Your true reason for having a doll?

Can't get a boyfriend D:
filling that void with cute boy dolls :P

 

I like to dress them up in clothes that I would look silly wearing....Lolita and costume-y stuff.

My boyfriend also thinks that cosplayer's are all attention whores and the people who photograph them are perverts who whack off once they get home, so.....cosplay is sort of out of the question for me.

 

I initially wanted one because I saw them on DeviantArt and they were gorgeous! Then I found out more about what a BJD really is and I wanted one even more. I just love how much you can customize them, and how well they can pose. Also, I can put them in clothes I'd never wear myself! I can even make clothes for them (if I knew how to sew...)!
That's my reason. I want a doll I can dress and play with, I'm not much of a photographer or artist.

 

I started off creating roleplay characters, as a painter, sculptor and tailor...but none of these was why I got a doll, they are my "reasonable excuses"

Why do I HAVE one? plain and simply because I want one

As to what functions they fulfill for me?

I can customise them -sculpting
I do faceups- painting
I admire their beauty
I sew for them, and get to create looks that I would not be likely to create for people (either too expensive or I would just never be able to sell them)
I use them for company

But in the end the biggest thing I get out of owning my dolls is to express and explore aspects of my personality that I cannot express in my normal life.

 

Hmm... that's a scary thought trail that I don't really want to go down... I don't like digging deep into my heart and answering those kinds of questions. I refuse to give any reasons for why I love my fiance, and this is the same thing. Even giving one reason starts to limit the scope of my love. I have Anne because I love her. I met her first, and befriended her, and now she is a part of my family, same as my fiance. But I'll share my artist's-statement-in-progress for why I'm sculpting one:

Of course, I'm not going to put in there that by investing the time and the money in making a doll, I'm hoping to have them be on topic here and to sell them so I can afford more nice things for my sweethearts.

Amalia

 

I think the true reason I have (or will have!) a doll(s) is that they can be so many things. They started out as simply physical manifestations of my imagination, but they can become so much more;

A Muse
A Photography and clothing/accessory Model
A Conversation starter
And a friend

 

honestly? because i'm bored. i don't have much to do besides get on the computer, really. or at least until i find a job...and i think because i'm usually a bit lonely. fussing over dolls and whatnot will put my mind on other things. lame, i know. >_>

 

No, it was really because of their stunning beauty and that's all there is to it xP And unlike a stunningly beautiful REAL guy, I can actually have this one and he's happy to do nothing but sit around a look pretty for me.

 

THIS ;______;
Also, my dolls are manifestations of what I'm not. I'm not cute, beautiful, slender, photogenic or customizable (as in I can't change my hair color drastically and wear odd contacts, things that my doll would be able to). Lucien Rey (my planned DOC Kirill) also looks sexy evil, a look and vibe that I would never be able to do.

I'm also hoping that having a doll as a model would kick my butt into sewing mode (I'm slowly learning) and that it would stir up my artistic side (college killed it).

THAT and I AM SHALLOW and like shiny/cute/beautiful things.

 

Just like any other game or hobby, what bjd really provides for me are little goals and little achievements which give me a boost.

Let me explain. When it comes to the big, serious goals in your life, such as your career or your relationships, achieving success or progress takes a lot more time, effort, and stress. And as you are working toward those big goals, it really helps to have these little goals that you can get relatively easily. That thrilling feeling of achievement you get from, for example, finally doing a faceup you really like, is very small compared to getting the job of your dreams or buying a new house. But it's something, and it helps keep your spirits up while you are working on the larger matters. I believe everyone needs these little boosts - whether it comes from bjds, or gaming, or playing sports, or crafts, etc, everyone has to get it somewhere.

The only danger is when you allow yourself to be so distracted by little achievements that you overlook your larger ambitions or necessities. I look at those horror stories of people with dead-end jobs who spend all their time and effort on gaming, and wonder if I might be doing the same thing with bjds. So every once in a while I try to give myself a reality check. What do I really, really want? How important are bjds in the scheme of things? It's not always wrong if bjds really are THE most important thing to a person, but then you've got to think about how to use your passion and make bjds your career, become a dealer or artisan of bjd-related crafts or even a bjd sculptor.

I would be okay with it if bjds are my life's passion, but I don't want them to be a crutch that I hide behind because my real passion is too hard to achieve.

I hope some of that made sense.

 

I used to say it was for artistic reasons, but now today I got Fiebe's wig and for some reason I gave her the same colour as my hair and the same volume and style, I didn't intent to do it but she's sitting there on my desk and we're listening to regina spektor samson and I just looked at her and started crying for some reason it seems Fiebe is reflecting me or I am reflecting myself on her... not sure how this will evolve but it seems a very interesting development. My pretty sad little girl

 

I THINK ITS BECUASE I LIKE TO DRESS AND UNDRESS THEM. My boys are either dressed in cute dresses, or they remain nude. Unfortunetly society does not approve when a male human does this.

