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Show 4B II Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, June 27, 1984 Lovely Dolls Capture Hearts of Big Girls, Too CAROL GRAHAM Review Correspondent ' Dolls have always captured the hearts of little girls, but there are some grown-u- p girls in the Lakeside area who admit to having more than a passing fascination for them. Porcelain dollmaking is catching on across the nation and around the world as talented women and men create and discover new techniques for making dolls. Although making porcelain dolls could not be considered an inexpensive hobby, it is obvious it can be richly rewarding and satisfying to those who persue it. Judy Anderson of Roy makes original porcelain dolls. Her California goldminer and Sioux war chief dolls won best of category and first place ribbons in last years doll show competition in Ogden. She is serious about her efforts and spends hours on detail and perfection. I began making reproduction dolls about seven years ago," she said. "But 1 found I wanted to create my own look and try something different. Reproduction dolls are made from a mold which is taken from an authentic antique doll. The dollmaker paints the new doll as close to the antique as possible. Since some of the old dolls were not very attractive, some artists like to create their own look. Mrs. Anderson chose to do historical creations and does research on costuming and studies features before doing a particular doll. She sculptures the head and body parts, then, makes a mold for her porcelain creation. Many hours are spent in carving ears and other, features to achieve just the right look. I can create different expressions and features through carving and painting," she explained, "So that I can use the basic mold repeatedly. Mrs. Anderson estimates over 100 hours of work were involved in making her Sioux war chief, many of them just in doing the beadwork and feathers on his costume. Her first doll is always her artists copy and never for sale, and she says she will only make up to ten of each one mak-in- g them a limited edition. She uses only authentic articles for costuming, giving them a 1 used to dress real dolls such as Miss Utah and Miss Idaho, and countless brides over the years," she said. But now I dress smaller dolls and in some ways that is more personally satisfying than the wedding shop, -- she added. Mrs. Hansen can remember a pageant in Ogden when she dressed nine of the twelve contestants vying for Miss Ogden. It was a busy time of her life, but certainly no less busy than she is today. Mrs. Hansen uses only the finest fabrics and authentic costuming for her dolls, including mink and chinchilla. She has made a dress from a 100 year old wedding dress and through the use of ivory netting for body created an antique look with the antique fabric. In the past year she has also worked on a book, Custom Dressing Dolls, which will be published soon, and is a regular contributor to Doll Crafter magazine, a publication for doll creators and collectors! Her book includes patterns and pictures and plenty of how to sections on construction of clothing, uses of trims and detail, and even hints on how to sharpen scissors quickly and easily. Her articles in the magazine feature a different subject each issue, complete with color pictures, patterns and drawings to make quality doll costumes that even a beginner can accomplish. The clothes we make for the dolls of today will one day be antiques, she commented. So why not do our very best in quality and workmanship so that people can see that we take great pride in our work? she added. It is quite obvious that Mrs. Hansen does indeed take pride in her work, and her name has been mentioned as far as the ifr pipf war chief dolls are original creations of Judy Anderson OLD FASHIONED boy and girl dolls (left) are made by Donnelle Jamison, while Goldminer and Indian Sioux east coast. She has been commismade in the 1950s and cannot sioned to dress the forthcoming be found in museums because of the Dewees Cochran collectors .will not part with them. The collection will be collection, The Grow-upwhich will be limited in number handmade and depict several and available in porcelain. These girls at varying ages, just as the famous dolls were originally original dolls were. There will be only 100 of each doll made, signed and numbered. Donnelle Jamison, also' of Roy, got into doll making by going to swap meets and picking up old dolls to restore. She enjoys making cloth dolls as well as porcelain dolls, and thrives on the hour's of work that goes into one doll. Her entries in the upcoming doll show competition resemble Hummel figures and have a European look. I enjoy all sorts of dolls, she said, whether it is an ordinary rag doll or a beautiful porcelain collectors doll. The finished product is always worth the many hours of labor and love that go into it. Mrs. Jamison attributes much of what she has learned to classes she has taken at Utah Ceramics. Loree Wolfe and her son Roy are excellent teachers, she said, and they teach perfection and quality, so that you can really be proud of what youve re-iss- s, one-of-a-ki- - ARRANGING handmade clothing on bride dolls is Helen Hansen. Dollmakers Club Gives Members Information The Porcelain Dollmakers Club was founded in August, 1981, by a group of doll lovers who were interested in sharing ideas and techniques on making porcelain dolls. It provides its members with the opportunities to learn more about doll making including wigs, eyes, body designs, shoe making, and designing clothes. The club meets on the first Tuesday evening of every, month and features a differ ent aspect of doll making. Members share their skills and information and learn new techniques to aid them in their hobby. Often these sessions become starting points that lead to other avenues of creativity, while members find enjoyment and encouragement from others who share their love for dolls. 1 es ag-oth- " Start your weight loss something you can sink $H0 WOmriKI OF FKEE FOOD! $100 dollars worth of free NutriSystems food goes a long way, especially when youre losing up to a pound a day while dining on delicious gourmet meals like Pepper Steak, Chicken Teriyaki, Shrimp Scampi and much more! Sign up today for NutriSystem, the only proven weight loss program before June 29th and help yourself to $100 dollars of delicious free food, . compliments of NutriSystem! New members are always welcome. For more information call 399-517- making. She creates a variety!of styles and sizes, from five inches to 28 inches and has 50 molds of different dolls. She will sortie-timget ideas from pictures$r other dolls she sees, but does not like to copy a look. Each doll I make is uniquely creative," she said. I like to experiment with new technique, and often one idea leads to Mrs. Arnold says she often buys trims and fabrics without any particular doll in mind, Sr she may start a doll with one idea and end up with something entirely different. All of these women have sevgf-a- l important thingsjn commgn beside their love of doll making. A supportive husband is behind each one: Ed Anderson hgs sculpted and created his own fantasy elf doll that is quickly gainig fame; M.J. Hansen used his talents to fashion a huge display case for Mrs. Hansens doll made. collection; and Joe Jamison will Each artist develops a techoften help clean porcelain &r nique and carving and painting stuff dolls. Doll making is more than jmt become important tools in creating a unique look. Persistance as a hobby to many people. For .92 well as encouragement can make years old Dewees Cochran, tfire Grow-u- p series was the family and break a budding artist. Peggy Arnold of West Point of children she never had. Site has beomce a teacher herself at became a famous doll desighgr Weber State College as a result in the Effanbee Doll Co. Z look. In her spare time Mrs. Ander--- ; son does geneological work and T has discovered a Virginia lon-I- ghunter was an ancestor in her family. She is planning to make this her next doll and has started her research for his authentic look. Helen Hansen, another Roy ; woman, has discovered a new career as a designer of doll t clothes. The 70 year old woman ; was the owner of the Wedding Arts shop in Ogden for more than 20 years, until her retire-- I ment six years ago. of her interest in porcelain doll 5. Have Wedding Plans? 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