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Readers Write
2
Mini Portfolio: Exploring the World of
Kim Goldfarb’s Mixed-Media Sculptures
6
Doll-In-A-Box
by elinor peace bailey
14
Jill Bennett’s Beauty:
It’s in the Eye of the Beholder
20
Sherry Whetstone-McCall’s Erzulie 22
The Renaissance Doll Series:
Layered Collage Art Dolls
by Lynne Sward
26
Carolee, Teasel & Harrison:
Mickie McCormic’s Rolled-Cloth Dolls
30
Doll Artist Profile: Lynne Sward
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery
34
Raven Steals the Sun
by Martha Boers
45
Goddess Dolls:
Easy Fabric-Doll Brooches
by Lee DeLauri
58
In the Know: book & video reviews
by Sylvia Valle
60
In the Next … Art Doll Quarterly 61
Dolls in the Kitchen!
“Funk-Face” Fridge Magnets
by Carolyn Bell
62
Beaded Beauties: Springtime Dolls
by Barbara McClean
64
Silly, Spontaneous & Self-Affirming:
Body-Image Dolls
by Diana Twedt
68
 
 
 
In Defense of Stuff:
A Mixed-Media Doll Artist Speaks Out
by Mary Mansfield
71
Kickin’ It with Matilde
by Natalie Eden & Thorne Ashton
76
Darlene Schaper’s Dolls of Nostalgia 78
Show & Tell 80
Submission Guidelines 117
Blockhead Dolls:
Building Blocks to Easy Dollmaking
by Janet Hofacker
118
Under the Sea: Found-Object Doll Chairs
by Julie Wood
120
Meet the Bridge Sisters
by Bambi Doe Blake
122
Zaryana Bogatyrova’s Time for Changes 130
Doll Party: Convention Listings
134
Fabric Painting Basics
138
Polymer Clay Basics 139
Odd Doll:
Teesha Moore’s Landscape of a Doll
144
   
PHOTO CREDITS  
Sylvia Bissonnette: Cover and pages 16, 20, 22, 27, 30, 35-38, 41, 59, 62, 64, 66, 76, 78, 118, 120, 122, 130, and 144.

Emily Arata: Pages 15, 17, 21, 23-24, 28-29, 90, 103, 119, and 131.

Christy Ziemer: Pages 3, 17, 31-32, 81, 89, 93, 97, 99, 105, 107-108, 111, 113, and 123-125.
 
 
 
The Spring 2005 issue of Art Doll Quarterly has rolled off the press and is available on newsstands now! Inside, you’ll find:
Doll Artist Profile: Lynne Sward
by Ricë Freeman Zachery
Meet Lynne Sward, a doll artist can’t imagine what her life would be like if everything in her past hadn’t happened exactly as it did, from her charmed childhood to her happy marriage, from dropping out of college to successfully battling breast cancer. In this issue, Lynne shares her story and a beautiful collection of her vibrant, creative fabric dolls.
Mini Portfolio: Exploring the World of Kim Goldfarb’s Mixed-Media Sculptures
by Sharilyn Miller
Art Doll Quarterly interviews a phenomenal New Mexico sculptor whose mixed-media “dolls” are now highly sought-after works of art.
Doll-in-a-Box
by elinor peace bailey
“This doll form resulted from a class I took with artist Sara Austin,” says the author, a well-known doll artist and workshop instructor. To explore the theme of “where dolls come from” for the artist, elinor peace bailey designed a quilted fabric box with a doll inside. Then she created a smaller version for our readers to try, a pop-up doll in-a-box that you won’t be able to resist! Includes two free patterns.
Dolls in the Kitchen: Funk Face Fridge Magnets
by Carolyn Bell
Her handmade Christmas-tree ornaments were transformed into doll heads with magnets for round-the-year enjoyment. Now the artist shares her easy techniques for making “Funk Face” Fridge Magnets.
Layered Collage Art Dolls
by Lynne Sward
After reading this issue’s Doll Artist Profile, you’ll want to try Lynne Sward’s famous technique for layering and stitching a fabric collage for dollmaking. All the information you need to make a Layered Collage Art Doll on a painted stand is included, plus a free doll pattern.

Silly, Spontaneous & Self-Affirming: Body Image Dolls!
by Diana Twedt
Women’s bodies come in all shapes and sizes, so why shouldn’t our dolls? In this article, paper artist Diana Twedt explores ways we can break free from traditional human forms to make expressive dolls that are silly, spontaneous, and self-affirming.

Kickin’ It with Matilda
by Natalie Eden and Thorne Ashton
She’s got attitude, and the secret’s in her micro-suede skin. Learn how the artists collaborated to make this high-spirited, needle-sculpted figure.
Plus: Janet Hofacker’s Blockhead Doll, Springtime Dolls by Barbara McClean, Easy Fabric-Doll Brooches by Lee DeLauri, Found-Object Doll Chairs by Julie Wood, Mickie McCormic’s Rolled-Cloth Dolls, and much, much more!