Scary dolly: HP Lovecraft's Nabby

Jphobia · Nov 26, 2011

Hello dolly people! This is Nabby.

Notes:
This doll was made in 4 days (including paint job and zombie dress) for an illustration project at uni.

She's from the HP Lovecraft short story "The Colour Out of Space". In the story, a meteor lands outside Arkham which contains alien properties which appear as a colour outside of our known visual spectrum; everything around the farm it crashed near tends to grow at an unnatural speed, but in return tastes rotten and soon after turns into grey ashes which they call "the grey and brittle death".
The farmers wife Nabby can't be taken out in public anymore because she keeps telling people the trees are moving and glowing at night so they lock her in the attic where she's fed, but left victim to the "colour".

Fingers were sculpted to be mangled with chunks missing but parts fell off in transportation. I didn't mind this so I kept it that way. Not very professional ^^;
Also, I made her a scale attic bedroom for the project with little plates of "mums not home food" like toast and beans, toast and eggs, toast and sausage, toast and mushrooms... That's in class right now so I couldn't take pictures.

My research for her was looking at radiation victims where the features were melded together, sometimes looking blobby, or things grew at uneven speeds so some of her is lumpy, withered, rotted away, blistered ect. Also mummies, holocaust victims, bog people... So don't throw rocks at me 'cause she's wobbly! :XD

Hope you like her :3

Lbrevner · Nov 26, 2011

Thats soo freakin awesome!! Her face is unbeleivable, and you did this in 4 days!?!? Insane, good job.

hemre · Nov 26, 2011

She's beautiful what did you use to sculpt her?

Jphobia · Nov 26, 2011

Ibrev: Thanks! Can't wait to see more of your dollies.

Hemre: I used LaDoll and primed her with Liquitex gesso. Her torso is part DAS because I ran out of LaDoll. Weird discovery - those two clays do not mix >.> turns to lumps for some reason.

cureilona · Nov 27, 2011

Incredible work!!!! Wow!!!!!

You live in London?

cureilona · Nov 27, 2011

Incredible work!!!! Wow!!!!!

You live in London?

Jphobia · Nov 29, 2011

Cureilona: I do indeed. Sadly, not a huge dolly collector community here, let alone a doll-makers. Love your dollies btw, we ought to chat sometime ^^

Rosslyn · Nov 30, 2011

Masterful work- I can't even look at it very long. *wussy* That's definitely horror material!

kinakridoni · Dec 5, 2011

Ooh so creepy! Love it!

joankagami · Dec 6, 2011

*u* You really are skilled in your craft. 4 days! Wow
She looks killer!

cureilona · Dec 12, 2011

Indeed! Send me a private email perhaps?

Thanks for the lovely words about my work. x

royalprincess · Dec 17, 2011

4 days?!?! So quickly sculp!
Your doll work is unique and interesting which I've never seen.
I love her so much.^_^

Chihaya · Dec 27, 2011

Show picture with the background you made if you get a chance. I really want to see.
The doll is so fabulous. I definitely could not sleep with her in the room.

bebidolls · Jan 17, 2012

really great job!!

Jphobia · Jan 18, 2012

Aw thanks everyone! I haven't been on since before the Xmas holidays! I forgot anyone cared, haha! Unfortunately I threw the background away and it's not available anymore. I've been planning an MSD scale room for my mnf which will fit her do I'll show that when I get the chance.
Also, I'm being asked by the same people to make a Minotaur for an animation like No-Head was built for. This should be buckets of fun.

ouimissymarie · Jan 25, 2012

Oh, it's wonderful! Great job!

oddfae · Mar 10, 2012

Wonderful and disturbing, all at the same time...well done!

mewiefish · May 29, 2012

arg ! gosh ! one of my favorite doll here !!! *_____* i can't believe you did it in only 4 days !! ?? omg it's so nice !! your work is stunning !!
i read this novel from lovecraft, a good one

Stinker · Jun 27, 2012

Wonderful!!! I like her a lot looks so frail is beautiful (in an ugly way) I can't believe you made her in 4 days! you must have insane skills.

Tami · Jul 24, 2012

Rosslyn said:

Masterful work- I can't even look at it very long. *wussy* That's definitely horror material!
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I kind of felt like this too but I keep coming back to her.

She's positively haunting JPhobia, and so well done!

patricialangston · Sep 20, 2012

What a tribute to Hp Lovecrafts work. Im just reading some of his stories now- they are hard to find.

Bridget McCall · Jan 14, 2014

wow I am sorry I have not seen this before, so very late in commenting - that is amazing in 4 days!!! she is so creepy yet fantastic - i.e. expressive, well proportioned, graceful. love your work

Maren Van Cleave · Jan 14, 2014

She's magnificent! The colors are perfect. She truly is a frighteningly beautiful creation.

electromonk · Jan 21, 2014

This is so amazing! I loved that story when I read it and this is very in the spirit of it. Awesome.

Skogstoka · Mar 17, 2014

Wooha!: D
Awesome!!

Jemey · Aug 15, 2014

Wow, she looks amazing! Perfectly HP Lovecraft!

Rindel · Apr 27, 2015

Wow!!! She looks so incredible!!!

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