Okay, folks, here's the skinny on this situation:
1) I just got off the phone with Julie Bowman, who is the individual
who makes the stuffed dolls. She stated that she always tries to
contact the artist to get his/her permission to create a doll for a
customer. I contacted her, since I tend to be a little difficult to
track down. Anyway, I told her I had no problem with her making the
doll, and that she should definitely get paid for her hard work. She
said she was contacted by Clayton, who stated he liked this character
a lot, and was able to provide 2 images of Natasha for Julie's
reference.
2) Julie seems to be a very pleasant woman, and she DOES NOT MAKE
ANATOMICALLY CORRECT DOLLS. If you want a cute stuffed doll, go to
her. Her stuff looks like it's of very good quality. If you want
something with SPH's (Strategically Placed Holes), she advised me to
tell folks to go elsewhere, because she will not do that, no matter
how much she's offered. And you gotta respect that. So Clayton, if
you're expecting a love doll, I'm afraid Julie Bowman won't cross
that line. But if you're getting the doll as a collectible or
something, then enjoy!
In closing, please respect Julie Bowman's ethics and don't badger
her to make a sex doll; she does not want that sort of reputation,
and I gotta respect that (personally, I don't understand the whole
furry/plush/sex thing anyway). But again, if you want some quality
stuffed toys, contact her! She seems quite adept at her craft.
And that's all I have to say on that. See? Situation resolved,
peacefully and logically. See how easy that was? ;)
Hmmm...maybe I'll have her do up a little figure of Onika...
--James M. Hardiman
Received on Fri Oct 24 2003 - 16:51:27 CDT