Meet the puppeteer Irina Linkova (Goryunova). It all started in a bookshop. Or to be more precise, from the stationery department in it. There Irina's eyes fell upon a brightly colored package of polymer clay ... And then there was the participation in a community of like-minded people in the "Live Journal," visiting exhibitions of dolls, meeting with the masters. Irina Linkova (Goryunova) - an economist, who worked for 13 years in ...

Puppeteer photographer As you know, we puppeteers are multi-taskers. We have to use different fields of knowledge and arts and crafts in the process of making a doll. You have to be a sculptor, seamstress, constructor, photographer and even a passport designer for a doll. You have to learn a lot from scratch. Some of the problems that arise are not solved immediately. You either have to make do with very little or take a long time ...

Creating portraits of dolls - I often fall in love with them! By definition, a portrait doll is a three-dimensional image that resembles a specific person in a number of ways. When you look at a portrait doll the resemblance is immediately evident. The origin of portrait dolls dates back to ancient times. Not infrequently associated with certain cult and religious-magical tasks. Over time, the purpose of the doll has changed and ...

Introducing the non-commercial, international art project #DROUGHMYMYBISHKA_KRASNY Talking to visitors of the Museum-Workshop "My Friend My Bear", we came to the conclusion that many people would like to realise themselves in creativity. We go to exhibitions, theatres, cinemas, we can talk for hours about other people's works, but we do not dare to make the first step. We came up with the bold idea of helping people to meet their dreams, to feel themselves ...

Introducing Puppet Science expert, author of textbooks on making puppets - Nadezhda Gensitskaya Activities: Education - theatrical costume designer. Studied theatre costume at GITIS-Theatre. Worked in the puppet theatre - studio "The Hat". She has been creating Artistic Puppets since 1989. From 2001 to 2019 she taught at the School of Puppet Design S. Voskresenskaya. From 2006 to 2013 ...

 Little Red Riding Hood. Fairy tale or legend? Little Red Riding Hood and the Gray Wolf. Who doesn't know this tale? The version that has survived to this day differs in many ways from the original story. The tale was born from a legend. Legends are usually not just for little readers. They are more moralizing, naturalistic, and even sinister. ...

International Day of Humor When is it? April Fools 'Day or April Fools' Day is a fun holiday celebrated around the world on April 1st. On this day, it is customary to play pranks on relatives, friends and just acquaintances, cheerfully making fun of them. The origins of the holiday Where this tradition comes from, from France, England, Mexico or Sweden - a mystery shrouded in the darkness of obscurity. One version ...

Why am I writing articles? First, it's interesting. My favorite section in the magazine: History of dolls. I am captivated by the events from the life of talented masters, their unique works, creative searches. Secondly, I would like to share my findings and thoughts. When you begin to delve into a topic that interests you, you find answers to many questions. It often happens that one sentence written ...

When the International Day of Puppetry, or World Puppetry Day, is celebrated, the whole world has celebrated in early spring, March 21, since 2003. History of the holiday The history of the holiday began in 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the International Union of Puppet Theater Workers (Union Internationale de la Marionnette, UNIMA) in Magdeburg. Exactly ...

 (Other, strange dolls). ... Why do you make such scary dolls? .. You can often hear the question of an inexperienced viewer who is ready to accept understandable standards of beauty with joy. Where does so many authors want to create imperfect and sometimes terrifying characters? Reflecting on this topic comes the understanding that in the world in which we live, along with undoubted beauty and attractiveness, ...