Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Dollmaker

Sunny, my new hippie wild child customized Blythe.

Sunny's sister, Joy, who loves dressing up. 

Joy, Sunny & Blue Dog.


Why invest in the boring stock market when you can buy art?  Customized Blythe dolls are a true art form.  Each doll customized is one of a kind from around the world.  I have dolls from Greece, Spain, Japan and China.  The outfits are also amazing, tiny art.  My favorite outfit maker lives in northern Canada and she's also a gifted artist.  

One of my all-time favorite books is "The Dollmaker" by Harriette Arnow.  It's a brilliant, beautiful, timeless, classic novel.  I highly recommend it.  



2 comments:

Kelly said...

These dolls have the most expressive eyes!

Marion said...

Kelly, it's sort of their signature 'thing'. Each Blythe doll has 4 eye chips (colors) that are changed by pulling a string in back of the head. The customized dolls have unique eye colors and carved facial features like lips & noses. Some have painted features like freckles & eye shadow. They're fascinating dolls to collect! xo