Art Dolls & ArtistsHere are the articles about art dolls and doll artists from DOLLS magazine. Learn more about how to create art dolls, the tools to create doll art, read feature articles about doll artists, and see the newest art dolls.
Dolls come in all styles and sizes, and the very best ones are those that have their own unique charm and precious innocence, the ones that look like no others in the doll world. They seem less like dolls to be purchased and more like precious little people to be adopted and cherished. Such are the creations of Liliya Volkova, a resident of Moscow, Russia, and a superb dollcrafter.
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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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“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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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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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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Call Kassity Allison just about anything creative — from acclaimed figurative sculptor to award-winning doll designer — and she’ll humbly agree. Just don’t say she’s actually mastered the art of sculpting. That honor, she believes, is reserved exclusively for such renowned sculptors as Michelangelo and Rodin.
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