Q. WHO MAKES THE DOLLS?
A. CHRISTIE OR BASTET2329
Q. I SAW A DOLL IN THE DOLL THAT SAYS SOLD- WILL YOU MAKE ME
ONE JUST LIKE IT?
A. NO. ALL OF MY DOLLS ARE ONE OF A KIND. THE ONLY DOLLS I HAVE MADE SEVERAL OF
ARE THE SKULL HEAD NUN DOLLS-
Q. WHY THE NAME BASTET2329?
A. BACK IN 1997 OR SO I DISCOVERED THE ONLINE WORLD. MY FAMILY WAS TOO POOR TO
OWN A COMPUTER AND MY BOYFRIEND HAD ONE. I SET UP AN AOL ACCOUNT AT HIS
HOUSE. ALL OF THE NAMES I WANTED WERE TAKEN! AOL USED TO SUGGEST A NAME FOR YOU
IF THE ONES YOU WANTED WERE GONE- I WENT THROUGH A BILLION NAMES AND THEN TRIED BASTET
(I WAS REALLY INTO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART AT THE TIME AND SHE IS THE CAT GODDESS). AOL
SUGGESTED BASTET2329.
SHORTLY AFTER, I DISCOVERED EBAY. I PICKED MY EMAIL ADDRESS AS
MY NAME. LATER, I SHORTENED IT TO BASTET2329. IT NEVER REALLY OCCURED TO ME TO CHANGE IT.
I LISTED THE FIRST DOLL FOR SALE UNDER THAT NAME AND AFTER THAT, I BEGAN GETTING REPEAT
BIDDERS, I FEARED CHANGE! SOMEONE SAID I SHOULD MAKE A WEBSITE SO AGAIN, FEARING CHANGE,
I MADE IT WWW.BASTET2329.COM
IT MEANS NOTHING REALLY- JUST A NAME. WHEN I PAINT I GO BY CHRISTIE (NO LAST NAME,
LIKE MADONNA OR CHER OR SINBAD!) BUT I HAVE COME TO BE KNOWN AS BASTET2329
AND THATS OK!
Q. WILL YOU GIVE US A DOLL FOR A PHOTO SHOOT, ALBUM COVER, MOVIE,
MAGAZINE,, ETC?
A. I NEED TO EAT TOO. JUST LIKE YOU. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, NO. IF YOU WANT TO BUY A
DOLL, THTS FINE. IF YOU WANT TO RENT A DOLL, THATS FINE TOO. UNLESS I FEEL THAT THE BENEFITS OF
GIVING YOU A DOLL ARE VERY GOOD FOR ME, I WON'T DO IT. AND BY BENEFITS I MEAN TONS OF
EXPOSURE OR WHATEVER. IF YOU ARE MAKING A LOW BUDGET HORROR MOVIE THATS BEEN SHELVED
BEFORE FILMING I JUST DONT SEE HOW THAT HELPS ME! BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK ME....
Q. I WANT TO USE ONE OF YOUR IMAGES- CAN I?
A. CONTACT ME AND WE WILL TALK. IF YOU JUST WANT TO USE IT AS A MYSPACE PICTURE OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THATS COOL BUT GIVE ME CREDIT. IF YOU PLAN TO PUT MY IMAGE ON
SHIRTS YOU ARE GONNA SELL, I WANT MY CUT!
Q. DO YOU HAVE A CATALOGE?
A. NO. MY INVENTORY CHANGES WEEKLY, SOMETIMES DAILY. I LIST NEW DOLLS
ON WWW.Creepy-Dolls.com
Q. ARE THE DOLLS MASS PRODUCED? WILL THEY EVER BE?
A. NO . NOT AT THIS TIME.
Q. WILL YOU SHIP TO ME IF I LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES?
A. SURE! I WELCOME ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS!
Q. DO YOU CAST THE DOLLS YOURSELF.
A. NO! EACH DOLL IS ONE I HAVE FOUND, BOUGHT OR BEEN GIVEN. I DO NOT CAST THE DOLLS
MYSELF- THAT WOULD INCREASE THE PRICE GREATLY AND I LIKE TO KEEP MY ART AFFORDABLE! I
ALSO LOVE THE IDEA OF "RECYCLING" A DOLL SOMEONE BROKE OR TOSSED BECAUSE IT MAKES
THEM THAT MUCH SADDER. IT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEM- I FEEL LIKE I
AM GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE!
