FreakStyleBJD

Whoop whoop! Snatch is finished and for sale here: https://freakstyleart.com/product/snatch/

Another attempt to show the test, since apparently it wasn’t possible to view my last post. Sorry for that! 

I’ve been quiet for qui--te some time, but that’s because I was busy finishing this beast of a sculpture. Remind me to never do octopus arms again @_@. Anyway, I got me a a turning platform-thingy. And of course I had to try it. This is just a test-vid and I have no idea how much Facebook butchered the quality. But you got an idea. And hey! It’s proof I’m not dead yet.

Because we all need to see pretty things.  And I absolutely want to build this beauty.

I’ve been going to a painting course, mostly to get my mother to do something I knew she’d like to do. Thing is, this woman has been traditionally schooled and to her, painting is a craft everybody is able to learn. Doesn’t matter if you know how to draw or not.  Well, she just proved it! This is my first result, and I don’t know how to draw a straight line to save my life. So, if you live in eastern part of The Netherlands, go visit Marian Merk (https://www.facebook.com/marian.merk.3)

With so much attention drawn towards recasters and their counterfeits this week, I wanted to show you guys some dolls from my own collections. All originals, no counterfeits.  To those who think: “I could never afford one of those”. I’ve always had to live on a tiny budget. My first dolls were bought with money from a side-job when I was a student taking part in some very demanding classes. Our first day at school, we were greeted with these words: “Say goodbye to your social life”. They weren’t bluffing XD. After that, I became ill. Without the ability to work, my income is way below minimum wage and it will stay that way. Still, I’m able to buy the materials I need for sculpting AND get the dolls I want, by selling stuff when I have the energy. All it takes is discipline and patience. And time. I’ve had to save up for months, or years. But the pride I feel when I finally open the box with the doll inside that took me so long to get is unlike anything. If I’m able to get original dolls - with my funky head and stubborn body - so can you. Stealing is for children; let’s be an adult. Have some pride. dolls: Volks madoka on Dollstown 15y girl body Volks Swd Lucas Gomidoll Iru-HS on Dollstown 7y boy body

The bronze casters I’ve hired have trouble getting a good cast of my statue, because it’s too detailed. And these guys are specialized in sculpted jewelry and the like, you know... small detailed stuff. So, in case they break down in tears and refuse to do anything else, I’m looking into alternatives that I could cast myself. Like bonded marble: Marble dust mixed in resin. The purist artist is probably going to scream when hearing this, because it’s FAKE SHIT, but hey! A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. (and I kind of like experimenting.

OMG, A BJD I’ve been looking for since 2005, without result, is now for sale.  And of course... I’m low on funds. The dollfie-fates are cruel indeed. Darn you, Kanon! *shakes fist*

Arms Lots of arms! And now I’m dead. I think. 

I didn’t like the mouth of my octopus, so I started over. Also, I finished the hair. Yay! And since the picture is much bigger than the actual figure, I can see little errors that I need to fix. YAY! Anyway, just some pictures to proof to you guys, I ain’t dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbvoGV3ZRY And then on january 1st, the kids will visit neigbours, wishing them a happy new year and getting a candy bag in return. Something we call ‘New Year’s Earnings’. This is also a tradition specific to where I live.

Spoilers... . . . . . . . Spoilers So, although I really love the show, there is this minor scene in the second series that bugged me. Kathryn just found out she is pregnant, and with her marriage in shambles, she tells Mac that she doesn’t know if she’s going to keep the child and that it is her choice and hers alone. Mac responds with something akin to ‘sure, you’re right’.  And that bugged me. Yes, it is the socially acceptable way to respond to such a thing and you will get bonus points for being so ‘relevant in today’s discussion’. But Mac comes from a future where having children is harder than throwing a rocket at the moon. This point gets underlined even more by the scenes where 001 explains his feelings when learned he was going to be a father.  Mac is full on vegan, because he believes that killing living beings for their meat and keeping them in barns to use their milk, eggs etc is evil. To him, life is precious. So precious that he is trying to convince his wife to go vegan too.  Someone like him, with his background would not respond so casually to the idea of abortion and how he (as the father) has no say in the decision. It’s completely out of character! I’m not saying that the tv-show should’ve started a pro-abortion vs pro-life discussion right there, because then they’d be digging a huge hole. I’m saying that they shouldn’t have written that scene in the first place.