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The Dollmaker's Daughters 5 reviews
Abigail Padgett
Mysterious Pr, 1997
Wonderful--unpredictable, and I love Bo Bradley!
This book was wonderful. It was unpredictable with no clear-cut villain. It's very inspiring to have a competent heroine with manic-depression, or any mental illness for that matter. It adds a whole new dimension to the story and an unusual one at that for a detective story. The characters are all complex and well-written. This book, like Padgett's other Bo Bradley novels, are wonderfully ...
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Dollmaking: Seven Handmade Dolls by a Master Dollmaker3 reviews
E. J. Taylor
Aurum Pr Ltd, 1990
Beautiful book by world reknowned NIADA artist.
E.J. Taylor has written a useful text for dollmaking. The book can also be enjoyed for the beautiful line drawing illustrations and full color photographs. There are doll patterns to fit any level of experience or talent. The result of making any one of these dolls will be the creation of a very personal piece...and the growth of the new dollmaker as an artist.
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A Dollmaker's Art: The Creations Of Nancy Wiley3 reviews
Louise Fecher; Nancy Wiley
Reverie Publishing, 2004
A masterful delight for any doll maker
Nancy Wiley is tops in her field. Her creativity is awe inspiring. You can't help but exercise your imagination when thumbing through this book. The incredible color pictures and the journey into her mind is invaluable material for want to be doll makers. Don't want to make dolls? This book is still a great exercise in opening your mind to the world of true creativity. I have been eyeing ...
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The Robert Tonner Story: Dreams & Dolls5 reviews
Stephanie Finnegan
Portfolio Press (NY), 2000
Tonner is an Inspiration!
As both a doll artist and a collector, I knew I had to have this book detailing the career of one of America's premiere doll artists in recent history. Robert Tonner has brought American doll artistry to new heights. There are so many wonderful illustrations of all of Tonner's dolls from the beginning of his career through 2000. Reading Tonner's story truly makes an artist believe that ...
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The Story of Rose O'Neill: An Autobiography3 reviews
Rose Cecil O'Neill
University of Missouri Press, 1997
A fascinating revelation of a sadly neglected genius.
Rose O'Neill was a household name in her long lasting hey-day, yet somehow managed to die in an obscure part of the Ozarks,alone and forgotten. A brilliant draughtsman,portraitist and humorist ,it was O'Neill's sad paradoxical fate to be known for her Kewpie creations as well as condemned to try and repeat their success over and over. Dr.Brunell's sensitive presentation of O'Neill's own words ...
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Madame Alexander Dolls, An American Legend (Robert Campbell Rowe Book)5 reviews
Portfolio Press (NY), 1999
It's all so beautiful...
This book is excellent! I found the life of Madame Alexander very interesting and read this book from cover to cover. I hated to put it down. If it were not for Madame Alexander we might not know Scarlett O'Hara or Barbie as we know them today. We have a lot to thank her for...you will be amazed! I also enjoyed the photographs of the dolls. Lia Sargent, the leading expert on pre 1965 ...
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Kokeshi: Wooden Treasures of Japan3 reviews
Michael Evans, Robert Wolf
Vermillion Publishing, 2005
Excellent depiction and well written
I collect dolls from all over the world and search for books on subjects related to all forms of dolls. After having purchased this book I was extremely excited to find a text that describes specific dolls types in detail, while informing the reader of relevant cultural history, including the traditional use of Kokeshi to embody folkloric characters. Such tidbits enrich understanding and hint at ...
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Helen Kish: The Artist and Her Dolls6 reviews
Louise Fecher
Reverie Publishing, 2006
Helen Kish Review: Excellent story of a great doll artist!!!
This is a well rounded book of Helen's past, previous, and current dolls. She is a talented artist and has a very human side to her too! You can see her talent and creativity improve page by page. Her struggles getting noticed by worldwide and national doll and sculpture collectors increases gradually until she is so popular that she finally gets a book about her career as an artist.
So ...
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Goldie the Dollmaker4 reviews
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1985
Small and perfect.
I am so glad to see one of Brooke Goffstein's books back in print!! All of her books are small treasures of perfectly and simply realized stories that go along so well with the simple yet rich line drawings that accompany them. I always find myself crying or close to it at the end of these stories which is a little hard to explain to my children if I am reading them "Natural History" or "My ...
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Black Dolls: Proud, Bold & Beautiful2 reviews
Nayda Rondon; Barbara A. Whiteman
Reverie Publishing, 2004
Black Dolls: Proud, Bold&Beautiful
3 words to describe this book
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent.
