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 The company, founded by master woodworker Albert Schoenhut, originally made toy pianos.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FLO STYLETATVA, a two-day exhibition will be held in Hyderabad on 22-23 July 2023, celebrating fashion and lifestyle as key elements of professional, creative development and economic empowerment of women in India. FLO STYLETATVA is a unique exhibition where over 200 brands will participate and showcase their handcrafted products, in categories such as jewellery, ...

In her masterclass Ann Wood, in the smallest detail, shows how to make a tiny hat, which can be a wonderful decorative element for a doll's house. What you will need: cylinder pattern (click - download pdf file), black poster paper, scissors, manicure scissors (for trimming small curved parts), glue, floral tape, large paper clips, light coloured pencil, dowel or something ...