@Organtitus is disassembling it to get through the kitchen doorway. Or we would have to bring it up the big front stairs. It is a big baby! 48″ wide x 32″ tall x 30″ deep. Luckily he didn’t know it wouldn’t fit through the kitchen door before we brought it home. But it is through now and he is reassembling it. It is big enough to fit a super dollfie sized room! Something had to go though. Bye bye antique trunk, I traded you for something see-thru.
I am delighted to announce latest release of my long hours of labour, Claudia, capturing a story of a girl who is neither living nor dead.
In a tranquil manor of the 15th century,
There lay a fair white skinned girl with enchanting golden eyes and golden locks, named Claudia.
She comes with a new slender type body with a small bust, replacing our previous androgynous type body.
Early on during my yard sale yesterday Claudia (by Hypermaniac) arrived! I barely had the energy to open the box after the sale, but did. Claudia is stunning! This is the first time I’ve opted for a Hypermaniac faceup and I’m so glad I did. Gorgeous, and highly detailed. Saddest face in the world. We’re gearing up for a bunch more events this month, but am trying to find time to loll around with my dollies.
Hypermaniac Claudia – Artist’s photograph
It has been a four years since Hyperdolly has had any releases. I understand she was busy making babies instead. I’ve been lucky enough to pick up a few over the years since she’s been offering them on an english version website.
2004 Ksy (Ondine Alice) – scored head and body separately on 2nd hand market
2005 So-som (Dropsy) – ordered originally on official site, but she couldn’t fulfill the order. Someone took pity on me and sold me one 2nd hand
2006 Muse (Dainty Fidget) – Finally! was able to order and receive direct from Hyperdolly
2011 HaHanBi (On Flickr) – After a long dolly dry spell (we bought a house) I welcomed home HaHanBi
2015 Claudia – Gorgeous! Claudia is similar size to HaHanBi, but with a more girlish body vs the previous child body.
Beautiful sculpts and expressive faces over all. Hypermaniac is probably my favorite doll artist.
Who do I still pine for? Sleeping Kakiva. Oh my breaking heart.
You guys! I got the most awesome curtains ever for the Rumpus Room (tv room/library) last night! Honest, I went in for some nice dark teal blue cotton curtains AND CAME OUT WITH FIESTA COLORED PARROTS!!! So. The room is going crazy pop art Madonna Inn Enchanged Tiki Room. That’s a thing, ain’t it?
In case you were wondering, wee plastic toys are still winging their way here from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan via Rudi and others. Occasionally. If they’re pirate themed.
Musing as I’m watching another pair of period drama trailers: do I need to write a dissertation on why female rulers must always choose between their “heart” and their country? While their codpiece bedecked brethren are assumed to be in control of both (Ok, ok, so Henry ran into a spot of bother on this one, but if he/she’d just been willing to SETTLE, etc, etc)? Rings familiar to the Career VS Family we’re all supposed to be struggling with. My curiosity is more on the “how much is literary/cultural construct” VS reality.
Ooooh, I’m going to study up. Guilty on all counts!
Too much kitchen counter clutter
Bad furniture and/or seating arrangement
Too much clutter on tabletops
Bookcases not thoughtfully curated or styled
Bad lighting locations
Art hung too high
(ok, now where’s that “I don’t give a cup of fuck.” meme? I know I laid it around here somewhere, but with all those cluttered tabletops and bad lighting locations, I can’t find it!)
A couple years ago I begged Paul Kaiju (http://www.paulkaiju.com) to do his magic on a dollfie dream body so I could have a Devil Girl in vinyl along the lines of his Yooskie. I’d had my heart set on a Delf Winking Ari head JUST as Luts discontinued her. Wah! But then… THEN… Nofunangie was selling her Winking Ari “Tankgirl” on the promise that she would be totally wiped and live no more. Mr. Kallisti did so, and sculpted some devil girl pointy ears on the head, while I bought my Brother in Law’s Dollfie Dream 1st Edition body (optimum for the doll anus in the sculpt. I know, I’m funny that way). We inset magnets into her forehead, Mr. Kallisti did quick horns. There will be more.
Face-up by me. I promise to take more pictures of her, Evelina is RAD!
More pictures of our Holiday palace at Casa de Crockett!
