After a few years of admiring a Poison Ivy that Kathy once shared a photo with the List, I finally broke down and arranged to have her make a second one. I must admit, the thought of buying one more doll, while I've still got so many to sell, just made me ill. But I'm most happy to report, I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase!
This is the first OOAK artist's original doll I've ever purchased. I've wanted to buy OOAK for a long time, but the prices are always way more than I can see paying--though I'm certain many artists' dolls are worth what they get for their work--I still can't afford to part with more than $75 for a doll. But I did finally "jump in the pool" on a Mroczko--it's hard not to do give business to a fellow CandiChatter and one who has shown so much creativity and talent for so long!
My Poison Ivy is wonderful. Kathy's attention to details is exactly what I'd do if I could think of all that I'd like to do for one doll. I made sure to open my OOAK in the broad daylight sun so I could inspect everything and the one detail that gave me chills was that she split the fingers on the doll's hand and actually posed them! But other details were equally impressive. She rerooted the hair on a TnT Barbie head with the flame red that I love. She painted the scalp to match the color red of the hair and her precision of the rooting pattern is excellent, thus giving the hair a fullness and evenness. There is also an ivy head band that matches the ivy on the bathy suit.
Now you know I hate rooted eyelashes because they always look like caterpillars, but on this doll, they look like they were factory-applied--not too many and they are go perfectly with the flourescent green eyebrows and the delicately drawn flourescent green eyeliner. And there's matching green toe and finger polish.
All of the flourescent green paint matches the flourescent green bathing suit with tiny, to-scale ivy leaves attached with green beads and matching green arm gloves. The gloves are delicately attached at the ring finger of the doll just like a real person's glove would be. She's also painted the waist wire of the stand in the flourescent geen to blend in with the green suit. Then there's the hose that have a seam that is handmade. Finally, the luscious velvet green cape with hood is spray painted at the bottom with red flames, and the cape is lined. The base of the stand is spray-painted red and is signed and dated. She includes an artist's card as well.
I am very, very satisfied with my purchase and if I never buy another doll, I am so glad I have a Kathy Mrozcko in my collection. Take care folks, I'm back in the yard...with all the other poison ivy..Regards, Pat Brown