Kira Kinash is one of today's most popular authors and a member of Unidia. Her dolls invariably arouse delight and admiration. The number of admirers, both among collectors and other craftsmen, grows exponentially year after year. Many successful nowadays masters have followed Kira's courses, and her "footprint" is often seen in the works of other artists. She is imitated, ...

Elena Artamonova with her work The Witch (on the cover) won the prize of the fourth season of the Gaudir contest in the Originality category. Here is an interview with the author. Tell us, please, how long have you been working with dolls and how did you come to this? Do you have a professional education or are you self-taught? I have been making dolls for as long as I can remember. I am a professional writer who has published more than ...

The author of the doll "Loving Owl" Maria de Jesus Rodriguez Flores - member of the professional union of authors of art dolls UNIDIA The work is made in a single copy. Mixed technique, felting, fabric modelling, cotton appliqués. 30 cm    

"Create to have fun!" - This is the motto of artist Joan Alen. Her work has a unique authorial style, courage and fun! Each doll is accompanied by a brief description where the author explains the character and habits of the character. Here's one of them: "Maybelle, flighty, independent, fuzzy, drinks champagne through a straw." Intriguing, isn't it?! Velda spends every day on ...

We present a new rubric "Premiere of a Doll". It is opened by Natalia Voronina's work "Don't Fly Away!" Natalia is a member of the professional union of doll artists Unidia. @silk_bird The work is made in a single copy. Viscose, sawdust, silk, textile, LaDoll. Painted in watercolour and oil. The stand is made of wood 30 cm.    

DDN's choice in the hot August was the work "Snowball". Anna Terekhova's puppet won two awards in the fourth season of the prestigious international puppet competition Gaudir. "Snowball" received the cherished statuette in the category "Composition" and the Grand Prix! A worthy victory. Congratulations to Anna and we look forward to seeing more of her work!  

In this masterclass, you will learn how to create a Pink Flamingo textile doll with your own hands. Have fun creating it! Material prepared by Anastasia Golenieva  

In this video I will tell you how to make a decorative toy yourself, the hero of the fairy tale "Cipollino". Necessary materials and tools: Tissues paper cardboard Pasteboard String foil Wire PVA Glue Hotmelt Acrylic paint Pencil Pencil Brushes Enjoy the creativity! Material prepared by Alexander Tiunova  

Today we are presenting Bess, a doll by Shelley Thornton, a beautiful artisan from the USA. Shelley's dolls can be compared to three-dimensional drawings, where colourful textiles are used instead of paints. They are characterized by saturated colours, clear silhouettes, author's stylization. The artist recalls: "Creativity has been my main occupation since I was two years old. I was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, where I lived and worked...

In this masterclass, you will learn how to make a textile Beetlejuice puppet with your own hands. Have fun creating it! Material prepared by Anastasia Golenieva