The Morning Star is shining!

Posted on 04.04.2013 by Anya Kozlova

Meet the new Dea Vivente girl, she is called Zaria Danica!

This name and image were thought up by her future owner, and Zaria will come home to Scotland very soon. Her owner has come up to the process of choosing the doll’s name and character so thoroughly even before her creation, and I was so pleased with that!
Zaria Danica (Zaria – “dawn”, Danica – “star” – the names of the goddess Zaria in Slavic mythology) – The Dawn Star, the goddess of sunrise, beauty and love.
Zaria Danica, as she was thought of, has a ‘morning’ look: she is a light and tender and a bit cold beauty with bright blue eyes and shining gaze!

You can look at studio photos of the doll in this gallery.

I had been shooting her all day long before I stopped when it was dark outside in the window. For this photo session I was selecting very light tones which could suit the dawn goddess’s nature best.

Also I was missing art photoshoot, so I have experimented a bit in this direction. I’ve taken several art-photos, and here is one of them where Zaria Danica indeed appears to us as a dawning star in the soft light of the morning!

Among art-photos there is also a conceptual one named “Silence”, I’ve come up with visual idea for this picture about a year ago, and Zaria Danica appeared to be an appropriate model – I’ve succeeded to get the desirable effect with her.

The shot turned out to be exactly how I conceived and imagined it – I needed the contrast between raging storm of thoughts, emotions and passions of the world in her hair and the estranged gaze. Silence is gold, and her eyes penetrating the soul know and speak about that. Let the ocean of lives be storming, and inside there will be tranquility and silence. Let the world stop…

Two more art-photos can be seen in this gallery.

And now about working aspects – I’ve prepared the colour and type chart for the hair that can be chosen when ordering a doll. It presents available locks as they are, also shown together with a doll’s face.

This mini-catalogue of locks will help future owners to match desirable hair for the wig and ease its choice. Over time samples of other options will appear – skin tone, make-up, eyes, etc.
As I’ve spoken about before, I’ll make the next Dea Vivente Familia doll by my own taste and for the visualization of several unreleased options, as well as probably some new ones.

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About dolls’ shipping

Posted on 02.03.2013 by Anya Kozlova

Finally, two of my girls have acquired their homes and now they live with new owners in opposite parts of the world! Owners immediately fell in love with their dollies, and I’m so happy for that! Both of them have noted high workmanship quality, silky porcelain surface, design and additional elements for the dolls.
Taking into consideration experience of the last deals, now I can form definite offers for delivery.
For international shipping I will use UPS Express services. This company has a long history at the market, the vast net of departments worldwide, and especially I can note their well-thought-out work, high qualification of customs brokers, approachable and competent personnel, as well as fast delivery.
Russian customers can use services of SPSR-Express, I’ve had a positive experience with them, as well – I liked fast shipping and a pleasant balance of price and quality.
You can find more information on shipping in the updated section “How to buy”.

And now I want to show you how one of the girls is sitting on a personal box handmade by me, waiting for a far journey.

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From the outside the box is covered with suede, and its inner soft cushions are covered with satin. Inside there are ribbons to fix the doll in the box when one transports her anywhere. The wig is packed in a special individual envelope to protect the wig form, and ‘pleasant little things’ can be found by owner on the inner soft surface of the lid.

In the meantime I continue working on other dolls from the current mini-series. Concerning one of them, her future owner has already decided on her special name and image! It’s intriguing to create a doll with thoughts about her inner nature, fancying her defined image, and to see her being born afterwards!
Right now two Dea Vivente Familia dolls are available for pre-order. More information can be found at this page.

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Hooray! Two new ones!

Posted on 05.12.2012 by Anya Kozlova

I have finished the work on 2 ordered dolls from the Dea Vivente Familia mini-series, and now I’m presenting them to you!
As it appeared to be, many people like red ones. Indeed, I adore them myself as well!

The beauty sisters were born to be so different – a fatal modern woman (Taiga #6, on the left in the picture) and a soft Renaissance girl (Taiga #5, on the right in the picture).
A peaceful face, feminine ‘velvety’ body shape and long hair of Taiga #5 make her related to the classical image of Venus.

Though, after seduction lessons given by the sultry woman to the innocent young lady, even softness can ignite with flame!

And then all what is left is being dissolved and entangled in this burning hair, which will devour by its fire!

I’ve applied extensional eyelashes to painted eyes for the first time (for Taiga #6), and I liked such an image as well. I think I will frequently use this addition to dolls’ eyes.
I left these eyelashes long, in their initial state – the future owner will decide as he/she prefers it, and can make them shorter, if necessary. But who can resist a wave of fluffy eyelashes and such a piercing stare from under half-closed eyes?

Also, you may notice that I’ve found a new way for myself to disguise steel wires. They look naturally in this state, and now they don’t attract attention, allowing the view to slide smoothly along the curves of the doll’s body. I’m pleased with the result, and will use this method in future.

Taiga #5 will go on a long journey soon, and the girl with long eyelashes (Taiga #6) due to certain circumstances will not see the owner she was intended for, and now she is searching for careful hands and a new home here, probably will be in time to be put under a Christmas tree.

You can look at more photos of the new dolls in this gallery.

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Painting of the dolls

Posted on 01.11.2012 by Anya Kozlova

I’d like to show you the faces of two dolls I’m working on at the moment. This is how they look like after applying two layers of paints. I already like the result, though to breathe life into the dolls, it requires a more detailed painting of eyes, eyebrows and lips, that’s why I‘ll pay a special attention to them in the following layers.

And now I’m back to work with brushes and paints!

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Five ones

Posted on 04.10.2012 by Anya Kozlova

There will be five ones… But who are they?

As you might guess, I’m talking about the first Dea Vivente Familia mini-series. Two dolls (‘Taiga’ #5 and #6) have already been ordered, and their future owners have decided what they are going to look like. One more doll is more likely to be made by my own design as an illustration of previously unrealized options. Remaining dolls are available for pre-order at this page.

I have cast over a hundred of doll parts for the last September, and now you can look in at the studio and see how comfortably parts of future dolls are lying on shelves when drying, though this photo shows only the part of the work done.

As I work on the series, I will show you how it moves on, especially it will be interesting for those who have already placed orders and wait for their dollies – indeed, they will be the first to work on. So, stay tuned!

The last picture I show is the one I’ve made today after taking shower. I took Vilena in hands and played with her a bit, and I wanted to capture well-turned legs of the doll on my own feet. They often shoot dolls on hands, but what about legs? :-) Well, I’ll be the first then!
By the way, wait for at least one more picture made with feet somewhere in future – suddenly I was struck by an interesting idea!

Well, do you like feet as much as I like them?

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