The October 2018 issue of DOLLS features 48 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

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