The ball-jointed doll world has lost an icon.
~ And I also have lost a very good friend, Grace Szczepaniec.
Where to start, I can't quite realize it yet. Our friendship took off after I made a firefly faerie (glow-in-the-dark) special as a tribute to her in 2009, Fuuga / Grace (photo). To my great joy, I literally gave her a little light bright spot in her dark days.
I met Grace about 12 years ago at the beginning of my adventure in the BJD world. Then I founded Charles' Creature Cabinet / CCC. She was an important motivator and inspirator for me. She was also the stimulator that made me want and able to make a comeback at all. She offered me the opportunity to make a new start through her company Jpopdolls.net. We called regularly in those days. I will miss her voice, her laughter, and unconditional support. But also her great legal and business insights and her relentless fight against illegal recasters / copy cats.
Grace gave me a big stage within the BJD community through The Resin Café, a BJD forum and with an extensive interview written by her for Hautedoll (2015) about my comeback.
Because she quickly saw that I could stand on my own two feet with CCC, our contact has decreased somewhat in recent years, but every now and then we sent each other an email. And we both knew that we would always be there for each other if needed.
Dear Grace, thank you for your unwavering support, your warm friendship and for the person you were! I'm going to miss you terribly.
Heaven has gained an angel. Much strength, love and light to her daughter Layla, friends and family in this sad time.
Thank you Layla for continuing your mother's work as a tribute.
💔😥 #rip #goodbyemyfriend #alwaysinmyheart #fuuga #fireflyfaerie #grace #jpopdollsnet #charlescreaturecabinet
The ball-jointed doll world has lost an icon.
~ And I also have lost a very good friend, Grace Szczepaniec.
Where to start, I can't quite realize it yet. Our friendship took off after I made a firefly faerie (glow-in-the-dark) special as a tribute to her in 2009, Fuuga / Grace (photo). To my great joy, I literally gave her a little light bright spot in her dark days.
I met Grace about 12 years ago at the beginning of my adventure in the BJD world. Then I founded Charles' Creature Cabinet / CCC. She was an important motivator and inspirator for me. She was also the stimulator that made me want and able to make a comeback at all. She offered me the opportunity to make a new start through her company Jpopdolls.net. We called regularly in those days. I will miss her voice, her laughter, and unconditional support. But also her great legal and business insights and her relentless fight against illegal recasters / copy cats.
Grace gave me a big stage within the BJD community through The Resin Café, a BJD forum and with an extensive interview written by her for Hautedoll (2015) about my comeback.
Because she quickly saw that I could stand on my own two feet with CCC, our contact has decreased somewhat in recent years, but every now and then we sent each other an email. And we both knew that we would always be there for each other if needed.
Dear Grace, thank you for your unwavering support, your warm friendship and for the person you were! I'm going to miss you terribly.
Heaven has gained an angel. Much strength, love and light to her daughter Layla, friends and family in this sad time.
Thank you Layla for continuing your mother's work as a tribute.
💔😥 #rip #goodbyemyfriend #alwaysinmyheart #fuuga #fireflyfaerie #grace #jpopdollsnet #charlescreaturecabinet