Each of Sandy Ellis’ brightly dressed creations carries its maker’s highest hopes on porcelain shoulders.
“I make every one of my dolls like someone very important and very knowledgeable is going to buy it,” said Ellis, who has been making porcelain dolls for only a year. “You just never know who might want to buy one.”
Ellis’ doll shop in Russell Springs was a family grocery store until she decided to learn doll-making and open a shop. Now, after months of practice and study, she teaches classes in the craft.
Some dolls are more difficult to make than others, but it generally takes about 15 hours to pour, fire, paint and assemble each doll. Every doll is painted and dressed in its own individual way before going on sale.
