Talk about the worst of times to get stranded in the office. (_ _) The moment my shift ended last week Saturday at 11:00 AM, Typhoon Ondoy (codename: Ketsana) was in full force. With only my phone camera to boot, I took a shot of it's awesome power:


 

 

Today, I arrived home later than usual because of a technical training from my company and now feeling tired and burned out. As soon as I opened the door to my room, however, I was jumping up and down like crazy when this sight greeted me XDXDXDXD:



 
 

Following with the rest who posted, here are my share of piccies taken from last week's Greenbelt meet with "The Man" himself. X3



 

Schatje has taken images from both owners and companies alike and used them as the basis for her artwork, which is sold in galleries and as iPod skins. This is unfair to the creators of the dolls, for one. These people are responsible for the sculpting, delicate painting, and painstaking photography of these labor-intensive creations. Unlike characters such as Barbie, these dolls are usually made by small teams of artists who work long hours to ensure they make a living. By taking advantage of their photography without permission or credit, Schatje profits from the artwork of others without offering anything in return.

Owner photographs are also significant. These dolls are expensive and designed to be customized; owners can (and do) spend hundreds, even thousands, of dollars on one doll, not to mention countless hours to alter and eventually photograph these moveable resin sculptures. Mijn Schatje has taken these photos largely without communication to the photographers. When she has done so, she has often asked to "draw" the dolls in question--not incorporate the photos themselves, as the comparison shots indicate. Different exchanges tell different stories; please read the specific examples.

It is important to differentiate "reference" images and "stolen" images. The overlays show that Mijn did not create images based on specific photos (which in and of itself might be problematic), but actually used these photos directly in her work. Under the vector-based overpainting of her finished pieces, there is someone else's property. This owner--with few exceptions--remains unnamed, and certainly unpaid. Several doll companies have already revealed their dismay that their works are being treated in such a manner, as well as private purchasers of these items.

This website is intended to inform the public and present evidence so they can draw their own conclusions. We in no way encourage or support harassing emails to be sent to any of the parties involved.

Four months after I placed my order, two pairs of new eyes from Enchanted Doll finally arrived last Friday afternoon. It was love at first sight when I opened the package, and even grew tenfold when I finally fitted them on Reaiah. These are definitely the eyes he'll be using for the rest of his resin life, as he's getting closer to the character I created long before knowing BJD's. X3 By the way, his eyes are 14mm Milky #26 with Milky #01 Rim.

PS: My dingy camera wouldn't do his new eyes justice no matter how many time I adjusted the exposure to show off the metallic sheen. >.<'''' 




 

Here's my share of piccies from the Ice Cream Meet (the 4th or 5th poster in the community). It's been a real blast to meet all of you again, along with members new and old that I've met for the first time.

Without further ado here are all the decent shots I managed to salvage from my dingy camera (I really got to get me a DLSR in the near future >.<''''):


 

 

It was another very enjoyable Saturday for me, bringing Reaiah for the second Manika Manila Doll Meet of the month. This time, it was the nice and cozy cafe in Katipunan called Casa Xocolat >> looks like an old house from the outside but I love it that way X3X3X3. It's been the first time I've tried their famous thick chocolate drink and I must say that after a sip, I'm definitely hooked (ordered me an Aztec Cocolate and the spicy goodness is something I would love to repeat someday XDXDXD). 'Met new members along with new dollies, and it was a real eventful day!!!

Shots from the after-meet in The Shelf will be posted soon. X3

And without further ado, pics ahoy XDXDXD!!!



 
 

Last October 22 after work, a day after receiving the dreaded white card from the mailman that Reaiah was held by the customs, I took a bus and went all the way to the post office near MIA to fetch him. Luckily, when the time came for me to open the very small package in front of the inspectors, I only paid 35 Php and was quickly on my way home.While I'm pretty pissed at the major inconvenience, I'm not exactly blaming customs for being extra careful with packages coming from China...... 'must have been the melamine scare or something. X3

Anyway, when I finally got Reaiah all assembled with eyes and wig, his new look blew me away! He's so darkly cute I couldn't stop staring at him for so long XDXDXDXD. Here are his first piccies after gettinng back home:

(Also X-posted in Den Of Angels)

(Face-up by DoA's bread17)



( Here's more...... )

It's been a week since Reaiah arrived home and as of this day, he is still without any face-up (darn weather and my less-than-amateur skills >.<''' ). However, there is something so eeriely artistic with his unpainted sculpt that I couldn't resist taking a few pics of him....well, still bare XD. 

Despite the KD Hodoo mold being looked upon as cute and innocent, I'm rather impressed that Reaiah can pull off a 'mature and ancient' look without that much of an effort at all. And so with a yard of blue velvet, an old digital camera, and the free SSDELF '08 event head he came with, here are some of my attempts in doing a 'creepy' photoshoot of my first child:

( X-posted in Den of Angels )