The July 2020 issue of DOLLS features 48 four-color pages. This issue is our special annual Debut of Dolls collector’s edition! Inside, you’ll find features on more than 25 top doll artists and designers, including Kim Arnold, Shawna Clymer, Susan Gibbs, Sarah Maldonado, Pat Moulton, Sylvia Natterer, Beverly Stoehr, and Kaye Wiggs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

10 Latidoll
Korean dollmaker continues to grow BJD line

11 Zwergnase
Continues Germany’s tradition of quality dollmaking

12 Charlene Smith
Finds her place in the doll world

14 A Wonderland Aesthetic
4 generations create dolls, miniatures
By Sharon Verbeten

18 Susan Gibbs
Artist celebrates her first decade of reborn artistry in 2020

19 April Norton
Porcelain a priority for this accomplished artist

20 Mother of Invention
4 Decades of doll designs, innovations earn Pat Moulton our Lifetime Achievement Award
By Stephanie Finnegan

25 Maria Lynn Grover
Strikes a balance between painting, sculpting

26 Kim Arnold
Dollmaking disrupted, BJD artist spends time helping community

27 Brenda Mize
Makes vintage-style dolls

28 Beverly Stoehr
Creates dolls in many mediums

28 Debby Brooks
Tiny toddlers, cuddly babies, and more

29 JC Toys
A family tradition of quality baby dolls

30 Rose Lacefield
Keeps adding to her flock

30 Rachel Sherrod
Captures history in cloth

31 Best Friends’ Renee Goldberg
Reflects on 4 decades in the doll world

32 Vanessa ‘Vee’ Lee
Silicone artist aims to bring joy to collectors

33 Jennie Sykes
Has a passion for porcelain

34 Virginia Obeius
BJD designer finds unexpected inspiration during coronavirus crisis
By Wil Peterson

36 Kaye Wiggs
3 decades of dollmaking

36 Dolly Dames
Offers creepy cuties

37 Edith Schmidt
Turns postponed plans into opportunity
By Edith Schmidt

38 Judy Pollard
Embraces colorful BJDs

38 Marguerite Noschese
Creates OOAK characters

39 Shawna Clymer
Keeps busy with tiny baby sculpts

40 Sylvia Natterer
Designs for collectors, children

46 Sarah Maldonado
‘Time is the only constraint’ for porcelain artist

Departments

8 Editor’s Notebook
41 Curious Collector
42 Antique Q&A
43 Portraits
44 Paper Doll
46 Classifieds
46 Advertiser Index