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Lurena Williamson of Tattered Moon, is obsessed with resurrecting antiques by transforming them into one-of-a-kind Halloween dolls. She\\u2019s an outsider artist with an edge of creepy. All of her designs are one-of-a-kind and created without patterns. Even her sewing machine, which \\u201cdrives like a Porsche,\\u201d is vintage.\\xa0\\xa0

Lurena commenced her career by working at a fabric store. She\\u2019s had a variety of jobs, even working for a technology company. Through it all, her soul has always driven her to create dolls. While working in corporate jobs, she would stay up late into the night fabricating her dolls. This was the inspiration for the word \\u201cmoon\\u201d in her business name.\\xa0\\xa0

Lurena\\u2019s interest in odd dolls goes back to childhood. She wasn\\u2019t interested in the dolls typically marketed to girls; she enjoyed playing with GI Joes. She made dolls out of pantyhose and fiber from the bottom of the family couch. One of her earliest exhibits was a witch\\xa0she made at craft store \\u2013 she displayed it in the family dining room window complete a cauldron.\\xa0\\xa0

She works intuitively \\u2013 Lurena lets the fabrics and objects tell her who they need to become. Her studio is filled with antiques and floor-to-ceiling stacks of fabrics. Lurena feels\\xa0the\\xa0energy of antiques. She is not tied to any particular era \\u2013 a doll can have lace from the Victorian era, tattered Edwardian trim, buttons from the 1920s, and upholstery fabric from the 1950s, and more.\\xa0\\xa0

Attending Ghoultide Gathering helped Lurena discover her tribe. She discovered Halloween art collectors are more excited about dolls than galleries were. The Halloween art community is constant inspiration and keeps her growing.\\xa0

To discover more about Lurena, visit her at https://www.tatteredmoon.com.\\xa0\\xa0