A doll is a representation of the human form. Since ancient times dolls have predominantly been toys for children.
Today, Art dolls and OOAK (Original One Of a Kind) dolls may be sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of dolls.
The doll images show dolls made from a vinyl kit and from hand sculptured dolls made from a block of polymer clay.
Lifelike/Reborn vinyl dolls start their journey from the purchase of a kit. Vinyl dolls differ from a porcelain doll, the difference being a porcelain doll is rigid and hard. They can be fragile and easily chipped or broken if dropped, unlike the vinyl doll which is often quite soft to the touch and is unlikely to be chipped or broken if dropped.
A vinyl doll kit to the doll artist is their canvas. The doll artist decides how they want their doll to look. They consider eye choice, hair, skin tone and whether they want it to be anatomically correct.
Lifelike dolls are sometimes used by medical professionals and aged care facilities. They have been known for their training and therapeutic qualities. Due to their lifelike appearance, vinyl dolls have come to the attention of police, mistakenly taken for a baby left in a car.
Miniature dolls and babies pictured are small, hand sculpted dolls usually from polymer clay. Some dolls are a tiny 3cm in length and can comfortably fit in the palm of a hand. Specialist tools such as dental tools are used to sculpt their bodies. When a doll is completed the polymer clay is baked and the baby doll will keep for a very, very long time. Hence a collectors joy.
"You don't stop playing with dolls because you grow old. You grow old because you stop playing with dolls."
