Art for Ria_oaks!

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Title: Rachel Doll
Gift for: ria_oaks
Artist: anais_rhys
Rating: G
Fandom: Fakenews/Realnews
Warnings: Cuddliness.
Artist's Notes: Handstitched felt & fabric, sculpey & wire glasses.
Summary: Lovely ria_oaks made her own set of awesome pundit dolls, but didn't get a chance to make Rachel yet (as far as I know O_O) so I decided to fill that void!
Cuddly Rachel Doll Ahead!

MOD NOTES:
1) all art captions provided by our enthusiastic Mystery Artist. ;D
2) dear ria_oaks, your Mystery Artist has offered to send you this beautiful craft! Arrangements can be made after the reveals. Happy holidays!


Introducing....Rachel Maddow!


Now with cocktail shaker action...


Close-up of her face:


"Maddow" on the back


"Air America" T-Shirt

Comments

[florahart]

This is freakin' adorable.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Why thank you :D

[cherrycoloured.livejournal.com]

This is the cutest thing ever! ♥♥ It totally looks exactly like her too! :D

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[omens.livejournal.com]

Wow!! I love her little sweater! Great detail!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm rather fond of details :D

[wensleydale.livejournal.com]

Digging her glasses! The pictures of her next to the booze crack me up.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

:D It's not exactly the kind of booze she drinks but they were nice and colorful. Thanks!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

♥

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! it's the glasses that slay me! So funny and cute!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

The glasses were a must! Thanks ^_^

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! You're amazing, thank you!! ^___^ She's adorable! I love the huge glasses, and the t-shirt, and the jacket... and everything. :) That's so awesome of you, I can't believe it! Now Keith!doll will have both Anderson AND Rachel to keep him company. Lucky bastard. Anyway, thanks again, that's so cool that you made something tangible like that for me. :) See you after the reveal!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Surprise! ♥ I'm so glad you like her, send me a PM with your address and I'll send her over! I can't wait to see pics of Keith with her and Anderson ^_^

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

It's a really good likeness and I adore the care you put into her outfit! And her glasses are super fab, hee XDD

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D The clothes were such a pain, but the glasses were so much fun to make!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Hee, oh man. I was actually listening to some of her online clips when I brought this up. ;) You really did a marvelous job with her facial features (that is totally her nose). I love her happy expression, and the gigantic glasses!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :)

[janegodzilla.livejournal.com]

This is such a good likeness, and so incredibly creative! I love love LOVE her giant glasses. This is fabulous!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

The glasses are my favorite part too ^_^ Thank you!

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

LOL. Fantastic. :DDD

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

XD ♥

[fangirlism]

OMG how cute!

The crafts coming out of the challenge this year are lovely!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D I know, I loved all the crafts too!

[guinsky.livejournal.com]

I was curious, so I went to look at ria_oaks's pundit dolls. You added your own style here, especially to the face, but I love how closely you matched the body styles and materials, and having the logo on the t-shirt with the name on the back. That's a really nice present!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

^_________^ Aww, thank you so much! I really wanted her to be special but match the set too (and I got lucky because she posted a link to the pattern she used for her dolls!)

[alias_sqbr]

I only saw Rachel Maddow in action for the first time yesterday and I'm glad I did since it makes me better able to appreciate this doll :) The resemblance is remarkable given the medium, plus it's adorable.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Heh, it really is more fun when you know who she is. Thank you ^_^

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW I WANT A MADDOW DOLL! She's so cuddly and spunky! JUST LIKE RACHEL. :D!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

::falls over:: :D THANKS!!!

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

So. Cool. :D And she has the best smile ever.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D

She's so CUTE! The clothes! Glasses! Shaker! \o/

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

XD Thank you so much! Well maybe she could do without the clothes, maaaaaaybe the glasses, but not the shaker!!

[kittehkat.livejournal.com]

AWWWWW!!! So flipping cute! I love the glasses! And ooo, changeable outfits! Win!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

^_^ Thank you!

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Aww, what a cute dollie! :))) The glasses made me grin from one ear to another! :D

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love her glasses so much XD

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

So cute! Her face is brilliant- I love her expression, and the photos are fun.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D

[mllesatine.livejournal.com]

Lovely idea. I love the glasses!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you ♥ Chunky glasses rock!

[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Heh, she is so recognizable, which is really impressive considering the slightly wacky medium! I think my favourite part has to be the big grin and bigger glasses. Your hard work really shows, great job!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D I didn't mean for her face to turn out so big, but I think it's okay otherwise the glasses would have taken over!

[florence-craye.livejournal.com]

So cute! Rachel deserves her own doll, and so huggable too!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D Everyone needs a Rachel doll to cuddle!

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

Awwww that is so adorable. What great craftmanship. The doll is just too cute.

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you very much!

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

Waurgh this is so cute!! I love her larger-than-life grin, it's incredibly infectious, even in plushie form!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you very much!