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

Do you know the difference between moths and butterflies? Moths tend to have thick and "hairy" bodies, while butterflies have slender and smooth abdomens. Moths have larger scales on their wings, making them fluffier. Butterflies, on the other hand, have thin scales. This difference may have to do with moths' need to keep warm on cool nights ...

Olga Venzhega is a doll artist, sculptor, member of the professional union of authors of art dolls UNIDIA, two-time winner and coordinator of the Max Oscar Arnold Prize for Contemporary Doll Art (Neustadt bei Coburg), winner of the "Doll of the Year" competitions. Jury member of the Pandora Prize and the virtual competition History of Fashion. Organiser of the international exhibition "German Doll Christmas" (Odessa). Olga Venzhega is a permanent ...

Katherine Houston is an 18th century artist, adapting the techniques and masterful creations of the past with a 21st century approach to design and technique. She is one of the few artists in the world continuing the tradition of hand-carved hard porcelain decorated with overglaze paint in a wide range of colours. She uses only 18th century colours in her work. Katherine Houston is located in ...

Hobby-X 2023 is scheduled for 4-7 May at the Kialami Grand Prix circuit and the International Convention Centre. Each year a wide range of materials, equipment, supplies and ideas are shown to the public, encouraging South Africans to take up a creative craft or hobby. Hobby-X was originally launched in 1998 and has grown exponentially over the past 23 years. It is now a very popular ...

If today's world is characterised by extravagant footwear, shoemakers in the past produced shoes of all kinds and shapes no less creative than those of the 2000s. Among these one cannot fail to mention chopines, a very popular type of women's shoe between the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Although today the 'wedges' of some chopines may resemble the twentieth-century wedges of the same name, in the vintage footwear the purpose ...

Diane Keeler was born in 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota, to a large family. Her parents were always making crafts and were always trying to find something new to do. So they taught their five daughters how to do it. Diane Keeler, never as a child, heard her parents say, "You can't do that. The basic rule ...

The MIDA International Craft Fair, organised by Firenze Fiera in collaboration with major institutions and trade associations, will take place in Fortezza da Basso, Florence, from 25 April to 1 May 2023. This exhibition has always been an event not to be missed for all those who love "savoir-faire" - an exciting journey to the origins of creativity, with an endless variety of creations and products paying tribute to ...

From 19 April to 5 May 2023, the exhibition halls of the Moscow Union of Artists will host the XXI annual exhibition of professional doll artists within the framework of the exhibition project "DollArt - Planetarium". An artist differs from ordinary people by the fact that he is able to create his own unique world. One can say that the artist's work is a separate planet. Being in incessant movement, the author generates a lot of ideas, ...

Lisa Clague's characteristic figurative sculpture hovers between fantasy and reality - playful, mysterious, contemplative. "My work evokes a place between the subconscious and the intangible," Lisa Clague notes. "My masked figures are hybrid beings, masters of ambiguity and disguise, seduction and deception. These images are like dreams, familiar but illusory." In the 1980s, Lisa Clague literally ...