Midsummer Cicadas Portraits

The cicadas chirp every afternoon now. Their sound scratches like brambles and burns like sunlight.
I never thought I would share this with Leslie.

But here we are. This looks like a ball-jointed doll. It looks like the country.

And it looks like me.
I had to put us both in vintage jewelry. I'm obsessed.

Comments

yuis said…

Oh, Miss Amanda! You are both so BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love seeing you both so serene together....

July 5, 2010 at 11:44 PM

Amanda said…

Thank you so much! It meant so much to me to do the portraits.

July 8, 2010 at 4:33 PM

yuis said…

They truly came out so lovely!

July 8, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Fanchon

I can't believe it. It looks like the rusted gates to The Garden of Virtues are going to be laboriously parted by small articulated resin hands after all once more. I am glad that I am buying Lanie's Angel, but I am also a little sad. I remember disposing of Dresden along with my other dolls. I was in a vicious rage. I hesitated over Dresden's prone form, thinking, goodness, even I don't think of her as a BJD, is this really necessary? And then, blindly, cutting the strings. I can't believe I am actually talking about this now. I have not talked about it before. I regretted losing her afterward, because I did not really need to part with her. She was a sweet, special presence, a little woman. I have kept all of her eyes, wigs and clothes. Of course I will never forget the moments in which I divested all of my BJD's of their clothing, wigs and eyes. The other day Henry came around with a little velcro he had found and I grew faint, knowing that it had come fro

Paper doll copying, digital editing project

1 bjd pic daily - Fish n' Chips

1 bjd pic daily - Fish n' Chips , originally uploaded by blacsylc . This is Leslie's pal Fish n' Chips. As I clear out space Leslie's room is starting to take shape. I am so excited. I have been carrying around ideas for his room for a while.

A Garden of Virtues

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