A Garden of Virtues

Over the past several days, I have been going through my digital photo files, restoring images to old posts on this blog, and adding in doll-related posts from other blogs that are defunct. In so doing, I have come across old posts about dolls that I completely forgot I ever had. This 14" porcelain bjd, designed by Aidamaris Roman, is one of them. She was produced for Paradise Galleries under the name "Confetti," and I purchased her on August 24, 2012. She was absolutely amazing! Around this same time, I was head over heels over Emilie Autumn's "Opheliac" album, and it was impossible not to conflate this doll's appearance with the overall aesthetic of "Opheliac."  I named her Bettina Cinders. She was a little larger than a Barbie, but she slept in a Barbie bed covered with a vintage striped apron that matched her aesthetic. Additionally, she could wear some of the looser-fitting Barbie clothes, like those here.  I remember...

"Jessica" is a bride doll by Donna Rubert, sold through Paradise Galleries. Jessica's gown is ravishing —  truly my ideal in vintage details. I wouldn't be able to resist the doll if she had been sculpted by Tom Francirek. Images taken from Worthpoint .

These are the dolls I dream of buying when I get another job. Tom Francirek's Dolls for Paradise Galleries. Rosa. I haven't seen her yet on eBay. Andrea. On eBay Buy it Now for approximately $25 (including shipping) Tom Francirek's dolls have gotten rather scarce on eBay , and when I see them, they are at least as much as retail price. It kind of worries me that I won't be able to find them when the time comes.