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Kane County Doll Show; Opening of our Museum

Today, a life-long dream started to come true.  We took possession of our doll museum building, and began moving in cases.  I put post-it notes on them to remind me which dolls go where.  All my dolls won’t fit; they really are a doll universe, but a good representative grouping of each category will fit, along with a small reference library, a few doll houses and miniatures, and a nice selection of toys, antique to modern. Framed paper dolls will grace the walls, and others will “live” organized in filing cabinets.  One case will hold seasonal dolls and artifacts, and other will be a small gift shop.

I had a lot of fun last week at the Kane County show sponsored by Karla M.  I sold three copies of With Love from Tin Lizzie, a History of Metal dolls,  out of just five that I brought, and I was thrilled. There were many friends at this show, people I’ve known for years, literally we grew up together.  Many knew my late parents, often referring to my patient Dad who brought Mom and Me as “the man in the car.”  I was there to help my Friend Diane R. with her lovely booth, and I learned a lot, and am learning a lot, in the process.

These folks are my family, and I felt from them love, respect, and credibility, more than I got in over twenty years of teaching , [my awesome students notwithstanding], more than I ever felt working in the courts, or in private law firms.  I loved the law, loved the clients, but the culture was something else.  In this group of like minded doll folk, though, everything was different.  A lovely dealer named Peg donated a box of lovely 70s Barbie furniture to the Museum.  Pam G. and I spent the time conversing about all kinds of dolls.  My friend Marion Z. and her sister Suzanne were there, and so were Marianne and Jerry from Galena.  Fritzi had a wonderful display, and Laverne and George Koddy were there; I hadn’t seen them in years.  I met some of my instagram and Facebook friends as well.   Quite simply, everyone was kind and supportive.

There was no creepy doll garbage, and no doll divas.  Thank you to all of you, my extended doll family, for your support, and kind thoughts.  Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to move forward with this project.  Thank you, dear, sweet Dianne, for finding room in your car for all our treasure, and to your friends Tammy, Debbie, and their husbands for the fun and great conversation. Here’s to next time!

The American Doll & Toy Museum will open the first week of December! Partially Transl. into Polish

After a lifetime of planning, it has finally happened!  more details will follow as the doll drama unfolds, but The American Doll & Toy Museum will open the first week of December!  This will be a smaller version of our collection because of space limitations, but there will be representative dolls from prehistory to the present, and a nice selection of doll houses, miniatures, toys and related objects.

Many of you also follow our main doll museum blog, Dr. E's Doll Museum, and you know that I am Dr. E and this is our unofficial name.  I started a new Facebook Page called American Doll

In and Toy Museum, and will follow up with a Twitter, Pinterest, and other social media accounts to spread the word.

We'll have a small book shop selling doll related objects, vintage paper airplanes, licensed merchandise books, and perhaps some small antiques from the shop behind us. We also have a GoFundMe Page for donations.  https://www.gofundme.com/manage/ellen039s-campaign-for-american-doll-and-toy-museum

There will be special events and give a ways.  We'll celebrate each season and holiday, too. There will be rotating displays of all kinds.

I plan on have a doll trinket to give to each visitor as a memento.

Many of you have seen  the displays of my dolls at various museums. I've collected since age 3, and have been planning this museum since grade school.  We will join a small neighbor hood near one of my alma maters called College Hill, which hosts other events and houses several antique stores, a cafe, a hometown bar and grill, a hometown barber shop, sports apparel shop and more.  We will be contributing to small business and to our community.

We welcome everyone; we aren't just for doll collectors and dealers, and we hope by embracing the general public, that we will also encourage young collectors.

Below are some of our citizens, and there is a YouTube video with more.

Doll Museum Video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TLGmyLKIw&t=158s

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Wielu z was zobaczyli wyświetlacze moich lalek w różnych muzeach. Zebrałem od wieku 3 lat i zostały planowania tego muzeum od klasy szkoły. Dołączymy mały kaptur sąsiada w pobliżu jednego z moich maters Alma nazwie College Hill, która organizuje inne imprezy i domy kilka sklepów z antykami, kawiarnia, bar rodzinnym i Grill, fryzjer rodzinnego miasta, sklep odzieży sportowej i więcej. Będziemy przyczyniać się do małych firm i do naszej społeczności.

