The October 2018 issue of DOLLS features48 four-color pages with a focus on ball-jointed dolls (BJDs), including features on BJD artists Liz Frost, Connie Lowe, and Doll Chateau, as well as stories on Monica Spicer, Anna Maryina, Janet Bernasconi, a look at vintage Barbie store displays and gift sets, and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

8 A Touch of Frost: Liz Frost makes magic through sculpting, face-ups, By Stephanie Finnegan

14 Hallowed Halls: Connie Lowe brings ‘blended fashions’ to dolls, By Sharon Verbeten

18 Fantasy-Fueled & Fabulous: Doll Chateau raises eyebrows with bizarrely beautiful BJDs, By Wil Peterson

25 All-Around Artist: Monica Spicer creates couture for BJDs

26 Dramatic Divas: Anna Maryina’s small dolls star in epic, costumed mini series, By Stephanie Finnegan

30 Vintage Barbie store displays & gift sets, By A. Glenn Mandeville

34 Janet Bernasconi: A world of whimsy and charm

Departments

6 Editor’s Notebook
36 Mailbox
36 Portraits
38 Shows of Note
39 Classifieds
40 Antique Q&A
42 Curious Collector
44 Paper Doll
46 Event Calendar
46 Advertiser Index