August 2021 | Members Only Email
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We are an organization that prides itself on putting it's Members first, supporting, educating and guiding them to assist them to become the artists and people they desire to be. Although we are a very unique one-of-a-kind organization, the only one of its kind, there are other similar organizations that are an option and we are honored and grateful when an individual chooses to become part of the IADR family.
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We wanted to give an official "Hello & welcome!" to our newest IADR family Members! We're very happy you all decided to join our family of artists and share your artistic journey with us. Click on the new Member's name to visit their IADR profiles. WELCOME EVERYONE!
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go to the winning Members of our 'Dancers In Motion' show! This was a great show with a GREAT participation rate! We were very excited to see more members able to participate in these new tri-quarterly shows!
We think this was a great theme that challenges our Members to learn anatomy to be able to express the movement in dance.
â ïž The Judges comments are being put together and will be emailed to the participants as soon as they're ready so keep an eye on your inbox!
"Why are the Judge's comments so important?" These comments come from artists that are pioneers, icons, giants and leading artists in our OOAK community. They are our version of "celebrities", and these comments will guide you to know what areas of sculpting you need to focus on so your sculpting can improve and you an grow into the artist you desire to be!
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đ„ Artist Advancements!
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Because these artists won in their artist show category, they can now enter the next show at the next level up! Congratulations again!
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Cecilia
Alfarano (Dalian)
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graduated to the
Intermediate Category!
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graduated to the
Advanced Category!
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won the
Professional Category!
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(*new) Themed Member Challenges!
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Originally named "Member Galleries" but now we're elevating it to a higher more immersive level and doing a spin-off into "Themed Member Challenges." "What is it?" you ask? Lets break it down;
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These challenges are not judged. They are to have fun, improve our
- skills and interact with each other. However, once the challenges come
- to a close, all participants will be displayed in a presentation video and the submitted images will also be added to the corresponding theme gallery from the Member Galleries page which are open to the public and will be great exposure for you!
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These challenges will run for 3 months at a time which will be the months that we don't have our tri-quarterly shows. So challenges will run from MAR. through MAY, JUL. through SEP., NOV. through JAN.
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Registration will be required to participate in these challenges so we may keep track of the participants and due to the fact that...
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Artists will be grouped by their artist level. So all Novice Members that register will be grouped together, all Intermediate Members will be grouped together, etc.
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Admin. will host a LIVE feed in our group for all the registered participants to join as Admin. will spin the Theme Wheel, which will use the same themes that are in the Member Galleries, for each of our artist levels that registered (Novice Intermediate, Advanced & Professional) so we will spin the wheel four times and whichever sculpting theme is assigned to your artist level is what you will sculpt that month for the challenge. This is done to challenge yourself with something you normally don't create to stretch your limits and skills... AND have FUN with each other!
You create your sculpture in the category/genre you'd like and submit it to that particular gallery category to be displayed to the public. More and more artist will do the same and it will add artistic diversity to our Membership community and sculpting skills set.
It will also challenge us to go out of our artistic comfort zone so that we may evolve and grow not only as an artist but as a human being because challenging ourselves here will spill into the rest of our lives and how we live it on a daily basis.
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July - September Challenge Themes Assigned!
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Watch the live video feed replay if you missed it of us assigning the Themed Member Challenge categories! |
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Our Next (and last 2021) Themed Show is...
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Last themed Member show of 2021 to participate in!
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Join your fellow International Art Doll Registry friends & Members in creating your interpretation of Pierrot & Harlequin! This can be a male, female, child or any kind of creature just as long as they are clearly Pierrot & Harlequin. This can be made in whatever medium you create in; polymer clay, porcelain, Ball-Jointed Dolls (BJDs), 1:12 scale, soft poseable sculptures, monster clay, paper clay, ceramic clay, water-based clay, air-dry clay, oil-based clay, epoxy clay, CX-5 clay. It doesnât matter what your sculpture/artdoll is made of as long as itâs made entirely by you without the use of commercial molds.
Why Participate In Shows?
