Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Young Grandmaster Choi 3 and Rayven Plush Doll

Young Grandmaster Choi 3 Rayven plush doll

Black woman-owned Shero Comics, an award-winning multimedia company that creates comics and manga centered around Black women and girls as heroes, is celebrating 10 years by launching Young Grandmaster Choi Chapter 3 on Kickstarter (see the link below), which will include its first-ever Rayven Choi plush doll! 

Rayven is an orphaned six-year-old Black American Army brat who moves to South Korea, is adopted by a Korean family, and builds confidence through family, culture, and martial arts.

The four Rayven dolls represent self-confidence, cultural pride, and courage.

Plush Rayven joins the other dolls pictured above from the Zelda Award-winning manga series, Young Grandmaster Choi. 


Dressed in martial arts attire, the new plush doll is pictured in full view from the front and back.


Shequeta L. Smith, founder of Shero Comics, shares more details about Rayven in the following video.



The new Rayven plush doll launches alongside Young Grandmaster Choi 3 on Kickstarter on October 13, 2026.

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Monday, October 12, 2026

An Afternoon With Kitty Black Perkins Video


On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys, and Miniatures hosted "An Afternoon with Kitty Black Perkins." Allison of Muñecas, Pouppees, and Dolls recorded the event, which is now on her YouTube channel. During the one-hour-and-twenty-minute video, I enjoyed learning more about the incomparable Kitty Black Perkins. I hope you will, too.



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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Part 4 of 4 of AI Doll Images

Additional AI-enhanced doll images are featured.

This is part four of a series on AI-generated doll images using my original doll photos and prompts to create social-media themes, change backgrounds, envision clothing and settings, and to enhance or correct photographs. Using AI helps me accomplish things in minutes that would otherwise require learning skills and software that aren't part of my creative toolbox.  The following photos finalize this series.

This is the original photo of my three 1971 Tressy dolls by Ideal.

The AI version of the photo above resulted from the prompt: Place these dolls in a groovy 1960s setting. Do not change their facial appearance or skin tone.

Three crocheted dolls were placed in a craft room setting.

The original green background of a photo of fashion dolls accessorized with Mini Brands items was changed to a shopping mall setting.

This adorable BJD pair was placed in a classroom setting (one of my favorite themes for child dolls).

Kelly and Kelly knockoffs are in an original group photo.


With the help of AI, Kelly and the Kelly knockoffs were dressed in school uniforms and placed in a classroom setting.

A variety of seated dolls were placed in two different background settings. This is the first.

The same seated dolls (five in total) were placed in a second background.

This is my original photo of Ruby Red Toys Amani.


I asked the AI tool to change Amani's hairstyle to a neatly cornrowed bun, dress her in a yellow-and-white seersucker summer dress with white sandals, and place her in a child's bedroom with pastel decor, Black dolls on bookshelves, and positive affirmation wall hangings.

For my most recent doll-related AI-enhanced photo, I used a very detailed prompt to create the final photo in this post.

In the original photo, I am alone, dressed as shown. To create this image, I instructed the AI tool to do the following:

Create a photorealistic studio portrait of the woman in my uploaded photo holding a handmade crochet doll that looks like a miniature version of her. Preserve her recognizable facial features, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and natural proportions. Give the doll matching hair, expressive brown eyes, a warm smile, and a crocheted outfit inspired by hers. Pose them close together, both facing the camera, against a warm beige backdrop. Use soft, polished studio lighting and a joyful, elegant mood. Make the doll clearly handcrafted, with visible yarn stitches, while keeping the woman realistic. Vertical composition, framed from the waist up, with both faces unobstructed. No text or watermark.

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I will continue to utilize this technology as described in the first paragraph, but infrequently, if at all, in this blog.

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