Zapraszamy wszystkich; nie jesteśmy tylko dla kolekcjonerów i dealerów lalek, i mamy nadzieję, że poprzez obejmowanie ogółu społeczeństwa, że będziemy również zachęcać młodych kolekcjonerów.

Poniżej znajdują się niektórzy z naszych obywateli, i nie ma wideo YouTube z więcej.

Lalka Muzeum wideo; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TLGmyLKIw&t=158s

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The Doll Motif, English and German

Japanese doll expert and author Lea Baten writes about the doll motif, where dolls appear as themes or doll related items that attract the eye of the collector.  Baten writes of Netsuke, and Japanese woodcuts featuring dolls, but statues, figurines, various types of figural art, all could be part of the doll motif.  Victor Hugo addressed it in Les Miserables, where Cosette makes a “baby” out of an old footstool.  Treat it like a doll, and it will be a doll.

What doll related items to you include in your collections?  Are you fans of lawn ornaments of angels and Victorian children?  Do you collect antique photos for the fashions they portray?  Do you like collectible figurines or robots?  Vintage children’s shoes and clothing?  Perhaps you are into models, miniatures and doll houses, with or without dolls?  Or, maybe you like art that portrays dolls and figures in still life paintings?

If you like any of these things, you have been caught up in the doll motif. Share with us what items you like to collect along with your dolls.  It could be doll furniture, the items mentioned above, old purses and accessories, vintage jewelry for your dolls, old hankies to make doll dresses, use your imagination and share!

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Japanische Puppe-Experte und Autor Lea Baten schreibt über die Puppe Motiv, wo Puppen erscheinen als Themen oder Puppe verwandte Elemente, die ziehen das Auge des Sammlers. Baten schreibt der Netsuke und japanische Holzschnitte mit Puppen, aber Statuen, Figuren, verschiedene Arten von figürlicher Kunst, alle Teil der Puppe Motiv sein könnte. Victor Hugo es in Les Miserables, wo Cosette ein "Baby" aus einer alten Hocker macht angesprochen. Behandeln sie wie eine Puppe wird, und es eine Puppe.

Welche Puppe im Zusammenhang, dass Elemente, die Sie in Ihre Kollektionen aufnehmen? Ihr seid Fans von Rasen Ornamente von Engeln und viktorianische Kinder? Sammeln Sie antike Fotos für die Mode, die sie darzustellen? Magst du Sammler Figuren oder Roboter? Vintage Kinder Schuhe und Kleidung? Vielleicht sind Sie in Modelle, Miniaturen und Puppenhäuser, mit oder ohne Puppen? Oder Sie mögen Kunst, schildert Puppen und Figuren in Stillleben?

Wenn Sie alle diese Dinge mögen, haben Sie in der Puppe-Motiv aufgeholt wurde. Teilen Sie uns mit welche Produkte Sie gerne zusammen mit Ihren Puppen zu sammeln. Es könnte sein, Puppenmöbel, der Artikel erwähnt, alte Taschen und Accessoires, Vintage-Schmuck für Ihre Puppen, alte Taschentücher Puppe Kleider zu machen verwenden Sie Ihre Phantasm

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Christmas Picks:

As hard as it is to believe, Christmas and The Holidays are nearly upon us.  Windows shopping for dolls and collectibles is one of my favorite things to do this time of year. Below are some of the trends I’ve noticed and dolls and toys I find to be among the best for this Holiday Season.  I know it gets here earlier and earlier; it is barely two weeks since Halloween, and our local station is playing Christmas Music.  Everything is decorated, including many private residences.  Here is my holiday potpourri of favorites, just my opinion, mind you; I’m not a spokesperson for anyone, just a collector with eclectic tastes.

Build a Bear:   This store is still active on the mall, with new stuffed figures and clothing for The Peanuts Movie and Star Wars.  Frozen characters also are doing well.  New to me is LalaLoopsy as a “build a bear.”  The bear Darth Vader and Stormtrooper are adorable, at around 18 inches, with very detailed outfits.  They run $35.00 each.  Individual out fits are $16.00.  Outfits for the small,7 inch or so animals run about $7.00, but many are now on sale for less.  I like the outfits because they also work for some kinds of dolls.  Same goes for the wigs and outfits.  I think it would be fun to have one animal with many outfits and accessories.

