Reborn Babies?

by Irais Sikkenga
(Muskegon, MI USA)

I love reborning a play doll into a life-like realistic baby. It is very therapeutic for me as an artist as well as the doll's new mommy. I find it very relaxing but yet exciting when I'm reborning a kit to see it from parts in a box to something that looks and feels so life-like and realistic. I'm always excited to see if it's going to be a boy or a girl and most times I don't know until the end and it's almost like the anticipation of parents waiting to deliver their child. I have read and received many comments from these dolls mommies expressing their joy, pleasure, and love that they feel for these dolls regardless of the reason why they purchased them. It all comes down to the love for a child, real or fake.