yes, i know i am a little late for the softies thing. i finally got over myself and just started letting my fingers to the walking if you know what i mean. no plans, no great ideas, just got busy cutting and trying things and somehow things evolved from there. sometimes thinking too much is my problem.
meet gigi...
and her best friend topsy...
i read someplace that children respond well to dolls without faces because they transfer whatever they want onto the doll. a doll with a big smile on her face may not seem so sympathetic if you have been sent to your room for naughtiness, or feel bad because one of the big kids told you to go away. who knows if it's true about the faces, but it makes sense to me. another reason i suspect dolls in the olden days often lacked faces is because, like me, their maker couldn't quite work out what to do with them! i tried a bunch of different faces for gigi, but kept tearing them out. same with the hair. for some reason, hair and a face just kept feeling wrong. as for topsy's nudity, i liked her like that when i was finished with her, but maybe i'll make her a little garment too someday. for now, i think topsy likes to run around nekkid, which suits me just fine.