Carmen González Bello

Fashion craftswoman. Gugudoll exists thanks to Carmen González, a dollmaker, dressmaker and fashion designer. Carmen was born in Cadiz, but has lived in Fuerteventura for 20 years. As a small child she already loved seeing and touching anything handmade. She has always liked everything to do with handicrafts, especially sewing. She grew up seeing her grandmother, a professional seamstress, sewing and making all kinds of garments. Her mother and uncle also sewed, so you could say it’s in her blood. She was raised among fabrics and remnants, and was capable of creating art from a piece of cloth or wire. She learned by watching them and honed her skills by teaching herself. She began to make little dolls, which she gave to friends and loved ones, who encouraged her to make a living out of it. Although she has been sewing for 20 years, her love of fashion, fabrics and threads led her to give up everything 7 years ago and devote all her time to it, turning her passion into a way of life.