Alison - Reborn May 2008

BRODY - reborn October 2008

My name is Claudia Maheux & I am the artist behind Flutterbies & Scutterbotch Nursery. I named my nursery after something my husband used to say when he was a little boy & my daughter, Diana, repeated with great delight when she was a little girl. I live in Montreal, Canada, which is often called the Paris of North America, because people speak French & the city is full of sidewalk cafes.

I have always been involved with artistic & creative pursuits.  When I saw my first reborn doll, I was amazed at the realism & a new passion was ignited. These little babies are more than just dolls; they are art that you can hug.

I am always amazed at the skills of the artists who sculpt these little babies & I am constantly striving to bring out the best in their work. I rarely reborn more than one copy of a sculpt & because I have a full time job, I do not produce many babies. I no longer make custom babies because I do my best work when I have all my freedom when reborning.

I take most of my pictures in natural light, but I am not a skilled photographer, so you will occasionally see pictures that appear different from others in the set as I struggle with the process.

I use only the best quality materials for my babies. I only use Genesis Heat Set Paints as they alone offer the transparency I strive for. I use the highest quality angora, kid mohair to micro-root my babies' hair, using the finest needles to painstakingly root 1 hair at a time.

 I usually use high quality glass eyes on my open-eyed babies as I find that the shine of the glass adds to so much to the realism. When I micro-root eyelashes on sleeping babies, I am careful not to make them appear bushy, too long or too dark, as babies' lashes are usually soft & light.

I usually add a little "moisture" to the edges of the eyes & nose and I often add "drool" to the mouth. I always tip the finger & toe nails in a soft white color & I usually add "moons" for more realism. Their nails are usually glazed in a satin varnish (not a gloss). I often include magnetic paciifiers if the sculpt allows it to rest realistically on the mouth. My girls often sport a magnetic hair bow. Occasionally, my babies will have a name bracelet, which the winning bidder can keep if she chooses to keep the baby's name.

I use high quality bodies, searching for the best proportions for the sculpt. I make sure the bodies don't bunch at the neck or where they connect to the limbs. I never add a tummy plate or mix & match limbs unless I have color-matched them perfectly & the proportions are right for the sculpt. I never use sand in my babies as it often carries mold. I use a combination of fine glass beads, steel pellets & poly pellets to weight my babies & I use high quality polyfill so that they feel wonderful in your arms.

I am a proud member of theThe Canadian Reborn Artist Fellowship.   I am also the founder & leader of Le Cercle d'Artistes de la Poupée Réincarnée. These wonderful ladies have helped me develop into a skilled reborn artist & their support is invaluable to me. Thank you, ladies!

All my babies come with a signed Flutterbies & Scutterbotch Nursery Rebirth Certificate bearing the name of your choosing. I will also include the certificate for the sculpt if it is available.

Thank you for visiting my About Me page. Enjoy the pictures!

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