Artist / Studio
Celia Haines
Common Thread Room · Glasgow, United Kingdom
Celia treats doll making as a form of improvisation. She begins with a limited set of shapes, then lets color, texture, and mistakes determine the character.
Celia treats doll making as a form of improvisation. She begins with a limited set of shapes, then lets color, texture, and mistakes determine the character.
Practice
Celia Haines works primarily with fabric remnants, wool felt, cotton thread, wire, and found buttons. The studio’s visual language is playful, graphic, modular, colorful. Finished pieces are intended as collectible objects rather than children’s toys.
What to look for
- Material choices that remain visible instead of being disguised.
- Small variations that show the work was made by hand.
- Clothing, posture, and accessories used as narrative devices.
- Clear dimensions, edition status, care notes, and provenance.
