njoy this captivating introduction to European artists presented by one of the world's finest fantasy doll artists. Dutch Artist Marlaine Verhelst, recipient of last years William Wiley Award will show the fascinating world of innovative European doll art at the 1999 Santa Fe Doll Art Festival.

ast year Marlaine Verhelst has shown a successfull slide lecture on Dutch doll art. Now she will give a fantastic view on the European art dolls. Discover new artists and familiar ones as Marlaine tantalizes you with the millennium stars of tomorrow. All the work that will be showed has an extremely high quality what will make the dolls survive in the next century.

esides the slide show/lecture she will give a course on sculpting a head directly into porcelain.

All spectators receive a list of participants with space left to make their notes during the lecture.


he pictures shown on this site are pieces made by Ingrid Winter (Germany), Jane Davies (Great Britain), Julien Martinez (France), Hennie Koffrie (The Netherlands), Yvonne Hoogesteeger (The Netherlands) and Marlaine Verhelst.

Marlaine's William Wiley Award at the 1998 Santa Fe Doll Festival: report