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Valerie Edwards

On this page a short biography of the sculptor can be found along with a list of sculptures he or she made.


Biography

Before Valerie Edwards started to work at Disney, she was the Director of Sculpture at a Research & Development company, where she worked mainly on Robotics and other technologies: there she learned the skills, which became so useful in her later career at Walt Disney Imagineering (this is the master planning and creative development subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation of the Disney Theme Parks and their attractions). During that time she also worked as a part-time illustrator of children's books.

Edwards has "Disney" in her blood: her father was one of the Disney animators who worked on the Disney Classic feature Sleeping Beauty.

Edwards has been a sculptor for the Walt Disney Classics Collection since 1993 and therefore one of the early artists. She has created many enchanting sculptures for the collection such as "I'm Losing to a Rug" from Aladdin, "A Dress a Princess can be proud of" from Sleeping Beauty, some of the Beauty and the Beast figurines: "Just in Time" - Cogsworth, "Vive l'Amour" - Lumière, Bestseller "The Enchanted Rose" - Rose Table, "You'll look ravishing in this one" - Wardrobe and "Good Night, Luv" - Mrs. Potts & Chip.
 


Sculptures

Character Title Film
Genie "I'm Losing to a Rug" Aladdin
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum "Riddless 'n' Rhymes" & "Puzzles 'n' Poems" Alice in Wonderland
Cogsworth "Just in Time" Beauty and the Beast
Lumière "Vive l'Amour" Beauty and the Beast
Rose Table "The Enchanted Rose" Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Potts & Chip "Good Night, Luv" Beauty and the Beast
Wardrobe "You'll Look Ravishing in this One" Beauty and the Beast
Princess Atta "Pampered Princess" A Bug's Life
Flik "Inveterate Inventor" A Bug's Life
Chicken Little "Second Chance Champ" Chicken Little
Cinderella's Coach "An Elegant Coach for Cinderella" Cinderella
Woodcutter's Cottage "Woodcutter's Cottage" Cinderella
Lady Tremaine's Table "Lady Tremaine's Table" Cinderella
Casey, Jr. "All Aboard! Let's Go!" Dumbo
Gazebo "Pastoral Setting" Fantasia
Duke "Drumming Up a Drum" Fantasia 2000
Flamingo "Flamingo Fling" Fantasia 2000
Ariel's Grotto "Ariel's Secret Grotto" The Little Mermaid
Grandpa's House (& ornament) "Nestled in the Snow" Make Mine Music (Peter and the Wolf
Li'l Toot "Tuggin' and  Tootin'" Melody Time
Mickey & Minnie Mouse "Top Hat and Tails" & "All Dolled Up" Mickey's Gala Premier
Pedro "Cleared for Take-off" Saludos Amigos
Spinning Wheel "Spinning an Evil Spell" Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty's Dress "A Dress a Princess Can Be Proud of" Sleeping Beauty
Heartbox "Deadly Intent" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Seven Dwarf's Cottage "Seven Dwarf's Cottage" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Stitch "Long Live the King" Spotlight Collection
Susie "Isnt She a Beauty" Susie, The Little Blue Coupe
Benny the Cab "The Meter's Running" Who Framed Roger Rabbit