I’ve taken a lot of photos of my dolls through the years, but right now, I think this one’s my favorite photo of all time. It was a pretty winter day, late afternoon, and the way the wind caught his hair and the ribbons that tied his shirt was just right…
Sometimes, fleetingly, moments like those make the dolls feel so alive. In the wake of finishing the Snakesblood Saga, it’s been nice to have my “comfort characters” around in their doll forms. I certainly wish I had the means to make dolls for the characters in Spectrum Blade, and I’ve got plans to give it a try with Nendoroids, but that’s pretty different from these. I spent so much time working on this doll in particular, bringing Rune to life by doing extensive modifications and learning to sculpt so I could make his head by myself, that it’s a relief to know they still bring me a lot of happiness and make me feel connected to the series almost a year after it’s all over.
Or is it over?
I guess we’ll see.
In the meantime, I’m enjoying occasionally sharing doll stuff here, so I’m gonna keep doing it… Especially now that I’m slowing things down on YouTube a bit. I hope you’ll enjoy the photos and commentary while I write.