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Kidding Around: Judy Porter’s BJDs Celebrate Children

by Stephanie Finnegan | Jan 12, 2023 | Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD), Collectible Dolls, Doll Artists and Designers, Judy Porter Dolls | 0 |

Being able to see the world in a quirky and comical way is a blessing. That was particularly true during these past few years when a global pandemic and its attendant fear circulated across countries and communities. During these isolating and unusual days, doll artist Judy D. Porter looked around, took stock of the situation, and knew that a special brand of protective dolls was called for. Enter her enchanting line of Little Guardians.

Lights! Camera! Laura Tuzio-Ross’ Lifelike Dolls Draw Filmmakers as Well as Collectors

by Stephanie Finnegan | Dec 28, 2022 | Baby Dolls & Reborn Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Artists and Designers | 0 |

Laura Tuzio-Ross, who was voted this year’s Artist of the Year in the Dolls Awards of Excellence, has been pleasing collectors for nearly two decades with her vinyl reborns and silicone baby dolls. Her life-size sculpts are so realistic that she’s also become a go-to woman when a producer needs a lifelike baby doll. Her incredible sculpted infants have a thriving life as actors, stand-ins, and supporting players. It’s a path that Tuzio-Ross never would have envisioned for herself, but she is walking it like a red-carpet luminary.

Past Perfect: Brenda Mize Fashions Dolls to Honor Bygone Days

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Nov 22, 2022 | Collectible Dolls, Eyes of Texas Dolls Brenda Mize, Porcelain Dolls | 0 |

The desire to have a doll to love and to hold is not confined to children alone. Many adult collectors yearn to own a special doll that speaks to them in a unique and personal way. Knowing such an intimate bond exists between collector and doll, Brenda Mize has stepped in to help the connection grow stronger, sweeter, and more self-directed.

Beverly Stoehr Creates Babies, Toddlers in Many Mediums

by Joyce Greenholdt | Aug 24, 2022 | Baby Dolls & Reborn Dolls, Beverly Stoehr Originals, Collectible Dolls, Doll Artists and Designers | 0 |

In a career that’s already passed the half-century mark, artist Beverly Stoehr has designed dolls for porcelain, vinyl, resin, and more. “My first and greatest love is creating babies,” she said. “I’m looking now at a new sculpt I made to be cast in silicone. I’m looking at coming out with two different sizes: one would be a 22-inch older baby and the other an 18-inch newborn. I would love to see my new sculpted baby produced as a kit for reborners.”

Connie Lowe’s BJDs Pay Tribute to Family Memories, History

by Stephanie Finnegan | Aug 16, 2022 | Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD), Collectible Dolls, Connie Lowe Dolls - Marbled Halls, Doll Artists and Designers | 0 |

Doll collecting is a very special hobby. It permits people to hold on to memories and to physically cradle their connections to childhood in their hands. Doll collecting and doll artistry are indeed powerful pastimes — and the term “past” and “times” are extremely relevant to Connie Lowe’s Marbled Halls 2022 lineup of dolls.

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Kidding Around: Judy Porter’s BJDs Celebrate Children

Lights! Camera! Laura Tuzio-Ross’ Lifelike Dolls Draw Filmmakers as Well as Collectors

Past Perfect: Brenda Mize Fashions Dolls to Honor Bygone Days

Beverly Stoehr Creates Babies, Toddlers in Many Mediums

Connie Lowe’s BJDs Pay Tribute to Family Memories, History

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