In The Doll World™, doll podcast and YouTube channel – Details, episodes & analysis

 www.inthedollworld.com   In today's episode, we sit down with Adwoa Cooper from Adwoa Design.  Adwoa details her journey from using crochet for stress relief to developing a successful business, illustrating that the path to achievement can be as unexpected as it is rewarding.

Adwoa brings a fresh vibe to crochet, merging hip-hop influences with her unique doll designs that echo a whole culture's beat. We delve into how her dolls bring fresh perspectives to both the hip-hop world and the diverse community of doll enthusiasts. Adwoa's creations are not just dolls; they're narratives spun from her life's fabric, paying tribute to the mentors and the Amigurumi tradition that have shaped her path to prominence in doll crafting circles.

She also shares her wonderful stories about meeting her hip-hop idols, to her winning the of two won two top prizes in the California State Fair’s craft competition.

Wrapping up, Adwoa opens up about the intricacies of valuing her work, the supportive crochet community, and how she inspires the next generation to continue the crochet legacy. This conversation goes beyond crochet's technicalities—it's about life's intertwined paths, our passions, aspirations, and the happiness we infuse into our creations. Tune in for an episode that's as touching as it is thought-provoking, as we explore the art and heart of crochet dolls with Adwoa.

To learn more about Adowa Design please visit Adwoa Design

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www.inthedollworld.com  In this wonderful episode of In The Doll World,  I am joined by Azhelle Wade, the Toy Coach. Her journey to a key figure in the toy industry is an incredible testament to the power of passion and commitment and her love of teaching and being creative.

Embark on Azelle's journey as she shares her reasons for leaving corporate life to pursue her dreams. Explore the challenges and misconceptions of entering the toy industry, enriched by Azhelle's valuable insights. Discover the Toy Creators Academy, a platform designed by Azelle to support and guide emerging toy creators, offering a wealth of resources and industry insights.

As our conversation deepens, we explore the crucial issue of representation and inclusivity in the toy industry. Azhelle opens up about her experiences as an African American woman in the field, highlighting the rise of black-owned toy companies and her aspiration to create black dolls. We wrap up with an inspiring discussion about fostering entrepreneurship and expanding toy culture. So, grab your headphones, tune in and let's embark on this fascinating journey into the world of toy making.

To find out more about Azhelle , The Toy Coach or the Toy Creators Academy visit
www.thetoycoach.com

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We continue our Part 2 conversation with my guest Aniqua Wilkerson, Fiber Artist Dollmaker and Owner of My Kinda Thing.  www.inthedollworld.com

We continue our Part 2 conversation with my guest Aniqua Wilkerson, Fiber Artist Dollmaker and Owner of My Kinda Thing. www.inthedollworld.com

As Aniqua continues to share her wonderful doll journey, we find her moving into another pivotal and proud moment in her life as she becomes very instrumental in helping to create for Lions Brand for the first time, yarns that highlight 12 different shades of brown, from light to dark and how this came about.

We also get to talk about her My Kinda Thing University, a virtual handmade school comprised of over 30 courses geared towards teaching other crocheters how to create dolls of color. 

As you will hear throughout these interviews, Aniqua continues to be passionate in offering beautiful crochet dolls that inspire, encourage and help to enhance all the beautiful shades of browns in this world and beyond.

To find more of Aniqua’s creations, please visit http://www.mykindathing.com/ or visit her on Instagram @mykindathing

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www.inthedollworld.com   Known for the "stories behind the dolls" doll artist Stacelina Monique creates miniature dolls and accessories come to life with diaromas that are as unique as she is.   She shares a sweet story on how her mom knew she was artistic in a unique way, to how a mentor helped her learn the business and navigating the doll world, after getting kicked out of many dolls groups. Stacelina also talks about how you can truly make a living being an artist and how being part of community groups help to support and grow an artist.

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To get your 10% off, please visit  https://www.etsy.com/shop/StacelinaMonique

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To connect with Stacelina, visit https://www.facebook.com/stacelinamoniquedolls/

To attend the Festival of Black Dolls Show and Sale Virtual Doll Show, SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 7th visit https://www.weloveblackdolls.com/events

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www.inthedollworld.com    Emilia shares with us a wonderful and sometimes challenging entrpreneurial journey on her road to being an amazing couture doll artist.  Her tenacity has led to creating a living for herself creating dolls which is what most creatives and artists long to do. From selling her drawings in school to get pocket change to learning the skills of sculpting from her time being an art model which gave her a very discerning eye for sculpting and creating Inamorata dolls and Emilia Couture. Her journey is a fascinating look into an amazing artist who also shares her fascinating and unique details she adds to bring her dolls to life.

She started collecting and repainting dolls in 2006 and the hobby soon gained a life of its own. In 2009 I won an international CDDC (Couture Doll Design Challenge), a contest in designing doll fashions and got my first two features in American doll magazines. It made me believe that the hobby could turn into a career.
 
In 2010 Emilia began developing her own doll, and slowly hand sculpting it from wax for two years. In 2012 the first Inamorata doll was unveiled at the IDEX doll convention and the doll was awarded DOLLS magazine Award of Excellence in 2013. She feels very honored and  grateful for being able to make a living doing what I love all these years.
 
