3. June 2026

How I learned and unlearned from others.

Time to create again and again.

Dearest Friends,

I lost my way, my muse, my mojo and my love of creating mini-babies in 2019 after a bit of tumultuous family drama, following some challenging advice from a Mentor, and trying to please everyone....but my heart.

The one thing that I could pour my heart and hands into started to creep away from me. I'll spare you the family drama details, suffice it to say, I have distanced myself to that situation out of personal preservation and my own health and sanity. But as to taking advice from a Mentor, that was obvious to me early on would not serve me well, sent me into a state of mind that clouded my judgement and stymied my desire to create. By the time I admitted to myself that although the advice was sound in nature for some, it was not at all meaningful for me, my art or my heart.

The Mentor's advice, you ask? Well, it went something like this: "You need to reproduce your work if you ever plan to succeed in the Art Doll world." Meaning: I had to learn how to make copies of my dolls or hire someone else to reproduce my dolls in order to sell more to become successful. So at first, I commissioned casting Artists to reproduce a few of my dolls in silicone and resin. That was expensive and not fun at all. The quality was often wonderful, but other times I was quite unhappy with the quality. So-I struggled, fussed, and learned how to mold, cast, pour my dolls in silicone and resin over about 2 years. I learned how to paint silicone and resin as well. It wasn't what I would call fun. It was frustrating, expensive, trying and often tear-jerking . LOL

Thankfully, my limited editions were well received and often, Collectors returned for additional dolls. I loved that I could reproduce my own work, in my own studio, in my own time. It was liberating and rewarding to learn new skills. I have reproduced a handful of my dolls in limited editions over the last several years. I enjoyed sculpting both of my Grandsons in polymer clay mini-babies and shared my reproductions in silicone and resin with the "Mom's" in the family for Mother's Day.

It was a huge learning curve for me and I threw myself into the process determined to grow my business, be known and share my Art in the world. That plan didn't take shape as intended. During all these changes, challenges and craziness, I also abandoned all social media.

Sadly, the heart was not in reproducing my art; my heart was in sharing my heart in my Art one One-of-a-kind Art Doll at a time. Although I would not trade the experience of learning how to 're-create' my creations, I wholeheartedly find my love of creating in the One of a Kind world.

I am thankful for the knowledge to offer limited editions of my own sculpts from time to time, but just as you and I and all persons in the world are One of a Kind, I shall continue to share my heart.......one OOAK Art Mini-Baby at at time.

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