DOLLS WEEK OF OCTOBER 19, 1999
NEWS
THE DEATH OF TOYS?
Don't miss the excellent TIME magazine article "Some
Assembly Reasonably Required" which looks at the basic problem that today's large
toy companies have: they don't bother to come up with new toys anymore! The
article also takes an interesting (and upsetting!) look at how YOUNG today's children are
when they STOP playing with toys!
ARTIST'S DECAPITATED BARBIE MIGHT NOT
MAKE MATTEL'S EXHIBIT
U.S. toy giant Mattel is organizing an "Art of Barbie"
exhibit, which will celebrate Barbie's 40th birthday, and which will be exhibited in
London's Natural History museum in December. However, Mattel said Monday it might
have to pull a piece from the show made by sculptor Marc Quinn. Rumor has it that he has
created a decapitated Barbie smeared with blood-red paint. For more information on this
latest art-controversy, see Deseretnews.com
WOMAN'S SHELTER TURNS AWAY BARBIE
DONATION
A 77-year old great-grandmother wanted to donate a gift of 300
velvet, handmade Barbie doll outfits to a women's and children's shelter in Oregon, but
the shelter staff rejected the gift, saying that Barbie contributes to domestic violence,
as a representative of "the shallow sexism of our culture. The great-grandmother
spent months making the clothing from scrap of fabrics, partly because she had no doll of
her own as a child growing up in the depression. There are TWO articles in Oregon Live about
this--including one where young fans of Barbie defend their favorite doll!
DOLL CONTESTS!
Visit Auntie.com for all sorts of wonderful Doll Contests, including a Lee
Middleton Contest and a contest for Alison's Circus Outfit. http://www.auntie.com/contest/
DOES ANYONE KNOW VICTORIA HOLTMAN?
Victoria Elizabeth Holtman is a dollmaker who lives in the San Francisco
area. If you know Victoria, please pass on to her Lewis Shore's phone number: 61 0746 65
2141, Lewis has lost Victorias number and would like Victoria to get in touch with
him. Or, she can e-mail him at frogs@esprov.com.au
UPCOMING DOLL EVENTS:
June Goodwin Seminar Announced!
There will be a June Goodwin Polymer Clay dollmaking seminar in Bradenton, Florida
on March 3, 4 and 5, 2000! For more information, contact Michele Ginn at Micant2@aol.com.
Montana SummerFEST 2000
Polymer clay classes and competition June 18 to 25 in Billings Montana. Go to
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/PromotionsUSA
l information and a list of classes.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Do you have a doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, an updated web site,
OR do you have a review of a doll event? Please e-mail me at collectdolls.guide@about.com and
put "Newsletter Event" in the subject line--please give me 7 to 10 days advance
notice (at minimum!) in order to have your event appear on time.
DO YOU HAVE DOLLS FOR SALE OR TRADE?
Did you know that you can place FREE classified ads for your dolls for sale or
trade (or, dolls wanted) in the Dolls Forum? Dealers, collectors, everyone welcome;
feel free to link to your eBay auctions as well! Visit the Dolls Forum to find out how to place your ad; if you
are not yet a member, click on GUEST, but you will need a free Forum ID to place your ad.
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
OCTOBER
Jill Barad's Future; Rockers Make Dolls; Doll Shop Locator
Antiques RoadKill; Mattel Stock Slides
SEPTEMBER
Chatty Cathy Collector Profiled; FAO Catalog Released;
Villain Doll
Farm Women Diss Barbie; Johnstone Contest Winners Announced
Barbie Stamp; Beanies Marketing Ploy; Theriaults Dollmastery
Weekend
AUGUST
More on Ebay Reserve Policy; Jack Johnston Prosculpt Contest
Ebay Change Reserve Policy
Barbie Slugs it out with Sindy; Toy Design Industry; Arab
Doll Leila
Barbie as a Computer; $1 Million Doll Auction
JULY
Dolls of Color e-mail list; TRUs buys Imaginarium; New
eBay look
eBay Book on Internet Collecting; Beanie Barbie
More eBay Outages; Top Dolls of the Summer
Summer Festival in Billings; Doll Summer School at Crafty
College
JUNE
Austin Powers Doll, Barbie Legs as Amputee Fingers, Jill Barad
LA Times Interview
The Tarzan and Butterfly-Art Barbie Controversies
The Year 2000 DAG Convention is Announced
MAY
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
