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Richard and Jodi's work is a collaboration of artistic visions -- two separate and different visions with one common thread. This thread is then woven into a collaborative concept of two minds….and a design is born!

After designing the piece….work begins. Jodi sculpts and paints the heads and hands .. while Richard sculpts the torso and legs. Once finished with these steps, the Doll is joined together in an animated pose. Finishing touches such as costuming , shoes, wigging, and other needed accessories are created and added to complete the Doll. All work is entirely Original and created exclusively by the Creagers for each piece. When the doll is complete a special base is designed to suit each dolls personality and needs. The doll is then photographed by Richard. Each Creager Art Doll is a true collaborative effort.

Richard and Jodi have been designing Dolls together since 1977.Their appreciation and love of studying the customs and traditions of the Worlds varied Ethnic Groups, have given the Creager's a rich palette of characters to create from. They produce approx. 20-25 Art Dolls a year. In 1991, Richard and Jodi were elected into the membership of NIADA (National Institute of American Doll Artists). Their work is in the Private collections of Well Known Celebrities and in the Permanent Displays & Collections of Museums throughout the World. They have been featured in many Publications and Books over the years.

ABOUT JODI
Jodi was born in Burbank, California in March of 1951.
Coming from a family of musicians, actors, scenic artists
and writers, Art seemed like a natural born direction for Jodi
to head in….and head she did!

She began drawing at a very early age -- drawing faces on
anything that held still long enough (her mother still has
many of the books to prove that drawing inside the covers was
one of her favorite 'sketch spots'). At the age of 15, she began
painting in oils and soon realized that Portraiture painting
would be her main interest. At 17, she was fully involved with commissioned
Portrait work and taught oil painting. Jodi is a self taught Artist with no formal Art Training ... her passion for all that life has to offer is all that she needs to create.

Jodi's direction of Art changed forever when at 23, she met
and married Richard …her true artistic 'soul mate' and love of her life …. and soon
their combined skills and artistic interests lead them both to a career in Fine Art Doll Making.

ABOUT RICHARD
Richard was born in November 1944 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
His strong family roots of a railroad engineer Father and
an artistically creative Mother seemed to guide Richard in
the direction and love of all things Mechanical. This need to know 'How Things Work'… lead him to develope the
technical skills to 'make things work'.

Art, too, was a very early interest for Richard. He graduated
from 'Brooks Institute of Photography' in 1971, majoring in
Industrial Photography. His love of painting, drawing, design and various mechanical hobbies are all part of what would soon be
a direction totally unexpected to Richard….creating Art Dolls!

His skills in many media would help in shoe making, pattern drafting, accessory design, armature building, prop construction, Sculpting, as well as the Photographing of each Doll. From the creation of Life-size to Miniature Dolls ...Richard enjoys each new challange presented to him in the ever changing world of Art Dolls .