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Advance your dollmaking skills with Books and Videos from the experts.

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 plus $5 shipping and handling.

Contact Bill @ nelson_studios@hotmail.com


Jodi and Richard Creager
20 Years of Doll Experience
Brought to Video
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.

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.
For Information/Ordering contact
Jodi and Richard Creager.

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 

 

 


 

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,- + $12 for shipping.
For ordering details contact Ankie: ankiedaanen@hotmail.com

 

 

Marlaine Verhelst: Dolls Dutch Style
http://www.polle.net/marlaine/bookdollsdutch.htm


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.

Hard cover with dust jacket; 9x12 inches; 160 pages; ISBN 1-932485-18-X; $50

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. o 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.
From Portfolio Press.
This book is 160 pages long, filled with gorgeous, full color photos of Lisa's work.

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:
http://www.cely.com/doll/main.html


NOTE CARDS

Photo Collage Prints, Greeting Cards, Postcards and a Flipbook Designed by Chomick & Meder

http://www.chomickmeder.com/cmcoolstuff-printscards.html

New card designs featuring
NIADA Artists:

Jo Ellen Trilling
43 E. 60th Street - Apt. A-62
New York City, NY 10022
T: 212 980-135

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


NIADA Artists' Websites


NIADA Merchandise

 

NIADA Note Cards

 

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: $10.00 plus $1.50 shipping and handling Send check or money order in US funds only. Payable to the Hellen Bullard Fund. Proceeds from the sales of these cards support the work of the Helen Bullard Scholarship Fund

NIADA Book
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.
Cost: $10.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Send check or money order in US funds only. Payable to NIADA, Inc.

Ordering information:

Send check or money order in US funds only. We also accept Mastercard or Visa.
Go to the Merchandise Order Form page or use the PDF version Order Form. This order form must be included with your check or money order for any NIADA offers.

Send to:
Diana Rew
8320 Maplewood St.
Lenexa, KS 66215
T: 913 894-2382
F: 913 888-5167
Email: rewbird@aol.com
Please allow three weeks for delivery.



For an extensive list of available NIADA Merchandise,
send a SASE (.57) and $1.00 to:
Diana Rew
8320 Maplewood St.
Lenexa, KS 66215
T: 913 894-2382 F: 913 888-5167 Email: rewbird@aol.com


Information about NIADA Artists dolls must be made through individual artists. NIADA does not provide advice regarding a doll business or legal information.

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