Marta Górny is an animator and artist by profession. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and has been creating art dolls since 2016. Under the name Funanya art dolls, the artist makes fully movable miniature figures depicting, animals - realistic and exaggerated, as well as various fantastic creatures. She works mainly with polymer clay, synthetic foam filler, and ...

Internationally acclaimed knitting sculptor Claire Garland inspires many who can hold a needle with her work. In her youth she studied general design: photography, graphics, illustration and textiles at art college, although she is self-taught in knitting and has been knitting for over 20 years since! Claire Garland is the author of numerous knitting books, some of which ...

"The needle is my tool, the thread is my medium and the stitches are my marks..." - writes the American textile artist Salley Mavor about her work. Salley Mavor works mainly with felt. With this material she creates an entire miniature world, wonderfully combining stunning felt embroidery, natural materials such as tree bark, twigs, shells, and elements ...

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 ...

New Year, what kind of New Year will you be? We all believe it will be happy, and also fairy-tale and magical, like the textile sculptures of the rabbit - the symbol of the coming year 2023 by Mister Finch. Mister Finch, who creates flora and fauna inspired by nature and folklore, lives in a poetic, magical world: "People have always looked for magic, looked up to the stars and made wishes. Yes, I think that ...

Teddy's history is closely linked to that of Steiff. Steiff has been making teddy bears since the end of the 19th century to the present day. In 1880, a young German woman, Margarete Steiff, opened a small workshop, which begins one of the stories of the appearance of the Teddy bear. The first Steiff bear, named 'PB55', is a replica of a 1902 teddy bear from 2012.