Meagan Lillich-Sang
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Sang, the Hooded Monk

An original one of a kind ball jointed doll sculpted from Premier over a Flumo cast body from handmade molds. Sang is one of several characters in a world I’m creating who have been turned into dolls for use in photography as part of telling the story.

Meagan Lillich-Kintsug
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Kintsug

A resin ball jointed doll hand cast from original molds using a technique to create gold veining inspired by the Japanese art of gold repair.

Meagan Lillich-Playing with Power
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Playing with Power

One of the first few shots from my story telling featuring two original ball jointed dolls sculpted from Premier over Flumo cast bodies from handmade molds. This photograph has been published in volume 26 of Spectrum Fantastic Art.

Meagan Lillich-Oxia
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Oxia

A resin ball jointed doll hand cast from original molds. She was an experiment in facial expressions

Meagan Liilich-Vulpes Nouveau
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Vulpes Nouveau

A resin ball jointed doll hand cast from original molds, he is actually a sample doll of a new version of resin ball jointed dolls that I sell on my website. Though I sell my dolls mostly unpainted and without clothing, I like to do sample version to give potential buyers an idea of what the doll could look like.

Meagan Lillich-SangHisoka
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Sang and Hisoka, nude detail

A nude shot of two of my ball jointed dolls - Sang, on the left, is the older style with Premier and Flumo body while Hisoka, on right, has the newer resin body. Both are created from molds that I made myself, from masters I hand sculpted.

I want my art to question the definition of beauty – I like to create what first appears beautiful to draw the viewer in, but then starts to unnerve you the longer you look. For me, the greatest challenge is finding the right balance between light and dark, the fantastic and the realistic. The idea of the doll reflecting both artist and owner was one of the main draws of the Asian ball-jointed doll aesthetic that inspired me to first create dolls 14 years ago. Sculpting dolls allows me to explore these ideas in a more thorough way than my drawings ever did, with the dolls serving both as muse and canvas. Over time, the dolls I create have evolved beyond the end into a means by which I can tell stories and create new forms of art through my photography.