Here is an interview with Anna Terekhova, the winner of the IV season of the international virtual author doll competition Gaudir Anna, please tell us how long have you been working with dolls and how did you come to this? Do you have a professional background, or are you self-taught? - It all started when I was a child. My mother and grandmother taught me how to sew, and already at the age of 6...

Elena Artamonova with her work The Witch (on the cover) won the prize of the fourth season of the Gaudir contest in the Originality category. Here is an interview with the author. Tell us, please, how long have you been working with dolls and how did you come to this? Do you have a professional education or are you self-taught? I have been making dolls for as long as I can remember. I am a professional writer who has published more than ...

The DDNews choice for September was Elena Artamonova's work "The Witch". She won the prestigious Gaudir doll competition in the "Originality" category. It is worth noting that the doll is made of silicone. A material that few doll artists work with, due to its complex technology. One of its main advantages is its flexibility. This makes it possible to give an unlimited number of poses to the doll, making it very expressive. ....

Less than a month to go until the end of the next season of the international Gaudir puppet competition. Although Gaudir is only taking place for the fourth time, it is rightly regarded as one of the most challenging and therefore most coveted. It is extremely prestigious to win a Gaudir statuette. The contest system is designed so that weak work cannot win it. So if you have a ...