Dianna Effner first made a name for herself as a doll maker in the early 70s. Many beautiful models, moulds, drawings, sketches have come out of her hands. In 1999 she founded the famous "Doll Dreamers Guild", a full-fledged workshop aimed at training and educating professionals who are able to make their own dolls and, most importantly, to teach all ...

Artisa 2023 - handicraft fair from 29 November to 3 December 2023 at Alpexpo, Grenoble Artisa offers visitors a unique opportunity to see in one place creations selected for quality, technology, originality and aesthetics, and for artisans to meet and interact with an audience of devoted fans. There is something for every taste and budget: ...

Sabrina Gruss was born on the 7th of February 1958 in Paris. She holds a diploma from the Higher National Diploma of Plastic Expression (DNSEP) and a diploma from Multimedia University. A painter and puppet sculptor, her work explores a world where not everyone dares to look. "She explores the undergrowth, looking for places where mould and rust have done their work, where incredible creatures or their memories swarm." ... ...

Every year, the Arts-Sciences-Lettres Academic Society organises a grand reception where the prizewinners are presented with their awards in the presence of a large number of participants and friends. On 14 October 2023, the award ceremony was held at the Opera House in Paris. Congratulations to all the winners of the Arts-Sciences-Lettres high honours! Roberto Guccione (Ragusa, Sicily) - Gold Medal, Cultural Development. Christine Crehalet (New Aquitaine, France) - gold medal, painter-painter, ...

DailyDollNews' pick for October was an interview with a master who creates original dolls. Nadezhda Zolotukhina is an author of art dolls, a participant of the 5th season of the GAUDIR competition, where she was awarded a personal prize from the Chevalier of the Order of Arts of France Sergey Chaika for her work "Beethoven". Nadezhda Zolotukhina "Beethoven" Tell us, please, how long have you been engaged in dolls and how did you come to it? - Я ...

Martha Boers is a talented doll artist with a multitude of different techniques. She has gained international recognition as part of the Martha & Marianne doll making team, and her new solo work continues to surprise and win awards. Martha Boers was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada at the age of 5. Three years later, Marianne was born. The two girls grew up ...

Tatiana Baeva is a master of art dolls and a member of the National Institute of American Doll Artists NIADA. - For as long as I can remember I have enjoyed drawing, gluing and modelling, but most of all I have been interested in creating doll-like objects. One day at school we had a writing assignment 'What I would like to do when I grow up'. I wrote that I would like to work at a ...

During the pandemic, the world famous fashion house MOSCHINO held a show of the 2021 clothing collection with the help of puppets! Jeremy Scott hosted the MOSCHINO show as a puppeteer. Doll models in couture outfits walked in front of the puppet guests. According to the designer, he wanted to give his fans the opportunity to distract themselves from everyday reality and immerse themselves in the world of fairy tales. He succeeded! ...

The DailyDollNews selection for September was an interview with the author of amazing dolls. Irina Steletskaya is an author of art dolls and a participant of the 5th season of the GAUDIR competition, where she was awarded a special prize of the DailyDoll.Shop and Crealandia marketplaces for her work "Sun Dance". Irina Steletskaya "Dance of the Sun" Tell us, please, how long have you been working with dolls and how did you come to it? Do you have ...

Anya Anderson is an artist, art doll maker, and a member of the National Institute of American Dollmakers NIADA. For me, making dolls is art, self-expression. It is my view of the world, my fantasies and my experience in the art form of a little person. Art has always been in Anya Anderson's life - mostly painting. She attended an art studio as a child and then ...