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Conversation with Dollmaker - Jerry Knegtel

5/28/2023

Setting out on an adventure to follow a dream in my beautiful caravan is the type of experience I enjoyed when visiting with Jerry Knegtel.

I may have traveled (via Zoom) to the exciting place of Belgium, but that was only a small part of the journey.

She weaved a story full of fairies that made me feel I had entered her magical land. They surround her but Jerry was more than willing to share how they come alive through her and become a part of our world seen through her eyes.

Also a lovely tribute to Deb Wood shows how important IADR is to up and coming artists or even those that want to be challenged through our juried shows. Just like the vagabonds that travel in their caravan creating their family unit, so can the many members in IADR be a part of that artistic family of support and encouragement for each other.

To learn the impact of creating an art doll for someone thereby creating a very healing process for them, is a story that truly touches the heart. Pull up your chair, grab your favorite brew... don't forget the tissue and join myself and Jerry as we talk about a favorite pastime of ours... dolls.

A New Face...

5/23/2023

We have a new face on the block! Well actually it is under the tutorial section of the IADR (International Art Doll Registry) website.

Thank you Amanda Parkinson for sharing your time and talent with the members of IADR. It is coming together like this that helps all of us grow.

We all struggle with our sculpting and one never knows what will give us the "Ahha!" moment. A different way of seeing things or just a different way of saying the same thing over again.

Check out the great pictures she supplied as they are very helpful and the instructions easy to follow too.

Remember any member of the IADR may submit tutorials for the group. Think about it and just contact Lesley to be able to get them placed on the website.

2023 April Rainy Days ...

5/8/2023

2023 April-Rainy Days Juried Show...

A BIG thank you to the Artists that entered the 2023 Rainy Days Juried Show. All submissions are now available for viewing by clicking the video.

To find out who the winners are drop in to our IADR Award Winner page on the website.

Doll Conversation with Bambi Lynn...

4/25/2023

We are all so unique and different but the one thing we have in common is our love of dolls. This flight takes me to my own country of the USA with a stop in Alabama to visit Bambi Lynn. I haven't traveled there yet physically but I was able to enjoy learning more about it through Bambi's eyes. It is certainly now on my wish list of places to go.

Come... bring your favorite beverage and learn about the magical land that Bambi has created and now sharing with her dolls, the Turfs. Discover more about the goddess Arduinna of the Ardennes Forest and what influence this had on Bambi's creative adventure.

Bambi is so great about creating magical portals because I know the time we spent talking just magically flew by. Now I feel I made another new friend through my doll making adventures.

Counting down...

4/18/2023

Hard to believe that there are only 12 days left until the deadline for submitting entries into our first Jury Show of the year.

Anticipation is building. What will our members create this year since the theme could be anything that had to do with Rainy Days. Let the Creative juices flow!

Did you know that our winning members receive cash prizes in the category they enter in? They also don't have to pay any registration fees to compete. All they need to do is be a member of IADR (International Art Doll Registry) and complete a doll that meets the required theme in any medium of their choice.

Beside the winner receiving a cash prize, all entries receive a Judge's critique. Even if everyone is not a winner of the big prize, everyone who enters still wins because each entry becomes a learning lesson.

You also don't only receive the opinion of one judge but several as we have a panel of judges that look at each entry. Each evaluation is valuable as the opinions of the judges come from many years of dollmaking and our judges skill levels are beyond the professional level. Each entry is also anonymous - especially as our members have kept their entries secret and avoided social media sharing (until after the winners are announced). That is the awesomeness of our group that likes to play fair and be judged by their talent and work.

I am counting down the days until I can share the fantastic artwork of the member artists of the IADR who joined in this Rainy Days juried show.

Connecting...

4/11/2023

Do you know what is so cool about being a member of IADR (International Art Doll Registry)? It is the opportunity to meet other doll makers and share our passion for dolls. Whether we are playing at dress up or having a tea party it is all fun and fantastic.

Did you know we reach as far away as Alaska, USA, all the way down to Australia, from Washington State across the BIG pond to Italy plus places in between? Now we are even having a "playtime" on Zoom in real time called ShyLock Doll Gathering where we can talk about and inspire each other in our craft.

We meet only once a month so mark your calendar for the next one coming up will be on April 25th. We are still working on the best day of the week to meet since this is a new opportunity for IADR members but the time is pretty set. After all, we are reaching around the world in different time zones just to hang out together. *smiling*

For the month of April I am going to be sharing how a 2-Dimensional (2D) artist expanded my "eye" to becoming a 3-Dimensional (3D) artist and ended up becoming a painter in clay. What is a 2D artist? Two-dimensional art refers to any form of visual art that exists in two dimensions. Meaning you can only see two sides in viewing it such as drawings, paintings, prints, and photographs.

3D art is defined as art with all the dimensions of height, width, and depth. Unlike 2D art, it occupies greater physical space and can be viewed and interpreted from all sides and angles such as sculptures. It does take skill, a passion to learn, and a desire to create to go from 2D to 3D as it changes one's perspectives.

The Shylock Doll Gathering time frame is a perk of being a member of IADR and a wonderful opportunity for making friendships that can last a lifetime. Mark your calendar and if you aren't a member of IADR, maybe now is the time to join. Visit our website at:
https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com or send me an email at IADRegistry@outlook.com for more information.

It may be Rainy...

4/4/2023

There are easily 25 different top songs about "Rain" such as "Purple Rain" by Prince or "Singing in the Rain" with Gene Kelly. Each one all about rain but so totally different. Since this is our first show of the year and without a particular genre, what could be more exciting then seeing the wonderful artwork of our doll artists with their entries and their interpretations of a Rainy Day.

So don't forget to check your "to do" list when preparing your submission. Have you a good camera set up for taking your pictures for the submission form?

Also, don't forget to submit your entry in for the Registry before submitting for the juried show. This is because your Registration number is required on the Juried Show Submission form.

If you want to add your entries to your Artist Studio page you can still add it but I will keep hidden those submissions until after judging. If you have any questions regarding what can be submitted - check out our Juried Show Submission page on our website under the Members' Only section.

Happy Easter to you!

Tutorials - We got your back...

3/28/2023

Have you checked out the Tutorials section on the IADR (International Art Doll Registry) yet? We got your back plus other parts of the anatomy for reference or learning tutorials are available there. This is just one of the services we offer to our Members of the IADR.

Members can log-in to the site and then click Tutorials. Because we have so much information I created a couple of sub-categories too. By clicking on Tutorials (whether it's in the heading or the beginning of the sub-category section) there will be a wide range of doll making tutorials to see. We have doll tutorials, costuming, and a couple of other wonderful informational lessons that our IADR members have generously shared with us.

There are some awesome tutorials that have been created by Deb Woods such as Wings for our Fae folk as well as some Face tutorials that are just too good to pass up. Phyllis Morrow and Renata Jansen have provided very informative tutorials for creating eyes as well.

If all you need is just a quick reference for body sizing or charts, I grouped those all together under Anatomy Reference. The Classes section is for tutorials that are for instruction on a character that might involve a larger PDF or several downloads. There really is so much information available to a member and it's all for FREE (with your paid membership of course)!

Plus why might you like to share your tutorials with us? Because NOW with our new setup, if you offer a tutorial or lesson that might be on your personal webpage, Youtube or any place you have created a file/link -- we will create on our website a link back to the information. You have then just doubled your opportunity of someone visiting your page if anyone finds it on our website. To see how this works, go to the Tutorials section, and then simply click on my free tutorial on how to paint eyebrows.

There is no infringement of your source information, we just offer another way for you to be found here on our website.

So check out this treasure trove of knowledge and keep on checking back as I am still in the process of loading up more tutorials. Enjoy!

Conversation with Dollmaker Amanda Parkinson

3/21/2023

I am having a blast traveling around the world visiting with our IADR (International Art Doll Registry) members. I have been to England, Italy, and now to the far reaches of Australia.

The artwork of Amanda Parkinson is exciting and I certainly love hearing and seeing it through her eyes.

Besides thinking outside the box in creativity, it is also amazing how, as dollmakers, we often are required to figure out other ways in order to create our dolls. We may not get the exact thing we wanted for our piece but we don't let that stop us. We simply move forward.

So bring your favorite drink and join us. Mine will be tea (*smiling) as Amanda and I talk about our favorite thing... Dollmaking.

Avoid getting Pix-a-lated!!!

3/14/2023

What is pix-a-lated? There are many stories and legends of the unexpected traveler being pixy-led and arriving home disheveled often following the revels of a village fair. They would insist that the pixies were to blame for heading them from the path with their flickering lights resulting in them being lost or very late.

Well, that is what I feel like now that here in the USA we have Sprung forward an hour. We are suppose to be enjoying an extra hour of sunlight but I am still waiting for the sun to show up for that too. Here in the USA we are also out of step until others go through this stage.

So what does that mean? For those of us planning on attending the Shylock Doll Gathering this Wednesday the 15th, please check your time zone as to not miss out on this fun gathering of dollmakers. We are looking to explore the different ways (or the easy way) to make fingers for our characters.

The time is planned for 12:30 pm MST. For those in the USA, it will move forward as planned. For those in Italy or Australia (for example) you might need to confirm the time difference as we will be actually a hour earlier for you (or not...). Hope this blurp gets past the pixies so that we can all get together - and don't forget to check our chat line for the link post. See you there.

Also I'm glad this crazy time zone change happened after my Conversation with the Dollmaker for the month of March as I enjoyed my lovely time with Amanda Parkinson. I am in the process of updating and editing that video and it will be out shortly. Keep your eyes open as Amanda and I share our love of dollmaking through her art.

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