Aline Ogura - Porcelain Doll Artist 

I’m Aline, a porcelain doll artist living in Brazil, where I create dolls and all the delicate treasures that belong to them.

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My journey as a doll artist began in 2018, during a sabbatical year following my PhD in Life Sciences. After dedicating 11 years to scientific research, I experienced burnout. Rest and healing were no longer a choice but a medical necessity. It was during this time that dolls found me—first as occupational therapy, then as something far greater: a source of renewal and a path back to myself.

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Creating dolls made me feel alive again. Soon, I was taking sculpting classes with Russian masters while also studying pottery in my hometown. In 2020, I completed my first porcelain doll, and from the moment she emerged from the kiln, I knew I had found something I could never part with.

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Since then, dollmaking has become my profession and way of life—one I built from the ground up. Every Pearl, along with her wigs, dresses, and wooden box, is entirely handmade by me. Their creation fills me with joy. Over time, I have expanded my skills, studying jewelry-making to craft miniature silver shoes and accessories for them. My deepest wish is to continue evolving, refining my techniques, and bringing new life into my art.

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My transition from science to art has changed me profoundly. My world has become smaller and simpler, yet at the same time broader in ways I never imagined. Today, I embrace the present more fully, dedicating myself to the pursuit of beauty in simplicity—a concept that finds its way into every Pearl I create. Each new doll is a discovery, a piece of a greater truth about art, about life, and about myself. This journey inspires me to keep moving forward.

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My studio is my new laboratory.

I’m the scientist who became an oyster.

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