What do you love the most about ooaks?

I love that there is no other doll like mine - and it really touches my heart thinking of all the love and loving thoughts that the artist has put into creating this little masterpiece!!!! A OOAK possesses a very special and unique beauty!!!

I love OOAKs very much - and they do definitely not scare me off because they are fragile!!! One just have to be 100% attentive all the time when cuddling and redressing them!!! Therefore, I won't allow anybody else to touch them, except for my wonderful friends from DCC, of course, as only a doll collector knows how to handle and take care of a OOAK!!!

I totally agree with you there

I, also agree! Knowing that the artist's hand and fingers formed the doll...that every crease, wrinkle, high and low of the clay was done expressly for this one doll only...just makes them special in a way I can't even verbalize. They will always be my #1 choice. And I love the realism that can be attained. I still don't think that is captured as well in resin or silicone. I've seen some good ones, but not as good as the "OOAK" in my opinion!

Mary

I think its the realism, and the artists talent that I love with an OOAK. For me though they are just to be looked at and admired not played with as they are to fragile and precious to risk damage. This is one of my OOAKS he was relativly inexpensive as OOAKS go but I love the realism and he pushes all the buttons for me. He is an early open eyed HUTTI. xxx




and her are some more of my favourites.

I also agree with what has been said. Its a great feeling knowing that you have a one of a kind that has been scuplted with such love and care. I love the ooak babies, they are definately my favourites, every detail seems to be captured. Its soul destroying when you break them though. Pam

The fact that there isn't another one like him or her anywhere on earth.

Its always been my most favourite medium, a unique piece of artwork that only you own, what could be better,

Janet....i couldnt agree more. This novice has learnt a lesson along the way. I always knew that the sculptors were not just talented, but had "something" special that they bring out in their work.Unique to them.
It wasnt untill i had a go...that i realised just what dedication and passion goes into these.Thats been a wonderful learning curve.
I hate to admit.....but i am hooked! Dispite the endless "squashing", and restarts...its so satisfying.
Hats off to all the sculptors...no matter what you sculpt. Its a BIG part of you that you share with the public.
Have a lovely day ladies.

I agree with everything that has been said.....the fact they are OOAK and unique !...that alone is why they are the only medium I collect.

...........they are repairable too !....

Ditto to what everyone has said:
1) They are unique - not just dressed or colored differently than another.
2) You get to hold the very same material that the artist molded

I love most that they are Ooak !! It makes them all the more special and unique !!

I agree with the comments about OOAK's having a special uniqueness. and
that they are hand made lovingly by the artist.. I was really feeling
that especially when I heard Ilza Dos Santos passed. It made me treasure
my OOAK Caroline by her all the more.


I also agree with Pam's comments about how devastating and 'soul'
destroying it is when a OOAK breaks.. Personally I don't collect them
for that very reason and prefer the silicones.. One of the first OOAKS
I bought was by a new artist. It was also a newborn baby. So sweet
and delicate and my heart melted whenever I looked at ehr or held
her.. But then after I'd only had her a couple months.. I was holding
her and all of a sudden her head just fell off and hit the floor
and one side of the face was badly cracked and damaged..
I was really traumatic for me. She seemed soo real..Turns out she
had'nt been baked long enough.. the neck was weak.. I've had
problems with a couple others. too either fingers breaking or
whatever... I think they're beautiful.. but not to be handled much.
Which is why I switched to silicones...

Jasmin your OOAK Helland baby is sooo beautiful. She is in a class all her
own. I only wish I could ever afford one of Eva'S OOAK babies
I still would love someday to own a Sandy Faber OOAK I love
the fat cheeks and the 'mottled' coloring on the cheeks.. Hugs KAT