Q. DOLLS ARE SCARY IN GENERAL BUT YOUR ARE EVEN SCARIER!
A. DOLLS ARE SCARY. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIGHTENED BY THEM. BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED
THEM. I PLAYED BARBIES WITH MY SISTER UNTIL I WAS 13. I ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE I WAS GETTING
MADE FUN OF. IT WAS NOT UNTIL LATE HIGH SCHOOL THAT I DISCOVERED DOLLS AGAIN AND IN
COLLEGE I BEGAN BUYING BROKEN ONES FOR ART PROJECTS.
Q. COLLEGE?
A. COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I TOOK ART CLASSES BUT I SUCKED (OKAY, I FELT LIKE I SUCKED BECAUSE
MY STUFF WAS DIFFERENT). I GOT MY AA DEGREE BUT I MOSTLY WENT FOR FUN. IT WAS A FUN TIME, I
TOOK FILM CLASSES, DABBLED IN PHOTOGRAPHY, TOOK SOME NIGHT PAINTING CLASSES WHICH WERE
INSANELY STUPID, TOOK LIFE DRAWING WHICH I SUCKED AT, AND HAD A GOOD TIME :)
THATS WHERE I STOPPED. I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING FURTHER BUT I WANTED TO JUST BE ME AND PAINT WHAT I WANTED IN MY OWN WAY AND THATS WHAT I DO!
Q. YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER, WHAT DOES SHE THINK OF THE DOLLS?
A. I GET THIS QUESTION ALL THE TIME! I DO HAVE A LITTLE GIRL NAMED ZOE. SHE IS 4. SHE LOVES
SKELETONS AND HALLOWEEN AND SHE DOES NOT GET SCARED BY THE DOLLS. THAT MAY CHANGE
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE BUT RIGHT NOW SHE SUPPORTS MY ART AND LOVES TO WATCH ME WORK!
Q. YOU DON'T LOOK THE WAY I THOUGHT A CREEPY DOLL MAKER SHOULD LOOK!
A. THIS ONE CRACKS ME UP! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE BUT
I AM JUST ME!
Q. WHY DO YOU MAKE THESE DOLLS?
A. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WAS FASCINATED BY DOLLS. ON FAMILY VACATIONS (WHICH WE TOOK
EVERY YEAR), WE USUALLY STOPPED BY DOLL SHOPS AND MUSEUMS. INSIDE OF THOSE, I WAS
EXPOSED TO MANY DOLLS. I FOUND MANY OF THEM TO BE VERY SCARY. THE OLD ONES WERE
CRACKED WITH METAL EYES AND METAL TEETH. SOME WERE DOLLS MADE WITH REAL HAIR.
SOME WERE MADE FROM ANIMAL SKIN. WE WENT TO ONE MUSEUM THAT HAD A BUNCH OF DOLLS
HANDMADE TO REPRESENT A WOMANS DAUGHTER WHO PASSED AWAY AS A SMALL CHILD.
(THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I MAKE THE SKULL HEAD DOLLS)
AS I GOT OLDER, I BEGAN NOTICING HOW SAD DOLLS REALLY ARE. I PLAYED WITH BARBIES DAILY
BUT I REFUSED TO OWN OTHER KINDS OF DOLLS BECAUSE THEY SCARED ME. I REMEMEBER MY
SISTER HAD SOME PORCELAIN DOLLS THAT SAT IN A CUPBOARD UNTOUCHED FOR YEARS, I WAS
RELIEVED. THEY ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE ALIVE.
WHEN I SEE DOLLS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCARDED OR BROKEN I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM. I OFFER
THEM A NEW LIFE. IF NO ONE BUYS THEM, THEY WILL JUST BE LOST IN A LANDFILL OR STUCK
IN A DUSTY CORNER AT A THRIFT STORE.
