davidd’s A DOLL A DAY 2021

[davidd]

Nice use of shadow… A rather creepy vibe with the dungeon-like walls and Christmas lights combined.

Thanks! The combined effect was rather eerie. I was pleased by the result.

You are correct, of course. She appears to be looking upward rather than down, so my caption doesn't make much sense. I should have said something like, "Cloë enjoys a spectacularly beautiful day in the snow!" But I rarely think to write positive or optimistic captions.

Nah, that wouldn't be nearly as much fun as Cloë casually shooting satelites off the orbit.

That is such a funny concept! There won't be a satellite left in geosynchronous orbit by the time Cloë gets done!

That's a gloriously spooky shot of Avea, the shadows make her look particularly creepy.

"Particularly creepy" is saying a lot, as I find Avea to be the single creepiest Monster High release. I think the elegant equestrienne meets circus ringmaster with goth overtones would have been spooky on its own, but then add in the horse body, with two arms and four legs, and let the nightmares commence!

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25 January – Bratz Holiday Jade... or Roman Holiday Jade!

Because Roman Holiday, like in the Audrey Hepburn movie where she rides the Vespa?

Well... I thought it was funny. 

I only just discovered this week that the Bratz London Telephone Box existed! And they turn up frequently and affordably on eBay! The seller shipped promptly, too! It doesn't do anything other than the sign lights up, but it looks so cool that who cares?

Being designed for Bratz, the overall size is just a bit too small to work with full 1:6 scale "Barbie size" dolls, but it's close enough to serve as a scene-setting background prop. I kinda-sorta won two of them simultaneously at eBay auction. I told myself I would sell one of them, but now that they've arrived... I don't mind having two!