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niada artists

NIADA International artist and patron organization devoted to promoting the art of the original, handmade doll.

Tatiana Baeva Russian artist creates beautiful captivating figurative art.

Akira & Larry Blount Mixed media cloth and wood figurines. White House Collection of American Crafts.

Charles Batte Myths, legends and the gallery of Les Demoiselles de Paris. Exquisite costumes.

Stephanie Blythe Fantasy doll art extrasizing in miniature porcelain dolls. See Garden Series.

Reina Mia Brill Knitted wire art, crazy mad bizarro characters!!

Antonette Cely Art Dolls and original techniques, classes, and patterns for Cloth dollmaking.

Creager Studios Original Art Dolls with focus on African American Dolls. Videos on dollmaking.

Ankie Daanen Fabulous work from the Dutch doll artist. Ankie teaches classes in the US and Europe.

Donna May Robinson Dolls See Donna's wonderful one-of-a-kind cloth dolls with oil painted-portrait faces.

Dan Fletcher Beautiful dolls using traditional Washi technique. Visit Dan's Studio to see how he does it.

Diane Keeler Meticulously sculpted fine art dolls. Diane offers classes and group workshops.

Lisa Lichtenfels Official site. Soft sculpture gallery, salon prints, and books on the artist's technique.

Heather Maciak Originals Beautiful child dolls. Ball-jointed porcelain handmade by the artist.

Olga Roehl Expressive art. Erotic, mysterious figures.

Sylvia Natterer Design Showcase of Sylvia's vast body of work in various mediums. Exquisite detail.

Bill Nelson Studios Award winning Illustrator, figurative sculptor and Ventriloquist figure maker.

Marilyn Radzat The masterful art of assemblage using found objects & nature's elements.

Forest Rogers Fascinating 2D + 3D figurative art. See Figures in Clay and Forest's book illustrations.

Susan Scogin Miniature dolls and figurines. Beautiful work.

E.J. Taylor Dollmaking in London. Author and illustrator of the Ivy Cottage series.

Shelley Thornton Cloth doll artist and illustrator. Gallery and example of fabrication technique.

Marlaine Verhelst Gallery of unique Art Dolls & Puppetry by the Dutch artist - many links.

Annie Wahl Visit with Nana's Family and all the wonderful characters in Annie's Art Room.

Kathryn Walmsley Wonderful figures, toys and other silly things. Classes and workshops available.

figurative art

Julien Martinez Contemporary doll artist from France. Wonderful, not for the cute and cuddly crowd.

Whalefish Studios Ben & Jessica's fabulous site. Fine art, illustration, doll & puppet making.

Jane Darin Soft sculpture.

Bob Cunningham Meet the denizens of the Palace of Pearls and home to strange and wonderful creatures.

M-C. Dupont Contemporary Art Dolls, techniques and links. porcelain, figurative sculptures.

Timbuctooties Visit Donna Snow's whimsical fabric dolls. Check out her incredible illustrations!!

Robin Foley Soft sculptured dolls, animals, teddy bears, classes and graphic design -- oh, my!

Debra Gavant Swan Gallery of interesting figurative sculptures.

Amy L. Rawson Artwork in various media including Doll Art. Check out Amy's Paintings and Digital Art.

Linda J. Kays Celebrity portrait dolls, also sculpturing tools, human weft hair. Mold and casting sevices.

eyedia art gallery Japanese doll art and variety of wonderful art sites and festivals. Very interesting!

Kings Court Creations Eric and Tracy Tremblay's wonderful portrait and unique character dolls.

Ethel Loh Strickarz Fantasy sculptures and links.

Mimi's Dollmaker's Paradise Lots of information for dolls, dollmaking, seminars, supplies.

Jerry Burch Fanciful figures at Cirque de l'etrange.

Marty Donnellan Cloth dolls, links.

Dollhouse Noah's Gallery Japanese doll artist, wonderful "How To" section on jointed dolls.

Ugly Shyla Weird girl with the weird dolls. Morbid doll art -- not for collectors of cute and cuddly.

Julie O'Donnell Gallery of Artists.

Suzanne Urban Designs needled felted ornaments and various characters. Rubber stamp paper dolls too.

visual+creative

Sideshow World Galleries of Sideshow Art. Freaks, Geeks and everything about the Sideshow and performers.

beinArt Surrealism International surreal art collective. Online galleries for Surreal, Fantastic,
and Visionary artists.

Mark Ryden Surrealism meets the innocence of 1950s Golden Books. Beautiful and disturbing images.

Charisma Figurative artworks by Uwe Haukenfrers and Juergen Peper. Visit the Charismart PosterShop.

Roman Lukas Fine art paintings & figurative sculptures.

Sideshow Ephemra James G. Mundie's wonderful collection of sideshow & circus artifacts. FUN visit!

Madame Talbot's Victorian Lowbrow Original Art, Sideshow Posters, Mourning Dolls, Curio Exhibits.

Beautiful Mutants Gallery of Mark Mothersbaugh's manipulated photos "...sickeningly beautiful beings."

