HAND-MADE STONE DOLLS DRESSED IN

TURKISH FOLK COSTUMES

Arzu TINAZÖzgül YEŞİLBAŞ

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OUTLINE

• Artists’ Overview & About Us• Hand-Made Stone Dolls in

Turkish Folkloric Dress• How to make hand-made stone

dolls?• Exhibitions• Contact Info

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ARTISTS OVERVIEW

Arzu Tınaz and Özgül Yeşilbas are the artists behind a very unique kind of

stone doll dressed in Turkish folkloric costumes. Arzu and Özgül

bring their traditional Stone Dolls to life and in doing so the dolls reflect the diversity in Traditional Turkish

dress.

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Arzu Tınaz

Arzu Tınaz was born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey.

After her graduation from Elmadağ Vocational High Schoolfor Girls, Mrs. Tınaz completed a Stone Doll Training

Course at the Ministry of Education, General Directorate ofTechnical Education for Girls, Ankara Olgunlaşma

Institute.Mrs. Tınaz is currently working as a Stone Doll Teacher at

Handicraftand Occupational Training Courses in Ankara.

Muş

From left to right: Arzu Tınaz, Özgül Yeşilbaş

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Özgül Yeşilbaş

Özgül Yeşilbaş was born in 1951 in Kayseri. Mrs. Yesilbas graduated from Cebeci Vocational

High School for Girls in 1969.

She began her career as a designer at the General Directorate of Highways and worked there between the

years 1969-1989.

Mrs. Yesilbas has broad experience on artistic activities such as ceramics, ornamenting and stone dolls.

Mrs. Özgül Yeşilbaş is currently creating Stone Dolls.

From left to right: Arzu Tınaz, Özgül Yeşilbaş

Kayseri

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Hand-Made Stone Dolls Dressed in Turkish Folk Costumes

Tokat*

Çorum* Antalya* Seymen

Muş* Gaziantep* Amasya Ilısu* Tunceli*

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* city or region name

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Hand-Made Stone Dolls Dressed in Turkish Folk Costumes

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Kayseri*

Karadeniz*

Çanakkale*

Kastamonu Azdavay*

* city or region name

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Hand-Made Stone Dolls Dressed in Turkish Folk Costumes

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Kars Hanak* Adıyaman*

Edirne* Bolu* Kafkas*

* City name or region name

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How do they make these stone dolls?

The two friends collect stones from streams, rivers and along the seashore and they then create their special dolls by “sticking” the stones together. They then use ceramic

paste to dress the Stone Dolls and to make the body parts. The dolls’ heights range from 6 to 22 cm.

They also work with other nations’ costumes to make

international Stone Dolls that reflect and share folkloric culture from around the world.

Their whimsical creations also include clowns and Christmas characters.

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Exhibitions

• 5-15 May 2009 The Republic of Turkey, Treasury

Undersecretariat, Ankara,Turkey• 1-15 August 2009 İskele Yağcı Culture Center,

Burhaniye,Turkey

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Contact Looking for specific information?

Any ideas or suggestions? Your feedback is very welcome

If you are interested in purchasing Turkish Folkloric Stone Dolls from us, please contact us: E-mail: tasbebekdukkani@yahoo.com

Mobile Phone: +905334804262Blog: http://yoreseltasbebekler.blogspot.com

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