DollsArtCats

  Marina Bychkova's site is always worth a visit--both the dolls and photography are so beautiful! I will never own one--they are meant to be worshipped in a glass case, not dragged around the sewing table and backyard--but I love the artistry and the fact that Bychkova looks like she is living her best life :D https://www.enchanteddoll.com/snowwhite

I never thought that porcelain artists would bother to recast a resin design, but apparently someone is trying just that. Short blog article by Marie Zeligen from Medium (sort of an aggregator of articles on various topics) https://medium.com/@mariezeligen/russian-fake-fcc9d719e151 (That is my Gneiss up there from Soom, her sculpt is one of the "recast" examples in the article). The goofy part about doing that is that the porcelain world overlaps the bjd world, so recasts are easily spotted--and porcelain needs different shapes than resin to be sturdy. Also the aesthetic is just different IMO. But it's something to watch out for as porcelains are so fiercely expensive (which is why I don't have any). Thanks to Cat for finding the article!

one of Khudyakova's dolls If you do a Google search of "dolls", chances are you will run across Alexandra "Sasha"Khudyakova. There is a nice article with somewhat rubbish scanned photos here . Snip from the text: Gifted art doll master Sasha Khudyakova graduated from Moscow Stroganov State Art-Industrial University, in addition to being President of the Doll Artists Association, Sasha is a member of the Moscow Union of Artists and the International Artists Union of Russia (TSHR) (IFA), where she is Deputy Chairman of the Section of Art Dolls. Sasha’s unique dolls are held in private collections in Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, USA and the Museum of Moscow History in Russia. This photo above I grabbed off  Pinterest, because it was in focus--you can see Khudyakova working on this doll here: Profile shot of that doll: If you are on Pinterest, you can see a number of Khudyakova's dolls here . If you are interested in ...

This was the doll I pulled the fairy costume off of--I am going to return her to the thrift store, but I didn't want to drop her back in all sad and naked, so I made her an outfit from some of the piles of scraps here--I wish I had more narrow orange ribbon, because that would look better with the skirt band. Originally the bodice was going to be orange with the floral lining, but  I decided the floral side looked better. The sleeves are a cheat--they are hemmed and then stitched to the bodice so they won't catch on the doll's fingers. The hat was a straw blank that I got a couple of years ago in a bundle from the doll show. It was fast and easy to decorate: She has a winding stem for her built in music box (so odd) (She plays "A Whole New World") :o She has shoes and her original drawers and net petticoat, since I didn't care for those. Here she is all ready for her next adventure...at someone else's house :D I just wish I had been ab...

This is Alina Ivanova's Instagram , and shows her beautiful, small porcelain dolls. Such amazing detail! They are delightful to look at, and I am sure appallingly expensive. :D But they are a labor of love! Thanks to Cat for finding Ivanova's page!