About Me

ObsessiveGoth is a Canadian First Nations artist living in Upstate New York who creates art using textiles as their primary medium and goes by Ingrid. Ingrid’s main focus is designing and bringing to life character dolls and beasties. Utilizing their experience and education in fashion, dollmaking has become Ingrid’s main creative outlet. Ingrid uses a variety of techniques including crochet, sewing, knitting, felting, wirework, leatherwork, painting and 3D printing. Ingrid feels one should never be constrained by one medium; dollmaking is an ideal way to showcase their artistic talent.

 

Artist Statement

I create character dolls which are often inspired by one of my latest obsessions. I also design custom dolls on commission which are usually based on the client’s favorite fandom or OC (original character). I tend to invest hours researching the background for these dolls. It is very satisfying to transform an idea into a 3-dimensional piece of art.

Coming from a background of fashion I love working with textiles and often spend way too much time designing the perfect outfit for a doll. Most of my dolls are created with an amigurumi base body with a wire infrastructure. Occasionally I shape cloth dolls which are meant to be hugged and cuddled. One of the main purposes of creating dolls is to bring a smile to someone’s face, a sense of security, and happiness. Many of my creations end up accompanying their human on adventures, while others provide those moments of serenity we all need.