But, now it is time to pack up and return home.  **Remember ladies to please send me your pictures that we can share them with others through the ARTDOLLS Magazine and here on the website**.  

And yes, we are already planning our convention for next year. We hope that you can be a part of it by attending or supporting us with your likes and shares as this convention comes together for 2027.

We also want to welcome to the IADR new members - Sabrina Negro and Caterina Seoli.

​MIDA was 9 days of sharing our love of dolls with the crowd.  I am so grateful to Maria Ciobanu, Claudia Raddi, and Loredana Salvo for being there during the week. This event wouldn't have been as successful if they hadn't changed their schedules.

People were amazed at the artistry of the dolls and one such doll collector who collected only pieces that emotionally move her was in awe by ALL of the amazing art she saw.  The woman with her was actually brought to tears.  There is no way this would have worked as well by trying to sell the dolls at the same time. An artist always is the best one to sell their own work and the space would have not accommodated this.  Again, this was a learning curve and that is exactly what we are going to look at when determining how successful MIDA was for us.

Thank you to Claudia Raddi and Anna Esposito for getting those printed so we could give them out. ​

And remember, our IADR Convention will be held at the Hotel Albani Firenze in Florence, Italy and we still have tickets available for the ART & APERITIVO Night Event and Juried Show Awards.  (To read more - click here).  See you there!

Security was intense and we needed to show our passes just to get inside the Fortezza da Basso.  For those of us that are unfamilar with the Medici Fortress, it is the fortress of San Giovanni Battista or a.k.a. Fortezza da Basso where Renaissance and contemporary architecture comes together within the walls of Florence.​

Then decide what you are submitting and click on appropriate form.  Here is the link to the new page for the forms for submitting to the ART DOLLS Magazine - https://www.international-art-doll-registry.com/how-to-submit.html. 

It’s the perfect ending to a memorable night and a rare chance to experience the artistry before the public viewing begins.  To purchase a ticket click here.   

​At ART DOLLS Magazine, AI will not be used to create realistic images of people, but may be used to enhance graphic images such as this heart warming puppy. (Do you know how hard it is to make a puppy sit still and how many pictures it would take to get the right look... let alone go find a puppy when you don't own one?)

​We will not use AI in writing articles for the magazine and writers submitting an article must state that AI was not used to write the article or generate a doll image.

​It also means when ART DOLLS Magazine publishes Updates, Posts, and in each issue of the ART DOLLS Magazine it does not use AI when using doll images or people.  There is no question of “is this AI or not?”  If it looks “real”, it is real.

Because of that, when it is time to get out information sometimes there needs to be a catchy image to go with it.  Then we use clip art and sometimes AI generated images but only when there is no doubt that the image was AI generated.  That is why the cartoonish graphic art look to the images.  It is intentional.  Just as the graphic art of “Tony, the Tiger” was created for Cornflakes and the three little chefs for Rice Krispies cereal created with computer software to make them move, AI may be used to catch your eye, but never to mislead you here at ART DOLLS Magazine. ​

​In this world where it is going to be harder to know what is real and what isn’t, ART DOLLS Magazine doesn’t want to add to that confusion.  When people send in their images, we will use them.  We will use graphic programs for enhancements, such as removing backgrounds, but we will not generate “real looking” people or dolls for promotion or articles.  This is the trust we at ART DOLLS Magazine hope to build through understanding what it is real and true to the ART of communication.

Also these cool bookmarkers designed by Anna Esposito will be handed out promoting our IADR Art Doll Convention.  English on one side - Italian on the other side.  Thank you to Patriza Cozzo and Maria D'Anna for their contributions too.

This year's May Juried Show is an in-person event at the convention (where the doll must be present) with the theme being Myths and Legends.  Non-members can participate with a small fee. This event is open to Sculpted art and Fiber art.  Come join us at the Hotel Albani Firenze for a fabulous evening of food, festivity, and art.

Beside the new look and content to the magazine, the IADR is lucky to have members like Adelaide Santini who has assisted us and continues to help with our Italian translations.  Add to that, Tatiana Tofaneto who has volunteered to assist us in translating the magazine in Portuguese. A Big Thank You to both of you ladies for making this possible.  IADR members can now access the Portuguese issue on our website in the magazine section.

Happy Easter! 
​Sending springtime joy and bright blessings with the wish of hope, joy, and fresh beginnings.

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The Registry is your record and one reason why it is under the IADR Membership side only of the website.  So how does that make it any easier to find what you have registered?  Well one way is to scroll down the page since the entries are in numerical order.  That is the long hard way, inspiring - yes - but the long, long, long way to do it.  

One step easier is if you think you know when you might have submitted in a registration - then go to the Archives.  Now on a desk top the Archives are on the right side of the website Registry page.  On a phone, it might require you sliding over another page.  From there, scroll down to the month and year you think you might have submitted the entry and click on it.  The Registry will now show registrations during that month/year. 

But the really-really easy way to find out what you have registered is to continue down under the Archives section until you see the names of the doll artists.  The Artists are listed by last name first and in alphabetical order.  When you click on an artist's name... whether it is your name or an artist's work you want to view, you will see all the registered pieces linked to that name.  And that is the easiest way to find your pieces you have registered.

April 1st is the Last Planning Committee meeting for the IADR Art Doll Convention.  Mark your calendar 

If you are not already a committee member or would just like to join the meeting, please send an email to [email protected] for an invite.

2026 Art Doll Convention Workshops in Florence, Italy on May 8th - 10th 

Registration is required and deadlines are fast approaching.  Sign up now and secure your spot!

​That way I know the doll is already on the website and you are just adding to her.  Otherwise, email me the extra pictures or text at [email protected].

Why do this?  If you are one of the artists that will be attending the MIDA event that is prior to our IADR Art Doll Convention, a QR code of your Artist's Studio page will be with each of your dolls.  What do you want those buyers scanning the QR code to see?  AND... if you aren't attending the event or convention, potential customers don't stop scanning at just one Artist's Studio page.  That is a proven fact from the jump of views every Artist's Studio page receives during our People's Choice event each year.  

With Spring just around the corner and so is our MIDA Event (April 25- May 3) and our IADR Art Doll Convention (May 8 - May 10, 2026), now is the time to get your Artist's Studio page all tidied up and neat as a pin.