Define reborn art doll

Hi! I am doing a project and I wanted to add a paragraph what starts with… What is a reborn art doll? How would you awnser this question? Only answer if you won’t mind me using your words if I need too❤️😀 thank you!!!

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I read this last night Nikki and loved it…here you go…!!

Sondra Cottrell Murphy…writes

You are the baby, You are the baby a mother lost so many years ago, the baby she could never have, the baby that grew up and went into the world. You are the baby that stays small and precious,the baby that brings those quiet soothing moments that ever mother wants to freeze in time. You are the baby that I chose to call mine…(it’s hard for people to understand what reborning is about so I wrote this one day when I was thinking of how to explain my so called “strange” hobby to others).

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A Reborn Art Doll is a piece of 3 dimensional art. Art you can touch, art you can hold, art you can cuddle, art that comforts, art that calms, art that’s created from the soul, there’s nothing like it, it’s ART to Love!

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Starr posted something a while back… it may have helpful info for you

WHAT IS A REBORN?

The craft of making reborn dolls began in the United States in the late 1990s. A reborn doll is a manufactured vinyl doll or doll kit that has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as much realism as possible. The process of creating a reborn doll is referred to as reborning.

In the beginning, regular children’s dolls were bought, taken apart and the paint stripped. These were then repainted and had hand rooted hair applied taking these dolls from a child’s play toy to a collectors delight. Dolls such as Berenguer, Zapf, and Ashton Drake were some of the doll brands that were originally used.

As more reborn artist came into the industry, sculptors and manufacturers started producing blank unpainted vinyl kits. New products, paints and techniques were and are constantly being introduced and improved and the dolls are becoming more and more realistic,

The process of creating one of these babies is time consuming but very rewarding. Most artist use heat set paints which are applied in many thin layers and cooked into the vinyl to create a permanent finish. Once the painting is completed, the artist may then hand root mohair or human hair one strand at a time for the babies hair and lashes.

Every baby that is created is individual and one of a kind. No two artist will produce a doll that looks the same even if it is the same sculpt and they have learned their technique from the same teacher. It is impossible for even the same artist to re-created an exact replica of their own original work.

Reborn doll kits are either mass produced or are limited editions so though your doll sculpt may not be one of a kind, once the artist’s hand has been applied to the kit, it becomes an original and unique OOAK work of art.

That is the beauty of this art form and guarantees the absolute fact that your reborn is indeed a One Of A Kind. Hand painted heirloom collectible.

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Thanks ladies! They are all great!

Yep, you can look on my site and use all or any part of that you want if it helps at all…

www.butterfliesandbows9.wix.com/butterfliesandbows

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It’s a 3 dimensional piece of art that looks and feels like a baby. A real art doll is created by someone who knows how to harness their own creativity and pour it into what they are making, and who has developed a unique style that makes their babies very special. There are formula made reborns and there are reborns that are made because someone was brave enough to put a piece of their soul into them. The second type are the art dolls!

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I love how she expressed the meaning of a reborn.

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I wrote a paper about reborns for school, let me get a pic.

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Thanks! I couldn’t get it to work!

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