National Institute of American Doll Artists
National Institute of American Doll Artists

NIADA Merchandise may be purchased on this website using Paypal

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Or order and pay by check through:
Diana Rew rewbird@aol.com
P.O. Box 15003, Lenexa,  KS  66285-5003
Ph: 913 894-2382  / Fax: 913 888-5167


NIADA Art Dolls: Rich Traditions, New Ideas

is ready for purchase!

"This glorious work from the National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA) is a feast for the eyes.  At 429 pages, the book is a full-fledged banquet composed of an incredible number of courses sweet, savory, plus every taste in between. A more completely satisfying work of doll art in all its varieties and expressions is incomprehensible.

The volume contains a seemingly infinite number of rich color plates, which nourish each of one's senses.  A history detailing the formation and early years of NIADA sets the tone, then, the reader is set to explore dolls as art, thoughtfully compartmentalized by mediums. A very interesting feature of the book is the photographic and biographical information, which introduces the reader to individual NIADA artists who worked from the inception of the organization to those working today." ~ UFDC Doll News, Winter 2010 issue

Over 160 full color photos, 432 pages total, hardcover, 8.5" x 11"
Published by The NIADA Foundation and The Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library
Click here for more information

$65.00 + $4.00 shipping (US only)

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PAPER DOLLS

A special edition 11" x 17" folio of paper dolls by 16 NIADA artists. Printed on heavyweight archival paper, each artist's unique paper doll print will be perfect for either cut-out play or framing and display.

  $40.00 + $7.00 s/h

Or order and pay by check through:
Diana Rew rewbird@aol.com
P.O. Box 15003, Lenexa,  KS  66285-5003 / Ph: 913 894-2382 / Fax: 913 888-5167

SOUVENIR DOLLS

Each year, a NIADA artist is asked to create a Special Edition souvenir doll for the annual NIADA Conference. These are their offerings:

 
2010 souvenir

 

"Remembering Cinderella" Souvenir Doll - 2010

Remembering Cinderella is Nancy Wiley's contribution to commemorate the 2010 Conference held in Chicago.

The souvenir was created in memory of the beloved cat of NIADA patrons, Terry and Susan Quinlan, who passed away last year.

Click here for her story

Cast Resin, 7 inches, individually hand painted,
fabric skirt.

Price: $95.00 + $5.00 s/h

Please note: Very limited quantites available!
(if you are ordering from outside the USA you may be contacted with an additional shipping fee)


"Scruggs" Souvenir Doll - 2001

Scruggs was Annie Wahl's contribution to commemorate the 2001 Conference held in Atlanta.

Scruggs is 5 1/2" seated, with handpainted fabric wings and fuzzy brown hair. He is cast in resin and wears a brown velveteen jump suit. Scruggs can hold your business card, a favorite receipe, or a small photo. Manufactured by Goebel North America exclusively for the 2001 NIADA conference.
Limited quantities are available
.

Price: $50.00 + $5.00 s/h
 (if you are ordering from outside the USA you may be contacted with an additional shipping fee)



Download Patterns:
dress overalls skirt
dress overalls skirt

"Edie" Souvenir Doll - 2006

Edie was Shelley Thornton's contribution to commemorate the 2006 Conference held in Minneapolis.

Edie is 10.5 inch tall all-vinyl body has sculpted and painted underwear and shoes, and jointed hips and shoulders. Her sculpted hair is flocked to be reminiscent of Shelley's signature style stuffed cloth-sculpted hair on her one-of-a-kind cloth dolls. Edie wears a dress of repro vintage prints, and has a stuffed bow in her hair.

For those who like to costume their dolls, patterns that Shelley has designed for additional garments for Edie have been posted online at the NIADA website. Edie was produced with the help of Robert Tonner and Tonner Doll Company.
Limited quantities are available.

Price: $125.00
$75.00 + $5.00 s/h
 (if you are ordering from outside the USA you may be contacted with an additional shipping fee)


Madi "Dandelion" Souvenir Doll - 2007

Designed exclusively by Stephanie Blythe and Linda Mason and The Itty Bitty Toy Company for the NIADA 2007 Conference held in Detroit. Limited edition of 100.

Vinyl play doll with cloth body, limited edition costume: blouse, overalls, vest, pop-on, pop-off
wig & hat and 5 activity and knowledge collector cards in a specially designed collector box.
There are 18 other costumes available.

For more information about Madi visit: http://www.madidoll.com

Price: $45.00 + $5.00 s/h


 (if you are ordering from outside the USA you may be contacted with an additional shipping fee)

Ankie Daanen, Souvenir doll - 2008
Ankie's contribution to commemorate the 2008 Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Price: $125.00 + $5.00 s/h

 (if you are ordering from outside the USA you may be contacted with an additional shipping fee)

The Art of the Doll

Contemporary work of the National Institute of American Doll Artists.

