Ella Hass lives in Denmark where she raised her four children.  She is an animal lover and enjoys antiques.  Ella is a member of NIADA, The National Institute of American Doll Artists.  Her dolls are truly works of art.

Her children and toddlers are essentially three-dimensional oil paintings.

Ella’s technique is extremely time consuming but the results are well worth her efforts.  Each life-like masterpiece is hand carved in clay and
molded in a plaster-like material, called keramin, which is coated in wax and covered with a sewn tricot mask.  The mask, including the eyes, is then primed like an artist’s canvas and hand painted in very fine oil paints.

She spends days painting a face to perfection until the child seems to come to life.  Ella creates only very small editions of 1 to 4 dolls from each mold.  Many consider each of her dolls a one of a kind because of the delicate, individual work she does on each doll after it is cast.  The bodies, which are nicely weighted, are made of fabric over a wire armature.

The arms and legs are of a specially designed durable composite material.  All of Ella's dolls have top quality mohair or human hair wigs.  The clothing, which is designed by Ella, is knitted or made of the finest silk fabric.  The dolls measure about 25 to 27 inches head to toe.

Ella's dolls are a must have for the serious doll collector.  She is a dear lady with incredible talent.  I love meeting with Ella and seeing her new dolls each year in New York City.  Her work is simply breathtaking!

Ella passed away on January 11, 2006 after a year long battle with cancer.  She will be sadly missed.  Her spirit will live on through her doll children. 

Dolls by Ella Hass

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