Susan and Kelly Nolan, softsculpturists
About the Artists
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Susan and Kelly Nolan, softsculpturists |
| Susan and Kelly Nolan, a mother and daughter team reside in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. While growing up in the lakeshore community of Holland, Michigan, daughter Kelly remembers arts and crafts were a big part of their everyday life. She and mother Susan experimented with various art forms including sculpting, painting, dressmaking, woodworking as well as soft sculpture dolls and animals. At the time they had no way of knowing where their curiosity and creativity would eventually lead them. |
| Susan Nolan, is a former student of communication and dance. She began soft sculpture by making new born dolls when Kelly was a child. She realized her potential in 1990 when she made a life-size soft sculpture mariachi band for a national restaurant chain in California. The response to these whimsical characters was remarkable, and soon Susan was receiving requests to make sculptures of people from all walks of life. |
| Kelly Nolan, attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan and completed her B.A. degree at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Her career in photography lead her to New York City, Los Angeles, Texas and Michigan. She was convinced to move back to Santa Barbara to help Mom who found herself simply overwhelmed with work. The year was 1994...and the birth of Impostors. |
| Needless to say... "making people" has become their passion. Susan and Kelly work side by side and continue to experiment with new techniques and materials while perfecting their craft. Their shared creativity, sense of humor and attention to detail is evident in their work. They have gained national notoriety winning best of show awards at art festivals across the United States. Walk into any hotel, ask the maitre'de for a table and don't be surprised if there's no response, just a glint in his eye, for he just might be an "Impostor". |
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