Life at a small publishing company can get very hectic with a zillion things to do and far too few minutes in a day. And in the midst of the mayhem, at times I seem to lose touch with the dolls, with my job becoming about...
Read MoreOne of the most difficult aspects of being DOLLS editor is cutting submissions. As I wade through entries, most pieces compel me in some way or other, and so selection often comes down to how new a piece is, how good the...
Read MoreI love when I open an image of a new doll or an artist’s work I’ve never seen before and my breath catches in my throat and my heart pounds a little faster.When that happens, I know the dollmaker has done that special thing...
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Stacia McDonough of Neva Dolls, known for her exquisite Russia-inspired pieces, was recently...
Read More• They’re constantly changing. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you see another inspiring doll creation completely different from anything that’s been done before. Where do the artists draw they’re constant source of...
Read More• You get to live vicariously through their fashions. Let’s face it. Most of us don’t have a chance at carrying off Lolita, gothic, punk, high-fashion sophisticate or little-girl perfect styles. But it sure is fun to see...
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Our favorite doll manufacturers displayed at Toy Fair 2009, Feb. 15-18: Adora, Alexander, Best...
Read MoreRecently, I decided to read the Twilight series. Since that first chapter of the first book, there’s been no looking back. I’m hooked. I’m enamored. I’m hopelessly obsessed. As soon as I finish a book, I’m racing through the...
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Once upon a time, girls played with dolls and boys played with action figures. For the gen-X and...
Read MoreOn a recent mini-trip to Chicago, we dined at a nice Italian place (and then an Irish pub to fill up because the quantities were so small!). Then, we listened to blues with talent ranging from “there’s a reason he’s singing in...
Read MoreWas it coincidental that when Ty—yes the same company that brought us Beanie Babies—launched the first African-American dolls in their plush Ty Girlz series they just happened to have the same names as newly elected President...
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Kazuyo Oshima was born on the Awajishima Island of Japan in 1946, just one year after the defeat...
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The Kohler Doll & Bear Show, Oct. 11, 2008, in Kohler, Wis., was held at The American Club, a...
Read MoreAfter continual losses throughout 2008, the Middleton Doll Co.’s board proposed to make the publically traded company private. The majority of shareholders agreed with the board’s proposal, voting yes, when they met on Dec....
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Hildegard Günzel has done it again. Celebrating 35 years of dollmaking this year, the German...
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Visitors to Bartlesville, Okla., expect get a glimpse of the Old West in the heart of the...
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Patricia Rose is a “girlie-girl” kind of woman. When she joined the Women’s Army Corp in the late...
Read MoreThe coupe d’état that brought “Bratz” to power is over, and “Barbie®” has resumed her throne as queen. At the end of a four-year legal battle with MGA, the maker of Bratz, Mattel hopes to regain its powerhouse status in the play...
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Dolls have always been a part of Eva Wilson’s life, whether collecting or making them. Her...
Read MoreCharles Wares of Michigan founded Collectible Grading Authority in 2000 to provide toy collectors with objective third-party evaluators, as well as the means to preserve collectible toys forever. In 2006 the company formed its...
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