In 2006 DABIDA was founded: The Dutch and Belgian Institute of Doll Artists. I am an artist member and board member. On April 6th 2008 the second DABIDA day -with an exhibition and demonstrations- will take place. 
And everybody is invited for the 2009 DABIDA challenge. More info on www.dabida.eu (in the menu on the DABIDA site select Doll Award 2009). The English text you will find below the text in Dutch.
The closing date is February 1st 2009 so it will give you plenty of time to come up with something really special. If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog! Take a second to peek around and check out some of my previous posts. Of course, I would love to find out what you think as well, so make sure to comment. See you around! More ...Archive for February, 2008
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Feb
DABIDA doll award
If you select ‘events’ in the menu you will find more info on the 20th anniversary of this puppet theatre festival in Southern France: Festival International de la Marionnette in Mirepoix (August 2008).
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Feb
Dreamkeeper
Last week I received an invitation for a virtual exhibition. I have choosen for the ‘Dreamkeeper’ I made this piece earlier for an exhibition on the theme ‘Poetry’. The doll is sitting on a pile of bricks made from Styrofoam blocks covered with papier maché and decorated with reliefs. The top block has a little flag sticking out that shows in the lower right corner of the picture.
The virtual exhibtion is on
on http://www.art1.org.il/English/Hom.htm
The total piece is on marlaineverhelst.com/dreamkeeper.html
Marlaine
