Show me your MUSE! show me the one doll that inspires you the most!

It's taken me awhile to answer this thread, since I really had to stop and think about what it is in each of my guys... the finished and the unfinished both... that inspires me. None of them could be left out of that calculation. They all contribute in different ways. Even Seimei and Crane, who aren't physically here yet.

But... Having to choose only one, I had to go with the one who's driven most of the tangents that have cropped up in what was originally a very simple story. The one who takes up 75% of my sewing and design time. The one whose pictures, while not as numerous as photos of his brother, always seem to please me most.

That's Tien Jen.



It really surprised me that the answer wasn't Harumatsu, since he's the one who's with me most often... the one who's always right here beside me. But when you get right down to it, what he brings to my world is something different. He isn't my muse. He's more like my familiar.

 

I'm late to this thread because it took me a while to determine who really is my muse...that and since Sher knows my kids so well. ^_~

My Leeda:

 

while I adore my other kiddies, its a foregone conclusion that Joy has always been my Angel of Photography. ^_^

Then


Now

 

Well...I only have one doll..And that's my Tatsu[EL]... He's my muse! XD lol

 

Man, that's a tough question... all of my dolls will at various times become my focus. But while she's not my *favorite* doll (Mali still holds that place quite firmly), Dominique is probably the one that most inspires me artistically.

From the beginning...


To now...

 

All of my girls, in different ways and at different times have been my muses. But if I have to pick one, I would have to give the title to Kyan. Kyan was my first bjd and the poor dear has put up with so much as I fumbled around with face-ups and taking pictures and making clothes! I've used her pictures in my artwork and many hand-tinted black and white pictures and collages of her grace the walls of my house. Kyan...





Az

 

Nadeshiko is my muse

 

This is a great thread! I love to look at it but I forgot where it was so I'm glad it came to the top!
Here's my Zamora she's so alive I think she's talking to me!

 

I am gonna cheat. Armand (Hound) has always been THE muse, but he's getting some serious competion from this beauty (Bella Auden)

 

Calandur...
My first, problematic doll (broken eared!) and yet incomplete Elf El. Because of how hard was the work on him, my bond with him is deep. He was hard to find, but very soon he will be completed again.

 

Fallon is definitely my muse. Just something about that sweet face...

 

Took a lot of thought but...it has to be Sway. He's just so surreally beautiful - I look at him and am forever astonished that he can be so gorgious :P He looks lovely however I photograph him, and graceful in anything he wears, and he has so many facets and such a tangled story that there's always more for me to find out. Definitely muse-material.



Though I have to say...I also particularly love photographing Luca, my pretty-girl - I don't do it as often, because she doesn't like it but...

(probably has something to do with the fact that photographically, they're my otp :P)

 

Crescent my Des is my Muse~
She was my first Girl doll and will be my only ^^

 

Kobu is quite literally my muse. A friend and I created muses for ourselves while we were in college and that is the character that Kobu is based on. I also love taking pictures of him more than the other dolls I have. He just photograhps so well.

 

Usually takes the Devil's musings to make me do it.



Otherwise, not doing so devilish a deed, it's Mirabelle.

 

I think I have to change my mind. Cecilia gets the most clothing and stuff, but as far as inspiration, she doesn't inspire me as much as two others do.


First is Flint.
He's very selfless. He inspires me to make some pretty bitchin' outfits(if I do say so myself), but he has only one pair of pants, and two shirts. And he doesn't seem to mind at all. I made these two outfits for swaps, so I didn't get to keep them, but Flint was my total inspiration for the designs:


Sorry, I don't have better pics...

He sticks to his one blonde wig and his blue eyes, never demands much, and is always encouraging in his own way.

When I look at my other dolls, I think about all the things I need to do for them like give them a new faceup, buy them a wig, fix their dress, etc... but with Flint, he's "complete" so he doesn't pressure me to do anything, which leaves my mind free to be creative and work for the fun of it, free of pressure.

I you, Flint.



Second, is Kinga. She inspires me to make photostories. None of my other dolls have compelled me to make photostories as much as she does.


Just like a new parent, I want to take pictures of every frickin' thing she does. Every pose is a landmark, and every new discovery she makes is more wonderful than the last.


She just pulls at your heatstrings, doesn't she?




It's really fun seeing everyone else's muse too! keep em coming!

 

Innocent, sensual, romantic, and playful . . . Aislinn is both my Muse and a reflection of the sweeter side of me . . . and just looking at her brings me such happiness, she has a glow about her that brightens every photo that she's in.

From the very beginning, she's been an inspiration (and has provided a strong incentive for improving my photographic skills, so that I could capture her properly!)











Sweet Jessamine is my story-Muse, I think, but Aislinn is my first and (perhaps not-so-) secretly most beloved . . .

-- Andi

 

(what an awesome thread. XD)

I think it's no big surprise that Devin is my muse, hands-down. :3 From writing, to photostories, to sewing, to doing my very first mod of a doll... Dev's the one pushing me (or more likely, for him, kicking me in the rear ;P).

 

All my dolls have something they are "The Most" of. I suppose, for inspiration it would have to be Calypso.




When I'm having trouble with a face-up or disenchanted with sewing I look over at her and remember why I try and what I can create when I succeed.