J.C. Penney’s:

I hadn’t been in Penney’s for around  one year. I was dazzled by the new Christmas sweaters, leggings, hats, and accessories.  Many of them light up and have real tinsel!  But, I digress.  Their ornaments and holiday décor are already 60% off, and their prices now begin at $1.80.  I saw very nice ballerina dolls, animals made of raffia and straw, nutcrackers of all types, and angel.  All unusual and reasonable.  Their collection of Santa dolls is very nice, with 3 foot figures on sale for $72.00.  These are very detailed and nicely done.  Penney’s carries Hallmark cards and Disney Princess Hallmark ornaments that are very detailed.  The princesses now sell for $10.40 each.  Not for sale, but interesting to look at are Penney’s white, jointed manikins.  They are large half dolls, all white, jointed at the elbows and wrists, with jointed fingers.

Kohls:

Kohl’s always has a nice selection of stuffed characters for $5.00 in support of various causes.  They have a decent toy selection, too, with lots of Barbie sets with outfits.  Their ornaments are already 50% of, but they are more pricey than other stores.  Still, little folk doll angels made of wine corks are on sale for $3.50.  These have wooden heads and crocheted lace wings.  There are also cloth and felt dolls, including some very cute lumber jacks, straw animals, licensed characters and blown glass figures.  Hallmark fans, take note; Kohl’s carries Hallmark Ornaments, too.

Deck the Walls:

These little kiosks open up in the center of the mall floor all over the country.  There are lots of Jim Shore ornaments and statues, and some cute cloth Wizard of Oz ornament dolls, about 6 inches long and jointed.  There are many theme and licensed characters for sale, and the deer with antlers ornament would look great in a play scale doll house.  I saw Victorian girls with red capes that resembled Royal Doulton figurines for $8.00, and lots of mermaids and ocean themed figures.   Sometimes, Deck the Walls will have super sales with last season’s ornaments selling for $1.00, and ornaments on sale after Christmas.  They have been a tradition in my family for over 30 years.

Star Wars:

There is literally an explosion of Star Wars toys, dolls, and plush.  The latest I saw were Mylar balloons for sale that were around 6 feet high or more representing Darth Vader and other characters from the latest film.  I want one so badly I can’t stand it!  Look for these at local grocery stores and flower shops.  I also see lots of ornaments and holiday sweaters that are Star Wars themed.

Spencer’s Gifts:

I don’t think I want them on my tree, but doll and Christmas ornament historians should take note.  Spencer’s is featuring naughty ornaments representing gingerbread people and snow people.  Enough said.  But, if you are going to a grown-up party and need a gag gift, well, use your best judgment!

This is just a partial listing of what I have observed.  Amazon has a complete list of its favorite toys, and American Girl, Madame Alexander, Florence and George and others have wonderful doll related specials and products out. Also check out ads in “Doll Castle News” and  “Antique Doll Collector Magazine” for more ideas for doll collecting gifts.  Don’t forget upcoming Theriault’s auctions, either, for those who are connoisseurs of antique dolls.

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Feer, eller vi er alle en smule Fey når det kommer til dukker! (Fairy Dolls, in Danish)

Feer, eller vi er alle en smule Fey når det kommer til dukker!

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I dag er midsommer, eller Midsommer. Du kan se midsommer mordene på PBS. Det er den dag til ære for alle dem, der elsker eventyr haver, dukker og fe dukker.

Måske er den største Introduktion til en verden af feer William Shakespeares A Midsummer Night's Dream. (MSD). Titania, Oberon og deres fe retten dominere de almindelige dødelige, der fejlagtigt tror, at de kører Kongeriget. Så er der Puck, drilsk sprite, der har det sidste ord, "Hvis vi skygger har fornærmet, tror, men hans, og al er bødet."

