Polka Carp Studio

03/30/2026

I’m beginning with small paintings for the Dystopian Nursery project.
My inspiration is the AI generated image you see here. I use the text to picture application in Picsart to render my thoughts into tangible bits. So often the AI generates crap that I have to sip through and make my own.

01/20/2026

1960’s Butterick pattern redone for Barbie.

01/08/2026

I’m experimenting with the aging process with more of the dystopian nursery dolls. This is acrylic paint mixed with mane’n’tail condtioner on her hair, his is straight acrylic paint on plastic. The Joe has oil based enamel paint. I’ll get back to you on the dry times. Still waiting for the oil based paint to dry past tacky after 4 days.

12/15/2025

12/15/2025

I am photographing my doll collection for casting them into my "Dystopian Nursery" project. Some have clothes because they have an obvious history in my collection or I recently sewed their clothes on and there was no reason to undo that. If you see one you recognize or know its origin, please post a comment under the picture.
The action figures had to ham it up for the camera;"Get my good side'" he said. Yeah, maybe he had no good side.
Question: Did you name your dolls or action figures with names other than the one they came with? Post it in the comments!
Stay tuned for more, there are over 50 dolls and action figures plus downright weird toys.

12/04/2025

Wow. Looks simple but I would freeze the cake to keep it from soaking up the gelatin and to make it a bit easier to frost

12/04/2025

Frost on fungi in December, Pacific Northwest shrub steppe

12/04/2025

Picsart manipulated images. Love how these turned out.

12/04/2025

Winter mushrooms with morning frost.

11/28/2025

The toys in the dystopian nursery enjoyed having a kid’s table.

11/24/2025

Cleaver tool