This book is full of information. I have learned a lot about doll artist and other doll related information.
Thanks for such an wonderful, informative book.
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The dollmaker (Collier Books) 24 reviews
Harriette Louisa Simpson Arnow
Collier Books, 1961
Very powerful book
This is my third reading of The Dollmaker over a 15 year span of time. Parts of this novel always stay with me, even as I forget the particulars: the tracheotomy on her youngest child when it was do it or die; the yearning for and eventual purchase of land of her own; the tragedies that await her family in Detroit. It is even more poignant now - I grew up in Appalachia, and now live in the ...
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Creating Heavenly Hats For Discriminating Dolls2 reviews
Bonnie B Lewis, Mary Ann Kaahanui
Dollmaker's Journey, 1999
Everything you need to know...
This book includes everything you need to know in order to make hats for all sorts of dolls in all sizes. It doesn't just give you patterns for the numerous styles, it actually teaches you to make and design your own hats from scratch for any doll. Highly recommended for dollmakers/costumers/collectors/etc.!
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Dollmakers and Their Stories: Women Who Changed the World of Play3 reviews
Krystyna Poray Goddu
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2004
Recommended for adult readers
Though Dollmakers And Their Stories: Women Who Changed The World Of Play by Krystyna Poray Goddu was written for a younger readership and can appeal from middle school grades on up, Dollmakers And Their Stories is reviewed here and strongly recommended for adult readers for its fine applicability to anyone of any ages who is just beginning to collect dolls. Girls have played with dolls since ...
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The Dollmaker24 reviews
Amanda Stevens
Mira, 2007
A SPOOKY READ
I really liked this book. It was an easy read and I loved the story about 2 characters Claire and Dave who lost a child and about a dollmaker who makes the dolls to look exactly like the victims. I agree with another reviewer regarding the cover and the way the doll with the eye draws you. This is a great spooky read with a good story. Not gorry or graphic like a lot of those Gothic vampire ...
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Creating Fabulous Footwear For Fantastic Dolls2 reviews
Bonnie B. Lewis, Mary Ann Kaahanui
Dollmaker's Journey, 1998
The only book you'll ever need on this subject
This is the only book you'll ever need on how-to make doll shoes. It's comprehensive,and teaches you how to make shoes for any kind of doll, any size. Loaded with hundreds of illustrations...
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The World's Most Beautiful Dolls1 review
Karen Bishoff
Portfolio Press (NY), 1999
Excellent doll book
This a must have for any doll collector of modern dolls. There are over 50 doll artists mentioned with a brief history of their work. For each artist mentioned there is at least one photo of their dolls. There also is The World's Most Beautiful Dolls Volume II as a great follow-up edition.
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Dollmaker's Workshop : Complete Instructions for Creating More than 60 Enchanting Dolls1 review
Vera P. Guild
Hearst Books, 1981
From the dustjacket:
Complete instructions for creating more than 60 enchanting dolls---
Sock Dolls including twins in a bunting, Eskimo boy, and Muggs Monkey
Fabric Dolls including Appalachian Mountain couple, Colonial Lady, and Matilda Mouse
Yarn Dolls including Kitchen Duet, Victorian Lady, and Crocheted Jack and Jill
Novelty Dolls including Dolley Doorstop, Shaker Woman, and Kitchen Witch
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Bingo Under the Crucifix1 review
Laurie Foos
Coffee House Press, 2002
Foos Does It Again
In her 4th novel, Laurie Foos once again creates a world of unexpected events, absurdities, and characters who are doing their best to cope with situations that are way, way weird: but this time she brings a whole new level of maturity and daring to her writing. The main character of "Bingo" is a young woman who's an artist-figure--she makes dolls, and she's great at it--and she has got to reckon ...
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The Doll Lady2 reviews
H. Elizabeth Collins-Varni
Illumination Arts Publishing Company, 2001
Excellent
This is the story of a special lady who knew a secret truth ? you learn how to treat others when you are young. If you are shown love and respect as a child, you will know how to be loving and caring as you grow older. That simple truth is why she spent her life making dolls to give to children. She always told each child to treat their dolls kindly and with great love, because dolls are just ...
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The Dollmaker1 review
Marilyn S Land
iUniverse, Inc., 2005
Interesting read
I found the story captured my interest right away, and the factual information was equally interesting. Loved how it all came together in the end. Good read!
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