"I have been friends with Nicole for the last three years. I am also a devotee of her work, having thus far two 18th
Century French ladies in my collection, with a third French lady, a male angel, and a male and female faerie to
follow; I'm sure these won't be the last pieces of Nicole's work in my collection. I have been familiar with Nicole's work
since 1998 when I first entered the doll industry, and I have researched her work from the beginning. Nicole West has developed
into a powerful sculptor. The ease with which the artist moves from genre to genre is evident in the finished works. Her sculpting is
imaginative and sensitive in concept and flawlessly executed. Her costuming is superb and shows a full range of styles, from
a sweet, innocent faerie perched playfully in a teacup to an earthy, sexy Cupid faerie in pom-pom short-shorts and bejeweled
high platform shoes. Her recent teaming with master egg artist Lynne deBoer has shown that Nicole does indeed play nice with
others. Their work together is marvelous. There's no telling where exactly Nicole will be going in subsequent works; but one
knows that wherever it is, it will include a little bit of heaven."
-Frank Baccari
