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Browse the
Catalog: Artista Dolls
are capturing life's most innocent memories...Embrace yours
today!
Pink
A Poo
Price
$129.95
Donna
RuBert
Artist, Donna Rubert,
is a born artist. From childhood she honed her skills and
studied with renowned artists the world over. While still in
her twenties, she was awarded a lifetime teaching
certificate for California colleges and taught her unique
and realistic method of painting and drawing for eighteen
years. Donna enjoyed years of success with her painting, but
she could not touch her painted subjects, so she decided to
try combining painting with sculpting, and in 1990 her first
doll, "June," was born. In this one doll, Donna finally
found the magic she had been searching for all of her life.
Her superb oil portraits, portrait sculptures and dolls are
recognized worldwide. Today, Donna lives in Roach, Missouri,
with her husband and is a beloved mother and
grandmother.
Jane
Pinkstaff
Artist, Jane
Pinkstaff, discovered sculpting about 10 years ago when she
stumbled upon some clay in her son's room, found it
intriguing and began "playing" with it. Although Jane came
from a family of artists, she had always been considered the
"math and science" type. After discovering her talent, she
found herself drawn to the challenge of duplicating the
human face, emphasizing realism and attention to the
smallest detail. Today, Jane's specialty is sculpting
realistic, life-sized, one-of-a-kind babies. The life-like
babies have been featured in many doll and collector
magazines, and Jane's one-of-a-kind dolls are considered
treasured collectibles. Today, Jane lives in Livonia,
Michigan with her husband and is a beloved mother and
grandmother.
Kymberli
Durden
Artist, Kymberli
Durden, is a daughter, granddaughter, wife and mother. As a
granddaughter, she was taught to appreciate and to develop
art. As a wife and mother, she has been provided a close-up
view of the myriad emotions that children's faces reveal.
She has been introduced to some form of art since her
beloved grandmother taught her to crochet at the tender age
of five. "My God-given love and desire to create has bloomed
continually from that point. As an artist, I am fascinated
by the art form of doll making and the many great artists
that have come before me." Kymberli says, "It is these two
things that drive me, and that peaks my passion and love, a
passion and love so strong that I find myself working from
dusk to dawn researching and applying the techniques of this
great art form."
Rachel
Scott
Artist, Rachel Scott,
the daughter of renowned artist Karen Scott, was constantly
surrounded by creativity while growing up. She remembers
going to many doll shows with her mother and grandmother.
She loved seeing all of the dolls and spending time with her
family at the same time. At 19, Rachel tried her hand at
sculpting a head, not knowing that the "creativity" inside
of her would soon take over. Her mom has taught her a lot,
and she is grateful for that. Who would have thought that
all of her "mess making" as a child was actually preparing
her for her future!
Sandra
Bilotto
Artist, Sandra
Bilotto, is a gifted, award winning American doll artist and
knows what makes collectors feel good. From the time she was
a little girl, she was always using her hands to build or
create things. She loved sewing doll dresses, making
puppets, and building doll theatres. As she grew, she
studied the violin, but a greater dream was to become a
violin maker. She studied art in high school and apprenticed
to a violin maker before going on to college where she
studied three dimensional designs. She worked for several
toy companies and went back to NYU post graduate medical
school to become a prosthetist-orthodist. Her reputation for
quality is unsurpassed and she sculpts with elegance, great
sensitivity and perfection.

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