Ron Mueck Amazing larger than life figurative sculptures by former puppet maker. Unbelievable!

michaelchomick Exploration of the Human Condition. Figurative paintings, mixed media, found art.

Yoko Nogami Figurative artwork, illustration, multi-media.

Pariah Productions Trevor Green's figural sculptures, also B&W photos by Heather Green. Interesting work.

My Pet Skeleton Wonderful, haunting images by artist Vincent Marcone!

Art of Carla Stey View the wonderful paintings by Carla as well as images, blog and links to other artists work.

Kelly Moore Interesting outsider art by painter Kelly Moore. Also check out his great links page.

Figuratively Speaking Sculptural studio produces half-scale, limited edition/one-of-a-kind wax figures.

Jenithea's Art Jennifer Sheperd's charcoal & pastel portraitures. Poetry, art and more. Very interesting.

The Creative Zone Michael + Judy Jacobs beautiful handmade miniature book sculptures, pop-up books.

Art Gallery Worldwide Website offers features and services for artists to buy and sell their art.

Artella Magazine and support network for writers, artists, and creative spirits. Nice images.

Eric Kraft Author of the very entertaining, fictional memoirs of Peter Leroy. "Herb 'n' Lorna" is my fav!! "A masterpiece of American humor".

WriteSideOut Bonnie Boots has great items that shows the world you're a writer!

Pinterest Nancy Tillberg's photo collection of Fabulous Artist Dolls.

puppets+toys+fun

FaultyOptic Haunting, strange animated figures, macabre humor. Surreal adult puppetry at its best!

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes. One man, many puppets, pure genius!

BJ Winslow's Horror Shop Prop maker and effects artist. Rent a cadaver for your next family gathering. Beyond cool!

Dapper Cadaver Missing a body part? Buy one from this site! Science oddities and Halloween prop shop.

Pupperty Archive The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild.

Selberg Studios Tim Selberg's world of custom, hand carved puppets. Amazing mechanical controls.

Figurenschneider Take a look at these wonderful puppets by German artist Norman Schneider. Such character!

Alexander Mergold Puppets, portrait dolls, marionettes, gifts and more! Beautifully sculptured. Well done!

Puppeteers of America Premier source of info on the art of puppetry. Puppetry Journal and puppet Links.

The Puppetry Home Page Puppet links!

Punch & Brodie Puppetry and Video.

International Festival of Puppet Theatre Keep up to date on Puppet Happenings, Grants and Festivals.

Scott Radke Disturbing marionettes!

Penny Plain Toy Theatres Great info regarding toy theatres, emphasis on Pollock's Toy Store and Museum.

automata+kinetic art

The MAD Museum Mechanical Art & Design museum located in the UK celebrating mechanical design and engineering.

Automata Galleria Gallery of Automata. Very informative.

Artomic Thomas Kuntz Automata and effects site. Unbelieveable talent!

AutomatomaniA Great site!

Cabaret Mechanical Handmade Automata, kits, videos, books by Paul Spooner
and Keith Newstead.

Archers Arcadia Step right up, don't be shy! See the glitzy automata + arcade exhibitions by David Archer.

Keith Newstead The master Automatist, inspiration to all automata makers.

Baranger Studios Window Displays.

The Flying Pig Gallery Contemporary Automata, print out a free sample.

Fourteen Balls Toy Co. Paul Spooner
and Matt Smith, wonderful automata!

Martin Smith Automata Humorous macabre figures, beautifully crafted.

Automata.org This is a great site providing details of events related to automata and kinetic sculpture.

Paul Guinan See "Boilerplate" an 1890s mechanical man. Hand-crafted, kinetic sculpture, beautiful detail!

Dominique Corbin Wonderful handmade automata by French artist and FX technican. See them move!

Karakuri Corner Ningyo mechanical doll. Robot kits and more!

Bärenpresse Intricate paper automata kits to build. German site, find a translator, kits are amazing!

Christopher Furman Check out the artists beautiful kinetic work. His mechanisms are works of art.

Steve Stackpole Check out Steve's entertaining automata (love "Toe Shark"). Very nice mechanisms.

Modern Automata Museum Italian site.

CeraCera Unique paper automata kits!

TimberKits Wood automata kits or ready built models. Customization.

Skilch Crafts Paper automata kits. Cute and FUN for all!

PaperPino Creative paper automata by Giuseppe (Pino) Civitarese.

Barnacle Press Fabulous "Junior Times" mechanical paper automata. Free download! Very Cool!!

TheLivingWeb Link site for Automata and Kinetic mechanized toys. Check out the incredible side links!

Hitchcock's of Bath British mechanical, German folk toys, sculpture, Automata exhibitions.

Automata Theatre Examples of Spanish mechanical theatres exhibited at fairs all over Spain since 1920.

Rolling Ball Sculptures Moving art, curious machines, automata. Great links! Wunderbar!

Automates-Passion Automata site from France. Be sure to look at the exquisite L'oiseleur mechanism!