 - If you are interested in learning more about Emilia and her dolls, visit: https://www.inamoratadolls.com/

 

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www.inthedollworld.com  Join us on this fabulous journey with Stacey McBride Irby, one of most famous former Mattel designers. She created the So In Style™ a line of African-American Barbie® dolls which were released in 2009. While at Mattel®, Stacey was tapped to design the sorority Barbie®, celebrating the centennial year of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first African-American Greek Sorority.  She also designed a one of a kind take on the 1980’s Black Barbie.   In addition, Stacey designed some of the 2010 Barbie career dolls including Pet Vet Barbie®, Rock Star Barbie® and Bride Barbie®.

We are so happy to bring you this interview and yes we are fangirling again with this amazing woman as she shares how her love for dolls took her from dressing like her dolls when she was little to being project designer for Mattel. She also talks about an incredible bold move she made that most entrepreneurs are still scared to do today, that lead to getting her foot into the door of Mattel.  Then how a challenging decision helped helped her to create The Prettie Girls, her move to going it all alone in creating the IamU, Uniquely Beautiful dolls and now in the world of consulting.  It was truly an honor to interview this talented women, Stacey McBride-Irby.

Stacey also has a non-profit called Stacey's Women of Tomorrow, that helps young girls to embrace and empower their unique beauty and dreams through dolls.

Stacy also has a discount on her I AM U dolls for our In The Doll World listeners for one week only, from 8/5/2020-8/12/2020 please visit http://ebay.us/A6D8Sy?cmpnId=5338273189 for your discount.

If you are also interesting in designing your own doll and need consulting please email Stacey at staceymcirby@gmail.com

If you are interested in supporting young girls through Stacey's Women of Tomorrow please visit https://mcirby.com/staceyswomenoftomorrow




Hey you don't have to be a doll creator to share your doll stories, In The Doll World has launched Doll Stories..We want to hear stories that are significant to you! We want to hear the story of the childhood doll that you were attached to? We want to know about the doll you travel with! We want to know the stories of your doll adventures that brought  you to tears. We want to know about the dolls that make you laugh! We want to know how your dolls impact your life!  Visit https://www.inthedollworld.com/doll-stories.html to share your stories.

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www.inthedollworld.com   Stephan known for his advocate doll Deja Dohl, talks about how he modeled his first figure in clay at 4 or 5 years old while my mother was teaching ceramics at summer camp which jumped started his passion in sculpting. He shares how his art continued, but eventually the passion for art was in a lull until Deja came along. He talks about how Deja came about and how she has since become his life's' work. He also shares how Deja Dohl has become an advocate and has quite a following on FB.

To learn more about Deja Dohl visit https://www.facebook.com/deja.dohl and to see behind the scenes work visit Stephan at 
https://www.facebook.com/Stephan-Davidich-222094614514850/

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www.inthedollworld.com   A passionate and inspirational show with Bukola as she shares her journey from being a software engineer to becoming a doll creator and author.  She talks about how her passion, faith and desire to help empower youth and communities through her Somi the Computer Science Doll has lead to a doll that not only educates them about coding but brings awareness to Computer Science in a fun and exciting way that helps to foster a more self confident, smart and successful life. Inspiring youth to realize their passion early in order to pursue and excel in their purpose.

Bukola's drive and passion continues to empower children through her computer science story book series, activity books and her Computer Science inspired lifestyle empowerment brand that helps to foster awareness education with self-confidence.

If you are interested learning more about Somi, Bukola, of the Somi books, visit : https://www.bukolasomide.com/

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www.inthedollworld.com    A delightful interview with Paulette Goodreau.  She shares her story on how she and her sister Annette became the pioneers of the American BJD (Ball Jointed Dolls). Talks about her mom, who she used to often accompany to doll shows was the catalyst for many of her doll creations.  She also tell us the surprising and unusual company where she produced her first doll.  You won't believe what they produced there before  Paulette's dolls and how she introduced a whole new product line to that company.

In 2012, Paulette stopped manufacturing dolls full time  and became an art doll maker. Since then, Paulette has created very limited lines of anthropomorphic dolls.

Paulette's dolls were also featured in the music video for the song Tea Party. The song was performed by the Estonian singer, Kerli, and was created for Tim Burton's concept album Almost Alice. The album was based upon Burton's movie, Alice in Wonderland

Paulette's most recent doll endeavors tend to involve Connie Lowe. If you are interested buying one of Paulette's dolls, check out Connie Lowe's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/connie.lowe.7798



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www.inthedollworld.com  What a fun interview with an amazing talented repaint artist and YouTube content creator with almost 1 million followers, as he talks about his journey into doll repainting and how he combines all of his interests from anime, video gaming and fashion nerd into one artwork. 

Hextian began his career as a YouTube content creator. As a channel owner, he tried many different subjects before almost accidentally landing on doll customization. One day, he posted a video of himself repainting a doll and was surprised to see a spike in the number of viewers! He continued repainting and customizing dolls and his viewer numbers continued to rise! He realized, he had stumbled upon his niche'!

Hextian has been using fashion dolls as a medium to help to transform his art and have his visions come to life.  Whether it is The Lion Kings Scar,  Jada Essence Hall from RuPaul's Drag Race, Betty Boop to Blossom of the Powerpuff Girls or Kim Kardashian, his repaints are just as magical as he is.

To see more of his repaints you can follow him at his YouTube channel  www.youtube.com/user/HeXtian or www.instagram.com/hextian

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Did you know you can now listen to In The Doll World on Alexa, just ask Alexa to open "Doll World"