A beautiful book featuring 135 color photographs! This long awaited survey of thirty years of the National Institute of American Doll Artists illustrates individual artists in their own words, accompanied by color photographs of representative work.

Price: $15.00
$5.00 + $5.00
s/h  SOLD OUT!!


NIADA Note Cards

Three Commemorative Cards illustrating some of the finest doll craftsmanship, featuring the work of Mirren Barrie, Akira Blount, and Shelley Thornton.

Pack of nine cards, three of each design:
$11.50 $6.00 includes shipping and handling.

Proceeds from the sales of these cards support the work of the Helen Bullard Scholarship Fund.

Price: $11.50 $6.00 includes s/h



Package of NIADA ArtForm
(10 issues)


$7.00 (very limited quantities left)

 

NIADA ARTIST'S MERCHANDISE

Advance your dollmaking skills with Books and Videos from the experts.
Merchandise below may be purchased directly from the artist

VIDEOS

ROBERT McKINLEY'S DOLLMAKING WORKSHOP

"A teacher is like a candle...it consumes itself to light the way for others."
This was BOB McKINLEY.
"He spent countless hours creating this wonderful teaching tool. (originally four videotapes, over eight hours of viewing time)! Even when he knew how ill he was, he kept on going until the task was done.
This was BOB McKINLEY.
We worked together on the editing with him pausing to rest at many intervals. ( He was so tired by this time ). Bob knew this was to be the last thing he would do and he wanted it done right...and it was.
This was BOB McKINLEY.
It is so right and so comprehensive it has become the dollmaking bible for artists worldwide... and it has become his legacy. We now offer it as a two DVD set and it is an invaluable treasure in more ways than can be enumerated here.

You'll see.
~Bill Nelson

$150.00 + $5 shipping and handling.
Contact Bill @ nelson_studios@hotmail.com


Jodi and Richard Creager
30 Years of Doll Experience
Brought to you on DVD

#1 Sculpting the Head
A two hour video covering the Creager's approach to creating a character doll head. You will learn about sculpting techniques, tools, paint, glues, facial structure, hair techniques and much more.

#2 Sculpting the Hand
Jodi Creager's method of sculpting realistic hands and arms - as well as her method of making strong wire hand armatures. Jodi demonstrates painting techniques and posing hints. Easy to understand methods and conducive to quick learning. 2 hours.

#3  Sculpting the Legs
Richard Creager will walk you through all of his detailed steps in the creation of realistic feet and legs. He also demonstrates his wonderful method of making strong armatures. You will learn about using quality materials such as brass with solder methods. Sculpting bodies and cloth bodies are discussed. 2 Hours.

For Information/Ordering email Jodi and Richard Creager, or purchase here.


Leslie Molen
Adventures In Dollmaking
Needlesculpting DVD with Leslie Molen

This step-by-step, interactive, DVD shows you everything that you'll need to know to create a cloth doll head, just like Leslie! From using the right supplies, to what types of material to use, to the creation, this DVD has it all! Total Running Time: 30mins.

This DVD Includes:
= Demos On Supplies, Sewing & Stuffing,
= Detailed Needlesculpting Techniques
= Needlesculpting Chart & Head Pattern
= Adding an Overlay & Coloring the Face

For ordering info visit www.rootie.com, or Email: lmolen@qwest.net


Marlaine Verhelst:
CD Handsculpting into porcelain

http://www.polle.net/marlaine/cdrom.htm


Antonette Cely
Customizing Doll Patterns

This new videotape is $39.95 plus shipping & handling.
It is available at http://dollvideos.com


June Goodnow
NEW! June Goodnow's Magic Skin Doll Sculpting Video

This new video is a culmination of the doll sculpting & teaching methods June has developed during her years of sculpting. Step-by-step instructions on how to build the doll's shoulder plate, the neck, how to cover the aluminum foil skull with polymer clay as well as her new Magic Skin technique are all included in one video. More information can be found on her web page: http://www.junegoodnow.com/video.html


Lisa Lichtenfels
The Persephone Video Tapes
The Persephone Head -
Soft Sculpture Techniques
Instructional video on head construction. Includes instructions on skull shapes, wire support for features, sculpting in batting and, delicate needle modeling for realistic facial features.
4 hours on two tapes.
For Information/Ordering contact: LisaLichtenfels@aol.com

Akira Blount
Art Doll Workshops
Lesson 1 : Heads and Hands
You’ve seen her work (actually you’ve probably drooled over her work). Now you can learn the Akira Blount style of doll making in your own home. Internationally renowned doll artist Akira Blount shares her techniques, skills and philosophies in a video workshop format. In this first, in a planned series of workshops, Akira teaches her fabric-sculpting techniques for heads and hands.
Length: 2 hours.
Available in DVD or VHS formats.
For more information and to order visit Akira's website at:
www.akirastudios.com

BOOKS

DABIDA

Sixteen Dutch and Belgium doll artists
show their work in this fabulous new book.

