Volks Emilia V2 Arrival

Cute Redux – Emilia’s Return I’ll confess this isn’t the first time Emilia was welcomed to the Doll Lab- I originally got V1 Emilia through the Volks lottery without any issue as she wasn’t too popular at the time. I thought she had potential for a custom project but didn’t do that or much of…

Custom DD Kizuna Ai Faceup

Occasionally I’ll do some faceup commissions for friends and acquaintances, and the first of this year’s batch is custom Kizuna AI. She’s been repainted to look like Kotori Minami from the Love Live anime. I’m not too familiar with the anime but I think she’s really cute! And Kizuna’s sculpt is a good fit for…

Photo Blog: Late Winter Photo Roundup

Spring is here, which means it’s time to go back and collect the last of the winter photos. As usual these have mostly appeared already on Instagram, and will eventually make their way to the local gallery as well. Speaking of which, I’ve been gradually adding more and more pages to the gallery (sorted by…

Volks DD Asuna Titania Arrival

She’s here! After a long and mysterious journey, Asuna (elf version) arrived… I’ve gotten ahead of myself a bit with the faceup updates, because around the same time I was painting lots of heads I also received a new girl, Asuna Titania version! I have mixed feelings about the anime and in particular the arc…

Custom DD DWC01

This may be my last custom faceup project for a while, now that the weather here near Seattle is getting rainy and cool. My second custom DWC01 head is also in FS color and has a cute wide-eyed and slightly surprised expression. She looks really adorable with this Code Noir outfit and a cute blue…