Happily ever after..

Just received this from a nice lady in the US, who wanted to let me know of the love powers of her ring..

'I wanted to thank you for your amazing work, and I thought I'd share what became of the ring you made (Our life is what our thoughts make it- Marcus Aurelius Antonius quote). I saw the ring for sale on your page, and I knew it was perfect for my best friend (whom incidentally I have had feelings for for many years now). After working up the nerve, I bought it and decided to tell him exactly how I felt about him. Happily - one year later we're moving in together and are talking about getting married. I know this sounds strange, but realizing that that quote perfectly described him (we're both scientists), really played a major role in convincing me to tell him. Thank you."

Ophelia

For those interested in more Ophelia shots, I have a flickr account at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoriabuckley

Enchanted doll

Finally my latest muse has arrived! It's been a serious wait.  I was on a waiting list to get ON the waiting list for over a year.

The  dolls are made by a Russian Canadian artist, Marina Bychkova, and I've been  obsessed ever since I first saw them. 

I'm calling her Ophelia (since my husband has voted against it for the imminent baby). She arrived this morning , safe and more than secure (a bit b&d actually- i had to use my heavy weight cutters to get her bindings off). She is a porcelain ball jointed doll, which means she poses realistically. 

The first thing that was apparent was that her scale is perfect for Jewellery Muse posing ( and Marina even pierced her ears for me). I knew she was 13" long, which is somewhat bigger than Barbie, but I wasn't sure really what she would look like next to jewellery (perfect is what).

When I picked her up, I discovered her weight is substantial enough to feel real, and light enough to reinforce the fairy like aspect. The fluidity of the movement was the biggest surprise- she moves very gracefully, and hold most poses well. 

I'm planning to curl her hair (with toothpicks), which promises to be fiddly, but I'd like her with Pre-Raphaelite waves. I'm not planning to dress her, since her detailed anatomy is part of what sets her apart from conventional dolls, but might later if I find/make anything that sets the tone for a theme.

She'll be a working doll in a couple of weeks when we do our first professional shoot with her.

http://www.enchanteddoll.com/