The July 2021 issue of DOLLS is 64 full-color pages. This issue is our special annual Debut of Dolls collector’s edition! Inside, you’ll find a tribute to Dianna Effner as well as features on more than 25 top doll artists and designers, including Annette Herrmann, Connie Lowe, MeadowDolls, Pat Moulton, April Norton, Laura Tuzio Ross, Donna RuBert, Beverly Stoehr, and Kaye Wiggs.
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Since Madame Beatrice Alexander founded the Alexander Doll Company in 1923, the Madame Alexander name has been a force to be reckoned with in the world of dolls for children and collectors alike. Today, the company continues to follow in Madame Alexander’s footsteps in creating quality dolls, and makes that dedication clear in their 2021 catalogue:
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Author and doll historian Karen B. Kurtz released her children’s book “Sophia’s Gift,” illustrated by Loran Chavez, in March. In May, Kurtz and Chavez were informed that they had won a Gold award in the 2021 Human Relations Indie Book Awards in the category Cultural Human Relations, Children’s Books.
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The May/June 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages. This issue includes our annual spotlight on BJDs with articles on BJD artists Kim Arnold, Virginia Lee, Nefer Kane, and Virginia Comish. In addition, this issue includes features on what Mattel has planned for Barbie this year, Korean fashion-doll duo Aquatalis, Gene Marshall, and more!
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Mel Odom’s Gene Marshall fashion doll has captivated collectors since her debut in 1995....
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As collectors observe the holidays each year, many enjoy including their dolls in the celebration, as well. We invited you to share photos from your collection on these special occasions, and now we present collectors’ dolls celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!
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Award-winning Australian doll artist Kaye Wiggs has designed a new MSD-sized ball-jointed doll (BJD) which will be offered exclusively through DOLLS magazine. Anaya is a 17-inch resin BJD cast in tan skin tone in a limited edition of 20 dolls.
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The April 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes an introduction to Kaye Wiggs’ Anaya BJD, available exclusively from DOLLS magazine; plus articles on Linda Zalme’s polymer-clay dolls, Natasha Tereza’s Moppet Dolls, Kathleen Hill’s doll repaints and fashions, and more!
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As collectors observe the holidays each year, many enjoy including their dolls in the celebration, as well. We invited you to share photos from your collection on these special occasions starting with Halloween last year, and now we present collectors’ dolls ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
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The March 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes an introduction to Meadow Dolls’ Fabbi BJD, available exclusively from DOLLS magazine; plus articles on artist/teacher Ankie Danaan; Madame Alexander’s Cissette; DOLLS’ annual spotlight on reborn and silicone baby dolls, and more!
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For the third year in a row, Meadow Dolls’ award-winning mother-daughter team of Miroslava Brodlova and Mjusi Mjus have designed a new resin ball-jointed doll (BJD) to be offered exclusively through DOLLS magazine.
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The Dolls Awards of Excellence The Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition (also known as the...
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Q: A friend of mine who collects antique dolls recently gifted me this fantastic Barbie as I am a Barbie collector. I do not remember this doll — can you give me more information regarding this and perhaps a value?
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Watch a video of the awards presentation above. Browse through a slideshow of the same...
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The January/February 2021 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and includes special holiday features, including a cover feature on JC Toys, as well as the winners of the 2020 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice voting, and more!
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Doll artist Gayle Wray likes to call her one-of-a-kind (OOAK) creations “CJDs” — cloth jointed dolls. “Like the BJD [ball-jointed-doll], they’re assembled from individually made parts and are posable, but of cloth construction,” she explained.
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The November/December 2020 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and features an updated Doll Directory, plus features on Ms. Mollie O porcelain dolls, Integrity Toys’ 25th anniversary, wooden dolls by artist Maria Mordvinkova, and more!
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An award-winning professional doll artist for about a decade, Marguerite Noschese had been looking forward to a varied roster of shows at the beginning of the year. “Unfortunately, many shows have been cancelled this year,” she said. “I did, however, partake in the Quinlan Virtual Show and Sale that was arranged for the participating artists.
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The doll world lost a renowned and beloved artist Oct. 14 with the death of Dianna Effner due to cancer. Effner began designing and making porcelain dolls in the late 1970s, designing for a variety of manufacturers as well as producing and finishing dolls herself.
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Fourteen years ago, award-winning doll artist Collette Hatch was looking for ways to keep a positive outlook. After being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, and living with the fear of a recurrence, her normal optimism needed a boost. She saw a picture of an art doll online, which led her to contact Jack Johnston and enroll in one of his classes. “Sculpting became a very happy place for me,” Hatch said. “Luckily my cancer was caught early. It’s a scary journey, but today I am cancer-free and I continue to enjoy creating my one-of-a-kind (OOAK) art dolls.
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