Creativity is like a journey to yourself. Today we will touch upon an interesting topic that periodically arises for each author, regardless of his creative experience. Let's talk about the fears of puppeteer artists. And we will discuss this topic with the wonderful master Lilia Glushchenko. Her work "Sunny Mom" took SECOND PLACE in the competition organized by the Creative Union of Artists of the DPI section of the Author's Doll, "My Cosmos". Lilia says: “I want ...

Where to get inspiration or who will help grow wings? We are all very different, and each sees the world in his own way. But, of course, we have something in common. We want to express what lives inside us, to tell about our vision of creativity and art - we can argue, or maybe find like-minded people and admirers. Where to get inspiration from? Today we address this question ...

This autumn is rich in anniversary dates directly related to the puppet theater. Puppet theater has always attracted by its similarity with people's life. The topic of personal freedom has always occupied the minds of all philosophers of the world. In search of this freedom, a person compared himself with a doll, which is skillfully controlled with the help of threads. But, under similar conditions, the doll always had a big ...

DRAFT LETTER FROM LANCRE. CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY: "Little Free People" Dear friends, the Art of the Doll exhibition, which we have been preparing for so long, is getting closer, there are only two months left. SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED. We will definitely write to you and tell you how things are going with us in Ovtsepiki. See you soon! The material was prepared by Lyudmila Bulatnikova  

The idea of the Innocent Turnover project appeared in the early spring of 2020, when a note of bad excitement was already in the air. A group of artists wondered where they could find support and consolation. Of course, in the great Russian literature, which tells exactly about difficult and troubled times! We decided to make dolls and walk around the city with them when all quarantines and restrictions are lifted. ...

In this video I will tell you how to make a chair for a doll, up to 30 cm high. What is "Wabi-sabi" and why did I decide to call this Master class like that? The Japanese associate these concepts with simplicity and silence, and interpret them as unassuming, modest beauty For the frame of the chair, we need cardboard, 2 mm thick According to the template, we cut out enough details for ...

DRAFT LETTER FROM LANCRE. STORY CONTINUED: "Important DETAILS" Today I will tell you about Every Little Thing. When the whole World is created, even if it is Flat, without trifles, let's call them DETAILS, it is impossible to do. Each of our Heroes has their own preferences, their favorite ITEMS AND OBJECTS, their favorite drinks and food. But they all met on the CHEST, and it is necessary that ...

In this video I will tell you how to make a needle box. We take the box you have and use it to measure, on a sheet of thick cardboard, a cover of the appropriate size. Cut and glue it to the fabric. Using glue, we connect the fixed part of the lid to the box. The result is a movable fabric hinge that allows the lid to open. Decorative elements cut out of cardboard and ...

Let's get acquainted with the sophisticated and mysterious female images of Nicole West Forest fairies, sad clowns and burlesque queens are the main characters of the American artist. Nicole West began to engage in creative work from early childhood. The artist's mother, jokingly, claims that her daughter masterly gnawed animal figurines from bread toasts served for breakfast. Having received from her daughter's hands the first doll, sculpted from plasticine, she said: ...

We continue our series of interviews with the winners of the third season of the Gaudir Competition. Puppet artist of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR), participant of the DollArt.ru project, participant of international exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Now we can add to this the "Winner of the International Virtual Competition Gaudir 2021 in the Composition nomination" (recall that Evgenia Zaretskaya presented to our competition the composition "Born by the Earth", which was highly appreciated ...