Shakespeares samtidige troede ofte på Faere, eller Fey, men de var ikke lille væsner med vinger, der boet i forladte tekopper og under svampe. Nej, Shakespeares feer ville have været life-sized, skræmmende feer, mere som dem portrætteret i grafisk kunstner Neal Gaiman genfortælling af spille i hans bind Dream land.

Yet, despite their size, fairies in MSD are the ancestors of our Tinkerbells, Victoria Plum, and Blue Fairies, so often portrayed as dolls. Shakespeare is a master at making us sympathize with supernatural characters by giving them human traits, so that we believe Theseus and Hyppolita, King and Queen of Athens in MSD, are real sovereigns, though they are mythical figures. The greatest line of any play I’ve read is Theseus’ criticism of the hilarious spoof of Romeo and Juliet he is about to watch, Pyramus and Thisbe, when he says, “I don’t believe in these antique fables.” The irony is, of course, that he is an antique fable.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was known for his illustrations for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Andersen’s Fairy Tales, and other fairy stories. His ethereal pen and ink drawings washed in color created a style for doll makers to emulate, even today. Arthur Lang (1844-1912) created the Green Fairy Book and other multicolored books of fairy tales between 1889 and 1913. He was a Scottish novelist, poet, and critic, who wrote and collected fairy tales and fairy stories form all over the world. One of his sources was, perhaps, the only available collection contemporary to him, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's The Fairy Book (1869).

Fairies have inspired doll makers for some time. Fairy gardens and fairy houses, often with vintage items, are hot collectibles right now, too. Antique and vintage dolls have clearly influenced current fairy doll art, like the dolls featured from our friends at The Toy Shoppe. The companies and dolls surveyed below are only a few examples of fairy doll and collectibles available.

One charming example of an antique fairy-inspired doll is the 1914 Our Fairy doll mold 222 by Hertel & Schwab. She is an all bisque Googly doll, and popular with those who love tiny dolls. Another antique example is the Good Fairy by Raleigh Doll Co 1916-1920.

Based on the Disney Pinocchio character, Uneeda created a fairy doll. The Uneeda or U. 1960s Blue Fairy doll uses their Suzette Tiny Teen doll, and is 21", circa 1961. The Uneeda Magic Fairy Princess doll uses the Uneeda Debteen doll and wears a white satin & tulle fairy costume with plastic wings.

Havencrest Castle

Valentine Dolls were known for their elegant, jointed ballerina dolls that could point their toes. They created a couple of fairy dolls as well, including the Ballerina doll 18” Good Fairy, with pointed toes and a fairy tutu costume, fairy wings, and crown. Some collectors claim they have seen ballerinas like this that came with other outfits. Valentine produced a 19” doll for Sears.

Barbie, mest berømte dukke ikon, har haft sin andel af fe påklædning, herunder den følgende 70s outfits som identificeret af Dollreference.com: Sugar Plum FE (1976), 9327 snefnug FE (1976), 9329 prinsesse Aurora Fairy (1976) 9422 Peach satin kjole hvide Hæklet sjal, fersken åben tå hæle (1976), ideel oprettet 1957 lyserøde fe, 18", og hvid fe, 15" i vinyl. Ideal, naturligvis lavet Shirley Temple dukke, og templet fortælles et TV-show for børn, der udvalgte eventyr. Lille vinyl eventyr dukker med wire armatures var hot legetøj under midten af 60s. To eksempler var Hasbros Storykins dukker og Mattels Liddle det Kiddle historiefantasi dukker. En var fe Gud-mor til Cinderiddle af Mattel.

Toy Shoppe tilbyder flere fe dukker inspireret af antikviteter. Sarah Niemelä Baby hvid fe African American Ornament er lille, kun 5 inches, men hun er lavet i samme stil som victorianske bomuld flagdug dukke ornamenter. Hendes udtryksfulde ansigt minder om en god Leo Moss dukke, og hendes gossamer vinger er som dem i en Edwardian Christmas fe.

