig making,OOAK dolls,repainted dolls,fine art dolls,satanism,supporting local artist,glamrock,punk rock,gothic dolls,goth dolls,tattoos,jesus,alt models,alternative modeling,alternative models,religious art,guns,Louisiana,uglyart.net,victorian,craftster,zombies,p ost mortem,scooter3legs,gender bending,eunuchs,punk rock boys,voodoo,gothabilly boys,deathrock boys,drug free,weapons, asexuality,dollfie,occult,uglyshyla,bothers quay,fashion,Piercing,body mods,Szandora,Doll Making,Santeria,spiders,Doll collecting,carved real apple dolls not the brand of dolls known as "apple dolls",ball jointed dolls,fabric dolls,rag dolls,horror collectables, art dolls,mail art,ATC,artist trading cards,blythe,

I'd like to meet:

Doll collectors and people that appreciate art dolls.Other artist.

Music:

David Bowie, GG Allin, Iggy Pop, Punk Rock, Glam Rock, Ramones, The Cramps, Johnny Cash, Hole, Jane County, Crucifucks, Sex Pistols,Acts Magdalena,All Gone Dead,Nico,Johnny Thunders,Patti Smith,The Misfits,X-Ray Spex , Radio Scarlet,

Movies:

Man Who Fell To Earth, Female Trouble, Pink Flamingo, Labyrinth, The Begotten, Alice,The Great Gabbo, Anything by The Brothers Quay, Joe Christ, John Waters or anything surreal.

Television:

Adult Swim,Cold Case,and true crime shows.

Books:

Will There Really Be a Morning, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Scum Manifesto, Fruit Of The Secret God, The Bible, Fallen Angels, The Book Of Lilith, The Satanic Bible, Diary Of A Drug Fiend, Anything occult or religion or art related.I always have my nose in a book.

Heroes:

Francis Farmer

My Blog

New Art From Me and My Mother.

I'm still trying to light a fire under my mom's butt for her to do art too.She likes doing assemblage types of things and I always have so much extra this and that laying around that she's working on ...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:46:00 PST

FeMaledictions posted a photos of my stuff in their store

FeMaledictions posted a photos of my stuff in their store.You can see it on her blog hereShe has some great stuff in her store,and is also a great gal that makes awesome soaps and perfumes,which you ...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:49:00 PST

Stores in GA and WI now carrying my dolls and work.

I just sent 2 boxes of goodies out to two stores.One is FeMaledictionsin Stoughton, WI and the other is La Petite Morte in Atlanta, GABoth are run by buddies of mine,And you can visit them both on mys...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:30:00 PST

Try These Stunts Mixed Media Framed Art

This is sort of a shallow shadow box from my subversive children's book's series.The main image of it if from a print of my Try These Stunts work.It's a one of a kind because of the vintage hand embel...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

New Items Up On My Etsy Clothing Shop

New items up on my Etsy clothing shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5433260 EtsyBuy Handmadeexecutionstyle...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:00 PST

New Sacred Heart Necklace and Jesus Broach

New things I just finished.Thorny Sacred Heart NecklaceHeart can be purchased or more info on it can be found here http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11659703Jesu s BroachJesus can be purc...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Sat, 10 May 2008 06:20:00 PST

So my computer got fried.Please send me yalls e-mail addys.

So my computer got hit by lightning last Sat.Oh how I love the Louisiana weather sometimes.I had to go just buy a new computer,and my friend Helen is going to try and burn my hard drive to cd for me s...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:58:00 PST

Submit your Art,Modeling,Stories to BANG Mag

My friend is starting up a new Magazine called BANG,And he's looking for people to submit artwork,modeling photos,upcoming shows by bands and is also looking for writers for the mag.If you are interes...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:51:00 PST

A Nun Doll Necklace and Poison Bottles on Ebay.

I have a nun doll necklace I made and some Poison bottles my mom made up on my doll ebay.I'm teaching my mom a bit of how to do art,so she's got some of her handiwork up on there as well.You can find ...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:24:00 PST

Witch Self Portrait Drawing.

One of my original self portrait drawings my friend Leenstar http://leenstar.net/ colored in for me,YAY for Leenstar she always helps me with graphic’s and things.Feel free to use the grapic on...
Posted by Ugly Art Dolls on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:42:00 PST