They always seem to have a mind of their own.....

Occasionally, a doll will turn out somewhat close to what I had envisioned. Most often, though, they turn out differently.... an expression other than what I intended, a totally different theme, or even a different sex altogether! As was the case with my latest doll:

I have a cool Day Of The Dead collection years in the making.... My son gave me two unsigned DOTD cats for Christmas, and I thought it would be cute to have a couple of dolls be their companions; it had been in the back of my mind to make a devil and a skeleton for my collection, since all the pieces I have are from other artists, not myself (don't know why.... I just never thought to make any of my own, I guess). In the process of making him, he insisted on being a cute female imp in lieu of a menacing male devil, and so, my plans changed. While my exact vision did not materialize this time around, and she's not exactly DOTD-looking, I still think she's cute, in her own way..... and, the cats seem to like her. ;-)



I decided to let her become what she wanted, and I will try again some other time for my DOTD guy.