Baby Molly (Our New Kitty)

Our lovely young kitty Molly has been with us 8 months. She will be 9 months old this Monday.

Molly at three months with her adoptive mom, Stacy.

Molly was abandoned in a baseball field when she was somewhere between 2 and 3 weeks of age. She was found after a terrible thunderstorm. The poor darling was covered with mud, and found shivering in the grass by a family who immediately transported her to a veterinarian's office. 

The vet found Molly to be very healthy. She was plump and free of parasites. Molly was also very affectionate and fearless, which indicated that whomever had owned her had taken care of her, and handled her with love. We can only speculate on how a well cared for infant kitty ended up abandoned in a field.

Molly was adopted by us after we were approached by an employee of the vet's who asked that we foster her. When she was brought to our home, she was immediately adopted by our nine year old female cat, Stacy. Stacy took to her as if she was her own kitten, which was a key factor in Molly's survival and perhaps the primary reason why Molly has thrived. Although Stacy did not produce milk, she allowed the kitten to nurse her, kept her spotlessly clean, and slept with her in a large box we'd converted into a nest for them. Those who are experts on cats, know that it is actually rare for kittens abandoned this young to both survive and thrive. Kittens need a high degree of physical affection and contact in order to be healthy, much like human infants.

Molly at three months in her favorite blanket.

By the time she was about three months old, Molly had become an extremely active young lady. Now at nearly nine months of age, Molly pretty much bounces off the walls.

She sleeps through the night and is up and about when she hears the first human climb out of bed. Molly doesn't tolerate it well when humans try to sleep in. She will walk all over her victim until she has stomped them awake.

When any member of the family returns home from a day of school or work, Molly greets them at the door. She purrs and scampers around their feet. She doesn't act aloof like some cats; she acts like a dog when one of her beloved humans comes through the door.

Molly has been spayed so that she doesn't contribute to the population of unwanted pets. I don't want to be preachy, but animals who are not being used for breeding, should be spayed or neutered.

In addition to her mom, Stacy, Molly shares her home with Katya. Katya is a rescue kitty like Molly. She is a ragdoll who was rescued from a "professional" breeder. Katya was rescued before she was used for breeding, but she did suffer psychological trauma. Now with Molly here, Katya has a playmate.

Katya

Molly has gone from being a tiny kitty with a huge head she could barely support, to a long, lean playing machine. The little baby who could have died, unnoticed in a field, has a happy life with humans and kitties who love her.

Obitsu Doll Update

The Obitsu doll that I am working on is going to turn out fine now that I've ordered a new head for her. (LOL) I've examined the Obitsu head from every angle and I've decided I want something else. I am going to consign the Obitsu head to the practice bin.

I've ordered a resin doll head from Illusion Spirit. It is the head used for their Spirit doll and is quite lovely. The added benefit to using a resin head is that they are easier to face up than the vinyl heads. The Obitsu head is made of a particularly soft type of vinyl and is more difficult to work with than the hard vinyl commonly used for most dolls, so it is doubtful that I could ever make it look as good as the Illusion Spirit head.

There are artists who do incredible work with Obitsu heads, but with my level of experience, I believe I need to start with something easier.

Spirit (Photo from authorized Illusion Spirit dealer, Alice's Collections, at http://http://www.alicescollections.com)

 As mentioned in my 1st post, I did work on painting the Obitsu head. Although I cannot say the results were disastrous, the face up was rough. It sort of reminded me of those terrible factory face ups you see on old Dawn dolls. I cleaned it up and did a considerable amount of additional research and realized that as a beginner, I need to tackle a few easier projects first. The research also benefited me in that I learned a few tricks that will help to make my next attempt more successful.

Alice (Photo from Domuya at http://domuya.com)

I have two full size SD heads that I plan to complete before I attempt the Illusion Spirit miniature head. One is a Aidoll/Custom House Cebee and the other is a Domuya Alice. They are beautiful. I prefer the more normal looking Alice to the Cebee, but both dolls have the potential to be very lovely once completed.

Cebee (Photo from Aidoll at http://www.aidolls-en.com)

I also have plans to do a repaint on a Horsman Urban Vita (a string-free bjd). The doll is lovely, but her factory face up is like something done by a heavy handed prostitute. These dolls have highly posable bodies. In fact, this is my most posable doll after the tiny Obitsu. She has a lovely figure that works well with more feminine clothing, so it would be wonderful if the face up was as pretty as the doll itself.

Once the Urban Vita is finished to my liking, I will tackle two Madame Alexander (MA) dolls and an Ellowynne Wilde (EW) Desolate Dreams doll. Although I like the lovely MA face-ups, I think it would be wonderful if they were just a bit more realistic. The EW Desolate Dreams doll has an amazing head of curly red hair and I think she would be fantastic with a bit of a make over.

I have a Doll in Mind (DIM) SD bdj male, which has a beautiful factory face up and I don't plan to touch him. Right now he is wearing a beautiful hand made wig and a pair of amber glass eyes. He is like a work of art. I can't wait till his friends CeBee and Alice join him and his friend, a Napi Doll I've ordered, arrives in August.