Bongo's Bumbles

  The arm returns. The Zip Tie Incident        After the concerns about Casper's arm's white spot were addressed, I initially worried about how well the repair would hold up, since another collector and artist online informed me that simply smoothing out the varnish was not guaranteed to solve the issue. However, I also realized that I could not press Casper's artist any further if she did not want to strip, repaint and revarnish from the start on the arm, not even by offering to pay for the service. So I had no choice but to accept and just hope the repair worked. Now, that should have been enough. I know I certainly felt it was enough. What I did not know though was what the arm would have to go through after the repair to get back home to me. There was some slight relief, though it did not dull the pain of concern when the new challenge surfaced- his artist had sent me photos of his arm post repair and it looked good as new. The following day, it was shipped ...

  Reborn dolls are a literal art form. (Credit: "Princess Ariel" by CamellynCreations ) They Are Art!!        The only part of a Reborn doll that may be mass produced is the vinyl or silicone blank kit and the materials used to make it. The rest is some individual artist's vision, skill level and imagination. My apologies in advance to my readers but I have just had a rough morning at home that has fueled me to make this vent-post. As you all know, I have around eight or nine Reborn dolls (soon to be nine or ten) and I am extremely careful about what and who they come into contact with because I know their art can sometimes be a bit fragile and difficult to repair or replicate, even by the original artist that put them together. So I feel I need to make this post that dives into a little more detail, explaining what makes a true Reborn doll a literal, one of a kind art doll. First, there is the blank kit that serves as a doll's base.    If you do not f...