Marsha Schindler creates original works of art, particularly a series of ceramic sculptures, in her Sacramento art studio. Marsha Schindler is a foundations instructor at the California Institute of the Arts, Sacramento. She has taught subjects such as design fundamentals, observational drawing, colour theory, perspective, visual language and culture. Professor of Art for summer academic talent search summer programmes at Sacramento State University. Taught ...

NIADA - 60 years dedicated to the art of puppetry 1963 - 2023 Rich traditions - new ideas NIADA is a worldwide organization of puppet artists, supporting patrons and friends, whose purpose is to promote the art of original handmade puppetry. IMA NARODITSKAYA HISTORY NIADA 60 Years of Doll Art Design The National Institute of American Doll Artists was officially founded in May 1963 at ...

Japanese artist Mari Shimizu's magnificent dolls fascinate viewers. Each of her dolls seems to be part of its own story, a ghostly vision that we can only guess at. Mari Shimizu is a striking representative of Japanese author dolls. When we talk about Japanese dolls, we often think of fashion, anime characters or multi-coloured street art. This author touches a nerve, ...

Finnish sculptor Kim Simonsson's characters seem to have emerged from dreams and Scandinavian fairy tales. The artist is indeed inspired by local folklore, but just as much by popular culture and cinema. If you look closely, his characters wear modern backpacks and tape recorders, dress in teenage clothing, and hold books and plush toys in their hands. Ceramic sculptures of cute, big-eyed girls, animals and ...

On 15 June 2023 at 19.00 the Meridian Cultural Centre invites you to the opening of the exhibition of author dolls 'Borders of Play'. Portrait and abstract, stylised and fantasy dolls, porcelain antiques and replicas of wooden dolls from the 17th century, boudoir dolls from the early 20th century, palm-sized and almost metre-high dolls, as well as panels and photographs - all this can be ...

Olga Venzhega is a doll artist, sculptor, member of the professional union of doll artists UNIDIA, two-time winner and coordinator of the Max Oskar Arnold Prize in Contemporary Doll Art (Neustadt bei Coburg), winner of the Doll of the Year competitions. Member of the jury of the Pandora Prize and the virtual competition History of Fashion. Organizer of the international exhibition "German Puppet Christmas" (Odessa). Olga Venzhega is a permanent ...

Diane Keeler was born in 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota, to a large family. Her parents were always making crafts and were always trying to find something new to do. So they taught their five daughters how to do it. Diane Keeler, never as a child, heard her parents say, "You can't do that. The basic rule ...

Lisa Clague's characteristic figurative sculpture hovers between fantasy and reality - playful, mysterious, contemplative. "My work evokes a place between the subconscious and the intangible," notes Lisa Clague. "My masked figures are hybrid beings, masters of ambiguity and disguise, seduction and deception. These images, like dreams, are familiar but illusory." In the 1980s, Lisa Clague literally ...

This month's DailydollNews selection was the 17th edition of the Miniaturitalia trade fair in Milan, where collectors and craftsmen from around the world came together to share their passion for miniatures. The exhibition closed its doors on 2 April 2023. More than 70 exhibitors from different countries presented their new works: crockery and food, furniture, original decorative objects and much more could ...

A series of sculptures by renowned contemporary artist Urs Fischer is a kind of monument to impermanence, transformation, the flow of time, the changes happening to our world and creative destruction. "Dasha" (2018) is a life-size wax candle depicting Dasha Zhukova, a friend of Urs Fischer and renowned gallery owner. Entirely cast in wax, she is dressed in a pink dress and sitting on a chair. The wick on the ...