Summerbird Mini Discussion - Viola

I wonder if the sculptor had time to modify the body any? I know she mentioned she wanted to do some work on the shoulders, or something.

Ugh, the preorder is at a rough time for me... preparing for a new pet, and going on a trip right after it opens. I'm fairly certain she has layaway, right?

I plan to hybrid- Viola is lovely, but I'm after something a bit different... not sure what, though. I have lots of time, anyway.

 

I wonder about that too! I plan on getting her/him in pale Violet so I may get the full doll for now, just so I have a head and hybrid later with a company that can resin match.

 

That sounds like a good idea to me, @Colorblindcrayons ! I imagine trying to get a resin match by happenstance would be awful. Plus, you at least have some sort of head for them in the meantime. Pale violet is such an interesting color. I dont think it's for me, but I do love it.

I'm thinking now I want a modded unoa head... they're so cute and expressive, but I want something with smaller eyes.

One Flickr user has (had?) A modded Latia and a modded Lusis, and I love that happy small-eyed-round-face look, and I think it would look adorable on this body. not to mention since this body was originally made with unoa in mind, I shouldn't have to worry about the proportions or hybrid stuff.

 

I thought I would share my "Viola" here too - but she is not a full Viola though
She is a Hybrid with a Doll Chateau Charles head, which I color matched to fit this beautiful body.

If you glue suede the current shoulders, they work fine. But I hope for the future Jessi will consider to replace the balls with some other kind of shoulder mechanism...

 

She's beautiful, @NanaM ! good to know about the shoulders, too!

 

@Xila aww thank you so much :3

 

I have a question for shoes...
What kind of high heeled shoes does fit, since Msd are obviously too big - do MNF shoes work? I have one MNF pair, the black skull boots, and they are a bit too small to get her foot insinde without damage...
Any tipps?

 

Iirc, the artist specifically designed the feet to fit into MNF size shoes, so most things for slim mini theoretically should work.

I've always found bjd shoes to be a constant game of hit or miss no matter what size I'm buying for, but you can always trying matching the measurements for the feet with the inner shoe measurement before you buy and see if that helps.

 

Anyone here had any luck with pants from a certain etsy shop or bjd site?

 

Mokashura size leggings from Dollmore fit nicely, although they're a bit short in the leg.

 

My beautiful Viola came last month and boy I am so impressed!! I am so in love with the hands and how they are not "doll like" at all, they portray a lot of emotions when posed right! The resin is so smooth and beautiful and I definitely underestimated her size lol! I am extremely happy with the Viola body and I can't wait to see what Jess has in store for the future!

(Silly pic I took in a hurry - I am hoping to get the Dollits head out for a color match this month!)

 

She's very cute! I love her cactus skirt!

 

That skirt print is awesome! Love her styling, and looking forward to seeing how the Dollits head compares!

 

Thank you both!! I am worried the head is like a millimeter too small but i'm going with it anyway

 

I had to cackle a bit, because Salem could not be more different from Shasta and Suvi. I always thought he had a tiny head for an MSD but I stand corrected. Maybe it’s the wig?

 

Trying out editing more!

 

I was wondering if anyone has experimented at all with alternate hands for their Violas? I lost one of my sets in a move and I'm really itching to try to find some hybrid options but before I do a deep dive I thought I'd see if anyone has had any success

 

On the off chance that anyone has Viola and RS MSD or a Leekeworld art body, I'd love to see them next to each other! I have two RS/Leeke hybrids, and am thinking if a Viola would fit in with them well.

 

Just secured a secondhand Viola on layaway after searching for one for months! I'm so excited to finally have this gal, she's been a grail of mine since I found out about her. The doll I'm buying is heavily sun-damaged, but I'm hoping that I can correct that with some blushing and/or dye. Either way I'm so excited!

 

Aaahh, congrats!!! I hope she makes it home to you quickly! Do you have any ideas for her customization? :3c

 

Thank you so much! At the moment I'm mainly concerned about how to combat the yellowing, She was originally a dark brown resin color but large sections of her body have turned green. All of my MSDs live in a vague fantasy forest setting, so I'm sure I could incorporate the green into her character somehow, but I think I want to see if I can counteract it first. Other than that I'll probably have to wait and have her in my hands before I decide more specifics on how I'd like to customize her.

 

Hopefully the restoration goes well, but it'd definitely be an interesting challenge to work the green in to a design.

Man this is just reminding me I still need to work on customizing my pair. Poor things have been faceless since I got them.

 

Sorry for the necro, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what happened to Summerbird and their dolls? Their website hasn't updated since 2022, and it seems they've just dropped off the face of the internet.

 

I talked to her in early '23, and she mentioned she had some chronic health stuff going on, so dolls were not a priority for her right now. I hope she has been on the mend. It’s maybe a little selfish considering that but I do hope she feels well and motivated to do another preorder for Viola in the future - I really wanted a Mystique but I was a broke college student at the time and I figured there would always be future preorders, I certainly didn’t anticipate that being the only one, and never seeing a single owner photo of a Mystique. I was really hoping to live vicariously through Mystique owners for awhile there but I’ve never seen any.

 

Ahhh, I see. Thank you for letting me know! I have chronic health issues as well, so I definitely feel for her. I hope she feels better soon as well, and her dolls are really gorgeous! Would love to have a Viola someday.

 

I also showed up here hoping for answers as to why it seems they had stopped posting on all their internet platforms around 2020. I hope they get the rest they need and find a comfortable life, whatever direction they plan on taking!

 

I hope they're all right too. Makes me wonder what the rates are for her work these days as I'm considering selling the Viola body I have. I feel like I'm being exploitative though, you know what I mean?!