Tom C Christmas Caroling in Bellmore Dear Little Dollies is delighted to once again host a Holiday Christmas Caroling event on December 5th from 6PM until 10PM, in conjunction with the Bellmore Chamber Annual Village Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Extravaganza. Christmas Caroling by local vocalist Victoria Sorrentino and other members of the St. Barnabas choir will…
Elisa Gallea admires the hyper-realistic painting of Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein and one of them, “The Murmur of the Innocents I” (acrylic and oil on canvas), inspired her doll “Like a Painting.” One can see that the coloring and expression of Elisa’s doll art are suggestive of the painting.
The dolls in the gallery below have been sold but are typical of Elisa Gallea’s wonderful OOAK polymer clay art dolls. They are included here so doll lovers will have a better idea of her work and will be able to make comparisons with new, available pieces as we put them on our e-shop or this…
Monika Mechling’s earliest artistic endeavors were two dimensional: she painted in oils and watercolors. she found her way to the doll world by creating historical costumes for cloth dolls. She and husband Bob, a graphic artist, showed these cloth and lace creations at several art shows, where the dolls were very well-received. After nine…
In the Artist’s Own Words Hildegard Gunzel describes her doll making. “Everyone in life is spellbound by something at one time or another. The tiniest of things can work their magic. The perfect rose, the bee in the middle of a flower, a clear summer’s morning or a glittering field of virgin snow; all of…
Elisa Gallea in her own words My name is Elisa, I’m 32 years old, and I live in Palermo, Sicily isle (Italy)…I have been making OOAK dolls since about 7 years, when, after some simple attempts, I discovered the “Cernit”, and I falled in love with it! I think polymer clays great…when I have a…
The artists represented in our shop span the entire spectrum of contemporary doll art. They work in a multitude of mediums and produce dolls that are as varied in style and theme as their own very interesting personalities. Some create elegantly dressed ladies or beautiful baby dolls which are in the tradition of early doll…