The 16th Kurashiki Hina Exhibition of Art Dolls (Bikan District, Okayama Prefecture) has opened in Kurashiki, Japan. The exhibition features 53 Japanese and international artists 、 Three halls in the main building are home to dolls made by Japanese and foreign artists using various techniques such as articulated, textile, static and moving dolls. The works are made of different materials: polymer clay, textiles, ...

In the last days of spring, the main exhibition of designer dolls and teddy bears presents new collections by Russian masters. The famous art balloon will once again gather the best artists who will present a new project called "A Night in the Garden or a collection of unhurried reflections". "Night in the Garden" brings together several visual stories flowing from one to the other, stories within stories. Project "Barbie - Two Lives" Specially ...

Opening of the XX annual exhibition of professional doll artists DollArt.ru-2022 On May 17, 2022 the exhibition "Threads of Time" of the Art Doll Section of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, DOLLART experimental creative studio of the Russian Academy of Arts, with the support of the Section of Art Design MSH and Elena Gromova Gallery opened in the halls of the Moscow Union of Artists. The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the creative association ...

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

The Tver Regional House of Folk Art opened an exhibition of author's dolls and paintings. "About Painting and Puppet Dreams" - this is the figurative and poetic name of the exposition of works by artists and puppet masters, which united the creative experiment of fine and object arts. The audience is presented the works of the artist Dmitry Azarov, who paints amazing paintings full of metaphors and allegorical meaning, and the union of artists-puppeteers ...

When studying medieval clothing, one cannot help but notice a kind of sleeveless cloak, often worn over dresses and shirts. This garment is called a surcoat. At one time it was an integral part of the royal dress, and was necessarily dressed for special occasions. Originally surko (Surcot, Sorcos, Sorquaine) was a cloak worn by knights on top of armour, and was an element of military equipment. Historians ...

22 April, in the National Museum of Kalmykia named after N.N. Palmov in Elista. The exhibition of author's dolls of Ossetia "Dolls and People" opened in Elista. The organiser from Kalmykia was Ludmila Moshuldaeva (Erdnieva), art director of the Gallery of artists and masters of folk arts and crafts; from Ossetia - a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, puppet artist Dziova Zemfira. This is the first exhibition of author's dolls in Kalmykia, recognised to introduce the inhabitants of ...

In this video, I will show you how to make an elephant out of cardboard on a moving wheel. Materials and tools needed: Thick cardboard (binder 1.5 mm) thin cardboard (I have a pack of tea) Thread "Iris" Wire polymer film polymer paints acrylic PVA glue, "Moment Crystal" awl Pencil simple Scissors Brushes sandpaper Pliers Enjoy the creativity! Material was prepared by Tiunova Alexandra ...

In St. Petersburg, in the ArtPro art gallery of the Youth Centre of the Kalininsky District (16 Nepokoronenny Ave.), an exhibition of works by puppet artists Roman Shustrov and Maria Kasyanenko "Time of Angels" opened. In the usual sense, a museum is about the past, about preserving memory. When we created the Museum of St. Petersburg Angels in the memorial apartment-workshop of Roman Shustrov, the author of the famous St. Petersburg angel- old man, and his wife Maria ...

Today we present a marvellous master who creates vivid images that do not leave indifferent, Julia Weller and her work "Sahara". "Up to the horizon there are only oceans of sands, Thin mareva is torn by the silk of other worlds, On the slippery trail of the cobra from the barchan and on the barchan - The desert keeps silence of thousand-year wounds..." Franz Wertfollen Julia says: As a child, I didn't sew dresses for my dolls, ...