Commissioned Dolls GUILLAUME and SEVERIN

Posted on 18. February 2019 by reeshdolldesign

Finally the project I have been working on since spring 2018 is finished!

Two commissioned porcelain ball jointed dolls with portrait likeness for a customer in France.

They arrived safely to their new home and met their owner. I was very nervous, as I always am , if I answered the expectations of the customer.

But I had no reasons to be worried. My dear customer was overwhelmed and truly pleased with the result!

“Dear Ekaterina,….

…I opened the box, and saw the dolls…

I think I repeat me, but once again, how beautiful, spruce, elegant they are..

You’ve got in your hands a real and pure talent. I thank you so much for your patient work.

I’m very happy of our collaboration, and I was very lucky to find you.

I was thinking of the dolls for my wife for several years, and never found someone who could help me. Then I saw your dolls!..

You are an amazing artist and a wonderful person!….

Guillaume

Such words make an artist in me fly! It is truly satisfying after months of work to achieve the result that makes other people sooo happy!

I wish everybody a wonderful week 🙂

LISA – porcelain Bjd on EBay

Posted on 28. March 2018 by reeshdolldesign

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LISA is not a new girl. I made her in 2016 and she brought me a special prize of Max-Oscar-Arnold Art Award in Modern Doll Art by city of Coburg in Germany.

I decided to give her a new outfit and a new wig, and this is exactly the case when a new hair color changes the girl for the better, in my opinion.

With her new dark brown curly hair, her green eyes began to shine even brighter. She became more… Parisian sort of girl, I think 🙂

The new outfit I gave her is made of my favorite wild silk. The tutu-rock is made of dozens of real silk flower petals colored and shaped in the form using millinery instruments by me.

Her hair band is a very special mini version of the silk flower deco band of the real-human-size, made also by me.

I think all these changes made LISA shine brighter and made her like a little rose flower, tender, but knowing her beauty!

BELLE – new girl is on EBay

Posted on 28. March 2018 by reeshdolldesign

Shortly before Exhibition in Moscow in March, I was able to finish a new porcelain bjd doll. I called her Belle.

Her body is like a warm caramel. Super silky to the touch.

The clothes are made from real wild silk and decorated with silk mini flowers made by me using the millinery technique for flowers of “human-size”.

The doll has two wigs: one is long blond straight style made of Goat Hair and super soft.

The other wig is made of Mohair hair and is curly.

Belle is on eBay

https://m.ebay.de/itm/Porcelain-Bjd-Ball-jointed-Doll-BELLE-by-ReeshDollDesign-Ekaterina-Chasovskikh/253525958201?hash=item3b07531e39:g:9dYAAOSwoFZau9pb

and in my Etsy Shop “Reeshdolldesign ”

Thank you for your interest:)

Alice in Wonderland

Posted on 27. March 2018 by reeshdolldesign

Shortly before my dear Alice found a new home in France, I was able to make some photo shooting of her inspired by her magical adventures in Wonderland.

It was really fun to create all the requisite for the photos: making the paper flowers for the enchanted garden scene; creating a Rabbit house, where Alice was so unexpectedly enlarged, or finding all the funny bottles, and pretty porcelain cups…

I wish I had more time to play with the girl and her friend White Rabbit.. but this is as it is.. when the doll finds her new home, you have to let her go with the light heart, no matter how “in love” you are at the moment with your latest creation 🙂

More photos of Snow White and Rose Red

Posted on 7. June 2017 by reeshdolldesign

I had a really nice time making more photos of my new girls, this time not in the wood but at home. So to say studio photos 🙂

Every time I make new dolls, I think I love these specific dolls more then previous ones 😌

Is not they beautiful? 😊

And of course, I would not manage without my little helper!

The dolls are available in my Etsy Shop. The link to the shop is in the Website Menu 🙂

Commissioned Doll MARIA2

Posted on 19. July 2016 by reeshdolldesign

Hello,

want to show today photos of my first commissioned doll. This is Maria2-porcelain ball-jointed doll. I gave her blue glass eyes of superior quality, hand-crafted in Germany.

It was a very valuable experience for me to work on a doll in certain time frames and under obligations. It was not always easy and smooth.. considering the unpredictable character of such a material as porcelain. But in the end, I think, she turned out a beauty 🙂 Love her Love her!!

The girl is already in her new home in Germany. I hope she will bring lots of joy to her very nice owner 🙂

My Porcelain BJD LISA is on Ebay Tonight!

Posted on 27. June 2016 by reeshdolldesign

Hello everyone!

My beloved porcelain ball jointed doll LISA is on Ebay tonight!

