Marina Druker started to make art dolls in 2003 using air-dry clays. Not long after, she began creating unique crazy-quilted cloth dolls and soft toys. Marina is a reporter for a popular Russian doll magazine and has exhibited her work internationally. She lives in Holon, Israel.
Enchanting Art Dolls & Soft Sculptures has everything you need to
make amazing dolls. With eight projects to choose from,
easy-to-navigate instructions, Doll-making basics, Essential Tools
and Materials, a page of embroidery stitches, and nine pages of
templates, why wouldn't you give doll making a try? The photos are
informative; the gallery is inspiring. Read about the history of
doll making and learn about the creators of the colorful beings in
the Gallery. Take a look and you'll want to make one of these dolls
for your very own.
--Barbara Delaney "Cloth Paper Scissors"
Marina Druker is a Russian now living in Israel who makes sculpted
dolls from air-hardening 'clay' and sophisticated, not-for-children
softies that are elaborate, eye-catching and a little bit different
from the style we're used to seeing from Australian and American
designers. As a result, this book is likely to stimulate and
inspire you to experiment with a range of techniques to achieve
dolls and exquisite softies that reflect your unique taste and
preferences. Marina puts a strong emphasis on personal achievement,
so she doesn't provide precise measurements for the dolls, and
patterns for their clothing are indicative only. If your experience
of doll making has been limited to cloth dolls, this book might be
your invitation to step into the world of paper clay and similar
products: they can be painted, carved, stamped and sanded to create
a wonderful variety of effects. Of course, after that you get to
play with needle, thread and fabric to dress your doll, with Marina
placing a special emphasis on crazy-patchwork costumes. The generic
instructions for making the dolls' bodies are very good, with
little assumed knowledge, and the steps involved in each of the
eight projects are described in detail. Loads of excellent
photographs will instill confidence that you're on the right track.
This book could be the opening of a fabulous new chapter in your
doll and softie making.
-- "Australian Historical Studies"
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