African American Dolls
An original clay
doll collection,
for the doll collecting enthusiast
Original African American Dolls recreating Louisiana Life in the
1800's. Learn about Louisiana Culture through this African
American Heritage Doll collection inspired by sketches, photographs and stories
of the 1800's. These African American lifelike handmade dolls have attached booklets and display cards
with short historical essays about the character. All dolls are reproduced
in clay using JoAnn Bernard's plaster molds developed from her original doll
designs. Doll wigs, clothing, dress designs, and props are all handmade by the
artist.
African American Heritage
Character Dolls include - African American,
Quadroon Dolls, Creoles of Color Dolls, Voodoo Queen Dolls, Mardi Gras Dolls and other Dolls
depicting Louisiana Characters.
American Heritage Dolls
Louisiana Heritage Doll Collection
American Heritage Character Dolls of the 1800's include -
Cajun Dolls, Creole Dolls, Southern Belle Dolls and more.
Original Oil Paintings
Magnolia Paintings, Streetcar Paintings, Swamp
Scene Paintings, New Orleans French Quarter Scene Paintings, Plantation
Paintings and more
Black Heritage
Figurines
African American Sculptured
Slates
Duck Carvings
Original Art by JoAnn Bernard
  Jo Ann Bernard, is
a self-taught artist of
30 years. In the 70's
she discovered a hidden talent to recreate Louisiana landscapes through oil
painting. Eventually, she evolved to painting portraits. After that in the early 80's
her creative energy went toward duck carving. She attended Willy Badeaux's duck carving workshops. In 1987,
she began sculpting. Jo Ann enjoyed creating pieces that expressed her love for Louisiana history. Through trial and error
she created a line of character dolls that are reproduced in clay. The Introduction / Bio button below connects to the site that defines the development of
her doll-making techniques. The Louisiana Heritage Doll buttons lead to the large doll photo pages. When viewing the large photo page refer to JoAnn's Comments to read about
her experiences, inspirations and thoughts during the production of the Louisiana Heritage Dolls, "Days of Old".
From the large doll photo page travel to the story pages for each character doll. We invite you to experience Louisiana by surfing through our web
pages. Click on the Oil Painting button and view her Louisiana Swamp Scenes Paintings, French Quarter Scene Paintings, Magnolia
Paintings, Slate Paintings
and Louisiana Plantation Paintings.
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