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Shattered

10/12/2018

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With all the in and out, taking photos with my porcelain dolls, Nyssa's baby had an accident....
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Her doll fell on the floor, and the whole head shattered into pieces....
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It was broken into so many pieces that it would be impossible to glue back together ...
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"No, I'm afraid this time she can't be fixed..."
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7 Comments
Dorothy
10/12/2018 05:25:20 pm

Martha, oh my goodness! Did this really happen or is it a story line? If it happened, I think I will be in tears with Nyssa. Her tears were adorable by the way.

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Martha
10/12/2018 06:14:46 pm

Yes, the doll really broke. But it wasn't Nyssa who did it.

Jan was helping me by bringing stuff outside for my last porcelain doll photo shoot, and that one baby doll fell out of the buggy onto the floor and shattered into a dozen pieces. He felt so bad about it, but fortunately it was the least important of the four little porcelain babies, and it's body had already been glued back together several times.

However, this mess was not fixable, so before throwing the doll in the trash, I decided to make use of it for this little photo story.

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Dorothy
10/12/2018 07:00:11 pm

Thanks for sharing that. Poor Nyssa. I hope Santa delivers a new doll for Christmas to her (and to you - chuckle).

kenaiqueen
10/13/2018 03:48:02 pm

Ah, the poor dollies! Hope she gets a new doll soon. Great looking tears, btw! Very real and excellent storytelling in those shots.

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Martha
10/14/2018 07:06:40 am

Thanks! Nothing like a few well-placed drops of water to add to the sorrow

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Donna
10/13/2018 06:46:15 pm

Poor little Nyssa. You pose the dolls so realistically, it's hard to believe they have static expressions. You manage to have both Nyssa and Elin show so much "emotion", it really makes the story come to life.

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Martha
10/14/2018 07:09:28 am

Thanks! The only way to create 'feelings' with static dolls, is through the posing and camera angles. It's always very satisfying when it works out. And it's not always on purpose either.

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