Dioramas & Dollhouses | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls

Rose of Versailles: The Inspiration Behind a Dollhouse and Dolls

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:23:30 +0000

Rose of Versailles, an animated television series that ran from 1979 to 1980 in Japan, was based on a comic book by Riyoko Ikeda.

The post Rose of Versailles: The Inspiration Behind a Dollhouse and Dolls appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Playing With Dolls: Creative collector stages elaborate adventures for her dolls

Joyce Greenholdt — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:53:00 +0000

Trish Hurley has built on a lifetime love of dolls and a tireless creative spark to take her hobby to amazing new levels. For more than a decade, Hurley has created elaborate costumes and dioramas scaled to one or more dolls in her collection, photographed the resulting sets from all angles, and written a story […]

The post Playing With Dolls: Creative collector stages elaborate adventures for her dolls appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Subscriber Bonus: Trish Hurley’s ‘Morocco’

Joyce Greenholdt — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:21:51 +0000

Trish Hurley has spent more than a decade creating elaborate costumes and dioramas for the dolls in her collection, then creating photo stories to preserve her imaginative creations. She has graciously allowed DOLLS magazine to present her complete photo story “Morocco” in digital format for DOLLS subscribers. Don’t forget to check out the April issue […]

The post Subscriber Bonus: Trish Hurley’s ‘Morocco’ appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Human Interest: Kimberly Lasher makes dolls that share love

Stephanie Finnegan — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:48:39 +0000

The mark of true artists is that their works reflect their personal sentiments combined with public empathy. Artists are able to create pieces that mirror their internal feelings. However, they release their own emotions in forms that are relatable and desirable. An artist is able to produce artwork that speaks through them and to you. […]

The post Human Interest: Kimberly Lasher makes dolls that share love appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Spring blooms with American Girl dolls, family Easter activities

Stephanie Finnegan — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:32:08 +0000

Easter Sunday is almost upon us — April 21, to be exact — and spring has finally sprung in most states around the nation. The beastly cold and ferocious freeze that dominated most of our daily weather reports has now melted away. The world is abloom, and the opportunities to share dolls with every member […]

The post Spring blooms with American Girl dolls, family Easter activities appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Able to Be Counted: Mattel adds physically challenged dolls to Barbie Fashionista line

Stephanie Finnegan — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:59:07 +0000

It’s a challenge for a doll company to produce toys that keep up with cultural shifts and demographic changes. It can be done, of course — after all, big businesses like Mattel employ a large group of artists and designers — but it is hard to know what should be promoted, what needs to become […]

The post Able to Be Counted: Mattel adds physically challenged dolls to Barbie Fashionista line appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Big Chills: The Miniaturist supplies supernatural thrills on PBS

Stephanie Finnegan — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:57:10 +0000

PBS will be launching another miniseries Sunday evening, Sept. 9, that they hope will capture America’s attention and lead to an armful of Emmy nominations come next year. Billed as a historical mystery with supernatural overtones, the show is “The Miniaturist” and it’s based on the best-selling novel from 2014. Touted as a peek into […]

The post Big Chills: The Miniaturist supplies supernatural thrills on PBS appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Dollhouse of Pain: Sharp Objects focuses on family filled with secrets

Stephanie Finnegan — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:04:11 +0000

Photos Courtesy of Fox/HBO Gillian Flynn is probably one of the most well-known, least-known, people in America. A writer of mysteries that always have a sinister, dark bent to them, Flynn is the author of the mega publishing blockbuster that became a world phenomenon motion picture, “Gone Girl.” However, like so many other authors, people […]

The post Dollhouse of Pain: Sharp Objects focuses on family filled with secrets appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Dolls tackle life’s crippling sameness in ‘Anomalisa’

Stephanie Finnegan — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:18:27 +0000

Photos Courtesy of Paramount Pictures The 2016 winner for Best Animated Movie was Pixar’s look at the internal turmoil that befalls a tween girl. “Inside Out,” distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, showed the joy, the angst, the anger, and the sadness that wage war inside a child’s mind. Going up against the PG-rated juggernaut was […]

The post Dolls tackle life’s crippling sameness in ‘Anomalisa’ appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.

Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle Conservation Project Begins at Museum of Science and Industry

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:45 +0000

Chicago (November 21, 2013)—Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle—a fairy dream home of fantastic proportions—is getting a facelift at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) this winter. The nearly 9-foot elaborate house was completed in 1935 by silent film star Colleen Moore and is filled with remarkable miniatures and artifacts collected from celebrities, artisans and […]

The post Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle Conservation Project Begins at Museum of Science and Industry appeared first on DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls.