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  1. Another Mr. Something Else by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    Another Mr. Something Else

    Creative paperclay

    23 x 6 x 6 in (58.42 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)

    $650

  2. Madly in love by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    Madly in love

    Creative paperclay

    19 x 17 x 7 in (48.26 x 43.18 x 17.78 cm)

    $1,400

  3. Silver and Gold delight by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    Silver and Gold delight

    Creative paperclay

    24 x 8 x 8 in (60.96 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm)

    $900

  4. The time tics away.... by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    The time tics away....

    Creative paperclay

    24 x 8 x 8 in (60.96 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm)

    $800

  5. The Boy and the Bird with the Crown by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    The Boy and the Bird with the Crown

    Creative paperclay

    18 x 6 x 6 in (45.72 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)

    $800

  6. Silver and Pink elegance by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    Silver and Pink elegance

    Creative paperclay

    25 x 9 x 7 in (63.5 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm)

    $650

  7. Golden Mermaid by Ankie Daanen, Image 1.

    Ankie Daanen

    Golden Mermaid

    Creative paperclay

    23 x 6 x 10 in (58.42 x 15.24 x 25.4 cm)

    $650

  8. Infanta by Elisabeth Flueler Tomamichel, Image 1.

    Elisabeth Flueler Tomamichel

    Infanta

    Polymer clay, fabric a. o.

    17 in (43.18 cm)

    NFS

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About the artist

Elisabeth Flueler Tomamichel

Swiss

b. 1940

I create a wide variety of types of dolls, both in terms of size (ranging from two inches high to life-size) and in terms of the material I use. Originally I worked in porcelain, but now I create only one-of-a-kind figures made from either polymer clay or Paperclay®. In 1991 I started creating figures that are entirely white, and this has become one trademark of my work. Another important aspect of my dolls is that they have to perform, not just stand there. When I make a doll representing a serious theme, there might be a cheeky spirit dancing behind it, making a mockery of its seriousness.
I studied figurative design, painting and sculpting at the official art school of Zurich in Switzerland, (today „Hochschule der Künste“), and served an apprenticeship as a dressmaker and fashion designer. I made my first doll in 1977, and was elected to NIADA in 1992. I was a charter member of VeP, the Association of European Doll Artists from 1993 until 2001. Since 1991, I have served as a judge in international doll competitions.
I have won several awards in international competitions. In 2001 I received the Max-Oscar-Arnold Lifetime Award, which is given annually by the town of Neustadt bei Coburg in Germany.
My work has been exhibited in Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, England, Italy, Belgium, Japan, the U.S.A., Russia and Latvia, and is in several museum collections. It has been shown in various articles in newspapers and magazines and included in fourteen books.
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