The Italian ceramic sculptor Michele Fabbricatore creates amazing pictures of light and pure worlds with his imagination and craftsmanship. They seem to resurrect a time of biblical values and give us, the author's contemporaries, a visible witness to beauty and harmony. It sustains and gives hope that this is how the world is, and that nothing will change it! In my work I express what I love ...

Marilyn Radzat is an avid collector of antique treasures, from 1800's fabrics and trim to vintage memorabilia. Marilyn is inspired by this to incorporate antique items into her Fantasy style author dolls. A handwritten page from a French magazine from 1882, a rusty key, a bridal net from the turn of the last century, and beadwork handmade hundreds of years ago all come together ...

Mannequin dolls have been known since ancient times, but they became widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries, during the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Traders used mannequins made of wood and papier-mache to demonstrate outfits and to send samples of the latest fashion to other cities. Mannequins were made not only for dresses and underwear, but also for hats. In these ...

E.J.Taylor is an American artist who studied art and theatre in college and then costume and fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York City. He was a member of the United Alliance of Motion Picture and Theatre Artists in New York. His interest in puppet making began with his introduction to folk puppets as a child. He began making dolls out of bale wire, cotton, scraps of ...

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 ...

Yumi Okita's original collection of insects is stunningly realistic. The textile sculptures are so lifelike and one of the butterflies seems to flap its wing and fly away. Using fabrics, fur and embroidery in her work, the artist has managed to capture the colours of nature, the variety of living forms and textures. Yumi Okita's three-dimensional embroideries are stunning, devoid of exaggeration or imitation. It is an author's view ...

Robert Cooper is an established ceramic artist who is widely recognised in the UK and beyond. He is fascinated by the vitality of artefacts and the large role they play in art. Robert's work often utilises found objects, such as pottery shards from the banks of the Thames, which are imbued with previous life. Such finds become the basis for a new project. В ...