Paulette Goodreau, Doll's Artist, Manufacturer of collectible dolls - Cypress, Texas, Usa

    Paulette Goodreau's portrait - photo by Robyn Arouty



Paulette Goodreau: "The way of success is not paved with gold but with mistakes"

BPP: Who are you?  And who you really are?

Paulette Goodreau: I am a perpetual movement. And my radius of move resides in art, for someone active as I am, it means that I am a painter, a sculptor, a dollmaker, drawer, inventor of new toys, therefore an inventor of new ways and devices to dream. I keep moving, and do my best to do it forward, always.

My life professionally and privately is ruled by obligations, these responsibilities are very important as I think that the way you handle and take them, is the reflection of what kind of human being you are. It can be heavy sometimes as a migraine, but instead of taking an aspirin I usually take a good laughter to compensate as it tastes much better!

  Zooey in antique clothing

MiM in Marbled Halls - photo  by Connie Lowe

BPP: If you could say something important to others who were listening, what would you tell them?

Paulette Goodreau: The way of success is not paved with gold but with mistakes. The only thing you have to do is to never walk on the same one, and learn how to find new mistakes on your path; it means you are evolving and improving. There's a lesson to learn in every step we make from the littlest to the greatest of them.

We mustn't think about our little selves individually but from a global point of view, for what we do has repercussion on so many levels and this, all around the world; we must change our way to see thing and enlarge the most we can our horizon of thinking.

 Aimee in Marbled Halls clothing by Connie Lowe

 Alice the  madhatter and the white rabbit on the run. Ooak styled by Paulette Goodreau

BPP:  What is your true dream, the one that keeps you up at night and if one day it were to come true you would feel peace and calmness in your heart?

Paulette Goodreau:  My dream is for everyone to wake up and realize that we must all be hand in hand, to share our resources and knowledge to end poverty and war all around the world. We must understand that we own nothing on this planet, we just steward as we only pass on that earth. We must know that we don't own earth but that we belong to it. I think that all lives must be respected as we'd want our to be respected. Animals shouldn't be allowed to be BOUGHT, for we never own our pet but have the responsibility to take care of them as they are our loyal companions, they help us, love us; it is a partnership as friendship is. So we must change our state of mind to stop loving things we don't need and love lives just next to us that this lust of possession hides from our sight. For this reason I am also a vegan and all my 14 pets are rescues.

ABC Bellatrix in vintage clothing

                                                               Minnie and Kerli sculpts minnie restyled by Paulette Goodreau

BPP: How is life currently for the people in your country and what would you wish for them and for the planet at large?

Paulette Goodreau: I am American therefore I consider myself as a lucky person for life is sweet in my country; even for the non richer ones; for we do not have to walk 7 miles barefoot to find water everyday. Recession is now ending, and even if people are restless because of it, we are still on the lucky side.

                                                                                                   Gargoyle MiM for MiM short in Fall 2012

                                                                                                                       Antiqued ABC Anna Mae

BPP: If you had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same life?

Paulette Goodreau: Do you mean that I am not a child anymore?!!

Life can be changed anytime, but again, if you want your life to change, you have to work for this and to make decision which involves new responsibilities that you must take. But wherever my path will lead me, I will always be an artist, of course.

Paulette Goodreau as a child

 Mary Mary quite contrary ooak styled by Paulette with handmade eyes

 The angels ooak 5 inch Galya, and Anya

Paulette Goodreau's drawing for BPP

Alice in her garden....MIM restyled by Paulette as Alice

BPP:  What was the exact moment that you realized what you wanted to do with your life?  How did you feel at this very moment?

Paulette Goodreau: I am fascinated by that very moment when things will never be the same. The second when something happens which makes everything changed. I don't think though, that there's a moment in your existence when you say " Oh yes! I finally want to be an artist!" Being an artist is something that lives in the core of your being since your first cry, it just sometimes takes time for you to know that you are an artist. The incredible validation from the public towards my dolls has been the greatest welcoming in the dollworld and I feel like being an active part of it. I am thankful for every kind word I receive from my collectors for it gives me the will to always do better to thank and satisfy them.

 Paulette Goodreau working at her studio

Paulette Goodreau at her studio

Franny and Zooey

BPP: Would you like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?

Paulette Goodreau: Yes : You didn't ask the best word to describe me and the answer is " a workaholic."

Aimee ooak

                    Aimee and Kerli sculpts Aimee restyled ooak by Paulette, Kerli marbled halls 

                                                                                Ooak Aimee sculpt for Alice series.. the" Flamingo"

f you want to learn more about Paulette Goodreau, visit:
http://www.goodreaudoll.com/
http://www.mimtoy.com




Photos by Paulette Goddreau, Connie Lowe  & Robyn Arouty. All rights reserved.