Mother’s Day Tribute: Keeping it all in the family
 For Rachel Scott, doll making runs in the family. Since age 6, she has been surrounded by dolls. Her mother Karen Scott and her late-grandmother Carol Carlson started their own business in 1991 making reproduction dolls. “I remember going to doll shows with them on the weekends,” says Rachel. “As a child, I was at my mom's side while she sculpted and designed her own original dolls.”
“I often wondered if the amount of time I spent working on dolls would ruin any desire my daughters would have in making dolls,” says Karen. “Rachel always seemed to not only have an interest but also have her hands in it in one way or another.”
Following in her mother’s, and grandmother’s, footsteps, Rachel sculpted her first head at age 19. “I found that there was nothing else that would bring me so much enjoyment as sculpting.” Click here to continue ... | | Register for Tiny Treasures Today!
 Don't miss the first-ever Tiny Treasures Conference & Show 2008 for newborn, baby and toddler doll enthusiasts! The conference will be held from June 27 – June 29 in St. Louis, Missouri.
There will be plenty of workshops and events, including the 3rd Annual Reborn Awards competition and Inspiration Award. Exhibitors will include top names like Ashton-Drake Galleries, The Doll Maker & Friends, Precious Moments, Angels Touch Nursery, Carol Kneisley Studios, Secrist Dolls, and more!
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PLUS: Don't forget to vote online for the 2008 DOTY Public's Choice awards! Click here to vote through the Doll Reader Web site!
Please note, the deadline for all voting is June 1, 2008. | | ABJDs: All You Need is a Little Creativity
 Ball-jointed dolls aren't anything new in the doll world, but Asia, more specifically Japan, turned this type of doll into a new medium for enthusiasts to love. Volks was the first company to release Asian ball-jointed dolls (ABJDs) in 1998 with its Super Dollfie: a 22-inch poseable (strung together by elastic cording) and fully customizable resin doll whose hair, hands, feet, heads, torsos, and eyes are interchangeable, and whose face paint can easily be removed/repainted.
For more on where to buy BJDs, clothing, and face-ups, check out these articles!
Asian Fashion Invasion: Fashions of Modern ABJDs, by Melanie Larson, Mercy Neumark, & Lauren King
Staying Power: Face-up Artist Lisa Jameson, by Kathryn Peck
Guys & Dolls: The artist Behind Bishonen House BJDs, by Jill Jackson |
From late Jumeau fashion dolls to early unmarked Barrois bisque lady dolls, take a step back in time when these elaborate and beautiful fashions represented the haute couture of the day.
