Meet Marian! 

(SALE PENDING) Marian is the newest addition to the Spring Valley Studios Sasha collection.  She began as a 1970's girl with a caved torso.  (I tried to repair it, but the vinyl on the torso was just too soft and I was uncomfortable selling her as such, so I have replaced it with another 1970's torso that matches just fine.  So she's ready to go with no danger of caving again!)

Marian was inspired by Sasha Morgenthaler's studio girls with blonde hair and brown eyes.  Marian wears a brand new human hair wig, just like Sasha's studio girls that I have hand cut and styled in a carefree manner.    Her features are all handpainted in Sasha tradition and sealed.  I have given her light freckles and very slight cheek blush, as some of Sasha's studio girls had.  With all the brown tones, this gives a lovely bit of color to her face, and lends her coloring to just about any other outfit color you would want to give her.

Her dress is handmade by Diane's Delights and is handsmocked. 

Marian is in good condition with a small pink pin dot on one finger and some dirt smudges on her torso that are not a big deal, but that didn't come off with a washing.

I am sure she will make a happy addition to your collection!  Her "adoption" fee is $355 plus Priority postage.  Both Google Checkout and Paypal are available; International shipping options are available as well.  If you would like to adopt this girl, email me at wenarskys@embarqmail.com

SOLD  Meet Saige!  Saige began as an early doll; circa 1970 and has been one of those "labors of love" since she had quite a bit of wear and damage.

She had puppy chew on her feet which I have smoothed over somewhat; and she had a nick on the end of her nose which I have also been able to buff and sand, and a little nick on her leg (above).  She has the sheen seen on the early dolls as she was very well loved at some point by a little girl long ago!

I have removed her worn features and missing hair and she is now a new personality!

I love Saige's earthy tones in time for early Spring!  She wears a gorgeous handmade dress made by Jadwiga  McKinlay in the United Kingdom.  It is a soft brushed velvet gray dress with beautiful designs on it.

Saige wears a new acrylic wig that I have cut and styled for her.  It is in two shades of blonde, like the original Sasha dolls.  I have given her brown eyes in a studio style and freckles, which help cover up her acquired facial shiny places where she was so well loved and played with.....

Saige wears original Sasha black oxfords on her feet and is ready to play!

Contact me to bring Saige into your Sasha family today.  I really felt that she deserved a "second chance" and not just put in a box to be used as parts to fix a "better" doll..... Sage is $290 and comes with a certificate and will be signed and dated on her foot for identification.  :)

Astra-A Winter Custom Sasha Doll

(SOLD)  Meet Astra!  Astra is a brand new one of a kind Sasha doll created for the Winter season 2013.  She began as a 1970's Sasha with badly falling hair.  She was very well played and well loved so has now been remade into a whole new personality!

 Astra wears handmade angora outfit with pink tights and an adorable cap.  Her "ginger gold" (like a very light brown) wig has is a high quality "synthetic mohair" which isn't mohair at all, but is soft, natural and strong, like real hair.  It can be styled in many ways.  I have cut it and modified it especially for her. 

 Her features have been completely repainted and sealed.  She has been restrung and holds a good pose.  Her demeanor is very sweet.  She does have shiny places on her face, etc., from her past life of being so well loved.  Her cheeks have been very subtly blushed, as Sasha did for some of her studio dolls, and accent her blue eyes.

 Astra's name means "star"...the very brightest stars traditionally shine in the winter!

 Astra is a one of a kind and can never be exactly duplicated.  She will be signed by me, with a certificate.  Her "adoption" fee is $350.  Overseas shipping is available. 

Meet Taisie!  (SOLD)

  Taisie is a special doll created for the holiday season 2012!  She began as a 1970's girl with badly falling hair.  She has had some playwear, but she was well worthy of a remake and is now a whole new personality!

 Taisie's is named after the legendary Irish princess with bright blue eyes.  With her flyaway blonde hair, ethereal aurora and in her blue and silver snowflake outfit, hand sewn by Dreaming Under The Lilacs, she looks like a winter sprite!  But on her feet, she wears a wonderful pair of handmade ice skates, made especially for Sasha!  Sasha Morgenthaler created special dolls for the winter; including ice skaters, and Taisie follows that tradition!

 

Taisie wears a very high quality synthetic wig by Monique.  It has mohair like qualities, but it is very durable and soft.  It is glued so that it is adhered carefully all around, so it can be pulled back in a ponytail and still looks great!  It can be styled in many ways; the front part has a "skin" cap so that it can be parted different ways. 

 Taisie's eyes have been patterned after Sasha's studio doll style.  She has lightly blushed cheeks which accent her blues, along with her strawberry blonde hair color.   She has a very light sprinkling of freckles. 

She has some playwear, but no chews or strange odors.  She has been cleaned inside and out and restrung with all new elastic.  She has a stain on the back of one leg that lightened considerably when I washed it.  I have not tried to remove it yet with clearasil, but will be applying it over the next few days.  Fortunately, it is light and on the back of her thigh. 

  Taisie is $329 and includes her entire outfit, including skates.  US Shipping by Priority based on zip code; Express overseas/international is $51.  

While Taisie's feature and hair color combination were created with a winter look in mind; she is versatile to dress any way you like! She is a fabulous doll to display any time of year!  If you would like to adopt Taisie, email me!

Kelly Wenarsky Custom Sasha Dolls: An Album

 I have been asked several times if I have an album of my previously made custom Sasha dolls.  I do have a facebook album of many of the dolls I have created; at this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1033555993186.6640.1054013683&type=1&l=b4b305cbb5

But I have also decided to place as many photos as I can here on this blog.  All of these dolls are previously re-created Sasha dolls.  They have all been sold, but if you are interested in new dolls, email me at wenarskys@embarqmail.com to be added to a mailing list!  

About Spring Valley Studios Sashas:  The basic Sasha doll mold, as sculpted and created by Swiss artist Sasha Morgenthaler, lends itself beautifully to being changed and made into a one of a kind doll. Just look at the hundreds of different studio dolls Sasha created over the course of nearly four decades with just four basic headmolds! I have collected and dealt in Sasha dolls since the early 1990's and I have been repainting and customizing Sasha dolls professionally since 2004. The later factory production Sashas partially or entirely had their facial features stamped on by machine, all in a uniform way. This was useful for mass production and for children, but not what Sasha Morgenthaler had originally intended. These machine printed dolls lend themselves perfectly to being recreated as one a kind dolls as Sasha similar to what Morgenthaler herself created. My dolls are never copies of Sasha's art (could anyone ever even hope to copy this remarkable woman's work?) But rather, like other repaint artists, I am inspired by her basic doll mold, styles and traditions and I strive to adhere to those traditions. I'm thrilled to see how this remarkably simple doll mold lends itself to so many different interpretations, each with it's own uniqueness. I hope you enjoy seeing my dolls! Scroll down to check out my "Album"!