(Linda Macario)
A Tiny Bundle of Sweetness - Introducing Cupcake
by Pam North
Born in Florence, Italy, Linda Macario will be moving to Seattle. Washington in the near future, bringing her exciting creative artistry to America. 
Linda studied art in high school in Florence, learning the basics of drawing and sculpting, and subsequently was employed as a graphic designer soon after completing school. Sometimes she has drawn illustrations for children books, but her interest in dolls always has beckoned her in that direction. Dolls have been her focus since 1999, when she discovered the world of polymer clays and baby dolls. After attending several shows in Italy, Russia, and the United States, she began continuously and carefully searching for the best way to transform her own ideas into beautiful dolls. She began working with many different materials, such as polymer clays, air-dry clays, silicone, resin, and porcelain, and in 2009 she discovered a new way to express herself with ball-jointed dolls (BJDs).
Always looking for the best results, she gives all her effort and dedication to her creations, with special attention to details. Her one-of-a-kind air-dry clay dolls, porcelain limited edition, and customized OOAK dolls have been available in shops and galleries all over the world, but since 2011, Linda’s dolls are reproduced in resin, and are being sold exclusively by jPopdolls.
She has found a new way to express herself in the creation  of her latest doll, Cupcake, an adorable mini-doll with soulful eyes. After the success of Penny and her sisters, Polly and Patty, some of the smallest dolls she sculpts for jPopdolls, Linda decided to try something smaller at 6.9 inches tall, a popular size like Pukifee and Lati Yellow. The small amount of resin required for each doll inspired her to name the series the Resin Drop Collection, her latest trio of mini-size dolls using the same body but with different faces. She has designed not only the dolls, but also the logo and graphics. The dolls in this collection will be Cupcake, Donut, and Cookie. Cupcake was the first to be released, and was offered for preorder in pink or tan skin tones at jPopdolls.net from December, 2017 to January 8, 2018. One more skin color, light tan, will be released soon for pre-order. Later, in 2018, the second sculpt, Donut, will be released. The Resin Drop Collection is available exclusively at jPopdolls.net, each one to be sold as a basic doll (nude with one pair of glass eyes) on a preorder basis. When preorder is closed, no more dolls will be available, so it is recommended to subscribe at jPopdolls’ newsletter in order not to miss them. From time to time Linda offers some customized, one-of-a-kind, full sets through her website, on Facebook or on eBay, and the best way to be notified when special OOAKs are available is to subscribe to her mailing list on her website.
A 2017 Dolls Award of Excellence, Industry’s Choice Winner, Linda enjoys every aspect of her work, from drawing a sketch, to sculpting the rough pieces, to adding the final touches. “Most of my dolls are born in my head during the night,” she explained. “I like to go to sleep thinking about my next creation, then wake up in the morning to draw a sketch or take a note about the new idea. While not every idea turns into an actual doll, all of my dolls begin like this.”
She added, “Dolls and bears are part of human childhood for many years, and I think people should bring a part of their child’s mind into adulthood, especially in this world full of competitiveness and concerns. What better way is there than collecting special art toys to allow us to revisit that time of childhood in heart and mind?”