Pigeon the Kewp Doll started as a character I drew back in 2016. I met Kate of Bitter Squeaks that year, showed her my drawings, and told her my dream of making Pigeon into a doll.
At the time, Kate was just starting to remake characters from Edward Mobley’s vintage sculpts. She had fallen in love with his work, hunted down his estate, and acquired the rights to its legacy. I didn’t know if my design would be a fit, but she sure did! One of Mobley’s molds, an unproduced prototype, looked an awful lot like Pigeon. Maybe he, too, was inspired by Rose O’Neill’s kewpies and turn-of-the-century penny dolls. Maybe it was magic! Either way, Kate saw that my designs and his sweet little mold would be a perfect match.
Since then, Pigeon has been a paper doll, a 3.5 inch art doll, and a mini vinyl collectible. Now comes our greatest version yet, truest to both my original dream and the legacy of the Mobelings, standing 8.5 inches from toe to bow with a 7 inch hug-span and a soft-bellied squeak. Find her in the Bitter Squeaks online shoppe or by appointment at my studio in Orange CA.