I traditionen fra Lang multicolor fe bøger, Lucia Friedericy har produceret lavendel og blå fe spejl sæt. Friedericy dukker har alle kvalitet og opmærksomhed detaljeret af en fine antikke, og disse til feer er ingen undtagelse. Med deres lacy nederdele og delikat vinger, kunne de også have gjort Arthur Rackham illustrationer kommer til livet. Friedericy Fey er 15 inches høj og er lavet af ler, papir. De har håndmalede ansigter og mohair vinger med håndmalede Undertøjsoverdele. De sidder på en spejlet sconce, der kan hænges på væggen. Med spejle, de er 19 inches høj og 6 inches lang og er en 2015 udgave. Lucia og Judith Friedericy er en mor-datter dukke kunstner dynamo hvis dukker er indsamlet over hele verden. Deres lille pige læsning med feer er en one-of-a-kind skabelse, og pigens udseende er som drilske som at en pixie's ansigter. Trioen læse sammen, med de lille feer oppe på hver side af hendes åben bog.

Midsomer MiniMo af Charlie bjørne er klædt i blomst påklædning og er en hilsen til Shakespeare. Bjørnen er 6,5 inches høj, og er udført af Isabelle Lee. MiniMo har en krop, ende i fem steder og flad poter der hjælper hende stå godt. Hun har glasøjne, en hånd broderede næse og airbrush accenter. Denne lille bjørn er en del af samlingen 2017 Charlie bære MiniMo.

Tinkerbell af Xenis er 9 inches. Hun er hugget fra canadisk ahorntræ med 13 samlinger. Hendes stand giver hendes pause "midflight!" Tinkerbell virkelig gør Peter Pan kommer til live. Helen Kish også skaber små feer i form af dukke formede bokse, som boksen lyserøde fe. Dukken kommer off hendes base til at afsløre et skjulested for tand afventer The Tooth Fairy. Felix og Petunia er to nisser, der også er en del af Kishs serie, som kan også tjene som kage toppers. Boksene fe er omkring 5 til 7 inches høj og fremstillet af harpiks.

Endelig, mens der er mange beslutningstagere af fe dukker, ingen kolonne om dem ville være komplet uden at nævne filt skulpturelle Brownies og Cecilie Barker feer af R John Wright. Kunstneren har virkelig fanget essensen af begge disse elskede tegnere. Hver detalje er komplet, ned til de præcise skildringer af blomster, som Cecilie Barker feer repræsenterer.

Feer har mange slægtninge i folklore, herunder pixies, sprite, brownies, nisser og andre overnaturlige væsner. Shakespeares pucken er en af de mest berømte, drilagtig og klog af partiet, og som han gør i A Midsummer Night's Dream, han skal have det sidste ord her:

"Hvis vi skygger har fornærmet,

Tænk, men dette, og alle er bødet,

At du men har slumret her

Mens disse visioner vises.

Og dette svage og inaktiv tema,

Ikke mere giver men en drøm,

Gentles, ikke reprehend:

Hvis du undskyld, vil vi reparere:

Og som jeg er en ærlig Puck,

Hvis vi har ufortjent held

Nu at» scape slangens tunge,

Vi vil gøre afbigt ere lange;

Ellers kalder pucken en løgner;

Så, god aften til jer alle.

Giv mig dine hænder, hvis vi være venner,

Og Robin skal gendanne bod."

― Puck fra William Shakespeare, en skærsommernatsdrøm
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Fairies, or, We’re all a bit Fey when it comes to Dolls!

            Today is Midsummer, or Midsommer.  You may be watching the Midsummer murders on PBS.  It is the day to honor all those who love fairy gardens, dolls, and fairy dolls.

Perhaps the greatest introduction to the world of fairies is William Shakespeare’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (MSD). Titania, Oberon, and their Fairy court dominate the mere mortals who mistakenly think they run the kingdom.  Then there is Puck, the mischievous sprite who has the last word, “If we shadows have offended, think but his, and al is mended.”

Shakespeare’s contemporaries often believed in the Faere, or Fey, but they were not tiny creatures with wings that lived in abandoned teacups and under mushrooms.  No, Shakespeare’s Fairies would have been life-sized, scary fairies, more like those portrayed in graphic artist Neal Gaiman’s retelling of the play in his volume, Dream Country.

