September 2021 marks 204 years since the birth of Izannah Walker. Surely the master could not even imagine that in 160 years, somewhere in distant Russia, they would love, appreciate and try to repeat her dolls. It is unlikely that she thought that her heroines would live such a long life, go through the centuries and be desired and ...

Reflections on custom work, cost and role of dolls in art. "If the dolls disappear, no one will notice." That is how I called my publication, which caused a discussion and great resonance. This phrase was said by one person who wanted to order a portrait doll, but was not ready to pay the stated price for it. By the way, the price is quite democratic. After a long and ...

 This year, October 20, PUPPET GALLERY Varvara Skripkina turned 18! The date is special - coming of age :)! In 2003 - the first and still permanent Gallery in the city! Always be nice to everyone! Suddenly it's an angel in disguise! I understood the meaning of this phrase when in 2003 I opened the first and only art gallery of author's ...

In this video, I will show you the process of casting doll parts from Fluo's casting clay into plaster molds, followed by their processing. Before starting work, the clay must be filtered through a sieve. The clay itself is white. It can be tinted with acrylic paints to obtain a flesh tint. I spray the plaster molds with water, connect them with an elastic band I pour the clay into the molds and wait ...

Sculptural dolls of Virginia Ropars Virginie Ropars (Virginie Ropars) was born in the north-west of France (Brittany region), in 1976. For the first time, young Virginia expressed her creative universe in a drawing. Trained as a graphic designer, she has worked as a 2D / 3D graphic artist in the video game and animated series for television industry. Soon, the idea of sculpting characters with her own hands completely captivated the artist. Her magical, feminine ...

In this video I will show you how to remove the plaster mold from the head of a Fluo doll. Before starting work, cover the doll's head with acrylic varnish. Then we determine into how many parts we will divide the future mold for casting. Determine where the seams will be. We circle the joints-seams with an indelible marker and prepare plasticine for the formwork of the head We grease the detail of the head with a fat cream, for further ...

According to the observations of psychologists, doctors and parents, the doll helps the child to recover. It has been proven that playing with a doll develops memory, natural abilities, speech and imagination. Through the doll, the child is freed from his negative emotions. It is not for nothing that at present there are many master classes with children on creating a doll. Along with ordinary children, children with special needs learn to make a doll. ...

Dear friends, we are glad to inform you that very soon, 06.11.21, our online edition, the most popular magazine about art dolls Daily Doll News, turns one year old. We continue to follow the chosen unique concept: the concept of "Doll" goes beyond the usual framework and becomes a way of life in general. And today, we are proud to announce that the ranks of our readers are multiplying, popularity is increasing, and the culture of perception of art ...

On October 7, a unique exhibition of dolls and Teddy bears of the project of unification of puppeteers "Bridges", entitled "Time, forward!" The creative heritage of the Russian avant-garde has always been a source of inspiration for contemporary artists working in all fields of art - painting, graphics, architecture and arts and crafts. The masters of the Russian avant-garde have created an artistic language that they use ...

Addition to the master class on the Wabi-sabi doll chair. At the request of the masters, in this video I will tell you how to stitch the back of a chair for dolls, up to 30 cm high. This type of stitch is called "Carriage". We will use beads instead of buttons. We will need: Cardboard Glue Cloth Strong thread of the corresponding color and beads. Needle and scissors The video shows the sequence ...