The weather is perfect for apple and pumpkin picking. Apple cider, caramel popcorn, a good horror movie. Under the influence of such and intoxicating autumnal presence, I made a new recycled doll.
I'm posting two gorgeous dolls I made a while ago, Pink Prachodayat and Cenye. Prachodayat, which means "enlighten"in Sanskrit, is the very last phrase chanted in many Vedic Mantras. She was the first girl I made with a broader global flare.
I'm not a huge pop music fan and find the industry lacking as far as the organic musical process is concerned. I haven't listened much to Lady Gaga but her outfits are exciting ventures for fashion doll designers. To me the costume is a synthesis of the Sorceress from Masters of the Universe (1987) and Björk's wintry white swan dress collection--although the last time Björk played Madison Square Garden she left it sweating rainbows.
Just finished Pyrie, a new custom Barbie remake. Her name is a derivative of pyr, Greek root word for fire, and one of the Furies. She is a symbol of fire, passion, and harvest. Aesthetically, I combined Greek and Roman motif with Victorian Romanticism.
I really want a Toffee doll, now. Distributed by Huckleberry Toys, Toffee is a new line of super kawaii Japanese dolls from designer Riri Fukuju. These plush body mixed-media handmade dolls come in several designs (including the limited edition Hellboy Fan doll with awesome kitty cat eyes), all of them cute and some of them slightly sinister. They're a more traditional alternative to Asian ball-jointed dolls, and, with their big baby-doll type heads and tiny bodies, are less anatomical and more whimsical.
Top row, L to R: Marina, Sakura, Hazel
Bottom row, L to R: Lily, VIctoria, Pinky
