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Susan Gibbs Challenges Painting Students With Contest

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Aug 10, 2022 | Baby Dolls & Reborn Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Contests | 0 |

Launching her career as a reborn artist in 2010, Susan Gibbs switched to silicone babies in 2014 and has become a highly regarded teacher as well as an award-winning creator. Though the global pandemic put a halt to her in-person workshops and classes, she was able to continue her online courses in silicone painting. This year she added something new: a contest open to her online students from 2020 through 2022.

Zwergnase: German Dollmaker Builds on Tradition

by Stephanie Finnegan | Aug 10, 2022 | Collectible Dolls, Dollmakers, Zwergnase | 0 |

For almost 28 years, Zwergnase has been making dolls that cause collectors to do double takes. Photos of their dolls, frequently posed against natural landscapes, make viewers wonder if they are witnessing actual children at play rather than exceptionally well-crafted dolls.

How Vogue’s Ginny Got Her Big Sister Jill

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Aug 2, 2022 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Accessories, Doll Furniture | 0 |

Jenny Graves embarked on a life-changing journey in 1922 when she joined a small number of other creative women in opening the Vogue Doll Shoppe. Born Jenny Adler in 1890, she was accustomed to designing outfits both for family members and their dolls. She’d already faced more than one challenge in her life — her father died when she was 15, and she put her dreams on hold to help support her family. She married William H. Graves in 1913 and gave birth to three children.

Vote for the Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Collectible Dolls, Doll Awards & Competitions, Dolls Awards of Excellence | 0 |

The Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition (also known as the Diamond Awards) recognizes and encourages excellence in the design and creation of dolls.

Antique Q&A: Hertwig & Co. Playset

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jul 27, 2022 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

My great-grandmother left me this set of dolls. My mother remembers that she kept it in a special drawer and took it out from time to time to show the children one of her playthings. Can you tell me anything about this?

Virginia Lee Embraces Technology That Helps Her Create Dolls Filled With Personality, Charm

by Stephanie Finnegan | Jul 21, 2022 | Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD), Collectible Dolls, Doll Artists and Designers, Forever Virginia - Virginia Lee | 0 |

Growing up, Virginia Lee’s supportive and caring family encouraged her to discover her own path and to trek it bravely and confidently. Today, Lee lives in the small town of Edwardsville in southwest Illinois, just a few hours away from her family’s farm. That proximity underscores the connection and appreciation she carries in her heart.

From Toddlers to Teens, Pat Moulton’s BJDs Are Proudly Made in the USA

by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Jul 18, 2022 | Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD), Collectible Dolls, Doll Artists and Designers, Pat Moulton Originals | 0 |

While multi-award-winning artist Pat Moulton originally built her reputation mainly as a maker of baby dolls and a pioneer in making reborn kits, she’s proven to be an innovator in the BJD field as well, creating socket-and-ball-joint tools in a variety of sizes to help BJD sculptors create joints that will fit perfectly.

DOLLS Reader Creates Cloth Characters, Poems

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jul 12, 2022 | Cloth Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Collectors | 0 |

DOLLS reader Joan Elizabeth Paul recently sent us the following examples of her creativity. “I have been making fabric dolls for several years,” she said. “Sometimes I like to write a poem to go with each doll.”