The biggest trend in doll collecting is reborning. A skilled artist takes a regular baby doll, strips it down to its essentials and then begins to rebuild it layer by layer. After tens of hours of work and a variety of skills and techniques applied the doll is reborn into a new creation. Quality reborns are so life like they can easily fool people into thinking they are real babies.
Top quality reborns are created by hand, one at a time by skilled artists all over the world. This new sub-section of the doll collecting market has quickly gained worldwide notoriety due to the uniqueness of the dolls and the obsessive nature of their fans.
While classic doll collectors were content to keep their purchases locked up in glass display cases, reborn collectors "play" with their dolls. They dress, "feed" and pamper their dolls as though they were real babies. They take them for walks in strollers and put them in car seats when they run errands. Besides these unique ways to enjoy high priced collector's items, they also amass large collections to make a reborn nursery.
The mainstream media has pounced on the phenomenon of a reborn nursery. The Today Show, MSNBC, 20/20. Dr. Phil and a whole host of talk shows and internet videos have brought the practices of reborn fans to the public's attentions. The combination of the doll's realness and the actions of their owners have driven some to label reborning as "weird" or "creepy".
Yet, many mental health professionals have found a reborn nursery therapeutic. Many women who are dealing with emotional issues have found that reborns can offer the distraction and escape they need. Those who have lost a child during pregnancy, as an infant or even those who have had full-grown children leave the house all find comfort in reborn dolls.
A reborn nursery can allow women who are suffering from the emotional distress related to their maternal feelings a way to express their emotions. While you should never buy a reborn doll for a woman without her consent, under the supervision of a mental health professional these outlets can be very helpful.
When you combine the therapeutic effects, the high level of skill it takes to create and the rarity and money involved the collection of reborns into a reborn nursery is not surprising. Many artists, studios and companies are making a whole lot of money all around the world selling reborns. The owners are fanatical about their dolls and buying more so the market continues to grow!
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