MouseWorks Canada "Where Science, Technology & Art Meet." Contemporary Automata and DIY kits.

Will Jackson Coin operated machines, clocks and other mechanical devices. Technological expanations.

Barking Dogs Automata Dan Torpey's whimsical automata. Hand-crafted colorful wood creations.

Tom Haney "Articulated Artwork"

Dug North Maker of wooden automata.
Dug reviews automata related books.

Automates-Anciens French Automata.

Delightful Machines David M. MacMillan's great list of links for technical and mechanical sources.

Kinetic-Art.org Kinetic Art site.

Ateliers Vichy Automata community.

Mechanical Toys Page Make your own mechanical toys using rubberbands, springs and various things.

Festival Puppets Japanese Karakuri puppets used on festival parade floats.

animation+video

FilmRiot Filmmaking how-to. Great!

StopMotionAnimation.com Everything
you will ever want to know about stop motion animation. A must!!

Lost Marble / Papagayo Lip-sync mouth shapes with actual sound for use with Moho. FREE download!

DAZ Studios 3D Animation Software - Bryce & Mimic Digital Art Modeling Animation & Anime - 3D Models.

Animation Resources Home of the Internet's best animation resources. Large source of animation links.

AtomFilms The best short films, animation and movies online.

Animation of Heaven Hell 3D work of George Pal, Jan Svankmajer, Brothers Quay and others.

Aardman Animations Nick Park site, creator of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Creature Comforts and more!

sources+supplies

Micro-Mark:The Small Tool Specialists All the tools you ever wanted. Resin & silicone. Wonderful!

Small Parts Hardware store for prototype design. Hard-to-find quality engineering tools and materials.

Active Robots UK Robotics & Hobby Electronics. High-quality robot kits, controllers and accessories.

All Electronics Thousands of electronics and electro-mechanical parts & supplies at low prices.

SkyCraft Parts & Surplus The place for Electronic and Government surplus and hard to find items.

Spring Database Spring manufacturers.

Robot Books.com A choice selection of robot books, kits, magazines, movies and very cool robot toys!

Jameco's Robot Store World's most complete offering of robot kits, parts, motors, muscle wire, books etc.!

Mondo-tronics:The Robot Store The world's biggest collection of hobby robots & supplies! Buy 'em ALL!

Harbor Freight Tools Tools for home workshop, hand tools, metal, wood working, and much more. Great deals!

Rio Grande Jewelry making supplies, gems and findings, quality tools, videos, variety of catalogues.

Contenti Metalworking Great source
for over 7,000 jewelry, watch repair, and metalworking supplies.

Smooth-On Moldmaking, casting supplies. Good tutorials.

Perfect Touch Handcarved wood and metal tipped tools for doll artists and small scale sculptors.

National Artcraft Doll making supplies, musical movements, variety of catalogues. Very handy.

The Compleat Sculptor Quality sculpting supplies for every kind of sculpture. Get the catalogue!

Polymer Clay Express polymer clays.

The Clay Store Polymer clay source.

Save-On-Crafts Savings on Crafts!

Intercal Trading Group Importer of quality English and German mohair.
Kits and supplies. Good prices!

JewelryFindings.com Great source for cameos, brass stampings, charms, antique buttons.

Costumes.org The Costumer's Manifesto by Prof. Tara Maginnis. Incredible source for costuming.

Flying Eye Photo Mark Lipsky's remote control aerial photography. For Real estate, weddings, etc.

Tom Banwell Designs Lumicast resin, silicone molds, prototypes, doll parts, figurines, and more.

B&H Video Pro's source for photo, video & audio. Sturdy Pelican cases for transporting figurative art!

Lulu.com Publish a book, sell it to the masses! Great for Comic book artists! Print on demand Color+BW.

500mlBrushes Cool Photoshop vintage brushes.

Mister Retro Machine Wash retro images PS filters.

DaFont.com 7000+ fonts for your downloading pleasure.

Fontcraft Scriptorium fonts and graphic arts. Source for artist designed fonts.

interesting+info

Revision3 Internet Television.

TWiT.tv (this WEEK in TECH)Leo Laporte tech podcasts have computer solutions.

BoingBoing Wonderful things to know.

Digg.com Be informed and entertained with user submitted News, Videos, and Podcasts. Spread the Word...

MetaFilter Community 'blog.

Google Search Best search engine. Try the Search by Image when you want to avoid long link lists.

Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.

Artgator Link site for fine and decorative art. Upload images and
frame them with their virtual framer.

Urban Radio Website extrasizing in Antique Radios & Vintage Hi-Fi. Buy, sell and restore. COOL RADIOS!!

Common Dreams News Alternative news.

Museum of Science + Industry One of the great museums in Chicago. Spend a day, then eat a pizza.

allmagicguide Magic sites, many links.

BodyWorlds Prof. Gunther von Hagens exhibit of human bodies using plastination. SQUEAMISH ALERT!

Straight Dope Cecil Adams, Smartest Human Being on the planet. Fighting ignorance since 1973.

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