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Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>

Posted by George in NC <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=George+in+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 2:21 pm

your 'stuff' before you and the item or is it just me? (Being typically over-sentimental as it were) I've bought so much from fellow collectors through here and elsewhere, and I always think of that person when I see or play with that doll, outfit, jewelry, hat, purse, etc. My brain does not seem capable of separating them and I like that I contribute a tiny small effort in keeping that person's memory alive when they are gone.

For instance, Ben Grundfast. I bought several things from his estate, even now things show up on eBay and list that they were from his estate. He was always gracious and friendly at conventions but even if I had never met him I would still think of him every time I played with something that came from him.

It really may just be me, maybe I just get too attached to inanimate objects, but everything I touch has a history to me. If I let something go I make sure the person I pass it to knows who had it before me.

Thanks for reading this, my inquiring mind just wanted to know.

It adds to the story of the doll, IMHO. I like knowing.

Posted by Kathleen in NKY <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Kathleen+in+NKY' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2024, 4:40 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

My Flickr Site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathinky

My Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/myvirginiaroots/

I am a Cancer...we attach meaning and memory to everything!

Posted by Dennis in IN <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Dennis+in+IN' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2024, 11:12 am, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

I used to have a terrible time throwing things away...everything had a memory attached...I am getting much better at getting rid of things as I get older...

I have gotten some of my grails through estate sales...and yes, I attach the memory of the person if I had met them or at least heard/read a great deal about them...it is sad, but natural, that we older collectors are passing on, leaving behind a lifetime of dolls for the next generations...but at least the art and the memories get passed along...I have already had many talks with Eric about what to do with my collection when I eventually pass...I do want everything to pass to other collectors who will love the items as I do...and they can pass them along to future collectors as well...I mean, these dolls ARE great art treasures!

On a side note, our power went out this morning, so I went down to the basement to do something I had not yet done, using the light coming through the window...my baby sister passed a little over a year ago...she was an artist...I had given her some Gene dolls with clothing to get her started in the doll repaint business...I know she sold several commissions before she could no longer do them...I was visiting my mom and niece last weekend...my niece gave me LOTS of doll boxes (pretty much all Tonner boxes) with dolls inside...so, while the power was out, I took out all of those boxes to see what was inside...inside were lots of repaints my sister had either started or finished...she also made much of the clothing pieces...she was into fantasy art as well as some video games, so the dolls are of that type...not my thing, but I will cherish them as beautiful memories of my beloved baby sister...

Dennis in IN

OH...and if you are on FaceBook, I have a page of photos of my HUGE doll collection...besides newer dolls as they arrive, I am slowly getting through my older stuff from the 80's and 90's...getting rid of the boxes and enjoying the dolls! I will add an album for my sister's dolls/repaints once I get them photographed...look for Dennis's Dolls on FB and request to join...

Dennis in Indiana

Nope.

Posted by Flamingomoon <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Flamingomoon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2024, 9:00 am, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

Yes! One of the main reasons that I keep a lot of the dolls and >>>>

Posted by Rosanna in OR <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Rosanna+in+OR' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2024, 12:36 am, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

outfits that I have for Gene and friends is because of the wonderful people. I have bought so many lovely items from creators and collectors alike. Not to mention the great gifts of dolls/outfits from some of my dolly friends. My doll friends are so important to me and I will never forget their help and kindness. Looking at the dolls/outfits reminds me of each experience with that person.

When one of my Gene friends passed, her sister gifted me one of her cherished Gene dolls. She is now my cherished doll. I think of my dear friend every time I look at the doll in my doll case.

Those I know well, for sure, and those who've become friends because of a sale...

Posted by Donna in FL <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Donna+in+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 7:57 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

like my dear friend Pat who I purchased Midnight Romance from back when Yahoo! had auctions.

Very much so! I have a number of dolls and fashions that were gifted to me that mean a lot. >>

Posted by Mike <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Mike' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 6:59 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

I even have a fashion that I wanted so bad and a friend sold me, that I treasure.

I have dolls/fashions I got from Wayne Nilson's, Marilyn Hook's and a few other estates that I treasure not only because I wanted them but that they once belonged to them. It makes them even more special.

I have been watching Vince's estate on eBay. I hope I get a fashion but the ones I like seem to go way over my budget. I only realized it was his collection when I recognized my photo from a fashion I sold him in the listing. He was really good at keeping his items organized and documented it seems.

Which brings to my next topic... many of you may know I have been helping Jeff sell Wayne's collection on eBay. It was a year ago September we made the trip to FL to bring everything back. Luckily Jeff and I are doll collectors in the same area as Wayne so the items are not entirely lost on us. It wasn't very well organized but we did well. It has made me decide that once we are finished with this I am going to really make an effort to start selling down my own collection. I wont sell my Gene's or Syb's or IT & Adonis boys. Well, I may sell a couple IT Gene's just to thin the herd... LOL

Finally responding to Tom's comments, I totally get the negative reaction I have to dolls that have unpleasant memories. I was collecting another line of dolls a few years back, even going to a couple events. I finally had to move away from them and sell off what I had (though I still have a couple I do adore). The community was so toxic and the last event I went to I saw such horrible behavior from the collectors. I knew I didn't need to be a part of it. But I am happy because it got me back into collecting SuperDoll which I love and the collectors are wonderful.

If you got this far sorry this was so long! LOL

I rarely have the opportunity to know who previous owners were of doll

Posted by Karen in NZ <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Karen+in+NZ' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 6:48 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

fashions.. and having never met personally anyone on the Board I can only given any fashions I currently the best care and attention... who knows where they will go next at this end of the world... hopefully the continue you in a collection where they are enjoyed.

ouch see a few extra letters and wrong words in there.. I have not been

Posted by Karen in NZ <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Karen+in+NZ' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2024, 1:55 am, in reply to "I rarely have the opportunity to know who previous owners were of doll"

drinking honestly...

"at this end of the world" means geographically speaking the chances of them remaining down here is very high

Great topic. Absolutely true for me. The associations >>

Posted by Tom in CA <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Tom+in+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 3:10 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

Between an outfit/doll and the human connection it made are so important. And in so many different ways!

In ~30 years of collecting, I’ve kept outfits that some might think aren’t as expertly made or designed, but the great association I have with the kind person who made it keeps it in my collection and I enjoy it every time I see it.

(And the very, very few times I’ve had an unpleasant experience, it makes it that much easier to let go of with no regrets, even if the outfit was “higher” quality. No amount of baking soda removes the lingering stench of an unkind interaction, imho.)

Of particular meaning for me are the creations of artists who are no longer with us.

Lol so long answer to your simple question is “Yes,” I absolutely associate an outfit or doll with its human history.

Tom

I really like the community aspect of this hobby. And yes knowing whose estate makes it more special

Posted by Ori <iframe src='https://members7.boardhost.com/TheStudioComm/info/user=Ori' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 10, 2024, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Post below about Vince got me thinking. Do you all place strong connections between who had >>>"

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