Volks Yugiri and Williams, reposted with permission.
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Other lovely photos at the House of Silent Children
These photos were taken by DoA’s Lirin of Sheri’s dolls. They first picture is from a photoshoot titled “You Floor Me!” That was specifically intended to show off the lovely new floor that Lirin’s father had made for their doll room.
The room, in addition to having nicely scaled props and furniture, is also an engineering wonder. Sheri wrote:
The “You Floor Me” shoot was literally to explore the new fancy floor her talented Dad created for the doll set. He built the 3 walled set last June (2007) as per Emily’s [Lirin's] design. He created beadboard to scale and found lovely flower and vine trim for the baseboard and chair rails. Emily chose the wallpaper and Bob carefully put it up. It is about 4′ by 5 ‘ and we have been finding furniture and accessories to create believable rooms for these resin people to inhabit. Jewelry Boxes can come in very handy and some of the knick-knacks in the photos are things my mother brought me from her travels, and my old dollhouse collection from when I was Emily’s age. I love seeing what Emily finds and puts together for each new setup of the space.
My husband Bob is a professional and fine art photographer and has supplied wonderful lighting equipment, camera gear and of course his expertise in teaching Emily how to take the pictures she imagines in her very creative mind. We homeschooled/unschooled for much of our daughter’s later school years (she is now 20). Following one’s passions to the fullest is a habit that continues to give our lives depth and meaning.
The structure itself breaks down into separate wall units so it can be moved when needed. The floor is also able to be broken down into smaller components. With the new raised floor we can slide the under bed storage boxes underneath it with dolls and props are not being used at the moment. Our living room was the first place Bob set up the doll room. It was great there, but eventually we wanted the room back for Christmastime. So now it resides in our bonus room over the garage, complete with a nice stereo. Listening to just the right music is sometimes a vital aspect of these photo shoots. It is a continuing labor of love by all 3 of us. I am so pleased that we can all play dolls in our own creative fashion.
I think that the creativity of the dolls is just vitally important, and part of why they are such an engrossing hobby (and why they have held my interest for several years now): there is so much that can be done with them, and there are so many tangental arts, interests, and skills that can be brought in.
One more, since there is so much to see! (Click to make big - I LOVE this Masha [Ilse].)
There are so many talented people in this hobby. :)
Thank you very much, Sheri and Lirin!
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