Denise Roberson

Medium:  Soft Sculpture Dolls
Web Site:  http://www.littlesitahswittudes.com

My parents, John and Dorothy Smith, are very creative people and the desire to create was passed to their five children.  When I started the 7th grade my mother said:  "It is time for you to make your own clothes."  So my passion for sewing was born out of necessity. 

Many years later my mother asked me to attend a doll making class with her.  I did, and I started making dolls.  My mother has passed on.  I think she sits with me in my studio and laughs with me and sometimes she laughs at me.

I create mixed media soft sculpture art dolls with an Afro-Centric twist.  Some are whimsical, some are spiritual, and some honor the strength and beauty of women.