Yet, despite their size, fairies in MSD are the ancestors of our Tinkerbells, Victoria Plum, and Blue Fairies, so often portrayed as dolls.  Shakespeare is a master at making us sympathize with supernatural characters by giving them human traits, so that we believe Theseus and Hyppolita, King and Queen of Athens in MSD, are real sovereigns, though they are mythical figures.  The greatest line of any play I’ve read is Theseus’ criticism of the hilarious spoof of Romeo and Juliet he is about to watch, Pyramus and Thisbe, when he says, “I don’t believe in these antique fables.”  The irony is, of course, that he is an antique fable.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was known for his illustrations for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Andersen’s Fairy Tales, and other fairy stories.  His ethereal pen and ink drawings washed in color created a style for doll makers to emulate, even today. Arthur Lang (1844-1912) created the Green Fairy Book and other multicolored books of fairy tales between 1889 and 1913. He was a Scottish novelist, poet, and critic, who wrote and collected fairy tales and fairy stories form all over the world.  One of his sources was, perhaps, the only available collection contemporary to him, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's The Fairy Book (1869).

Fairies have inspired doll makers for some time.  Fairy gardens and fairy houses, often with vintage items, are hot collectibles right now, too.   Antique and vintage dolls have clearly influenced current fairy doll art, like the dolls featured from our friends at The Toy Shoppe. The companies and dolls surveyed below are only a few examples of fairy doll and collectibles available. 

One charming example of an antique fairy-inspired doll is the 1914 Our Fairy doll mold 222 by Hertel & Schwab.   She is an all bisque Googly doll, and popular with those who love tiny dolls.  Another antique example is the Good Fairy by Raleigh Doll Co 1916-1920.

Based on the Disney Pinocchio character, Uneeda created a fairy doll.  The Uneeda or U. 1960s Blue Fairy doll uses their Suzette Tiny Teen doll, and is 21", circa 1961.  The Uneeda Magic Fairy Princess doll uses the Uneeda Debteen doll and wears a white satin & tulle fairy costume with plastic wings.

             Valentine Dolls were known for their elegant, jointed ballerina dolls that could point their toes.  They created a couple of fairy dolls as well, including the Ballerina doll 18” Good Fairy, with pointed toes and a fairy tutu costume, fairy wings, and crown.  Some collectors claim they have seen ballerinas like this that came with other outfits.  Valentine produced a 19” doll for Sears.

Certainly Barbie, most famous doll icon of all, has had her share of fairy attire, including the following 70s outfits as identified by Dollreference.com: Sugar Plum Fairy (1976), 9327 Snowflake Fairy (1976), 9329 Princess Aurora Fairy (1976) 9422 Peach satin gown, white crochet shawl, peach open toe heels (1976) , Ideal created the 1957 Pink Fairy, 18”, and the White Fairy, 15” in vinyl.  Ideal, of course, created the Shirley Temple Doll, and Temple narrated a TV show for children that featured fairy tales. Small vinyl fairy tale dolls with wire armatures were hot toys during the mid 60s.  Two examples were Hasbro’s Storykins dolls and Mattel’s Liddle Kiddle Storybook Dolls.  One was the fairy god-mother to Cinderiddle by Mattel.

 The Toy Shoppe offers several fairy dolls inspired by antiques.  Sarah Niemela’s Baby White Fairy African American Ornament is tiny, only 5 inches, but she is made in the style of Victorian cotton bunting doll ornaments.  Her expressive face reminds one of a good Leo Moss doll, and her gossamer wings are like those of an Edwardian Christmas fairy.

In the tradition of Lang’s multicolor fairy books, Lucia Friedericy has produced the Lavender and Blue Fairy Mirror set.  Friedericy dolls have all the quality and attention detail of a fine antique, and these to fairies are no exception.  With their lacy skirts and delicate wings, they could also have made Arthur Rackham’s illustrations come to life.  The Friedericy Fey are 15 inches high and are sculpted of paper clay.  They have hand painted faces and mohair wings with hand painted bodices.  They sit on a mirror sconce that can be hung on a wall.  With the mirrors, they are 19 inches tall and 6 inches wide and are a 2015 edition. Lucia and Judith Friedericy are a mother-daughter doll artist dynamo whose dolls are collected worldwide.  Their Little Girl reading with Fairies is a one-of-a-kind creation, and the girl’s look is as impish as that one the pixie’s faces.  The trio read together, with the tiny fairies perched on either side of her open book.

