Valerie A Gladstone

I started Brooklyn Dollworks in 2012 as a showcase for my work. As a native New Yorker and youngest of seven children, there was always something to do, paint, sculpt, play, sing or just observe. My hands were never idle, and they still aren't. Every experience, meal, journey, emotion, or dream, consciously and unconsciously shapes my work. Whichever medium I work in has to lend itself to that expression. I trained in costume design, sculpture, wigs and dance, and through the making of Art Dolls I have found my full expression.“