Workshop schedule

Since 1980 Marlaine is conducting workshops in making dolls and animals. She is an industrial designer (home textiles) and illustrator, and since 1987 author and illustrator of books about dollmaking. Publications in several books and magazines in the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, France and the USA. Marlaine also is the author of online classes doll and animal making

If you are interested in hosting a workshop by Marlaine Verhelst: please contact Marlaine Verhelst

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2025

March 21st through March 25th 2025
Cummington, MA USA
Five Day Dollmaking Class 'Come fly with me'More Info
May 24th - May 31st 2025
Paris, France
Doll holiday, workshop-week near ParisMore InfoApply Now
November 2025
Prague
To be announcedMore Info
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
Hand Sculpting in PorcelainMore Info and Apply
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
Making faces/ Facial Expressions in air-dry clayMore info and Apply
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
Sculpting realistic bare feet with air-dry clayMore Info and Apply
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
Playing with Synthetic OrganzaMore info and Apply
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
More Playing with SyntheticsMore Info and Apply
Available the whole year
NIADA Academy
Put on your hatMore Info and Apply

2024

End of May 2024
Paris, France
Doll holiday, workshop-week near ParisMore InfoApply Now

Ongoing, digital

Sculpting a doll in air drying clayMore infoApply now
Making Facial Expressions with Marlaine Verhelst (includes bonus video on Painting The Faces)More infoApply now
Finishing your doll: painting.More infoApply now
Finishing your doll: body.More infoApply now
Finishing your doll: clothing.More infoApply now
Finishing your doll: hair and hatsMore infoApply now
Online classes animal making: General introduction.More infoApply now
Online classes animal making: Fish on wheels.More infoApply now
Online classes animal making: Let's do a frog.More infoApply now
Online classes animal making: Your own horse.More infoApply now
Online classes animal making: Bigfoot bird.More infoApply now
Making The Elf and Fish with Marlaine Verhelst (includes video About Making The Fish).More infoApply now
Easy Sculpting 'Totem fun'More info
Video 81 minutes: Sculpting a whimsical doll's head with Marlaine Verhelst.More Info and Apply
Video 77 minutes: Sculpting realistic doll hands and feet with Marlaine Verhelst.More Info and Apply
Video 82 minutes: Learn to paint whimisical doll faces with Marlaine Verhelst.More Info and Apply
Video 76 minutes: Learn to make a whimsical Fairy Elf with Marlaine Verhelst.More Info and Apply

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