The author of the doll "Moths of Time" Bozhchenko Irina Bozhchenko, Lugansk - member of the professional union of authors of art dolls UNIDIA "Life is fleeting, catch every moment. In the sky dancing, carelessly twirling Like a white flower. Light wings flapping above the ground like a moth. I'd like to live a carefree life like him above the flowers. Dancing in the sky, laughing jokingly and circling and circling..." Doll ...

Ronnie Burkett is a Canadian puppeteer. He is best known for his original plays for adults performed by puppets. "When I am on stage I approach the ritual religiously, I try not to disturb the little people and the audience" - says Ronnie Burkett about himself and his work. At the age of 7 he became fascinated with puppets and decided to become a puppeteer. According to ...

The III International Festival of Puppet Theatres "Baltic Puppetry", which started on 11 September 2022, continues. Puppet theatre is miniature magic and participants from Russia, Serbia and Israel surprise with their ideas. Original productions, on the stages of the Vyborg theatre "Holy Fortress", touch on many topics that will be of interest to audiences of all ages. As part of the festival, the play "The Happy Prince", directed by Philip ...

In this masterclass, you will learn how to create a Pink Flamingo textile doll with your own hands. Have fun creating it! Material prepared by Anastasia Golenieva  

In this video I will tell you how to make a decorative toy yourself, the hero of the fairy tale "Cipollino". Necessary materials and tools: Tissues paper cardboard Pasteboard String foil Wire PVA Glue Hotmelt Acrylic paint Pencil Pencil Brushes Enjoy the creativity! Material prepared by Alexander Tiunova  

Today we are presenting Bess, a doll by Shelley Thornton, a beautiful artisan from the USA. Shelley's dolls can be compared to three-dimensional drawings, where colourful textiles are used instead of paints. They are characterized by saturated colours, clear silhouettes, author's stylization. The artist recalls: "Creativity has been my main occupation since I was two years old. I was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, where I lived and worked...

In this masterclass, you will learn how to make a textile Beetlejuice puppet with your own hands. Have fun creating it! Material prepared by Anastasia Golenieva  

Today, in the column 'Contemporary Masters', we introduce you to Elena Kochurova, a very interesting author, who masterfully combines realistic sculpture and dynamic movements of dolls. Elena creates bdz (articulated) characters. Peculiarity of these dolls is harmony between anatomical movements of articulated figures and realistic image of Heroes. The master says: I was born in Moscow. I've finished the art school, took intensive courses in ...

In this video I will tell you how to paint the face of our Hero. Synthetic brushes (# 2 and #000) and acrylic paint are used: Titanium Whitewash (white) Umber (brown) Bordeaux (maroon) Light Violet (purple) Yellow (yellow) Ultramarine Blue (blue) Carbon Black (black) Scarlet (red) Enjoy your creativity! Material prepared by Alexandra Tiunova  

Exhibition of author textile dolls, art textile and felt in St. Petersburg (24 June - 3 July 2022). An exhibition of author dolls, art textiles and felting has opened in St Petersburg, at the Centre for Books and Graphics Gallery. In two halls of the exposition are the works of doll artists from different cities of Russia, near and far abroad. The exhibition brought together over 120 works by 45 authors from ...