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.

Masterclass on crochet ring from metal wire. Crocheting the base of the ring and tying the stone. An effective and affordable way to create a designer jewellery from thin tying wire will appeal to those who are looking to apply their crochet skills in jewellery making. These wire rings can be embellished with agate, phianite and any other coloured decoration option. Ema ...

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 ...

Scotland's Trade Fair Autumn 2023 is positioning itself as the first trade fair of the autumn shopping season. The show, to be held at the SEC Trade Centre in Glasgow on 20 and 21 August 2023, will give visitors the best time to shop in time for Christmas, allowing them to stock up for autumn and get an early look at the range in 2024. More ...

Schoenhut dolls were wooden dolls produced by the Schoenhut Piano Company between 1903 and 1935. The company, founded by master woodworker Albert Schoenhut, originally made toy pianos. They began producing figurines in the early 1900s, including wooden circus sets and animals. In 1911, the company introduced the Schoenhut Art Doll, a spring-loaded doll made entirely of ...

We present to you the final of the V season of the Gaudir international virtual competition "Dance in Silence". The international annual Gaudir author puppet competition was founded in 2019 and has quickly gained popularity. The contestants include internationally recognised authors and young talents. Experts and critics note the high level of participants and the organisation of the show. The jury of the competition is only highly professional artists ...

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 ...

Handarty Korea 2023 will be held from 20-23 July 2023 at COEX Exhibition Centre, Seoul, South Korea. Handarty Korea is one of South Korea's leading consumer exhibitions for handicrafts. It aims to explore and cultivate artists and craftsmen who create handmade goods, and to promote their creativity globally over 4 ...