Dawn M Schiller

We proudly present
Dawn M Schiller
internationally collected artist, sculptor, and class clown
Aka…oddfae




We call her Dee and she's from Santa Clarita in Southern California in the good old USA.




Dee has been an Artist all her life she’s sculpted, made dolls or drawn since she can remember. I asked her really how long she had been making dolls (I mean it really does look like all her life) but she told me 12 years. Wow!
She has also been a graphic designer for 20 years now.



Dee's work has appeared in books and magazines worldwide. She has been seen in FAE magazine and Art Doll Quarterly many times. You can find her under the name Odd Fae and Autumn Things.




Dee’s art leans to the whimsical fantasy and Halloween/creepy-funny world. She choose to work in the fantastical realm so she can give the figures that little extra "push" into Odd...




Among her creations you'll find treefolk and witches, merfolk and wizards...fugitives from fairy tales; Figments of the Imagination, Odd Fae, the slightly-off-center, Autumn Things, the Green Man and Others....all having very little to do with the real world and everything to do with giggles 'n' snickers and Things that go Bump in the Night.




She loves to create for Autumn of course and her favorite things to collect for herself are are Skelanimals, BJDs, witches, creepy dolls, bones, hats and whatever strikes her fancy!




Her Dear Husband science teacher/fencer/coach Greg is the major breadwinner, and always encourages her in her art. She told me they have three kittykids, three snakes, two tarantulas, one gecko and a partridge in a pear tree.

"O, wait she said...we ate the partridge for dinner".
Well that’s Dee for you!



Her newest project is a "Jackman"…, but we have to stay tuned to hear more about that one. You can bet it's going to be great!



Dee teaches online at Doll Street and has 4 classes running at the moment. She also sells at retreats, private and group classes. She"ll also donate to a worthy cause if she has time to create something she is proud of. No sloppy work for this gal!



Dee gets inspiration from Brian Froud, of course and also Brom, Arthur Rackham, John Bauer, and Michael Parkes. There are so many....



You can find her wonderful items on
eBay = autumnthings,
Etsy
Her website
and
Artfire
You can also connect with Dee on facebook at facebook

Want to take a class from Odd Fae? Try signing up right now for this one on Doll Street.



I had to ask my favorite questions about what she would tell someone just starting out in an online business and she told me “Get yourself out there EVERYWHERE”.
Sounds like fantastic advice to me!


For the latest in what is happening in the world of One-of-a-Kind Fantastical Figures, Odd Dolls and Masks Handmade by Oddfae.

Check out her blog.




Like Dee told me
“I'm an artist because I can't imagine being or doing anything else...and because art is BIG FUN! “


Well that's it in a nut shell!