Dollmakers on Thursday. Nicole West and Titania

So, 23rd of June

is a Supermoon

and it's coming soon.

23rd of June is also

Midsummer's Eve.

It was a night for wild dances in the woods

and a bit of drunkeness and frolicing,

so it's rather a pity

it's been passed over.

If it wasn't for Shakespeare

we'd have forgotten about it completely.

Midsummer's Night Dream. Landseer

 With  albino rabbits. 

And Puck is showing Bottom something.

Yeah...

So, anyway...

...with it being

Midsummer's Eve,

I wanted to show some 

amazing Titania dolls

by astonishing doll artist

Nicole West.

Like this.

Titania

Night Queen

Her dolls have the most amazing eyes
and gorgeous, sculptural bodies.

By which I mean
they're sexy.

In fact, Nicole West
is a doll artist
Hubby found first.

See?

Glamourous

in the original meaning of the word.

Nicole sculpts all kinds of figures,

fairies, mermaids, angels

and naughty pin-ups.

Her Titanias show a range 

of themes,

from the vampish 

 Night Queen 

(above)

to sylvan sovereigns

guarding fertility and fruitfulness,

like this Harvest Queen.

Titania Harvest Queen

With her mask, 

(above)

she is exotic and mysterious'

Without it, 

(below)

she is tender and vulnerable.

 Nicole's Titanias can also be
powerful, even dangerous,
like this magnificent monarch
striding through the woodland
vines, arms akimbo
and eyes ablaze.

Forest Fairy Queen 

Or they can be sweet
and ethereal
clad in simple wisps and leaves.

Titania

Queen of the Fairies.

And  delicate

butterfly mask

I love Nicole's dolls

and her deviantArt site is worth looking at

for exotic beings

who aren't afraid to flaunt themselves

and who reflect Nicole's sure touch with 

poses, with expressions

and with warm, translucent skin.

She makes her fairies and mermaids

entirely believable

and extraordinarily beautiful.

Winter Wonderland Tinkerbell.