Doll News Winter 2015 - (Page 2)

From the Editor W hen I was a little girl, a tree grew in our back yard. I considered it to be my tree as my parents planted it the year I was born. As I grew taller, the tree grew taller. I learned to climb because of that tree. I learned to jump into a little swimming pool from its branches. Many books were read in the shade of its leaves. The tree lived to be over forty years old and when it was cut down, I sentimentally saved two small logs from it. One day, years later, a friend suggested that I should have a Hitty doll carved from the logs. And so, I did. There is something special - something sturdy and stalwart - about a wooden doll. Our cover story for this winter issue of Doll News is about a wonderful wooden doll named Marianna. Cherished in the same family for over two centuries, Susan Dossetter charmingly relays this magnificent doll's tale. Artist Gael Shults has created a beautiful paper doll to complement Marianna's heart-rending narrative. Itske and Anthony Stern introduce us to the colorful wooden Kokeshi dolls of Japan. Robyn Katz gives us insight into the world of alien head dolls - peg wooden dolls with heads of a material other than wood. A trilogy of in-depth articles about the nineteenth century literary giants of New England come to us from Betty Nett -- the dolls of the Ralph Waldo Emerson family; from Pat Burns -- Louisa May Alcott and Madame Alexander's Little Women dolls; and from Val Copley (Lorna Lieberman and Laurie McGill) -- the humble Dutch milkmaids (peg wooden dolls) found in the House of the Seven Gables shop. Faye Wetherhold takes us back to Colonial times in America to tell us about a beloved Queen Anne doll and a child whose portrait was painted by a famous artist. Linda Edward treats us to the vast array of artistically printed cloth dolls made possible by turn-of-the-twentiethcentury modern technology, and Ann Leis introduces us to our very talented UFDC 2015 convention souvenir doll artist, Susan Fosnot. We revisit two of the outstanding Special Exhibits, along with Part I of our blue-ribbon winners in the Antique and Modern Competitive Exhibits from our 2014 convention held in San Antonio, Texas. Continued coverage will appear in the spring issue of Doll News. Our talented pattern-designer, AnneLise Wilhelmsen invites us to dress well and attend a Masquerade Ball and our junior editor, Nicki Burley gives us permission to Go Ahead, Make a Scene! I look forward to seeing you in Kansas City, Missouri for our 66th Annual UFDC Convention this July. Please come celebrate our organization's past, present and future during A Dream Come True! Laurie 2 WINTER 2015 DOLL NEWS Editor Associate Editor Advertising Manager Proof Reader Laurie McGill email: laurie-mcgill@tx.rr.com Ann Leis email: annMleis@gmail.com Kathy Turner email: kturnersan@gmail.com Marseille Bunk Contributing Editor/ Antique Donelle Denery email: dollmaker1@gmail.com Contributing Editor/ Modern Bradley Justice email: shawstein@aol.com Contributing Editor/ Junior Collectors Nicki Burley email: nicki.burley814@gmail.com Contributing Editor/ Supplements AnneLise Wilhelmsen email: annelisewilhelmsen@yahoo.com Graphic Designers Ava Klein, Marta Sivakoff In Our Memories Coordinator Dr. Barbara Stone email: barbara@ufdc.org UFDC Corporate Office 10900 N. Pomona Avenue Kansas City, MO 64153 Ph: 816-891-7040 Fax: 816-891-8360 Web site: www.ufdc.org DOLL NEWS (ISSN 0191-460X) is owned by The United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc. and is published quarterly. Subscriptions AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY are $25.00 per year. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Doll News Winter 2015

From the Editor
UFDC Offi cers and Regional Directors
President’s Message
UFDC Conference Calendar
A Warm Welcome to Our Newest Members
A Dream Come True, UFDC’s 66th Annual Convention Information and the 2015 UFDC National Convention Registration Card
2015 UFDC National Competitive Exhibit Early Information
Fundraising Committee Report
Marianna’s Gift: The Hands that Heal
Marianna Original Paper Doll
Wonderful Japanese Kokeshi Dolls
Alien (Heads) or The Invasion of the (Peg Wooden) Body Snatchers
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Family Dolls
Louisa May Alcott, Madame Alexander and the Little Women Dolls
Hepzibah’s Milkmaids – The Dolls of The House of the Seven Gables
A Child A Doll A Portrait
Shared Passions 2014 UFDC Special Exhibit The Wild West
Shared Passions 2014 UFDC Special Exhibit Dianna Effner
Shared Passions 2014 UFDC Antique Competitive Exhibit Part 1
Shared Passions 2014 UFDC Modern Competitive Exhibit Part 1
Shared Passions 2014 UFDC In Appreciation
The Art of Technology
Painted Perfection – The Story of Susan Fosnot
Masquerade - The History of Costume Balls and Fancy Dress
Go Ahead, Make a Scene! Creative Collecting, Part 1
Club Notes
Reviewing Resources
Milestones
UFDC Awards of Excellence Nomination Information and Form
Donations
Doll-ers & Sense
In Our Memories
News & Notes
Member-At-Large Form

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