Lola (a puppy for my roommate) #49

My roommate views the dolls I make as puppies. And just like puppies she has a similar emotional response, excitement, joy but also this underlaying knowledge that one day the puppies will have to go to their new home. In a way she gets all the dolls, as they slowly pile up on our couch.... but there's that realization that they won't be here forever. So, I made her a puppy of her own, one that she can fully bond with, having the security that it won't leave. 
I wish that I had recorded her reaction when presented with Lola! "I love her", "So cute" and "precious" were the only things she uttered for several minutes! (this is why I make them. These exclamations of pleasure are a huge motivating factor)


Lola.... the doll that will forever be hers: