| Heather Maciak |
| ORIGINALS |
| My first experience with manufactured dolls was with Richard Simmons' Collection of the Masters in 2000. Together, we created Emily Anne's Neighbourhood, with best friends Emily Anne and Rebecca Jane. |
| Poor Emily Anne and Rebecca arrived in the United States just as the California Dockworkers' Strike started. They languished there for four long months, during which time Goebel, Richard's partner, decided that it was no longer interested in the doll business, and the dolls were consequently sold to the Home Shopping Network. A few of them were also sold through Theriault's at low prices~ an inauspicious beginning to my manufacturing career! |
| Both Emily Anne and Rebecca Jane succeeded in the end, though, as Rebecca Jane's face was used for the 2002 NIADA Conference souvenir. Glory! became the symbol of triumph over terrorism, as members and friends of NIADA travelled to Washington DC on the July 4th weekend, 2002. |
| Meanwhile, Emily Anne became Scottie, the daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald & the convention souvenir for "This Side of Paradise" UFDC's Region 5 Convention in Minneapolis in 2005 |
| During the banquet on the first evening, attendees were presented with a tiny doll buggy and a beautiful coat and hat created by Boneka. Scottie's companion was a tiny all-bisque doll, created to resemble a doll carried by the real Scottie Fitzgerald in a photograph. |
That's all, Folks!
| Sally Louise made her debut as a special luncheon souvenir at the 2005 UFDC National Convention in Philadelphia. She came with a dress-up hat, shawl, necklace and her mother's mules, along with a coat rack and wooden base. |
| UFDC's 2006 National Convention, Tell Me a Story, saw my first liaison with Rosemarie Ionker of Boneka. Peter in Blueberryland, a charming story written by Swedish author Elsa Beskow in 1901, was Rosemarie's suggestion for an event, and together, we designed the costuming for Peter, his companion the Cranberry Girl, and their friend, the Blueberry Boy. The Blueberry Boy was a one-of-a-kind doll, presented as a door prize, but his costumes were sold at the event, along with extra Cranberry Girl costumes. |
| Lexie & Jenny were created in 2007, and the era of my 7" souvenir dolls came to a close. Here's a comparison picture of Sally Louise next to Jenny. To see the continuing story, click here! |
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