Damon, is the baby
dragon, and an integral part of the first story. You'll just have
to see him to believe him.
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Founder, Alan St.
Jean
Doll Artist,
Maryanne
Oldenburg
Maryanne has been an accomplished
figurative doll artist since 1973. Born and raised in
Sheboygan,
Wisconsin, she now lives only about twenty miles outside of her
home town on ten rolling acres of meadow land.
Each year she exhibits her latest
designs at the American International Toy Fair in
New York
City, as well as at IDEX in San Francisco and the Doll and Teddy
Bear Expo in Washington, DC. She is a member of the United
Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC); the Doll Study Club of
Mid-Wisconsin; Original Doll Artist Council of America (ODACA);
The American Academy of Doll Artists (AADA); and she is an
Artist/ Patron of the National Institute of American Doll
Artists (NIADA). She has been fortunate to have won hundreds of
awards at UFDC, IDMA and at IDEX. Several of her dolls have been
nominated for the DOLLS Award of Excellence.
Founder Alan
St. Jean
Alan lives just north of Columbus,
Ohio with his wife, Judy (who manages the books and keeps
him organized), along with their four teenage sons, three
horses, three dogs and two cats |
In his
tenure as Purchasing Manger for Lee Middleton Original
Dolls, Alan St. Jean became fascinated with the doll
industry. He witnessed first hand the passion displayed by
doll collectors. As a writer, the concept that dolls could
come to life in a story was very powerful indeed. He wrote a
story based on three characters in a medieval setting...a
story of friendship and courage sprinkled with fantasy. He
was fortunate to have been given a multi-year publishing
offer, and early reviews of the book 'Adian of Oren, The
Journey Begins' have been very strong. The first book is due
to be released in May, 2004.
Once the book was written, he needed a doll artist, and
spent considerable time researching various artists via
industry magazines and the internet. He had seen a picture
of a little girl on the ODACA website by Maryanne Oldenburg
in October of 2002 (a picture that inspired the character
"McKenzie" from the book). He called her in May of 2003 to
tell her about the concept of book-based dolls, and asked
her if she would be interested in working with him. He sent
her a copy of the book, and by their next conversation they
both knew that the road to Oren Village was a journey that
they would take together. |
Experience the
wonder and mystery of
Oren
Village. Join Aidan and his two friends on an incredible
journey of courage and friendship that will forever change
them...and you |
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