Artist, doll maker Sylvia Weser was born and lived in Germany. Her dolls have many awards - the best doll in Europe, awards in several Eurodoll nominations. Even in her youth she was interested in art and took up painting and sculpture. Her love for dolls started with collecting. When Sylvia made her first clay and plasticine dolls she realised that ...

New Year's souvenir toys created according to the traditional patterns of folk crafts are recognised as the World Heritage of Humanity by the international organisation UNESCO. These days in many cities of the world New Year and Christmas fairs open, where you can see figures for the creche, Santa Claus in the national dress of the country and region of origin, as well as sweet gingerbread, candy and ... kind smiles of passers-by. In recent ...

The author of the "Little Christmas Light" doll, María de Jesús Rodríguez Flores, is a member of the UNIDIA Art Doll Association. Technique and materials: polymer clay, old brass van. 7 cm I share with you this little Christmas baby.  

XIII Moscow International Exhibition ART OF THE PUPPET 9-11 December 2022 Gostiny Dvor, 4 Ilyinka Str. The exhibition is organized by the Cultural Foundation "WORLD CUPPETS" Website: artkukly.rf The universe of archaic and the archaic meta-universe. The exhibition of 2022 will go down in history as an event of a planetary scale - the demonstration to the general public of the world's first neural network puppets! Why is this presentation unique and super-sensational? We are all ...

Puppetry guru Susanna Oroyan (1942-2007) began making dolls in earnest in 1972 and was elected to NIADA in 1982. She mastered a variety of materials including polymer clay, paper clay and fabric. Her style of doll making was never static but was constantly evolving. In addition to making dolls, Suzanne has taught extensively in the USA and Australia, independently ...

Lesley Gail Keeble works with self-curing clay and paper papier-mache and gives textiles a major role in the creation of her dolls. Her dolls are far from the academic norms of plastic anatomy, but they are all the more lively and welcoming to the viewer. The creator moves forward without looking back, he ignores the opinion of critics and vain "philosophers", putting above all the process of creation and immersion...

The author of the doll "Sophie mold Roxy202201" Shvartsman Inna - a member of the professional union of authors of artistic dolls UNIDIA Movable articulated doll. The work is made in a single copy. Materials: polyurethane, Angora goat. 35,5 cm @schvartsman.dolls  

Juliet Pelukh is a member of the NIADA International Association of Puppet Artists since 2019. She works with air-cured clays and creates mainly articulated dolls. Her work is full of delicate charm and the need to capture moments of elusive beauty and innocence. The artist prefers to use soft neutral tones in the doll's costume. And in this monochrome solution there are many exquisite finds: layered skirts, fine ...

Our choice this month was a wonderful dolls exhibition in Rome. Organised by Paola Bellecca. Full information can be found at IL SALOTTO DELLA BAMBOLA E DEL GIOCATTOLO D'EPOCA Ekaterina Tarasova Alexandra Kukinova Julia Weller Simona Catapano Laura Scattolini Elisa Fenoglio Claudia Raddi Patrizia Cozzo Elisa Gallea Loredana Salvo  

Kira Kinash is one of today's most popular authors and a member of Unidia. Her dolls invariably arouse delight and admiration. The number of admirers, both among collectors and other craftsmen, grows exponentially year after year. Many successful nowadays masters have followed Kira's courses, and her "footprint" is often seen in the works of other artists. She is imitated, ...