Aline Ogura - Porcelain Doll Artist 

I’m Aline Ogura, a porcelain doll artist living in Brazil. Each Pearl I create—her porcelain skin, her wig, her dress, every miniature detail—is handmade with care, soul, and intention.

Before art, I pursued Life Sciences, earning a PhD. Science shaped me: the rigor, the patience, the eye for the smallest detail. But even then, my heart was pulled toward creation. After more than a decade in research, I chose to follow that call and dedicate myself fully to art.

Doll-making appeared first as solace, then as light—something I could no longer set aside. I began sculpting with Russian masters, studied pottery in my hometown, and in 2020, my first porcelain doll emerged from the kiln. From that moment, I knew I had found the path I was born to walk.

Today, each Pearl is crafted entirely by hand: porcelain painting, sewing and embroidery, silver shoes, wigs, and wooden boxes. My deepest wish is always refinement—bringing more life, more tenderness, more soul into each piece.

My studio is my new laboratory. I am the scientist who became an oyster.