NIADA - 60 Years Dedicated to the Art of Doll Design 1963 - 2023 Rich in Tradition - New Ideas NIADA is a worldwide organisation of doll artists, supporting patrons and friends whose purpose is to promote the art of the original handmade doll. IMA NARODITSKAYA HISTORY NIADA 60 Years of Artistic Doll Design The National Institute of American Doll Artists was officially founded in May 1963 at ...

The magnificent dolls of Japanese artist Mari Shimizu mesmerise viewers. Each of her dolls seems to be a part of its own story, a ghostly vision that we can only guess about. Mari Shimizu is an outstanding representative of Japanese author dolls. When we talk about dolls by Japanese masters, we most often associate them with 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. During this time, 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 art objects from the Ancient World. In French, the word antiquite is translated as ...

Willy Verginer is a contemporary Italian artist and sculptor who lives and works in Ortisei, Italy. His hyper-realistic sculptures of turned wood are equally poignant and absurd. He has learnt the technique of woodworking and sculpting from the traditions of South Tyrolean craftsmen. Willy Verginer's finely rendered sculptures depict children poking their heads out of cardboard boxes of ...

FIA Lisboa is the largest international craft fair on the Iberian Peninsula and the second largest in Europe! The FIA Lisboa 2023 International Craft 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 collaboration with the International Federation of Lisbon ...

Kathryn Walmsley is an internationally renowned artist and a member of the NIADA International Dollmakers Association. Her work seamlessly blends the traditions of ancient handicrafts and the artistic vision of the modern puppet maker. What I enjoy most is 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 percolates for months or years before ...

Marta Gurni 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 fantasy creatures. She works mainly with polymer clay, synthepon 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 and historical figures in Martha Darwin Thompson bisque porcelain have become a truly important and significant event in the world of dolls. 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 royal family of Great Britain - this is 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 ...