Oh, look who's back!

I have brought my posh lady back from Poland last week - I'm really happy to have her with me again. She's such a graceful doll to look at.

I've been SO busy lately, doing lots and lots of hillwalking, taking care of my new adorable pets, that I didn't really have time to update this blog, but I'll try to make up for that soon.

Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21

She has arrived on Monday, and I'm SO in love with her.
She received a name after Arnold Schönberg's melodrama, Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, as I love the piece and I love the story it tells.

I adore her chubby body and the way she poses.

I just can't wait to have her painted and ready!

leaving feeling.

Next week, by this time, I'm going to be in Glasgow, Scotland, setting off with the new chapter of my funny life.
I've been waiting for so long for that moment to arrive - first I've been putting my money off, then I had that unfortunate accident, and I had to recover for long, postponing the whole thing for over two months that seemed like ages.

And now, that it's finally that close and I should be all happy, I actually feel a bit sad, and there's a number of wonderful people to blame for that. I hope I see them again soon.



I've set off with packing- it's so hard to decide what to take, and what to leave behind. I wish I actually could be as consistent in my plans to reduce my belongings as Dave from The 100 Thing Challenge, but that's just not happening (although I did reduce them significantly).
Apart from basic things like clothes etc, there are also books &dolls to take, all the things I use to create my jewellery, I'd love to take at least one film camera with me as well... It all gives me a headache when I think about it...

For those of you who live in (or are just passing through) Glasgow, you can meet me pretty soon during wonderful craft & fashion events, that I'm happy to take part in. I'll write about the dates and places in the next post. ♥

Pixies gonna pix.

Aviator.

Is he dreaming about the career of an aviator... or does he just have his head in the clouds?

(for the soundtrack click here.)

 

Baronesse.

I got tempted by stunning repaints of Monster High dolls I saw recently and got myself two of them, and I already want more I must admit. I adore their gentle and beautifully shaped bodies and surprisingly interesting face molds (once you wash off that awful slutty decal faces they were given by Mattel), different for every doll.

Here's my Baronesse, waiting for a new face and customisation.

Ladybug!

The world around is so huge and overwhelming, this little Ladybug friend of mine seems to be in a constant shock!

This is a repaint of a ddung knockoff doll, done my magnificently talented Kamarza. She's done OH so great, and I've been most happy to find this little creature in the package that arrived at my doorstep today.

"Watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks on and come along with me."

The title for the post is taken from "Kentucky Avenue", one of my favourite songs by Tom Waits, containing some of his childhood memories.

It has suddenly struck me that Marcel, one of my dolls, is just the kind of a boy that could be Waits' childhood companion - mischievous yet full of energy and imaginative. Running round the neighbourhood all day, being a nuisance to the local community but at the same time charming in his own, boyish way.

And here he is, a hole in his sock and not-so-clean feet, after a busy day of climbing trees, running and making up big adventures. I envy him, I really do.

Impératrice.

Long time no seen, huh?
I've been going through some changes in my life - I've quit my job which I consider a great decision, then I moved back to my home town for holiday - it's quiet here and I can chill out in the garden and spend lots of time cooking and reading - which is how perfect vacation should be like (if you're not having a bicycle tour round Ireland).

I also finally found some time to scan a film from around December (sic!) last year - I couldn't help but think how much the motifs used resemble some aspects of "The Nightingale" - a story by Hans Christian Andersen. The only difference being the Empress, instead of Emperor, trying to keep the wonderful bird for herself.

"The emperor was so delighted that he declared the nightingale should have his gold slipper to wear round her neck, but she declined the honor with thanks: she had been sufficiently rewarded already. “I have seen tears in an emperor’s eyes,” she said, “that is my richest reward."

"She was now to remain at court, to have her own cage, with liberty to go out twice a day, and once during the night. Twelve servants were appointed to attend her on these occasions, who each held her by a silken string fastened to her leg. There was certainly not much pleasure in this kind of flying."

"So Death gave up each of these treasures for a song; and the nightingale continued her singing. She sung of the quiet churchyard, where the white roses grow, where the elder-tree wafts its perfume on the breeze, and the fresh, sweet grass is moistened by the mourners’ tears. Then Death longed to go and see his garden, and floated out through the window in the form of a cold, white mist."

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*all quotes are taken from "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen, which can be found HERE.

silk.

soft like there's silk

everywhere

sleep

(is a) pillow

come ___

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where she won't dare

anyway (where)

(the lyrics are taken from Only Shallow by My Bloody Valentine)

...dans la forêt

We had a super nice trip to the forest with my father, mr. New Lens and some tiny friends of mine this Sunday morning.
We even managed to get lost, but luckily made our way back home.

long journey home.

Finally, our new roommate has arrived ♥

the interview - continuation.

The second part of the article can now be found HERE.

interview with Marcel.

I'm happy to announce that Marcel, my doll boy, has given an interview for BJD Magazine.
I daresay it's the first interview with a BJD doll ever. He was SO nervous!

You can read it HERE. the second part is yet to come.

Ondine.

My lovely undine-like creature arrived today - she's so delicate and wonderful, I can't take my eyes off her.
She reminds me a bit of the Childlike Empress from the Neverending Story, which is one of my favourite books.


I'm still thinking about the name for her - wanted to give her a Gaelic name, so if you have any suggestions, I'll be glad to hear them.

More details after she gets some colours - till then, let me keep her mold in secret.

finally!

I have finally completed and handed over my thesis (on CouchSurfing and Hospitality Club) some time ago - I'm having my final exam on Monday, but I already feel so free and light-hearted!
In the meantime, I have moved to the city centre, an now I share my room with a black cat.
Once I tame the chaos in my tiny room I'm planning to read all the books that have been waiting for me all those years. I'm really excited about it.
I'm also thinking about redesigning my etsy shop, and retake all the photos for it's listings. There's so much light in my room I'm amazed every time I walk in there during the day - my previous apartment only had a eastern window, so it was rather dim most of the time.

discount code, yay!

here's a little gift to fight the winter gloom: 

enter the code AGAINSTWINTER upon checkout in my etsy shop to get a 5% discount!

(also, remember all my doll pendants can also be worn by humans, they're just a bit smaller - if you want a human-sized chain please contact me before purchase)

itsy bitsy world.

I love miniatures of all kinds and macro photography is something that I really enjoy, so I recently bought a reverse lens adapter for my digital camera and now I'm enjoying all those great close-ups with the help of my beloved old soviet Helios-44 58mm 1:2 lens.

Not much time for photography though, for the long postponed deadline of handing in my MA thesis is getting closer and i'm in a rush to finish with that university bullshit.
Cause although I pretty much enjoyed my studies, I'm fed up with the thesis thing I've been dealing with for over three years now. Let's just pass that damn final exam and get back to my dolls and my cameras.
That's my goal for now, so cross your fingers and wish me luck, for i'll need it with my incredible ability to procrastinate when one definitely shouldn't...