Laura Scattolini, author of the "Little Matchstick" doll, is a member of the Gaudir 2023 jury. "I have been in the world of puppets for many years, but I have only created "Little Red Riding Hood" based on fairy tales. Last October I took part in the dolls exhibition "Fiabe & Fantasy" in Rome. For this exhibition I made "Alice in Wonderland". A collector, ...

Norman Schneider is not afraid to use foam, which is known to "leak" and "crumble" over time. Norman Schneider is not afraid to use foam, which is known to "leak" and "crumble" over time. What matters to him is a quick result, no matter how or by what means it may be achieved. And let such a doll pleases for a year or two to retire, ...

DDNEWS' choice for January 2023 was an amazing composition by Irina Abrasokina "Christmas creche". The author used antique figurines and a real pumpkin to create this work. "Everything I do, projects or dolls, is purely by the dictates of my heart." Irina is the organiser of the MUNECART exhibition and the GAUDIR competition. She co-authored projects such as, DAILYDOLL.NEWS magazine, marketplaces ...

"Jolly Little Elves" is a 1934 animated short film directed by Manuel Noreno and co-written and produced by Walter Lantz, part of the Cartune Classics series. A screen adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a poor clog maker and his wife who are knocked at the window by a little elf who is cold and hungry. The shoemaker shared with him the last bun he had, and the elf thanked him for ...