Sunday 8 November 2020

Andrew by Maisa Said

 Once in and a while I have a baby on my table the utterly scares me. 

Scares me because it is so real and yet I fear my paint won't do it justice. I feel so inspired and motivated to want to try but tucked in that package is an overwhelming sense of failure. 

This little boy was my moment.

Not only because of how adorable he was but because he was poured in the softest silicone I've ever worked with.  Every brush stroke had to be slowed down because he would move under my brush. And then when I was finished with a spot I had to make sure it wouldn't move when I put it down.

Creating him created a constant anxiety within me.

An anxiety I fed my inspiration with and in the end, I made a most perfect baby.

His colors blended beautifully and his matting is the softest ever. I just stare at this baby with accomplishment and wonder. 

I am very proud to present to you,

Andrew

(his ebay link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133570573023 )





















Thursday 20 August 2020

Silicone Squishy Tushies

My journey of making silicone babies is a long one. It's always changing, morphing, and progressing. One of my evolving moments came after the availability of full body silicone babies. The incredible advancement of full body silicone babies changed our world! The realism, the magnificent weight and feel in our arms, the photoing choices... it certainly has been a game-changer.

However, partial silicone, cloth bodied babies still hold high value and most of us prefer them over full-bodies. For many reasons. Most are less expensive than full-bodied silicones. They have a better range of pose-ability. They are still extremely real.  And, they cuddle so so so nice.  It was this last one that got me thinking about my creation. I wanted my cloth-bodied babies to feel like a full-body, in weight and squish. So I worked on creating a silicone bum insert.

I am sure it's not a new idea or that I am the only one who has done this... but for years I have used a squishy silicone bum that I sculpted and poured myself and I thoroughly have loved the end (no pun intended) result. So has every one of my adoptive Mommies.

So now, with the help of MacPherson Arts and Craft, I am making it available to the public.



This was the advertisement on FaceBook!!!



Thursday 13 August 2020

Levi as a GIRL

 Wow!

Levi is always boy to me. Until now

This little one is number 4 in the edition and woweeeee SO SO SO GIRL!

Gorgeous Levi sculpt by Bonnie Brown and painted to life by me.