Last year Sunday, November 16th was the first ever "I support BJD Artist" day and this event is hold this year too, today on November 22nd!! The idea is to take a picture of your doll with a little message of support to show appreciation for the original BJD artists! You could post this photo anywhere on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, DeviantArt, Flickr) with the tag #proBjdArtists :) I took a picture for last year's event too, my blog post about it can be found here !
I thought for a while which doll I'd take the picture of and the decision was quite easy in the end - I chose my dream girl Gwynithia, Soom Cuprit in bronze skin, who I managed to get thanks to Soom releasing her in this beautiful skin color ♥ Getting her had been my dream for quite a while and I was absolutely thrilled when Soom responded to the demands and made her~ The idea of just buying a recast never even crossed my mind, I would never be able to enjoy my doll, if it was a recast >.< It wouldn't be the doll that I dreamed of. Even if Soom had never made her in tan skin, I would've rather been without the doll than bought it as a recast. No matter how much a person wants to own something, it doesn't justify turning to illegal copies as a solution. There are only excuses to buy recasts, not any good reasons.
With Sarg's permission, I'm also sharing the picture that she took. The doll in the photo is her grey Soom Hyperon, named Diaval, who is a similar doll to Sarg as Gwyn is to me - a holy grail doll ♥
Me and Sarg have often send thank you messages to the companies with photos of the dolls that we got from them. We always feel so grateful to them, since without their hard work none of these beautiful sculpts would exist. This recently got us wondering - what about recast owners? Would they have the heart to send a photo of their recast to the original sculptor and tell them why they felt like they have the right to buy an illegal recast and be happy about something that has been stolen? o_o
More photos submitted to this project can be found from ProBJDArtists Tumblr and of course under the #proBjdArtist tag on different websites and social media~
Thank you for the reminder. I need to get one up on my blog too. It makes me sad at how much recasts have affected the bjd community. Awareness is a good step though, making people aware they exist and encouraging people to support the artists who design and sculpt these incredibly complex dolls.
ReplyDeleteGreat that you had time to participate as well :) I agree with you that increasing recast awareness is important, especially when it comes to newer people in the hobby. I've noticed that some people knowingly choose to support recasts, which I'll never understand personally, but I'd never start attacking people for that either. There needs to be a better method of communicating.
DeleteThanks for the reminder, I'll need to do this to! It is highly important message.
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Saw your picture as well, great that you participated in the project :)
DeleteIt is nice to hear that you send pics to the companies! I sometimes send them "thank you" photos of my dolls, too! :D
ReplyDeleteI remember I saw your pic last night and thought "did I miss it?" and then reminded the time zones change xD
I think it's a great way of showing companies that their work is appreciated ♥
DeleteOh yes, time zones can make things quite confusing sometimes XD
Cool photos! I wish I had the time this weekend to do one, alas I didn't ;__;
ReplyDeleteI love this event though. I think its nice to get an opportunity to unite in saying "no" to recasts.
Its just so annoying it has to be an issue at all >____<"
Ah sorry to hear that :/ I've seen some people doing it later too, so I think it'd be okay to post a photo whenever you have the time!
DeleteI agree, it's a great idea to have a day like this when BJD people can unite and show their support to the artists!
That is really taking it the extra step! How wonderful! <3333
ReplyDeleteI found it very inspirational to read people's messages and stories during the proBJDartist day :) There are so many ways to get legit dolls without having to turn to recast!
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