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UFDC New Orleans 2012

Stephanie Blythe

NIADA members at the United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc. Convention
A Jambalaya Jubilee
July 24th-27th, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana Continue reading


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Quinlan 2012 Convention

Ankie Daanen work Quinlan 2012

Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Convention
presented by the Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum was held May 3-5, 2012 at the Ramada Airport Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Awards were presented to Diane Keeler for collector’s favorite doll and Stephanie Blythe for Artists favorite doll and Mark Dennis won for both! NIADA Artists Stephanie Blythe and Ankie Daanen were featured on pins Susan and Terry Quinlan presented to attendees because Ankie and Stephanie were the first doll artists they bought from and introduced them to the world of doll art. Continue reading


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Ronnie Burkett’s “Penny Plain”

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes “Penny Plain” NIADA artist, Ronnie Burkett, profoundly missed by his NIADA pals and fans during
the several years his World-Class-Puppetmaster career has kept him too busy to make it to our conferences, was found to be alive and well and in top form when fellow artists Shelley Thornton and Heather Maciak and NIADA patrons Lynne and Gene Olson journeyed to Vancouver, British Columbia on December 8th, 2011 to see Ronnie’s new theatrical extravaganza, “Penny Plain”, a dark yet humorous tale of the end of mankind. Continue reading


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Maggie Iacono to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Maggie Iacono

Maggie Iacono has been named the recipient of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award by DOLLS magazine. CONGRATULATIONS Maggie!!


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