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elisabeth flueler-tomamichel:
Die Welt der Weltu (The World of the Weltu)
April 8th ~ October 31st 2013
The former president of the Association Walserhaus invited doll artist Elisabeth Flueler-Tomamichel to represent some of the characters
of the Bosco Gurin legends for an exhibition.
Museum Walserhaus
6685 Bosco Gurin / Switzerland
For Information: dieweltderweltu.ch

Marlaine Verhelst
DABIDA Day (Dutch and Belgian
Institute of Doll Artists)
Sunday, April 21st 2013
Gilze (The Netherlands) near the Belgian border For information: www.dabida.eu

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Marlaine Verhelst & Ankie Daanen:
Meet the Dutch Touch - 5 day workshops
- Sculpting taught by Marlaine Verhelst
- Clothing taught by Ankie Daanen

The workshop includes sculpting into
airdrying stone clay, painting of the doll
with watercolour, attaching the sculpted
parts to the body and the design and
sewing of the clothing.
Location: Sanford, FL: February 2013
Future Workshops: (contact Marlaine)

For more information: Contact Marlaine

Marlaine Verhelst:
Luxury Doll Making Weekend: 3 days
Fri. March 15th ~ Sun. March 17th, 2013
Location: Congress Centre Noordwijkerhout,
The Netherlands (Dutch North Sea
Coast near Amsterdam).
For more information: Contact Marlaine

Doll Holiday and workshop week
Paris Workshops (France):
7 days
Sat. May 4th ~ Sat. May 11th, 2013
Location: The Paris doll holiday and workshop week will take place in the little village of Cernay
La Ville in the Parc de la Haute Vallee de Chevreuse, it is near Versailles and Paris.
At 10 minutes is the Paris underground to
the city centre (45 minutes).
*Click here for Paris Class information

E.J. Taylor:
Costume Design: 3 days
Wed. March 13th ~ Fri, March 15th, 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
In this three day workshop, students will drape and construct an accurate 18th c. jacket.
For more information: EJ Taylor Workshops

Sculpting in Paper Clay: 5 days
Wednesday, April 10th – Sunday, April 14th Location: Mt. Vernon, New York
Paperclay is a perfect sculpting material in every way. In this 5-day workshop students will sculpt paperclay doll head and body, focusing on a
variety of techniques which will demonstrate the versitility of this amazing air drying clay.
For more information: EJ Taylor Workshops

Leslie Molen:
Leslie teaches ongoing classes
at ROotie studio in Denver.
www.rootie.com
or subscribe to monthly
ROotie E-News: Contact Leslie to Subscribe

2013 CONFERENCE & ClasseS

NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Corte Madera, CA (San Francisco area)

Thursday, June 27th ~ Sunday, June 30th 2013
Doll challenge, demos, banquet and more!
Programs: To Be Announced
Keynote Speaker: Nina Rappaport Rowan
Conference Souvenir: Stephanie Blythe
*Click here for Information...

NIADA Artists Exhibits
Gallery Night

Thursday, June 27th
7:00pm ~ 9:00pm
Show & Sale
Sunday, June 30th 2013
11:00am ~ 4:00pm
*Click here for Information...

NIADA Dollmaking School:
Corte Madera, CA (San Francisco area)
June 24th~June 25th~June 26th 2013
3 Day Classes taught by NIADA artists:
Kate Church ~ Ankie Daanen ~ Tanya Marriott Connie Smith ~ E.J. Taylor ~ Shelley Thornton Marlaine Verhelst

*Click here for Information...

NOTE: Conference registration is not
required to attend classes


ONLINE CLASSES

Marlaine Verhelst:
Webinar Online LIVE: Sculpting a whimsical
doll's head with Marlaine Verhelst

Sunday October 14th 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
(Western Europe: 6 PM - 7:30 PM)
For information: www.craftcast.com

Sculpting in air drying clay
*Click here for Online Class information (pdf)
Also available: online painting lesson, making
a body, clothing, and hair and hats
Making an animal (to go with your doll):
Introduction animal making, Fish on Wheels, Your Own Horse, Let's do a Frog, Big Foot Bird
Simple sculpting class: Totem fun
*Click here for Online Class information
Online class info: Visit Marlaine's Blog

More information about the online classes: Contact Marlaine

Marilyn Radzat:
Teaching a wide variety of online classes from artistic techniques to figures. Work at your
own pace with Marilyn's guidence.
*Click here for more information

Diane Keeler:
Sculpting a Child's Head and Bust: This is a step by step process, once completed students will have a stand alone sculpture. This class is for advanced beginner and above. Downloadable pdf’s of all of the chapters and photos of children are included in the lesson
and at the beginning of each chapter.
Every class includes a free preview.
* Click here for more information

How to Make a Cloche Hat: The class will start out making a hat block. Once you learn how to make a hat block you can make any type of hat you wish. In the next lessons students will make a felt hat then make a straw hat.
* Click here for more information


Click below to view a list of museums exhibiting the work of NIADA artists:museums


For More Information about Classes and Events related to the Conference,
please refer to the Conference Info section of the Web site.
For More information about NIADA artists' workshops
please refer to NIADA artists' web sites on the Contact Page

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