Price: $21.00 plus shipping

Contact:
Marlaine Verhelst (DABIDA board member): marlaine@home.nl
Ankie Dannen: ankiedaanen@hotmail.com 



MVerhelstMarlaine Verhelst:
DOLLS Dutch Style

This colourful 60-page edition with color illustrations features seven prominent modern Dutch doll artists: Ankie Daanen, Yvonne Flipse, Anne Mannaerts, Hannie Sarris, Gerda Schaarman, Marlaine Verhelst and Suzan Wolters. The book includes their biographies and works as well as six master-classes where the doll artists share their secrets and explain their unique techniques.

http://www.marlaineverhelst.com/bookdollsdutch.htm


Ankie Daanen announces the publication of her new book:
Make beautiful dolls with Ankie Daanen.

This 70 page book demonstrates how to sculpt , paint and costume a doll with many tips and ideas.. Included are photos of Ankie's dolls over the last 10 years.

The book is $ 55.00 + $12 for shipping.
For ordering details contact
Ankie: ankiedaanen@hotmail.com


A Dollmaker’s Art: The Creations of Nancy Wiley
by Louise Fecher

Since making her first doll in 1989, artist Nancy Wiley has earned recognition and accolades both within and outside of the doll field. Her stylized and imaginative figures have been featured in magazines such as Mary Englbreit’s Home Companion, In Style and George, as well as all the major doll-collecting publications. A Dollmaker’s Art showcases 85 of Ms. Wiley’s dolls in full-color photos, organized by theme and presented with insightful commentaries from the artist, and includes a step-by-step photo essay that demonstrates the development of one doll from start to finish.

The collection includes several never-before-seen pieces created for debut at the artist’ s one-woman show at the Muscatine Art Center in Iowa from August 15-December 19, 2004. Author Louise Fecher, longtime writer and researcher in the field of contemporary artist dolls, who also wrote Here Come the Bride Dolls (Portfolio Press, 2001), extensively interviewed Ms. Wiley’s family, friends, colleagues and critics to create an engaging biographical profile that traces the evolution of this dynamic artist.

$50.00
Hard cover with dust jacket; 9x12 inches; 160 pages; ISBN 1-932485-18-X
Available from Reverie Publishing Company
130 South Wineow Street, Cumberland, Maryland 21502; (toll free) 888-721-4999. http://www.reveriepublishing.com/


Martha Armstrong-Hand
Learning to Be A Doll Artist, An Apprenticeship With Martha Armstrong-Hand

Let Martha Armstrong-Hand, one of NIADA’s premier porcelain artists, lead you hand by hand through every step of doll making. Through photos and step-by-step explanations, Martha shares her process from initial idea through finished doll.

For more information contact: Scott Publishing Company 1 800 458-8237


Susanna Oroyan

Dolls of the Art Deco Era
Collect, Restore, Create & Play

Rediscover old sentimental favorite dolls from the Art Deco era with respected dollmaker Susanna Oroyan. You'll find flappers and vamps, co-eds and clowns, even bed dolls! Learn how to identify, buy, and repair old dolls, then create your own Art Deco beauty. History and fun tidbits about period dolls and dollmaking Tips for collecting and restoring Art Deco dolls. Ideas and inspiration galore for dollmakers and collectors, plus lots of full-color photography.

Designing the Doll
Soft cover, 250 color doll photos from 130 of the world's top doll artists. Dollmaking is Susanna's full-time career. She is a motivating force in dollmakers' organizations throughout the US and the author of two other dollmaking books. She had made over 500 dolls since 1972.

For information contact C&T Publishing.
Email: cinfo@ctpub.com
Web: http://www.ctpub.com


Lisa Lichtenfels

Figures in Fabric: The Sculpture of Lisa Lichtenfels
This book is 160 pages long, filled with gorgeous, full color photos of Lisa's work. From Portfolio Press.

The Basic Head: Soft Sculpture Techniques
60 black and white pages with illustrations by the artist including anatomy of the human skull, sculpting in batting and needle modeling in nylon.

The Basic Body: Soft Sculpture Techniques
115 pages. The companion manual to The Basic Head. Includes instruction for wire skeleton, batting muscles, nylon skin and fairy wing construction.
For Information/ Ordering contact LisaLichtenfels@aol.com


Antonette Cely
Cloth Dollmaking
138 pages outlining how to make a variety of cloth dolls, starting at beginning level and working up to life-like dolls with molded faces. Includes instructions for making a marionette.
For more information: www.cely.com/doll/main.html

NOTE CARDS

New card designs featuring NIADA Artists:
Jo Ellen Trilling
58 West 58 th Street 12D, NYC, NY 10019, T: 646-228-1012
More info: www.joellentrilling2.com

Marlaine Verhelst
Postcards: 6 postcards one-of-a-kind-dolls
More info: marlaine@home.nl


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