Midsomer MiniMo by Charlie Bears is dressed in flower attire and is a nod to Shakespeare.  The bear is 6.5 inches tall, and is the work of Isabelle Lee.  MiniMo has a body jointed in five places and flat paws that help her stand well.  She has glass eyes, a hand embroidered nose and airbrush accents.   This little bear is part of the 2017 Charlie Bear MiniMo collection.

Tinkerbell by Xenis is 9 inches.  She is carved from Canadian maple wood with 13 joints.   Her stand allows her pause “midflight!”  Tinkerbell really makes Peter Pan come alive. Helen Kish also creates small fairies in the form of doll shaped boxes, like the Pink Fairy Box.   The doll comes off her base to reveal a hiding place for a tooth awaiting The Tooth Fairy. Felix and Petunia are two pixies that also are part of Kish’s series, which can also serve as cake toppers.  The fairy boxes are around 5 to 7 inches high and made of resin.

Finally, while there are many makers of fairy dolls, no column about them would be complete without mentioning the felt sculpted Brownies and Cicely Barker Fairies of R John Wright.  The artist has truly captured the essence of both these beloved illustrators.  Every detail is complete, down to the accurate portrayals of the flowers that the Cicely Barker Fairies represent.

Fairies have many relatives in folklore, including pixies, sprites, brownies, goblins, and other supernatural creatures.  Shakespeare’s Puck is one of the most famous, mischievous and clever of the lot, and as he does in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he should have the last word here:

“If we shadows have offended,

Think but this, and all is mended,

That you have but slumbered here

While these visions did appear.

And this weak and idle theme,

No more yielding but a dream,

Gentles, do not reprehend:

If you pardon, we will mend:

And, as I am an honest Puck,

If we have unearned luck

Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,

We will make amends ere long;

Else the Puck a liar call;

So, good night unto you all.

Give me your hands, if we be friends,

And Robin shall restore amends.”

― Puck from William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

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世界娃娃日2019-06–玩偶之家的狀態 In Chinese (Taiwan)

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世界娃娃日2019-06-03–玩偶之家的狀態

世界娃娃日正在迅速臨近;你知道你的娃娃在哪裡嗎？大聲 笑！說真的, 是時候盤點娃娃對我們意味著什麼了。玩偶也許是最古老的玩具, 根據一些人的說法, 也是最古老的文化文物。遺憾的是, 我可能會說, 武器就在這之前, 但讓我們堅持更快樂的話題, 說它至少是世界上最古老的文物之一。

Chinese Opera Doll, Public Domain Image

Max von Boehn 等人追蹤到最早的娃娃, 如人物或雕像, 以金星或女神的身影在威倫多夫和其他地方發現, 最古老的是大約 40, 000年。然而, 與尼安德特人約會的老人物卻在以色列和其他地方浮出水面。在某些方面, 我會認為, 娃娃的定義與人是什麼的定義是什麼是回可以追溯到什麼。當我教人文科學的時候, 我發現了一些材料, 這些材料表明, 最古老的人類哺乳動物祖先可以追溯到5300萬年前。請記住;我不是想在這裡教人類學或考古學, 只是想讓我們都思考。

當然, 遊戲對動物很重要。動物也 "收集";和包老鼠是最常見的例子, 但閱讀最優秀的大書《拾荒者宣言》, 瞭解更多關於動物採集行為的資訊。

我們知道我們的寵物有玩具, 喜歡玩。我已故的貓艾瑪有她自己的娃娃和玩具收藏;所有的玩具都有 "老鼠" 的姓奧皮·凱蒂, 誰活到24歲左右, 喜歡一個毛絨牛娃娃, 維多利亞時代的娃娃床, 和一個大木偶動物娃娃。他的 "兄弟姐妹" 達克斯, 對貓子玩具和豆豆寶寶有自己的熱愛。我的狗, 殺手和斯莫基, 有自己的娃娃, 一隻黑色毛絨狗, 一個愛吱吱作響的玩具, 和白色的泰迪熊。有一次, 當我們躺在我的床上欣賞我們最近的娃娃秀戰利品時, 殺手, 一個小小的組合, 在我的床中央跳了起來, 嘴裡銜著他那吱吱作響的猴子。我媽媽和我忍不住笑了。

