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Permanent Ink as Female Empowerment

The Tattoo Baby Doll Project

— November 22, 2008 — Art & Design
Sherri Wood embroiders tattoos on fabric dolls as a part of her Tattoo Baby Doll Project. All the tattoos have been drawn by female professional tattoo artists. So essentially, she is reproducing others' work in another form, but in doing so on baby dolls, she makes it even cooler. Like all artists and their fans, she has totally over-conceptualized her work.

Implications - The Tattoo Baby Doll Project is used to explore how women are defined today and what empowers them. Most of the tattoos that Sherri Wood puts on the dolls is located on the soft fabric part, but sometimes it can also be seen on their plastic skin. Many of the dolls have a vintage vibe from the '80s and '90s.
Trend Themes
1. Female Empowerment Through Tattoo Art - The Tattoo Baby Doll Project highlights the growing trend of celebrating female empowerment through tattoos and art.
2. Tattoo Reproduction on Unique Mediums - Sherri Wood's Tattoo Baby Doll Project showcases the trend of reproducing tattoos on unconventional materials, opening up innovative opportunities for tattoo artists and dollmakers.
3. Revival of Vintage Aesthetics in Doll Design - The vintage '80s and '90s vibe seen in the dolls from the Tattoo Baby Doll Project taps into the trend of nostalgia and retro aesthetics, creating disruptive opportunities in the doll industry.
Industry Implications
1. Tattoo Art - The Tattoo Baby Doll Project presents an opportunity for tattoo artists to expand their creative reach beyond human skin, fostering innovation in tattoo design and application.
2. Art and Craft - The use of fabric dolls as a canvas for tattoo reproduction in the Tattoo Baby Doll Project introduces a new intersection between the fields of art and craft, providing potential avenues for collaboration and experimentation.
3. Doll Manufacturing - The Tattoo Baby Doll Project demonstrates the potential for disruptive innovation in the doll manufacturing industry by incorporating tattoos and vintage aesthetics, appealing to a new market segment and reimagining traditional doll designs.
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