Inside the Studio
A Day in the Life of Mira Petkova's Workshop
Light, repetition, and carefully timed pauses shape a working day in Mira Petkova's Sofia studio.
ArtDoll archive
Stories
Studio visits, artist conversations, collecting guides, and essays on material culture.
Collector's Guide
How to Commission a Custom Felted Animal Replica
A clear brief, useful reference photos, and staged approvals can help translate an animal’s proportions, markings, and personality into a small …
Process
How to Fit Textile Costumes for Art Dolls: Mock-Ups, Bias Cuts, and Underlining
A repeatable fitting process helps miniature costumes sit cleanly on the figure before delicate or unstable fabrics enter the equation.
Materials
Stumpwork for Art Dolls: Building Durable Three-Dimensional Leaves and Flowers
Match each botanical form to the lightest construction that can hold its silhouette, survive handling, and remain repairable.
Process
How to Make a Tiny Felted Animal Replica for an Art Doll Display
A recognisable miniature depends less on dense detail than on proportion, silhouette, pose, and a few carefully placed landmarks.
Care & Display
How to Care for Mixed-Material Art Dolls: Dust, Light, Handling, and Display
A material-aware guide to caring for art dolls made from felt, fabric, embroidery, polymer clay, paint, metal, wood, and found components.
Editorial
Commissioning a Custom Pet Replica Figure: A Reference and Approval Checklist
The clearest route to a convincing handmade pet figure is an agreed brief: varied references, ranked likeness priorities, material decisions, and …
Process
How to Measure an Art Doll for Fitted Clothing and Accessories
A repeatable measurement sheet and test-fitting process can prevent boxy, tight, or poorly proportioned clothing for articulated and non-articulated …
Editorial
What Belongs in an Art Doll’s Provenance and Materials Record?
A practical record can make an incomplete history useful: describe what you can observe, preserve the evidence, and clearly mark what remains unknown.
Care & Display
How to Display Felted and Textile Art Dolls Without Dust, Light, or Pest Damage
Choose between open shelving, a case, archival storage, and rotating display by weighing visibility against dust, light, ventilation, handling, and …