 Tine
Kamerbeek was born in Amsterdam, where
she studied art at the royal Academy.
Since
then she has been working at places where her
artistic talents could be used. She worked in
a pottery and a diamond cuttery engraving antique
objects of crystal and many of these art pieces
found their way into the world.
About
36 years ago she started her doll making career.
Her work varies from tiny little elves to life
size fantasy figures.
She
prefers to work with air drying clays. An important
part of her sculpting work is finding technical
solutions for her demand of having “free
standing dolls”.
Since
1983 she has traveled to many countries to participate
in doll shows like IDEX and Toy Fair in the USA,
but also to many European countries. In December
2001 she participated for the second year in row
in the yearly exhibit of Wachtanoff Gallery in
Moscow, Russia, with great success.
Her
elves flew all over the world and have become
a precious collector’s item.
The prizes she has won are numerous. The first
prize was for a Dutch magazine in 1980. In 1983,
1985 and 1986 she won first prize in Holland.
In 1995 the first prize in Germany: the first
Battenberg Kunstler Puppenpreis. Also in Germany
the Max-Oscar arnold preis der Stad Neustadt bei
Coburg.
The
last in 2005, two prizes in Moscow, the International
Confederation of Union of Artists.
“Through
the expression, shape and position of the dolls
I try to stimulate the imagination and draw the
attention of those who look at them”.Technical
information:
The
dolls are made of air-dry clay, strengthened with
a wire frame and with lead in the feet in order
to make the dolls stand independently. After sanding
and polishing, the dolls are painted with oil
paint and varnished several times.
The silk and pastel shade clothes are home-made
and match very well.
The wings are made of a very transparent tissue
which is first strengthened with thin wire and
painted afterwards. All my dolls are one of a
kind.
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Gracie
24" |
Stanley
24" |
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Toadstool,
Flowerbell |
The
Swing |
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