Sculptural Works

New Works and Old Friends

Here is the place where Jori's mixed media sculptural works, (the "Dolls,") live
As well as various installation, and studio photographs of the pieces

Looking for something other than sculptural works?

The Cloak Of Many Faces

2025
The Cloak of many faces is a ceremonial piece created over the course of 6 years, for the wedding of the artist Jori Jori, to her partner, Camen Hodges.
The piece stands roughly 5’ x 3’ x 2’ and features french knot work (shoulders,) button and bead embroidery, and hundredes of individually hand crafted ceramic faces.
The piece is entirely hand sewn over hundreds of hours.

I'll Find you
East of the Sun, West of the Moon

a showcase of pieces created for a duo show with the artist Nywn on Denman Island in 2024.
These pieces are based off the Scandinavian fairy tale, started in 2023 and Completed in 2024 for the gallery show.

The Troll Queen

2024
This Mixed Media soft sculpture piece sits at 35" x 18" x 14" and is part of the "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Series.

It features hand dyed paper bag pieces, beadwork, button work and human hair and feather details. It is entirely hand sewn over roughly 150 hours

The White Bear

2024
The White bear is a mixed media soft sculpture piece that stands 4.5’ x 3’ x 2.5" and is part of the "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Series.
It features hand scavenged oyster shells glued to a wool backing, surrounded by needle felting. The piece highlights beadwork buttonwork, and needle felting, and took close to 120 hours.

The East Wind

2024
The East Wind is a Mixed Media Soft Sculpture piece sitting at 10" x 12"x 10" and is part of the "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Series.
The piece is entirely hand sewn over 100 hours, from recycled materials, including: Felt, Paper, Indonesian paper money, Recycled Sari Fabric, Barnacles, Beads, Buttons, Feathers, Fishbones, Recycled doll Parts

This Piece has been the recipient of one award;

Giant Runt - Fort Worth, TX - First Annual Juried Show Winner - March 2026

The North Wind

2024
The North Wind is a Mixed Media Soft Sculpture piece completed as part of the "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Series.
The piece is entirely hand sewn and felted over a 100 hours, from recycled materials, including: Felt, Recycled Wool Rug, Labradorite beads, Abalone shell, Feathers, Beads, Stone, Leather, Recycled doll parts,

The Dolls

A collection of Soft sculpture Pieces without theme, affectionately called "the dolls"

Carrier Pigeon

2023
Carrier Pigeon is a Mixed Media Soft Sculpture piece
The piece is entirely hand sewn over the course of 250 hours, from recycled materials, including: Felt, Recycled Dictionary paper, (hand rolled into both beads and scrolls,) Glass beads, Buttons, Feathers, Shell, Leather, Recycled doll parts

This piece was the recipient of two awards;

Made in California 40 - 3rd Place - June 2025
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Show - Judges Choice - February 2024

The Spirit of the River

2023
The Spirit of the River is a large scale hanging, Mixed Media Soft Sculpture piece (3'x 4'x 4')
The piece is entirely hand sewn over hundreds of hours, over the course of a year, from recycled materials, including: Felt, glass and plastic beads, Raw Wool, Felted Sweaters, Feathers, Buttons, Recycled doll parts
It features hand sewing, bead embroidery, buttonwork and needle felting.

This Piece has been the recipient of three awards;

Baton Rouge Gallery, Center for Contemporary art - Baton Rouge LA - 2nd Place (Awarded by Swoon,) - Jan 2026
Manifest Gallery - Cincinatti Ohio - Grand Jury award - season 21 - October 2024
Lore and Legend - Blue Line Arts - Roseville CA - First place - June 2023

Selkie

2023
Based on the mythological creature, Selkie is a hand stitched mixed media soft sculpture piece sitting 20" x 8" x 4"
This piece features beadwork and buttonwork

Cock Robin

2022
Cock Robin is a small Mixed Media Soft Sculpure piece that sits at 16" x 12" x 8"

This piece features hand sewning, beadwork and repurposed ebroidered fabric.

Fancy Pigeon

2021
Carrier Pigeon is a small Mixed Media Soft Sculpure piece that sits at 16" x 12" x 8" and is the first of the "Birds" that Jori Made.

This piece features hand sewning, beadwork button work and needle felting.

Snails

an ongoing series of small snails, sitting in silverwear dishes

Moon Child

2022
Moon child is a small snail creature, made with hand sewn elements, glue and decorated with feathers.
The beautiful snail shell is from a "Moon Snail," an aqautic snail that lives off the coast in BC, Canada.

Escargot

2024
A small dish brimming with snails, these tiny creatures sit around 2 inches high each, and are made with sea snail shells found on the California coast.
This piece features hand sewn elements, beadwork and found objects.

Phobos and Deimos

2026
Twins or cousins, these two snails feature large "Moon Snail" shells, and a collection of found shells, feathers and beadwork.

Other Works

Time Travellers

2022 - Present
An ongoing series of clock-men, where did they come from? what are they doing here?
These piece range in size and are found object clock based.

One of the time travellers was featured in the 2023 Feature Film "Donna and Ally" (Where Jori worked in the art department, and had a credited roll as "Nunn")

Artist Rendering;
The Tumour removed from my Upper Right Breast (exact size and weight)

2025
3" x 2" x .75" - 29g

After having a large breast mass removed in 2025, the surgeon refused to allow me to look at the tumour. This is my interpretation based off of the clinical information provided.

The Mother and Her Child

2020
These two dolls are hand made ceramic, fired in a smoke fire kiln.
They both Feature hand sewn velvet bodies, and
"The Mother" uses the hair of the artist.