Ankie Daanen is an art doll author and a member of the international organisation of doll artists NIADA. For over 30 years she has been creating dolls that are not just pleasing to the eye, but also tell stories, evoke emotions and inspire. Her path to this art began with an unexpected career turn from schoolteacher to world-renowned doll maker. The turning point in Ankie ...

Neva Waldt is an art doll author and a member of NIADA, an international organisation of doll artists, born and raised in Texas where her family is fourth generation. She received her degree in fine art from Sam Houston State University. After graduation, Neva Waldt began her career as a graphic designer and has worked in the field for 25 years. ....

Akira Blount, a renowned American artist, was born in 1945 in Madison, Wisconsin. Her talent and passion for art was evident at an early age, and after graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Art Education, Akira Blount began creating unique cotton dolls. In 1970, Akira Blount dolls became a ....

Luella Mossom, born and raised in the picturesque town of Hartbeespoort in South Africa, has left an indelible mark on the art of creating unique dolls. Her creative journey began in 1986 when she became interested in doll making and purchased a clay kiln. Initially she created original dolls from industrial plasticine, but soon realised that her calling was to create unique ....

Creager Studios is a duo of world-renowned American doll creators Jodi and Richard Creager, whose work is characterised by exceptional realism, detail and uniqueness. Their joint creative journey began in 1977, and since then they have created a huge number of unique masterpieces that have won the hearts of collectors and art lovers around the world. Jodi has shown her love for painting ...

AnyaManya is a project created by talented twin sisters Anna Grigorieva and Maria Kolegova (Grigorieva). Their passion for art and puppets began while they were still studying in the decorative and props department of the Kazan Theatre School. Since then they not only develop their creative potential, but also actively participate in international exhibitions of author's dolls. Anna and Maria are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tanya Marriott is a world-renowned doll and toy maker, past president of the National Institute of American Doll Artists NIADA and a graduate of Pictoplasma Academy. She has been creating dolls inspired by the world around her for over 20 years. Tanya Marriott now teaches at Massey University, the College of Creative Arts in New Zealand, and is head of the Conceptual Design Programme and the Weta Master's School at Massey University in New Zealand.

Cindee Moyer, president of the National Institute of American Doll Artists NIADA, is a designer, painter and sculptor who creates her doll's world out of textiles and paperclay. Cindee Moyer's creations are on display at America's National Museum of Puppetry. Dolls have always been a part of my world. My grandmother loved dolls and shared that love with me. She also taught me how to sew. В 2003 ...