Member shows allow you to;
- have your work reviewed & critiqued by industry leading artists who are well-known and accomplished in their craft
- allowing you the opportunity to get your name out there
- network with these amazing artists and the other artists in the Artdoll community
- have them provide you with feedback on your artwork so that you may better your artdolls with every piece to be able to get to the level of professionalism you desire.
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if you win a show, youâre automatically a nominee for our âBest In Showâ Year-End Award category!
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Great news! We've noticed a semi-regular trend in 2020 and have finally come up with a solution. Referencing the photo to the left, when there is only one(1) entry for the Novice, Intermediate or Advanced artist category, that lone entry will be moved up to the next level up to compete with those entries for that particular show only.
If that lone entry wins that new category, that artist will then be able to enter the next show at the next artist level. If they don't win they go back to entering the next show at the original artist level until they win at that level.
We are doing this so that Members no longer win be default as those wins don't feel as good or as deserved by the artist. If there is only one(1) entry in a Professional category for any show, that entry will still end up winning as there is no other level to advance to from there.
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Member Spotlights! (video interviews)
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Weâll take a peek at what inspires them, how they go through their creative process, their choice of clay, the supplies they prefer and much more. Weâll ask them about their achievements, awards and present recognition of their work. Youâll get an insight to them as an Artist of Figurative Sculptures and an IADR member. Weâll touch on their family, and their views about IADR and how the influence of being a member has helped their artistic growth. |
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Take a look at our most recent Member Spotlight video interview for the month of June below! |
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Sell Your Tutorials with IADR! |
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New Members-Only benefit!
If youâve created a sculpting tutorial for purchase, you will soon be able to sell that tutorial with the International Art Doll Registry in our PUBLIC & Members-Only section named âOnline Classesâ and keep the full sale!
This is an early announcement so we are creating the tutorials on how to set that up so when people buy your tutorial from our website itâs tied directly to your PayPal account and the money goes straight to you!
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We love hearing how IADR is helping our artists in their artistic journey! We have an area on our homepage at the bottom where we display all the testimonials we receive.
Let us know how IADR has helped you!
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Members-Only Facebook Group! |
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â ïž If youâre not yet part of our private Members Only Facebook group and would like to be added,
- Please send a friend request to our Executive Administrator
- And ask him to add you.
In that group we share to-the-minute group news, announcements & updates so donât miss out!
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Sheâs been part of the IADR family for over 11 years and is a truly sweet, kind person. We are really thrilled to have her as part of our family and more importantly as a judge for our member shows who will contribute directly to the betterment of participating show members in their craft!
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Thank you very much, Claudia, for taking the time and putting in the effort to assist our members in growing into the artists that they want to be. You are doing a truly wonderful thing! |
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We value and support our Members and we know that as artists we all tend to create different kinds of art as opposed to sculptors JUST creating sculptures. We also dabble in crafts, painting, photography, scrapbooking, drawing, digital art, etc. These galleries are exclusively dedicated to our Memberâs other artistic interests.
NOTE: Although these works arenât eligible to be registered in our Registry, theyâre still here for your viewing pleasure.
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A BIG member benefit is that IADR has its own SHOP platform where its Members can sell their art dolls with;
The public can help support our artists by shopping specifically at the IADR Store as the artist will keep the FULL SALE as they will not be charged selling fees.
NOTE: All sale communications and arrangements will be handled strictly between the individual artist selling the sculpture, and the buyer after the sale has been paid for. International Art Doll Registry is not involved in the negotiations and sale dealings. We are simply the platform used by our Member artists so they may have a place to list their artwork for sale as each artist has their own policies & procedures.
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Members-Only Benefit!
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NO Listing fee
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NO Transaction fee
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NO payment processing fee
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NO Offsite Ads Fee
- Member keeps the FULL sale!
- Leave your listing up & active until your doll sells!
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When one of our Members has a special announcement like âOpen Commissionsâor they share an art doll for sale in our Members-Only FB Group, weâll be sharing that news in our Instagram, Facebook & Twitter accounts for maximum exposure!
Posting this in our Members-Only FB Group let's us know your Membership is active & current as Admin. regularly updates the Member list in that group.
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