I've Never Put "Adorable" And "Creepy" In The Same Sentence Before I Saw These Dolls
by N/A, 9 years ago |
2 min read
A Russian artist/toy maker who goes by the moniker "Santani" on DeviantArt makes amazing dolls that resemble something between a Furby and an Animal Baby. Though Santani is based in Russia, she ships worldwide. To buy from Santani, visit her DeviantArt page or send her an email at santanitoys@mail.ru.
There's no question that Santani's toys are expertly crafted, but I can't quite pinpoint how they make me feel.
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"Griffin Baby" is very Furby-like.
...or are they creepy?
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"Baby Dumbo Octopus" is ostensibly a combination of, well, Dumbo and a baby octopus. Very interesting mashup.
Like, are they cute...?
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"Griffin Leopard" is also Fuby-like, but with a hint of leopard tossed in there.
I'm going with cute. Like most interesting craft artists, Santani works in series. These dolls are from her "My Little Dragon" series.
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"My Little Dragon: Bars dark head."
What a precious little dragon.
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"My Little Dragon: Lynx."
Santani crafts the dolls using various types of plastic and fabric fur.
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"My Little Dragon: Ginger."
These dolls are from her "Inari Foxes" series.
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"Inari Foxes: Snowball." Yep, these are definitely cute.
What do you think?
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"Inari Foxes: Oncilla."
Pretty cute, huh? In a slightly bizarre, unsettling way.
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Inari Foxes: Bars
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Do not show me this again