Monday, July 15th – Wednesday, July 17th
The NIADA Dollmaking School offers classes for anyone wishing to learn dollmaking techniques from NIADA Artists. Classes are taught for all skill levels in techniques such as sculpting, painting, fabric-figure making, textile design, armature design, costuming and more. NIADA Conference registration is not required to attend the Dollmaking School.
2019 Dollmaking School Dates
Monday, July 15th to Wednesday, July 17th
Class Location
Hotel Phillips, 106 W 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Dollmaking School Registration
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Full-day classes run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a break for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Evening classes run from 7 p.m to 10 p.m.
Some classes require payment of a fee for a kit providing materials necessary for participating in the class. All kit fees will be collected by the teachers on the first day of class.
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How to Sculpt and Finish the Mr. Something Else Face
With Ankie Daanen
One and One-Half Day Class
Tuesday, July 16th – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17th – 1 p.m. 8 p.m.
Description
Students will learn how to sculpt the Mr. Something Else face with Creative Paperclay. The face will be painted and finished and students also will make the top-hat!
Class level
All
Class Fee
What will students take away?
A complete Mr. Something Else head.
Teacher provides: A kit with all needed supplies to make the head.
Kit Fee: $15.00. Teacher will collect payment during class. Optional kit containing all materials to make a complete doll using the head you make in class can be pre-ordered. $45.00 contact Ankie @ ankiedaanen@hotmail.com to order.
Students must bring: All supplies to make the head will be included in the kit.
Class Size: Minimum 7, Maximum 12.
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Sculpting and Painting an Egg-shaped Dollface or a Heart -shaped Dollface
With Ankie Daanen
One and One-Half Day Class
Monday, July 15th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16th – 9 a.m. to Noon
Description
Students will learn how to sculpt and paint a dollface of their choice (either egg-shaped or heart-shaped) using Creative Paperclay
Class level
All. No experience needed.
Class Fee
What will students take away?
A finished sculpted and painted dollface and a DVD with instructions.
Teacher provides: A kit with all needed supplies.
Kit Fee: $10.00. Teacher will collect payment during class.
Students must bring: All supplies will be included in the kit.
Class Size: Minimum 7, Maximum 12.
Sculpting a Woman’s Head and Breastplate in Polymer Clay
With Diane Keeler
One and One Half Day Class
Tuesday, July 16th – 9 a.m. to Noon
Wednesday, July 17th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Description
Students will learn a method of sculpting that will help them visualize and develop his or her own style of sculpting. They will earn the anatomy and bone structure of an adult woman, how to build a foil armature and will receive instruction on stationary and movable head with breastplate.
Class level
Intermediate, Advanced – familiarity with basic sculpting skills.
Class Fee
What will students take away?
A sculpted woman’s head and breastplate.
Teacher provides: Photo handout, foil skull and beads for eyes.
Kit Fee: None
Students must bring: Clay rolled out on the largest setting on a pasta machine This should be done before the class starts so we can start sculpting right away Favorite sculpting tools, double pointed knitting needles sizes 4mm to 6mm, #2 filbert taklon brush (optional, but very useful for smoothing), a 1/4 inch dowel about 4-6 inches long with one end pointed (use a pencil sharpener), a piece of wood with a 1/4 inch hole drilled into it to us as a sculpting stand to hold the dowel.
Class Size: Minimum 4, Maximum 10.
Sculpting Hands in Polymer Clay
With Diane Keeler
Morning Class
Monday, July 15th – 9 a.m. to Noon
Description
Students will learn how to sculpt realistic hands with polymer clay, anatomy and how to sculpt hands in proportion to the face.
Class level
All
Class Fee
What will students take away?
Methods to create small hands for both an adult or child and the hand(s) they sculpt in class.
Teacher provides: A photo handout and all supplies needed for class.
Kit Fee: $5.00. Teacher will collect payment during class.
Students must bring: All supplies will be included in the kit.
Class Size: Minimum 4, Maximum 10.
Facial Expressions
With Marlaine Verhelst
Two Day Class
Monday, July 15th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Description
We will discuss and sculpt two different facial expressions with air dry clay on 2.75 inch Styrofoam eggs. The choices will be happy, angry, surprised or arrogant.
Class level
All.
Class Fee
What will students take away?
Students will learn new techniques to work with air dry clay and they will learn how to sculpt expressions. They will take home two sculpted heads in different expressions.
Teacher provides: Two clay covered Styrofoam eggs for the heads, clay to finish and all tools needed.
Kit Fee: $15.00. Teacher will collect payment during class.
Students must bring: Box or bubble wrap to transport finished heads.
Class Size: Minimum 6, Maximum 12.
Playing with Synthetic Organza
With Marlaine Verhelst
Half Day Class
Wednesday, July 17th – 9 a.m. to Noon
Description
Students will learn how to use synthetic organza to create decorations or clothes for your dolls.
Class level
All
Class Fee
What will students take away?
Students will learn how to work with organza and the results of the project of their choice.
Teacher provides: Organza in many colors, candles and incense sticks to melt the fabric.
Kit Fee $5.00. Teacher will collect payment during class.
Students must bring: Fabric scissors.
Class Size: Minimum 4, Maximum 12.
Fabrics Made Fabulous
With Catherine Mather
One Day Class
Monday, July 15th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Description
Frustrated searching for just the right piece of fabric? Learn techniques to color resurface and embellish cloth, ribbons and trims. Experiment with a variety of creative treatments, Devore’ fabric etching, wax resistance dying, fabric gilding with metal foil and instant set dyes. Design and print fabric from a tablet to a home office ink jet printer allowing the manipulation of color and scale to produce one-of-a-kind fabric designs.
Class level
All
Class fee
What will students take away?
A working knowledge of methods in dyeing, printing and etching on natural fabrics using old and new techniques.
Teacher provides: A notebook for each student with information on each technique and product supplies list, with space for additional class notes, recipes and fabric samples. Silk and cotton fabric samples for class techniques.
Kit fee: $10.00. Teacher will collect payment during class.
Students must bring: Sharp scissors, glue stick (archival), plastic apron, disposable gloves dust mask, pencil and pen, small soft 1/4″ brush.
Class size: Minimum 3, maximum 12
Pattern Making Essentials
With Catherine Mather
Two Day Class
Tuesday, July 16th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17th – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Description
The focus of the class will be to translate a sketch into a flat pattern, then into a three-dimensional paper pattern ready for fitting on to figurative doll. With the diversity of doll styles, students are encouraged to bring their own doll to work on ensuring a perfect fit. Catherine will be teaching both the French style of draping and traditional pattern making, with techniques that manipulate the bodice, sleeve and skirts enabling many variations that cross both historical eras and fantasy designs.
Class level
All
Class fee
What will students take away?
A working knowledge of advanced pattern making, enabling them to create variations to a basic pattern and full set of patterns for their own doll/figure.
Teacher provides: Instruction sheet and reference material, pattern paper, light weight vilene for toile – mockup, folder to store drafting and pattern, quarter life size pattern blocks set.
Kit fee: None
Students must bring: A doll to use for drafting patterns, selection of sharp drawing pencils, metric clear plastic ruler 15 cm – 6″, metric metal ruler 30 cm – 12″, metric set square 15 cm – 6″. small French curve ruler, dress makers tape measure, eraser, scissors, dressmaking pins, pencil sharpener, clear sticky tape, masking tape.
Class size: Minimum 3, maximum 15
