The Little Flower by Helen Kish and Ruby Ho

I didn't let that Helen Kish Chrysalis review sit at the top of the page for very long, which is unusual for me, but there's a lot that I still want to get done this summer, and time is going fast!  I can't believe it's already the middle of July.  Today's review is essentially a follow-up to that Chrysalis review, though, so check it out if you want some background.

While the last review dealt with older Kish dolls from 2008-2010, today I'm going to jump forward to the present day and look at The Little Flower, who is a brand-new doll that's a collaboration between Helen Kish and Ruby Ho (founder of Ruby Red Galleria).  The Little Flower is inspired by Thérèse of Lisieux, a real-life 19th century saint whose nickname was Little Flower.  This doll is being sold exclusively at the Virtual Doll Convention (VDC) shop, and last time I checked she was still available:

The Little Flower by Helen Kish and Ruby Ho for the Virtual Doll Convention ($325).

Chrysalis Dolls by Helen Kish

With the release of the new Barbie Basics sets and all of Lena's wedding plans, I feel like this blog has been taken over by Mattel products lately.  That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I have no affiliation with Mattel and I like to try and keep a decent amount of diversity on the blog.  So, for today's review, I decided to look at a group of dolls who have very little in common with Barbie, and nothing whatsoever to do with Mattel.

The girls in today's review are designed by Helen Kish, a renowned doll artist whose work was popular back in the early 2000s.  This is around the same time that Robert Tonner was releasing the16-inch Cinderellas that I love so much, and Ellowyne Wilde was making a name for herself.

I've mentioned Ms. Kish's adorable 7-inch Riley's World dolls a few times in passing on the blog, but today I'm going to be focused on her Chrysalis collections.  With sizes in 8, 12 and 14 inches, the Chrysalis dolls are larger than Riley, and most of them have plastic bodies with great articulation.  Between 2008 and 2013, I eagerly anticipated each Chrysalis release, and poured over all of the beautiful promotional photos.  But back in those days I didn't have the budget to buy any of my favorites.  In the last few years I've made up for that fact by searching out a few select Chrysalis dolls, mostly on the secondary market, and finally bringing them home:

My First Heels Lark by Helen Kish, 2008.  From the Chrysalis collection.