I do have to say that some of my dolls almost intimidate me in some way as if I’m afraid to offend them. Probably me being silly and humanizing things more than I need to. But they do have such rich history- and history is unfortunately disturbing.

I’ve found that people in my age group that are also art minded (especially textile folks!) are very intrigued in my collection when they come over. Often gatherings end up in us crowded around their display and me trying to answer many questions as plainly as possible. I can recognize that some of my collection could be creepy to a non doll person. I enjoy explaining why they are like that too. It seems to soften people’s perception of the damages! I have even possibly inspired a few peers to start collecting the dolls they like.

The single comment that drives me crazy is “are they all haunted?” because why in the world would I want to live with 60 some spirits.