What Happened To Creativity????

My god, an internet google search on ‘stuffed toys’ yields so little creativity!  It’s like 90% of people making stuffed toys are locked into the 1950’s or 1960’s patterns yet.  It’s been 50 years since then, skills in designing should have vastly improved by now!  Yet the majority still put up stuff you could find in craft magazines back when Raggedy Ann was at the height of popularity.  It’s so sad.

Put in the words soft sculpture and you get more of the same, along with baby dolls usually made from nylon stockings or knits.  I  initially had hope for the magazine Soft Dolls And Animals, but even that’s gravitated back to the old fashioned baby dolls for the most part.  It’s a rare treat to come across something like this --  http://www.elfwood.com/~plieger/Fantus-the-Ice-Dragon.3123875.html

Or this -- http://wormsandbones.deviantart.com/gallery/

 

Thank god for those who push the envelope!