Ghost has his new face up!  I am actually really fond of it, even more so without a wig on.  I just don't have the right wig for him yet, and I seem to prefer no wig for that reason.  

Also a pre faceup picture, right after I finished his new kimono top.  Holy patterns Batman!

Updates!

Updated the Muses page and the Stories page!

Sometimes Ghost steals everyone's everything.  Uri's eyes, and one of his wigs.  Though at this point all wigs are sort of communal property. And the eyes just fit ghost so well I might have to buy another pair for Uri.

  

I learned over the weekend that one of my favorite bands, My Chemical Romance, has decided to go their separate ways.  It's been an amazing run that produced some fantastic music, art, styles, and friendships.  I'm sad to hear they are breaking up, but at the same time I can understand wanting to move on after this many years.  And who's to say they won't get back together at some point?  

So I'm thinking a MCR shoot is in order, especially with this hair.  Ghost should get a face up, and hopefully sueded tonight, and after that I'll just need to put together an outfit for him.  I've been collecting little bits and pieces of clothes that are MCR inspired, mostly from their Killjoy album, but also applicable to the others as well.  I have been sorting through it all as I unload boxes and bags at my new place, and realized just how much I have.  So there will be photos to come!

Modding

I started some work on Ghost last night with my dremel and let's just say it didn't quite turn out as I hoped.  Actually the dremel work is nice, it's just the exacto knife I used prior to mark out the area messed it up.  However, nothing is damaged or irreparable.  Just in need of more work later. :)

This process made me realize just how easy it is to get discouraged when you make a mistake, especially in a medium where there is sort of no going back.  Technically I could sand him down all over, and/or use epoxy, but those require a lot more work than I'd like to do.

But it's true, when something art-wise doesn't go the way I'd like, it is upsetting.  Especially where my dolls are concerned.  I'll admit I put Ghost aside for the night with very mixed feelings.  Would I buy him another body?  Do that sanding/epoxy work?  Just stop taking him out until I figured what to do?  But by morning I had settled my mind, and realized that just about anything is fixable.  Hell, I remember a DoA thread where a doll head was hit by a car and subsequently repaired.  So this is really minimal.

Plus, the Volks SD10 (old) torso is a behemoth when it comes to resin thickness. I have a very, very long way to go before I'd risk any structural problems.  So I'm going to just take a breath, and go back to it when I get home.  You learn something new every day. :)  As for good news, the other marks I did without the exacto knife outline turned out exactly like I wanted.  So they at least give me the confidence to keep going.  It's been a while since I last used my dremel, but it's kind of like riding a bike.

Real life...taking over...send help...

Thankfully things have quieted down, but it's been a rather tumultuous and crazy time since I last blogged.  Went on a mini vacation, came home to drama, moving to a new apartment, more drama, and finally SNOW.  Yes, all in caps, if you could see how much snow we're getting you'd understand.  

As such the doll fun has been left behind a bit while real world concerns take over. I did however finally name my new boy, though it was quite the process.  I went back and forth on several names since I got him, none of which seemed to fit him right.  And then I wrote something about how he was a ghost haunting me without a name...And so Ghost it was. :)  

He definitely needs a new wig, preferably in white as that seems like what he wants to dress in.  And some kind of new face up.  I wiped him this week thinking I was going to do something new and different, but for some strange reason I really like him blank.  Isn't that always the case with my Volks dolls?  But it really seems to work well with his pale eyes and pale outfits/hair.  We'll see, if I can find a way to do a very simple face up that I like, I may put a little color in there.

For now here's a shot of him in the mori outfit I made for Uri a while back.  Uri really isn't a white clothing kind of guy, though he indulges me from time to time.  But Ghost really works well in it, so I think we've found his style.

No wig, though more often than not I seem to be keeping him around without one. I'm thinking I might just make him a cute knitted hat for the time being.