A Doll For Mom
My mother accompanied me to a doll lecture several years ago to help set up the exhibit dolls. As...
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Category: Dolls in Black – Chronicles and Perspectives
Thumbelina Family Reunion
Photograph courtesy of Deb Tuttle, ebay seller betutt One of my first childhood dolls was...
Read MoreTrailblazing Trio
Using their 10-inch Cissette and Coquette Cissy dolls, Madame Alexander pays tribute to three African American women trailblazers. In 1921, after enrolling in aviation school in France, Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman became the...
Read MoreBell’s Fabulous Entertainers
Floyd Bell, master doll artist, began making dolls in the late 1970s. A wood working educator for several years, his “lessons of love” and passion for woodworking inspired the creation of Bell’s first doll. The challenge was to...
Read MoreA Visit with Santa
Several days before Christmas, Ginny and her twin brother, “Jimmy” visited Santa. They shared their handwritten lists with Santa. Ginny’s list is slightly longer than Jimmy’s. It reads: Dear Santa, I...
Read MoreA Joyous Barbie Reunion
I cannot recall the exact age when I received my first adult-figured, 11-1/2 inch Barbie®, but it was probably May or December of 1965 at age 10. The doll and accessories were either a birthday or Christmas gift. My mother, a...
Read MoreThe Early Collector Catches the Doll
Recently, I received an email from renowned doll artist, Patricia Coleman-Cobb announcing a group of 13, one-of-a-kind, “Girls in White Dresses” dolls. The email, which was read at 4 a.m., included the headshot of...
Read MoreDolls That Inspire Girls to Dream
I recently discovered the Prodigyrls after reading a fellow doll enthusiast’s blog about them. She noted that two of the planned dolls are available for preorder and urged readers to visit the website and vote for their...
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