We’re thrilled to share an exciting new chapter in the story of DOLLS magazine. After decades of celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and the extraordinary artists who bring dolls to life, DOLLS is officially transferring to new ownership.
Please welcome the new owner, Lesley Duthie. Lesley is the acting CEO, or more like the CDO (Chief Doll Organizer), of the International Art Doll Registry (IADR), who works to keep the home fires burning so that others may find their inspiration, educational classes, or a mentorship that will help them achieve their dream.
Lesley has been creating dolls since 1985, working in the medium of porcelain. She has taught classes, was a Bell Distributor, and loves sharing her passion of dollmaking with others. Her style of dollmaking is creating contemporary characters that tell her a story as she sculpts (or is it the local gossip?). Lesley has been a member of the IADR since 2017 and in October 2022 she assumed the mantel of CDO of the IADR. She has run her own doll business for over 30 years, during which time she has had to adapt and change as the doll business has changed. Through it all she has kept her love of dollmaking alive and will bring that same energy into the next stage of ART DOLLS.
From Lesley Duthie
2026 is a year of change and also growth. The January/February 2026 edition of DOLLS magazine may have been the last printed edition, but it’s not the last digital issue. DOLLS has been stable reading for doll lovers from all over the world. The March/April 2026 digital issue will be the last issue offered by JP Media LLC, but that is not the final chapter.
Starting in May 2026 (with a release date of March 23), the International Art Doll Registry will be continuing the digital issues of DOLLS magazine under the new title of ART DOLLS with the Spring Edition. Featured in the magazine will still be those sections that DOLLS readers are familiar with — articles on dolls and doll makers, doll clubs, event calendars, and many more familiar pages. We are very excited to be continuing the DOLLS Awards of Excellence! ART DOLLS magazine will also be available in both English and Italian — one subscription will allow the reader access to both versions.
Current subscribers to DOLLS will receive the new ART DOLLS digital magazine for the remainder of their subscription (issue for issue).
ART DOLLS magazine is for all doll lovers — the doll collector to all doll artists. All are welcome as kindred minds sharing our passion for dolls in any medium. We are also looking for submissions from collectors and artists alike. You may submit an article or images to the magazine for consideration to ARTDOLLSmagazine@outlook.com.
Each edition of ART DOLLS magazine will include articles about doll artists, doll club news, fashion creations, tutorials, collections, and past or upcoming events. Some new sections that readers will find in the ART DOLLS magazine will be the “Do What You Love” pages, IADR Juried Show Competitions, and articles about international doll shows.
The DOLLS website will still be available at www.dollsmagazine.com as this change in leadership unfolds. Updated information on the annual DOLLS Award of Excellence will also soon be posted to this site. Subscribers will receive an email with information on how to reset access to the subscribers-only section of the website and where past issues of the digital versions of DOLLS magazine will still be available.
We would like to thank JP Media LLC staff (and especially Diana Jones), writers, and subscribers for allowing the International Art Doll Registry to continue their terrific work of keeping the love of dolls a part of our lives.
