Kaimi Mahina aka Gloria

UPDATE - Kaimi "Gloria" has found a new home. Thank you very much for the love you have shown for her <3

i will not talk long about kaimi. kaimi is the name she told me, then i checked and well, the internet told me it was a boy's name. so we added the girl name mahina to it (that's the law in switzerland, if you choose a gender neutral or confusing first name the second name must be very clear on that). but then when we brushed out her hair I kept humming "gloria" by van morrison. so i just added it. kaimi isn't sure about the gloria. it's also not her official name, i let her fight that out with her future mum. and yes, there will be fights, and laughs, and many incredible moments. you will see ;)

before i spam you will lots of pics of kaimi i will let you know what we decided for finding the perfect home for her. i wanted to wait and think about pricing this size more (so far i sold none bin, the ghost girl were this tiny about 12 inch size and they were auctions for charity, one mmao, then missy of course was auctioned for #loveforalex) but kaimi will not let me. she said she will decide.

so this is how it goes:

if you are interested to bring 12 inch kaimi to your home (and you better be very ready, she is not for the faint of heart):

- comment on this blog that you would like to. no story or anything needed, just your name (easiest your fb name so i can contact you immediately after the drawing)

- then, when kaimi feels she has been patient enough, or teasing enough, i will write all names on pieces of paper and she will draw a name

and now to the "special feature":

THE WINNER WILL DECIDE HOW MUCH KAIMI WILL COST. I WILL JUST NOTIFY THEM AND SEND THEM MY PAYPAL AND THEY WILL PAY AS MUCH AS THEY FEEL LIKE ;)

i know this is scary. but kaimi is corageous and adventurous. and she insists ;) she says if someone doesn't dare / isn't comfortable with this type of pricing they could never handle her anyway ;)

SO, JUST COMMENT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO WELCOME HER TO YOUR HOME, NOT THE PRICE YOU ARE WANTING TO OFFER BECAUSE THIS IS NOT MMAO (though i suspect just as scary). AND NO, NEITHER KAIMI NOR I WILL HELP YOU WITH THE PRICING. BUT IT WILL NOT DEPEND ON YOUR PRICE WHETHER SHE LIVES WITH YOU OR NOT!!!

if you have any questions, feel free to contact us. kaimi might just answer you ;)

Vivian Moonshadow - a long overdue try

Like I guess many makers I have watched sculpted dolls emerge, refine and become perfection. I am in awe of the makers who truly have perfected this art and I see every day how difficult it is to get it right. 

I spent quite some time imagining what a sculpted doll of mine, truly mine, could look like. Would look like. Should look like.

I will admit, I was scared to try because until I tried I knew it would be my choice to not needlefelt my dolls, to still make my heads the "traditional" simple waldorf way. That it's not my fear of failure stopping me but my love for my simple dolls. I always knew one day I would have to try, maybe never show anyone the result, maybe like it maybe not. Then take it from there. 

My worries have made me late to the party. I had people tell me to try, that it was bound to turn out well, people telling me not to as they loved my dolls just the way they are and are worried I would stop making them and only make sculpted dolls from then on. And all that time I had the nagging feeling that maybe I didn't have a choice, that maybe I would be crap at sculpting...

One evening, when the light wasn't good enough for me to sew (my sewing machine stands in a place where the natural light is great but there is not enough artificial light to work there in the evenings/nights) and I had knitted all I felt like knitting I sat down with one of my heads I wasn't sure about and just dived in and didn't stop before I felt that I had made my first sculpted face. Vivian Moonshadow was born - or half born as I really need to adjust my body pattern for her first and that will have to wait a bit...

Before you ask: I have no idea where I go from here. I will definitely make more "traditional" dolls, not sure if I will make many sculpted dolls. I loved making Vivian and I am proud and happy how she turned out. Vivi and I are sharing lots of smiles and secrets. She has many secrets to tell...