#mabdoll

Before the world got weird, @vitalmarks sat down with me and (insanely patiently) coached me through sculpting. Fortunately, he’s a master-level Mab-speaker, and fluent in my hand squiggles, so together we slowly sculpted a new Tanith for 2020. As I’ve been writing her story, she’s become such a fully formed, complex little person. I wanted to create a sculpt that reflected the subtlety of her personality. Here she is 💕 #thetaleoftanith #mabgraves #mabdoll #artdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/B-h31zBHVPv/?igshid=3qe36egct0iq

I have wanted to make a werewolf doll for forever and I can’t tell you how many times I tried different techniques to get the fur to “grow” directionally and look right! Last year, I gave up and just sort of flocked my lil #minimabdoll werewolf with fluff, but this year, I finally cracked it! I’m so pleased with how these lil munchkins turned out! These guys were bucket list for me 💕💕💕 #yay #finallyweredmywolves #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2019 #werewolf #mabdoll #mabgraves https://www.instagram.com/p/B35qhtEny3L/?igshid=1vbxqpcx6cx36

Here’s my little Hellboy Mabling - I still need to embroider the patches on his jacket! 💕👹💕#hellboy #mabgraves #mabdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/B5liZYon_gh/?igshid=73gu6gpyuxwq

@designercon - I’ve been working all year for you. Just a tiny sneak peek of a few of the originals heading to Dcon with me. Micro donokitties? Check. Blank mini Mab Dolls? Check. 70s flowerchild Vampire? Check. What am I forgetting... 😅💕 #dcon #designercon #mabgraves #mabdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/B41GQu6HqjN/?igshid=1141gh0om12h3

Teeny tinies ✨ Sunday 3pm EST in my BigCartel these babies along with several other originals will be appearing! I promised my people who couldn’t go to Dcon that I’d do an online release when I got back! All the originals I brought to Dcon got adopted, but luckily I planned ahead saved a few pieces and got a few more finally finished up. . Keep an eye out on my stories for sneak peeks of some of what’s dropping! #sneakpeeks #mabdoll #minimabdoll #mabgraves https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yEMV2nCm0/?igshid=11kkpoh9z9u34

So, I’ve been working on a project for @designercon all summer. It started when I wanted to make a special doll for Ransom. I looked all over the internet for a cute boy I could customize. The longer I searched the more frustrated I got. All the mass produced boy dolls were either just very obviously girl doll molds or were kind of annoyingly macho and teenage or worse -were just aggressive action figures. Where were cute, sweet boys? They were all so one-dimensional, and it really struck me about the message it was sending to our kids - not only to boys, but to girls too. It feels sometimes like our society is designed to keep boys in an incredibly limited box, and to shame and “toughen” the innocence out of them. I decided I wanted to make a series of boy dolls and make them like the real, sweet magical boys I know. I called my pal @vitalmarks and we sat down and made a special sculpt - I call it the Orlando. These boys are my love-letter out into the world to all the sweet marginalized hearts out there who felt like who they were inside was somehow inadequate or something that needed to be changed. You are wonderful and perfect. #sneakpeeks #dcon #mabgraves #mabdoll #designercon #designercon2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B48yB0qHsR0/?igshid=997nq57errff

My Laboratory for today 🧫🔬🧪🌡⚗️🔭 So, keeping it 100 - the first image IS doubled. Swipe to see the laboratory cabinet I made last night. I was hoping to get to make an actual double cabinet, but I ran out of time. It’s Ransom’s Fall Break and we’re turning an old shed into a playhouse for him! #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2019 #laboratory #onesixthscale #mabdoll #mabgraves #laboratory https://www.instagram.com/p/B3myULonWu_/?igshid=jumq8hc3d5iq

I’m SO blown away by the Coven pieces appearing in the #mabsdrawlloweenclub feed today! Holy cannoli, you guys are so inspiring. Here’s a little Coven to start my afternoon- full disclosure: I did NOT finish all these girls last night. Just one of them 💕 Most of these girls are part of a special crew coming with me to @designercon, buy fortunately I had some spare black dresses and robes hanging about! #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2019 #coven #thetaleoftanith #mabdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZyonBnrGI/?igshid=1bpm6vky3nlms