In this video I will show you how to make miniature teapots for a doll composition. The first step is to take out the deodorant ball and wash it with soap. To make the eyelet on the lid, I took a thin wire, folded it in half and gave it a rounded shape with a knitting needle, cut off the excess. With an awl I made a hole for attaching the eyelet. She took a thicker wire and rolled out of it ...

One of the most beautiful women of her time with a tragic fate. Living in luxury, possessing wealth and power, she had a delicate vulnerable soul. She appreciated freedom, wrote poetry, painted, loved horseback riding and travel. Being fabulously beautiful, she wanted to keep her youth longer. She carefully looked after herself: masks, lotions, special baths and physical exercises. Sissy's pride ...

Meet the eternal Halloween or the French author's Delightfully Scary Dolls. Continuing the conversation about alternative dolls, let's pay attention to the work of an eccentric master. Julian Martinez (JULIEN MARTINEZ) - a graduate of the School of Fine Arts in Bordeaux, was born in 1970 in France. In 1996 he first presented his dolls at the international exhibition “Paris-Creation”, where he immediately achieved great success. Julian in ...

Meet the puppeteer Irina Linkova (Goryunova). It all started with a bookstore. Or, to be precise, from the stationery department located in it. There Irina caught sight of a bright package of polymer clay ... And then there was participation in the community of like-minded Dolls, in the "Live Journal", visiting doll exhibitions, meeting the masters. Irina Linkova (Goryunova) is an economist who has worked for 13 years in ...

The first exhibition was held in a small workshop ... My name is Katya Shemyakina, I am an artist and curator of the art project "Too Personal" - these are one-day, two-day, and now online exhibitions, of various artists, in chamber live communication, with the audience and with each other, about current works, about life and about art. This format is very important and necessary, as artists, ...

I'm not afraid to scare away the viewer. Dolls influence the subconscious, evoking a number of personal associations and fantasies. Many of my dolls are encrypted, and thus attract the public. My works are in demand and loved by many. The category of people who acquire my works are distinguished by very broad views of the world, art, and man. I want my art not to give final answers, but to provoke consciousness ...

Creating puppet portraits - I often fall in love with them! By definition, a “portrait doll” is a three-dimensional image, in a number of ways, similar to a specific person. When looking at such a doll, the resemblance should be immediately recognized. The emergence of portrait dolls dates back to ancient times. Often associated with the performance of certain cult and religious-magical tasks. Over time, the purpose of the dolls has changed and ...

Wood, fire and ancient folklore. Continuing the story about the authors of "Alternative Dolls", I would like to dwell in more detail on the work of the British master - Tach Pollard. The artist creates surreal heroes, stylized creatures - "Spirits of Nature", as the author himself calls them. Once you see Pollard's work, it is no longer possible to forget them. Peering into the faces, figures of the characters, you are amazed at the outlandish imagery. But, ...

Personal exhibition of Elena Babkina "GOGOL TYPES" On May 13, in Ryazan, in the MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF YOUTH MOVEMENT, an exhibition of doll sculpture "GOGOL TYPES", created based on illustrations by Pyotr Mikhailovich Boklevsky, was opened. The exposition is timed to coincide with the 205th anniversary of the birthday of the illustrator who lived in the Ryazan province in 1816-1897. We recall with pleasure the work of a worthy citizen of our homeland, who has done so much for ...

Meet Natalie Iunina. Hello everyone, my name is Natalie. I live and work in Germany, in the city of Duisburg. From early childhood, she began to show interest in art, especially drawing and painting. Studying at the art-graphic department, she began to deal with dolls, since 2003. At first, these were theatrical puppets, then - author's, collection ones. Today I work in different directions: sculptural ...