Ready, Set & Go...

Here it is just January and I already feel like we are off to the races.  The Winter Blue Instagram game has started.  Please join in the fun by liking our posts and leaving a comment.  This is all in effort to let people know about our Winter Blue jury show coming up.

I am also trying to post in Italian... thank goodness for Canva and Google Translate. *laughing*

So with that in mind... our Winter Blue jury show will be open for submission starting January 19th.  This show and the show in August will be our two online shows for the 2026 year. 

Anna Esposito, Adelaide Santini, and I did our first LIVE event on Instagram.  Adelaide and I are thrilled working with Anna as she holds our hands in learning this new side to Instagram.  We will be LIVE on January 13th at 10:30 am - 6:30 pm in Italy.  The topic will be the great opportunities to learn something new by taking one of our fantastic workshops being offered by some of the talented artists of the IADR.  Find out more as Patrizia Cozzo, Loredana Salvo, Giusy Di Rocco, Elizabetta Bernardi, and Anna Esposito will be providing workshops and sharing their talents with us at the IADR Art Doll Convention May 8th - 10th.

January 14th at 9 am MST - 5 pm (Italy), is our IADR Art Doll Convention Planning meeting via Zoom.  If this is something you like to be a part of, just email me at [email protected].  The next couple of months are going to be going by fast... and with that in mind the EARLY BIRD Registration for the Convention ends January 15th.   After that the price goes up.  We can also invoice your registration in euros this year to save on conversion fees, but you have to let me know if that is how you would like to pay.

Then, mark your calendar for January 20th at 12:30 pm MST for our Shylock Doll Gathering.  It is always changing and fun to see who will pop in to say hi as we talk about the weather, dolls, and the creative process.

Finally, Friday, January 16th will be our REVEAL day for the IADR Art Doll magazine and when we will be announcing the YEAR END Winners.   As I said - a lot going on!  

Congratulations to our first winner, Mari Carmen Garcia, in the Winter Blue Game.  Thank you also to Giusy Di Rocco who gifted the process on how to do the weave on her traditional chair.  Thank you both for your generousity and support.