Elena Kuznetsova is a master of growth and mime puppets. The dolls she makes are able to move, gesticulate, express emotions, and engage in dialogue. Elena was born in Novosibirsk region. Since childhood she sewed toys. In 1985 she graduated from Novosibirsk Technical School of Light Industry, specializing in "Modeling and Constructing Clothes". Elena stood at the origins of the puppet movement, in our country, together with such ...

We begin to publish premiere works of puppet masters. And today it is Bastet, by Ekaterina Shubina (Articulated doll, 65 cm, La Doll) How many mysteries and riddles Ancient Egypt keeps in itself. These are tombs, pharaohs, sphinxes, gods and similar wonders. These stories immerse us. Bast, or Bastet (Egyptian bȝstt) is the ancient Egyptian goddess of joy, merriment, ...

Svetlana Rumyantseva. Honorary member of the Academy of Arts. Artist. Curator of exhibitions. Photographer. In charge of publishing albums and books. Member of the leadership of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR). Chairperson of the Section of Art Dolls (ТСХР). Member of the Moscow Union of Artists (UUCA). Head of the experimental creative studio "Dollart.ru" of the Russian Academy of Arts and the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. Organizer of the professional award "Dollart.ru" Etimona. Curator of the exhibition project "Artkukla". Member ...

"Fairyland" - an exhibition of author's dolls by Sergei Drozdov Art schools, academies and institutes, the path that artists take as a result of long studies and creative searches, Sergei Drozdov passed independently, without mentors and teachers. He graduated from the Leningrad Mining Institute and worked in the mines near Vorkuta. In the years of "perestroika" made leather jackets in co-operatives, opened his own architectural office. And all ...

Dear friends, this is our new DailyDoll Top 100, a random selection of beautiful dolls. Of course, there are more interesting works than 100 and we would like to show all of them, but then we would risk never completing this list. So we had to make an effort and stop.Here you will find both famous masters, ...

At the end of February there will be several significant events in the world of art dolls. On 26 February the first exhibition by Junidia, "Extremes", will open. It will be held in a virtual format, but will differ fundamentally from the now legendary MuñecArt exhibition in the way the material is presented. In this exhibition all works will become a part of one story. Which one, you might ask? Be patient. You will soon see. In the meantime...

This month's Journal's choice is the first work of 2022 by the beautiful St Petersburg master Guli Alekseeva - Angel. "The One and Only", as the author calls it, is made of papier-mache (paper and kleister) and a mixture of mass and ladol, 37 cm. Gulia Alekseeva is a master of art dolls, a member of the Creative Union of Artists of St. Petersburg (IFA). Graduated from LGITMiK (now Theatre Academy). Already being ...

In this masterclass, you will learn how to make an interior, textile Fly doll with your own hands. Consider the options for decorating, to get different images. Enjoy the creativity! Material prepared by Anastasia Goleneva  

The Decembrists' House Museum, Kurgan, opened an exhibition of author's puppets "Musical Drawing Room" The building of the Decembrists' Museum is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, an architectural monument of the late 18th century. From 1833 to 1837 Decembrist M.M. Naryshkin and his family lived in this house. Mikhail Mikhailovich Naryshkin, colonel of the Tarutinsky infantry regiment, belonged to a noble and wealthy family. After the suppression of the uprising on Senate Square, he was sentenced to hard labour, and in March ...

In this video I will show you how to make an armchair out of cardboard. The size of the finished chair is 6.5 x 7 x 7 cm. Miniature 1:12. Materials and tools: Cardboard thin Cardboard thick 1 mm Paper thin Toothpicks cotton buds Upholstery fabric Glue PVA Glue "Moment Crystal" Acrylic paint Scissors Knife Cabinet knife Ruler Needle thick Needle sewing ...