The auction will last for 5 days and end on Saturday 2.07.16.

And here is the Ebay link:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/252440983837?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

I hope my girl will soon find a new loving home 🙂 She is very beautiful and I love her sooo much!

More photos of Lisa can be found on my Flickr account.

Any questions? You are welcomed anytime!

Have a nice week 🙂

Max-Oscar-Arnold-Award for Contemporary Art Dolls

Posted on 9. June 2016 by reeshdolldesign

Hello!

It is almost a month ago.. and I could not find a time to tell about such an important thing, that happened to me in Nuestadt bei Coburg, Germany. At the beginning of May I won a Max-Oscar-Arnold-Award for a Contemporary Art Dolls of the Bavarian Dolls City Neustadt bei Coburg :))

It is such an honor and SUCH a BIG push for me in my new passion and career as a doll artist. Again, a BIG Thank you for my family for supporting me on the way. I love you!!!

Here are some photos of the other participants and winners of the award. Wonderful art!

My doll Red Riding Hood was also presented in the category “Fantasy Dolls”.

Stay tuned 🙂

SpringDollFestival in Münster 2016

Posted on 9. June 2016 by reeshdolldesign

Hello,

it is been a WHILE since I came back from two doll exhibitions in Germany. And only now I think I can scrap a little time to tell you about it 🙂

It was my first time and first attempt to take part in such events…and let me tell you…IT WAS GREAT!!!!!

But first things first. In this post I’ll tell you about Spring Doll Festival in Muenster, Germany. Next post will be devoted to my participation in the Max-Oscar-Arnold-Award for Contemporary Doll Art in the city of Neustadt bei Coburg 🙂

The Spring Doll Festival was an event 2 in 1 so to say: an exhibition/salesroom and a doll contest for an award AMALIA, organized by a Puppen&Spielzeug doll magazine.

The contest theme was Flower Power. I am so happy that my doll received one of AMALIA awards :))!!

Me..happy-happy-happy!!

Hier is my table with the dolls..

You could see all kinds of dolls and toys at the exhibition. It was a wonderful experience for me. I have met so many talented artists, some of them I knew from social medias like Instagram and wanted to meet them in person for a long time 🙂

like a wonderful doll artist Anna Linberger – GCDoll

or Marina Demchenko..

or Viktoria Fribus..

And there was a magnificent Hildegard Günzel! I have been admiring her magical dolls for such a long time, having all her books and never even thinking about meeting the artist someday.. Well .. it happened in Münster 🙂 And Frau Günzel and her art dolls are more then you can imaging looking at the book photos! One of the nicest and positive persons I have ever met.. She is just GREAT! I am solo grateful for this experience ..

And here is Frau Günzel with my porcelain doll Lisa! :)) I can not believe myself that it happened!!

The two days in Münster were really full of experience and super interesting meetings with the visitors and great coming-together with the other doll artists.

I can not post here all the photos I’ve made of all kinds of dolls presented there. I will probably do it on my Flickr account, if you are interested 😉

I would like to finish for today with this photo..Like it so much!

People like dolls, dolls like people 🙂

Me with my little Tiger and Anna Linberger- Gentle Creation Doll meeting Cosplay People (I think this is the right word 😉

Stay tuned 🙂

My first Porcelain Ball-Jointed Doll Maria

Posted on 7. January 2016 by reeshdolldesign

Hello,

I can’t wait to show my first Full-Set Porcelain Ball-Jointed Doll, completely hand-crafted by me!

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Her Mold Name is Maria. There is going to be only 10 dolls with this mold, 5 dolls with painted eyes and 5 dolls with glass eyes. So, the edition is extremely limited.

This doll is the first of five dolls with painted eyes edition.

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Her height is 14,37” (36,5 cm). She is made from high quality bisque porcelain. Face painting and body blushing are made with several layers of china paints. China paint will never fade, it is scratch resistant.The joints are lined with high quality leather. The doll is assembled with hooks, swivels, high quality steel springs and dll tension rubber. I went for combining steel springs and rubber in my dolls, as I find it suitable for my dolls. I’ve tried to use only steel springs, but I didn’t like the tension and the range of the movement of the joints. The rubber, in my opinion, gives a possibility of more soft and human-like movements of the joints. But it is probably not a final solution, I am still experimenting.

The doll has a removable natural mohair wig on the magnetic silicon cap.

This is a Full Set Doll. It means she will come with everything you see on the photos: corset, panties, stockings, slippers, ball rock, jacket, earrings, bead necklace, armband and hairband – everything is hand-crafted by me with lots of love to details.

Included also a hand-made doll box, doll stand, certificate and doll booklet.

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