I HAVE HAD MY OWN EXPIERIENCES AND I USE MY DOLLS AS A WAY TO SHOW THEM. I MAKE A
LOT OF "GHOST" DOLLS. ONE OF THE REASONS I DO THAT IS BEACUSE I FEEL THAT SPIRITS
CAN BE ATTACHED TO OBJECTS. A CHILD WHO LOVED HER DOLL MAY BE ATTACHED TO THAT DOLL
WHEN SHE PASSES ON. I IMAGINE THAT CHILD TO BE SAD AND THATS HOW I PORTRAY THE
GHOST DOLLS.
Q. WHY ARE YOUR DOLLS SO EXPENSIVE?
A. I GET THIS ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE NOT. THEY ARE ART. THEY TAKE TIME TO MAKE. THEY
TAKE MATERIALS. I TRY TO KEEP THE PRICES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I AM JUST LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE, I BUY ARTWORK MYSELF AND IF THE PRICE TAG IS WAY HIGH, I TEND TO NOT BUY IT!
GO INTO ANY ART GALLERY AND YOU WILL SEE PAINTINGS ON THE WALL WITH PRICES OF $1000 OR
MORE- CHANCES ARE SOME OF THOSE TOOK AS MUCH TIME AS IT TOOK TO MAKE A DOLL. SOME
PEOPLE DO NOT SEE WHAT I DO AS ART BECAUSE THEY THINK OF ART ONLY IN CANVAS FORM.
ONE DAY, I HOPE THAT CHAGES!
Q. I SAW THE LIVING DEAD DOLL YOU DID IN THE NY SHOW- WILL YOU CUSTOMIZE A LDD FOR ME?
A. NO! THAT MOUTH BELLY DOLL WAS FOR A ONE TIME THING (UNLESS I GET INVITED BACK).
I DO NOT CUSTOMIZE VINYL DOLLS ON A REGULAR BASIS ANYWAYS, I
FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN PORCELAIN.
Q. YOU ARE GOING TO HELL FOR THE NUNS YOU MAKE.
A. TO GO TO HELL, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BELEIVE IN IT AND I DONT...... WHEN I MAKE NUNS,
I GET LOTS OF RELIGIOUS HATE MAIL (ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE FOR SALE ON EBAY). I MAKE
NUNS BECAUSE I HAVE A WEIRD OBESSION WITH NUNS- IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR WEBSITE ADDRESS?
Q. WILL YOU BE VENDING AT *INSERT CONVENTION NAME HERE*?
A. NO. PROBABLY NOT. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOMMY SO VENIDNG IS NOT
SOMETHING I DO FOR THE MOST PART.
Q. HOW MANY DOLLS HAVE YOU MADE?
A. DON'T KNOW. HUNDREDS. THERE ARE A LOT. I HAVE NEVER KEPT TRACK.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVEORITE DOLL YOU HAVE MADE?
A. I DONT KNOW. SOMETIMES I WILL MAKE ONE THAT I FALL IN LOVE WITH. BUT I ALWAYS
PUT IT UP FOR SALE.
Q. HOW MANY OF YOUR DOLLS DO YOU OWN?
A. NONE. SILLY AS IT SOUNDS, I HAVE NEVER KEPT ONE FOR ME. UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO, I DID
NOT HAVE MY OF MY ART ON MY WALL EITHER BUT THEN I MADE A PIECE THAT I FELL IN LOVE
WITH AND KEPT FOR MY ROOM.
Q. DO YOU HAVE A STUDIO? CAN I COME OVER?
A. NO. I WORK OUT OF THE HOME AND I DONT LET STRANGERS OVER TO PLAY- SORRY.
BUY MY DOLLS SO I CAN AFFORD TO GET A STUDIO AND THEN I WILL LET YOU COME
OVER! HAHAHAHAHA
Q. AND LAST- WHERE CAN I BUY YOUR DOLLS?
A. Follow the links to the left :)
