Miniature painting has a long history in Japan. The technology has been around for thousands of years. Some of the most common examples include bonsai trees, objects symbolising technological progress, and even mobile phones. Following this trend, Japanese artist Kiyomi (aka Chiisana Shiawase) is showcasing her own collection of handmade miniatures. These days, artists can miniaturise anything. Kiyomi has breathed new ...

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 ...

European Patchwork Meeting & Textile Arts 14-16 September 2023, Val d'Argent, Alsace, France The history of the European Patchwork Meeting dates back to 1993, when the French Association of Anabaptism and Mennonite History organised a 300th anniversary celebration in Saint-Marie-aux-Mines, the cradle of the Amish movement. The European Patchwork Meeting is the leading cultural event on the European continent. Each year ...

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 ...

96th Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2023 6 - 8 September 2023 Tokyo International Gift Show (TIGS) is Japan's largest international trade exhibition showcasing gifts, consumer goods and decorative accessories. Founded in 1976, it is held semi-annually, every spring and autumn, in Japan's ultra-modern Tokyo ...

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 ...

Geoffrey Gorman is a practicing artist who creates his original sculptures from found material in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He shows his work throughout the United States and has also exhibited in China, South Korea, and Canada. Over the years, his unique sculptures have been written about in the New York Post, Southwest Art, American Craft, American Style, and Cloth, Paper, ...

CADEAUX Leipzig Autumn 2023 takes place from 2 to 4 September in Leipzig, Germany CADEAUX Leipzig is a regular trade fair for stylish, new and original gifts and decorative items. More than 500 exhibitors present their sales hits in the field of giftware and items for home and household decoration. Numerous events are held as part of the exhibition's accompanying programme - ...