The life-size creations of Kings Langley street artist Kat Smolynec visited a number of locales to promote the coming exhibition Coded, to be staged at Blacktown Arts Centre from January 29.

During December the dolls visited Alpha Park, Blacktown Hospital, Bowman Hall and the Ukrainian Church at Kildare Road.

As part of the exhibit, Ms Smolynec photographed residents' reactions as they saw the dolls. Ms Smolynec's work blends contemporary street art with her Australian-Ukrainian traditional roots. The result has captured moments of public interaction with her art.

She made her Babushka dolls with felt and flannelette material and filled them with styrofoam balls.

``The Babushka wooden nesting doll was something I was amazed with as a child, given to me by my Ukrainian grandmother,'' Ms Smolynec said. ``My artwork pays homage to my grandmother, now living in Blacktown, whom I called my original Blacktown Babushka.''

The exhibit runs from January 29 to March 27 and also feature works by Lauren Gock, P. Johan Neve, Vincent and Vaughan O'Connor, David Griggs, Chris Caines and Jason Wing.