Antique Q&A: Dolly Face Dolls
Q: I am new to collecting antique bisque dolls, and I have a lot to learn! I have heard collectors refer to “dolly face” dolls. What exactly does that term mean?
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Category: Collectible Dolls
Balancing Act: Reborn artist Tiffany Campbell makes kids her priority
With a solid background in the arts, Tiffany Campbell quickly picked up the technical skills she needed to become a successful reborn artist. More important to her, she said, is continuing to keep up with the demands of being a wife and a mother of two children at the same time.
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Wonderland Aesthetic: 4 Generations Create Dolls, Miniatures
“It was a wonderland over there.” That’s how Jennifer Latham-Robinson describes her mother’s house — filled to the brim with antiques, vintage children’s books, and old dollhouses. It’s no surprise, then, that Robinson fell in love with fanciful old things.
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Curious Collector: 1971 Growin’ Hair Barbie
Q: This version of Mattel’s Barbie doll really spoke to me on eBay. I had not heard of this doll and was very happy to have won her. I took her out of the box eventually, because the hair play factor was too hard to resist! I am sure as usual you have more information to tell me.
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Marguerite Noschese creates OOAK characters
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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Angels to Zombies: Dolly Dames creations reflect both artist’s faith, love of scary movies
Dolly Dames’ Exstasie Harvey is a walking contradiction. Raised in Ohio, the artist creates her one-of-a-kind (OOAK) cloth dolls from her current Las Vegas home. From a childhood filled with Cabbage Patch Kids to her adult years lit by neon, Harvey knows that her lifestyle and her handiwork are truly unique.
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Doll world mourns renowned artist Dianna Effner
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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Staying Positive: Collette Hatch finds her happy place with art dolls
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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