 

I absolutely adored BJDs as soon as I saw them. I don't actually know why I have my darling, or why I feel the need for more.
I think it might be the inspiration I draw from him and for company. I can whine all I want about homework and tests without feeling like a horrible person, and I always feel happy designing clothes for him.
But I kind of enjoy not knowing exactly why I love my doll so much or why I want others so much. It's fun to be drawn without knowing why, it's like love

 

This. Exactly this.

 

I bought my first doll because my friends were getting theirs. It's not to say I didn't like them before, but I had always felt no real desire to possess one until they wanted theirs. Partly, it was because I felt that they weren't things that I had any right to possess, since, back then, I felt I was still a child, and shouldn't be buying those expensive things. But since people my age could get them, I thought, oh, so I'm allowed. Partly, it was also to fit in... because I'm not very good at making friends. At all.

For quite awhile, I tried to be what I thought a 'doll owner' should be, eventually ending up with a second doll that I could not bond with for the longest time. Then I got fed up and quit the hobby for more than a year.

The reason I came back is probably also because I'm still trying to fit in? At the very least, it's a conversation starter amongst the dollie people.

...

Not to say that I don't enjoy my dolls for themselves, of course. I cuddle Camui when I'm feeling depressed and he makes me feel better. I find doing faceups interesting, because I can try out new looks on the same doll. But would I have gotten them at all if I hadn't felt like I needed to fit in? Probably not.

Now, though, that I've settled on their characters and begun with my experiment in storytelling, I can better appreciate having them around. They're a creative outlet that has inspired me to explore new forms of storytelling. Also, I don't feel so bad about buying them now, because I've worked at a couple of jobs and I know I can get the money back.

Recently, I've ordered two new dolls, because they were both bargains. The tiny, I'm getting, because tinies are easier to carry around and play with on a regular basis. And she was half price, so what could get better than that? And the second is a limited that happens to have a body I love, available firsthand so I don't have to pay ridiculous secondhand prices. It's no longer about 'fitting in', but about getting and keeping dolls that have meaning to me... except for the tiny. Because that one's just for the cute. 8D

 

Definiatly photography for me

 

I didn't have many beautiful things in my life at the time I first saw a BJD (KisakiSama's El, Kaitou, on LJ), and I'd had a complete artistic block for over 5 years. I bought my first doll (a 60cm Obitsu) because she was relatively affordable, and I figured she'd be a good starting point to see if painting face-ups and making clothes for dolls would unlock my talents again.

It was a good gamble that paid off. I own all my dolls for the same reason that I first bought Ayame, my Obitsu - they inspire me. My silent little Muses.

 

My reasons are:

1. They're BEAUTIFUL
2. They're great models for photography practice
3. It's fun creating my own character from scratch
4. Company

 

I've loved dolls always, since I had my first Barbies, and my porcelain dolls. Though they are gone now, either given away, lost, or stolen by my little sister. At twelve years old I got an American Girl doll, but I've "grown" out of her too... we've never really had a special bond.

When I first got to know BJDs, I though it would be a dream to have one. I definitely couldn't think of making that much money to actually own one. But now, I'm sooo close to getting my first one I can just about taste it. >3

I think the major reasons I want to get one is because they're like a blank canvas, a 3D way of expression with infinite possibility. I'm fascinated with the human figure also, and they make great drawing models for the girl who has issues with her perspective. ^_^U

One of the even greater reasons is that it's even more possible for me to bring the characters that swarm my imagination to life, to be able to touch them and make them feel more human than just a drawing or words on a paper.

 

I came to dolls by way of soul dolls and companion dolls. For a while, I made cloth dolls. Then, I discovered wooden dolls, Hitty in particular. I loved making tiny clothes and photographing them, but I want them to be more poseable. I discovered bjds while researching companion dolls and travel dolls. Their poseablity enchanted me. I was hooked when I found out that resin comes in different colors. I was already carrying a small doll with me everyday as a companion doll. The transition from wood to a resin doll was made easy because I found tinybear's elves. I am not surprised that I adore my dollhouse sized tinies-I already had dollhouses and miniatures.
What astonishes me is how much I enjoy my larger tiny and my MSD.
I love fabric, especially expensive fabric. I love lavish costumes made of beautiful fabrics. Making them for myself would be cost prohibitive. Fabric didn't drape well on my wooden dolls. It drapes beautifully on the curves of my mature tinies, but the prints are so small and the fabric must be so light. But, with my MSD girl I can make whatever my imagination can dream up. I may not be willing to afford 4-5 yards of $20 per yard fabric for me, but I will buy a yard of it. I love playing with my dolls.