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.

Folkert de Jong is best known for his theatrical narrative paintings that address themes of war, greed and power. "When I watch the news or follow the world through the media," Folkert de Jong stated in a conversation with critic Stephen Cox in 2013, "I can't believe what I hear and see, it's like ...

Puppet miniatures always amaze with unimaginable detail in scale. The works of Debbie Volquarts are another indisputable proof of the author's skill and imagination. Looking at them, you become involved in another world where you are a guest and a contemplator. Someone stays in this world and accepts its rules, and someone leaves and closes the door behind him. My name is Debbie Volquarts, and I am ...

The Maker, an animated film directed by Christopher Kezelos, is a short story about the present and the eternal, about trying to understand oneself and the world, about the meaning of life and the transience of time. The story, in which a strange race of creatures resists time to create the most important and beautiful creation of their lives, closely resonates with the moments of many artists that create their own worlds, ....

Stephanie Metz called her woollen project "The Unnatural History of the Teddy Bear", drawing attention to the problems of ecology and wildlife conservation. The "inside view" of the teddy bear, which is subjected to anatomical detailing and even "conservation" gives the project an acute social meaning. At first glance teddy bears seem trivial: toys for children and symbols of innocence, comfort and nostalgia. But the teddy ...

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 ...

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 Doll Design 1963 - 2023 Rich in Tradition - New Ideas NIADA is a worldwide organisation of doll artists, supporting patrons and friends whose purpose is to promote the art of the original handmade doll. IMA NARODITSKAYA HISTORY NIADA 60 Years of Artistic Doll Design The National Institute of American Doll Artists was officially founded in May 1963 at ...

The magnificent dolls of Japanese artist Mari Shimizu mesmerise viewers. Each of her dolls seems to be a part of its own story, a ghostly vision that we can only guess about. Mari Shimizu is an outstanding representative of Japanese author dolls. When we talk about dolls by Japanese masters, we most often associate them with fashion, anime characters or multi-coloured street art. This author touches a nerve, ...

Antiquity - the period from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. During this time, two civilisations - Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece - were actively developing. The term itself appeared many centuries later: it was coined by French Renaissance scholars when they analysed art objects from the Ancient World. In French, the word antiquite is translated as ...