artist at work
One of my interests is looking at the artwork drawn to create paperdolls. It is an artform in it's own category. As a young girl I loved to draw clothes so it was natural that I started to collect paperdolls. Now as an adult, I have found myself returning to that artform thanks to the many fine folks online who have re-introduced me to it. The WEB abounds with paperdoll artists of all ages. Here are just a few examples from a very talented and creative paperdoll artist Sylvia Kleindinst (wonderful friend also): Sylvia and Valerie

Sylvia painted this picture and it is shown in two slides of a slide show: before the shading was added and after the shading was added. More of Sylvia's artwork below.
Here is a Victorian doll with some outfits.
This is a slide show of a 1920's Doll. The first slide is the doll, then an outfit, then the outfit on the doll.
This is a slide show of a Victorian entertainer.

The following link is a set shown at a web site of an example of how an idea found in the pages of Ladies Home Journal November 1909 was developed into a paper doll book by Sylvia Kleindinst.

At the PaperDoll Cafe you will find lots of links to other sites.

The Original Paper Doll Artists Guild (OPDAG) has a wealth of information.

Bente Fredso in Denmark - Bente creates celebrity paperdolls.

Liana's Paper Doll Boutique - she has a good tutorial on drawing paperdolls and also lots of nice drawings.

LINKS TO SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE

Blaine Gervais

My son's site - who solo bicycled from British Columbia to Eastern Ontario, Canada.

Jenifer Wolf

Jenifer and Valerie

Go here if you enjoy "Line Dancing" and want some original dances that Jenifer choreographed.

Site Revised November 12, 2007
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