Japanese artist Mari Shimizu's magnificent dolls fascinate viewers. Each of her dolls seems to be part of its own story, a ghostly vision that we can only guess at. Mari Shimizu is a striking representative of Japanese author dolls. When we talk about Japanese dolls, we often think of fashion, anime characters or multi-coloured street art. This author touches a nerve, ...

Antiquity - the period from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. It was a time when two civilisations, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, were actively developing. The term itself appeared many centuries later: it was coined by French Renaissance scholars when they analysed the art of the ancient world. In French, the word antiquite translates as ...

Willy Verginer is a contemporary Italian artist and sculptor who lives and works in Ortisei, Italy. His hyper-realistic sculptures in chiseled wood, are equally poignant and absurd. He has drawn his woodworking and sculptural techniques from the tradition of South Tyrolean craftsmen. Willy Verginer's precisely rendered sculptures variously depict children poking their heads out of cardboard boxes with ...

FIA Lisboa is the largest international craft fair on the Iberian Peninsula and the second largest in Europe! The FIA Lisboa 2023 International Crafts Fair will take place in Lisbon from 24 June to 2 July 2023. This special event is held annually at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon's international exhibition centre. The fair is organised in cooperation with the International Federation of Lisbon ...

Kathryn Walmsley is an internationally renowned artist and member of NIADA. Her work seamlessly combines the traditions of ancient handicrafts and the artistic vision of the modern puppeteer. I most enjoy giving an old story a new twist or creating my own imaginary characters with a touch of humour. It's all about the idea, which often seeps in for months or years before ...

Marta Górny is an animator and artist by profession. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and has been creating art dolls since 2016. Under the name Funanya art dolls, the artist makes fully movable miniature figures depicting, animals - realistic and exaggerated, as well as various fantastic creatures. She works mainly with polymer clay, synthetic foam filler, and ...

International exhibition of dolls and teddy bears 'Time for Dolls' Two Venice, North and South, meet at a spring exhibition of dolls and contemporary art and more...

Kings and princesses, historical figures in Martha Darwin Thompson bisque porcelain have become a truly important and significant event in the doll world. All dolls are dressed in historical costumes and bear a portrait resemblance to the original. They are hand-painted. Some have movable arms and legs. Queen Elizabeth I, Prince Albert, the Washington couple, members of the current British royal family - that's not ...

Mitchell Grafton is a ceramic artist and sculptor from the USA. The master lives and works in Panama City, Florida. Already at the age of 19, he was working for Odell Ceramics in Ruston, Louisiana, while studying at Tech University. After graduation, Mitchell moved to Panama City, Florida where he worked for the next 9 years. And in 2009, he opened his own ...

The dolls, which were produced exclusively for the American market, they are called "Pet Name - dolls". This name, courtesy of Dorothy and Helen Coleman, was first introduced in 1885. At least 12 names of these dolls are known: Agnes, Bertha, Daisy, Dorothy, Edith, Ethel, Florence, Helen, Mabel, Marian, Pauline and Ruth. The doll's name was written in gold paint ...