prototype: Cabbage Patch Prototype #10

Erin Libby grew-up creating art. At the age of eight, she won a scholarship to the Museum School of the Gallery of Fine Art. As a young teen, she showed her work at the Chicago Street Fairs. Libby trained in fine art at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, Mexico City College, and the University of Chicago. She later served as the Manager of Doll Characterization at Mattel. In this position, she worked and guided through such projects as Liddle Kiddles, Sudsy, and Malibu Barbie. She then established her design firm, The Erin Works. Libby����_��s company worked on doll projects that included Cabbage Patch Kids, Puff-a-Lumps, and Baby so Beautiful. The concepts for these Cabbage Patch Kids originated at Appalachian Artworks. It����_��s evident that Libby proved meticulous in experimenting and making decisions at every step of the design process.