斯莫基, 我的本吉狗, 喜歡睡與絲綢篩選霸王龍。他會睡著的, 但我想我能感覺到我帶著它來了。他會抬起他的小腦袋, 我就把恐龍從下面滑倒。他還有一隻白熊, 鼻子磨損, 他很喜歡。

我的兩只小貓目前喜歡玩具, 當他們看到我帶著新的玩具時, 簡直就跳了。小貓咪喜歡玩偶屋;她喜歡用後腿, 用一隻爪子平衡, "選擇" 玩具玩她的其他爪子。我不得不給她一塊洋娃娃屋地毯來安撫她。

鳥類, 魚, 爬行動物, 豚鼠, 所有寵物齧齒類動物, 動物園動物, 甚至猛禽, 有他們的遊戲和玩具。

所以, 遊戲和玩具似乎對幾乎每一種生命形式都至關重要。

人類也不例外。

玩偶和雕像, 圖形, 都生存從史前和古代世界, 從而證明了他們的重要性。桑托斯、托兒所人物、墳墓人物、時尚玩偶、甚至繪畫圖像和早期紙人物的倖存例子存在或在許多文本中描述。在希臘的博物館裡, 以及像我的朋友、已故的瑪麗·希利爾 (娃娃和玩偶者) 這樣的作家的書中, 柏拉圖在他的《洞穴 "活" 的比喻中成名。

安妮·賴斯, 曾經和狂熱的收藏家, 寫在她的扣人心弦的小說在所有類型, 並表示, 當你愛世界的人, 你愛他們的娃娃。當然, 我不知道你在說什麼。娃娃是肖像的方式或其他他們的製造商, 好的, 壞的, 和醜陋的。失落的文明之所以存在, 是因為我們有它們的娃娃和玩具。娃娃屋激勵演出者、作家和設計師, 並向我們展示人們過去的生活方式。他們是我能想到的最好的活的歷史課。

一些娃娃打擊犯罪, 比如弗朗西絲·格羅斯納·李的堅果殼娃娃屋陰影盒子, 不明原因的死亡。她也參與了對 CSI 《微型殺手》的激勵。

這樣看, 作為收藏家, 娃娃演出者, 娃娃製造商, 娃娃零售商, 轉銷商, 博物館館長等, 我們有一個集體的使命, 促進保護娃娃, 玩具, 娃娃房子和相關的物件為子孫後代。雖然某些娃娃仍然是一個很好的投資, 錢並不激勵真正的收藏家;至少這是我的看法孩子們似乎正在遠離娃娃、玩具和一般的收集, 令人毛骨悚然的娃娃垃圾流行文化現象于事無補。我在我們的虛擬娃娃大會頁面上看到了一些一線希望, 年輕人對娃娃感興趣。

讓我們面對現實吧, 娃娃是歷史偶像, 確實講述了我們的故事。它們是我們的文本和文學, 我們是誰, 他們教會了我們很多東西。傷害一個娃娃, 好吧, 它有一定的伏都教方面, 它讓我們發冷到了骨頭。

庫多斯的精彩社交媒體網站, 以娃娃為特色, 並在那裡的許多博物館, 培養他們。不要害怕為你的娃娃制定未來的計畫, 因為當你去天空中的大娃娃屋的時候, 記住, 沒有人判斷這些計畫是什麼。這樣他們就不會死在垃圾箱裡了!至於我, 我越來越接近為娃娃博物館找一座建築, 這一直是我一生的激情, 我還在繼續寫關於它們的書。一個在出版商, 另一個是提案形式。感謝大家對臉譜、Kickstarter 的貢獻, 感謝你們的捐贈。

世界娃娃日快樂!也許你可以和我們分享一些關於娃娃對你意味著什麼的詞, 還有一兩張照片!

收集在和平和良好的健康!世界娃娃日快樂!