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In the Spotlight
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Written by Paulette Goodreau
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I think I am going to start this Visiting Dolly Artist blog, by giving people a blow by blow of my day! I got up at 5 a.m., and fed my 17 animals, soon to 18, as we are taking in a little female cat that twitches. Now for those of you who know me, I have only broken and mostly really elderly animals. So of course why wouldn’t we take the twitcher.
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Dolls in Black, Chronicles and Perspectives
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Written by Debbie Garrett
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After surviving a week that seemed endless and experiencing extreme joy about the approaching weekend, I decided to make a cyber doll purchase. This will not provide long-term gratification like an actual doll purchase, but the goal is for any form of doll gratification, real or fake.
I asked myself, “If you could afford to buy any doll of your heart’s desire, which doll would you choose?” I answered, “A Leo Moss doll!”
I covet at least one Leo Moss doll for my collection. Any one of his elusive and thousands-of- dollars-valued dolls, which date back to the late 1800s through the early 1930s, is certain to provide instant and long-term gratification.
Moss, a native of Macon, Ga., and handyman by trade, sculpted doll heads of papier-mache without the use of molds. He purchased manufactured bodies from a New York toy supplier.
Moss used family members and friends as subjects for his dolls. Research shows if a child cried during the sculpting process, he included the tears. A twist to this story: Moss added tears to child dolls after his wife left him and all, except their youngest child, a baby, to run off with the NY toy supplier!
When I actually acquire a Leo Moss doll, I will cry … tears of joy.
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/8669341
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The Doll Addiction
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Written by Alison Rasmussen
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The differences between a doll collector and a doll addict are subtle yet essential. I will address a few telltale signs, so you can determine your level of addiction.
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PsychDollogy
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Written by Lori Lawton
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When you love a doll you know that there is more to it than meets the eye. The feeling that you cannot put into words when the uninitiated wonders why you buy those things. It’s possible that you can’t describe your passion as you haven’t thought it through yourself.
Whether you have one important doll or collecting has become an obsession, take a moment and look into that face. That doll is speaking volumes and you might want to listen. You don’t have to tell anybody.
Consider using a doll as a psychological tool as she, or he, may hold a key to an aspect of your personality that you never considered. Give it a try. This may sound like nonsense, but I’ve been trying it and the experience is enlightening. Look at it as another creative way to play. |
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In the News
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Written by Heidi Heideman
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I bought my first collector doll last fall, Berdine Creedy’s "Vivie," which I swear was modeled after my 6-year-old self, as the resemblance is uncanny. For me, my recent discovery of the doll world has become a rediscovery of a part of my childhood.
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Editor's Blog
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Written by Carie Ferg
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If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our latest doll video. It features Goodreau Doll’s Upside Down Oz series in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the classic film. To take photos for the video, I set up in my backyard on a hot sunny day. The heat was intense, the bugs were bothersome and I procured an ongoing case of pesky poison ivy ...
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Editor's Blog
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Written by Carie Ferg
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Life at a small publishing company can get very hectic with a zillion things to do and far too few minutes in a day. And in the midst of the mayhem, at times I seem to lose touch with the dolls, with my job becoming about everything else and not them. So, I love it when they pull me back.
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Editor's Blog
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Written by Carie Ferg
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One of the most difficult aspects of being DOLLS editor is cutting submissions. As I wade through entries, most pieces compel me in some way or other, and so selection often comes down to how new a piece is, how good the composition and lighting of a photo is and how a piece will play into and balance out the editorial mix for a given issue or story.
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