Read the FULL ARTICLE on Etsy's blog. Mimi Kirchner, a.k.a. mck254, spent twenty years "being distracted" by ceramics before she discovered her true calling, making dolls. Mimi's childhood was spent surrounded by crafting materials. Her mother was an avid seamstress interested in high fashion, and she collected an endless array of gorgeous fabrics over the course of her life. After her mother's passing, Mimi decided she wanted to make something out of her mother's legacy. Thus was the beginning of Mimi's doll making career.