Have to pack the bag again as I’m due to fly back to Newcastle later today. How time flies – my near fornight long trip in Melbourne is coming to an end!
It was lovely being back in Melbourne again catching up with family and friends, but I’m actually looking forward to going back to Newcastle too and seeing the boy again.
It was fun to see so many people at the Blythe exhibition opening night at Robio last Friday and also to see so many Blythe custom dolls, handmade clothes and artwork!
Below are just a few photos from the show:
Arrived safely in Melbourne on Tuesday night; it was nice and cool but it started to drizzle as I was waiting for the tram back to my parents’ place. Typical Melbourne weather!
Went down to Robio yesterday to drop off 2 photo prints for the upcoming Blythe exhibition (opens this Friday at 6pm), and then spent time getting reacquainted with parts of the city on foot – strolled along streets of Fitzroy and Collingwood and browsed through various shops – I love the vibes this city gives off!
Then of course, i went back into the city and got a bubble tea before heading home – got a cup of kumquat green tea with double serving of pearls. Mmm, yum! 
Since moving to Newcastle, I’ve started taking commissions for dolly faceups again, and this was one that I’d recently completed that I liked very much. 
She’s a Volks Amelia, and the owner wanted her to be feminine, yet somewhat sexy. Generally, I do feel that this sculpt looks better as a male doll, but I had fun repainting this one as a girl anyway! Somehow, she reminds me of an old hollywood beauty. 
I’m going to be flying back to Melbourne tomorrow for a short holiday, so won’t be able to work on any faceups for the next week or so, but when I’m back, I’ll be waiting on a few new commissions to arrive, so am looking forward to that!
Sometimes, I read about so many catfights and so much wank online to do with the dolly hobby that I just want to dissociate myself with the whole thing. 
I guess that’s partly why I losing the enjoyment of sharing my dolly hobby with others in forums and on Flickr? I still love the dolls I have, but it’s become a more personal interest – I find I have the need to share and get approval (in a sense) from others.
Anyway, I’m off back to Melbourne tomorrow till Saturday. Cannot wait to see the family and catch up with a few friends again!
That is all for now. 
The rest of the family’s on their way back to Melbourne on Christmas Eve, and I will be joining them a week later. Am not happy about it at all since we were originally suppposed to be here till mid January.
Let’s just say I hate technicalities – they screw up stuff too often.
Minor positive note is that I still get to be here for The Doll Affair, which was something I was looking forward to on this trip. I’m finding myself treating the doll hobby as a more personal/individual form of enjoyment of late – TDA should be a nice change – it’ll be something I can enjoy with other doll enthusiasts, but yet, not feel obliged to be totally social (since I reckon it’ll be pretty packed at the venue on the day). Plus, it’ll probably be the closest I can get to an event like the Volks Dolpa for a while. 