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thanateSomething for the doll people, or rather, those who have "grown-up" dolls, potentially in larger numbers than I, because I want to see what other people do with this. First, the backstory:
Once upon a time, Catherynne M Valente wrote a short story called Palimpsest, which is strange and interesting (and definitely PG+, as part of the concept revolves around mix & match sex, although I don't find it off-puttingly graphic, and my tolerance is fairly low) Some time later, the story grew up to become a novel (of the same name, to be released on the 25th) and the authoress and a great many of her artistic partners in crime are banding together to make a wild and amazing book tour with performance art and train rides and all sorts of crazy carnival atmosphere (the original launch party post is here, although it's now being held in a different location, since their first space flaked on them) And there were calls for artists. With a deadline. Which... is a thing I am learning to consider a great gift; at any rate, because I tend to think about dolls, and have an inordinate fascination with little body parts and painting on them (*cough* Ava's hands *cough*) I came up with this:
(yes, Miss Beryl has new hair. and a face. there are more pictures of that as well, but they're for a later post)
(some few of you might recognize the map, also... it is NoVa local and within 10 miles of me; one of those traffic patterns we all know and wonder why they thought it was a good idea...)
...but I have also an insidious desire to steal a few of someone else's dolls to quarter together (without ink, I promise) and play with cameras. And so, I wondered what other people might come up with, given the concept and the prodding to contemplate it. So, go read the story! (prod, prod)
Once upon a time, Catherynne M Valente wrote a short story called Palimpsest, which is strange and interesting (and definitely PG+, as part of the concept revolves around mix & match sex, although I don't find it off-puttingly graphic, and my tolerance is fairly low) Some time later, the story grew up to become a novel (of the same name, to be released on the 25th) and the authoress and a great many of her artistic partners in crime are banding together to make a wild and amazing book tour with performance art and train rides and all sorts of crazy carnival atmosphere (the original launch party post is here, although it's now being held in a different location, since their first space flaked on them) And there were calls for artists. With a deadline. Which... is a thing I am learning to consider a great gift; at any rate, because I tend to think about dolls, and have an inordinate fascination with little body parts and painting on them (*cough* Ava's hands *cough*) I came up with this:
(yes, Miss Beryl has new hair. and a face. there are more pictures of that as well, but they're for a later post)
(some few of you might recognize the map, also... it is NoVa local and within 10 miles of me; one of those traffic patterns we all know and wonder why they thought it was a good idea...)
...but I have also an insidious desire to steal a few of someone else's dolls to quarter together (without ink, I promise) and play with cameras. And so, I wondered what other people might come up with, given the concept and the prodding to contemplate it. So, go read the story! (prod, prod)