When I change direction and am trying to get in the groove- from girl dolls which are about the clothes, to baby dolls which are about applique and surface decoration- I find it useful to step back and start with a design I have explored before. That gets me thinking and going in the new direction but hopefully not getting overwhelmed or lost.
I love the night babies so I start there. Here are some earlier ones–
This doll was amazingly hard to photograph. If I wanted to show the details on the body, the face got washed out. Face right? Body ended up too dark. So I mixed them up to give a good idea.
![65baby1](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/65baby1.jpg)
![65face](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/65face.jpg)
![65side](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/65side.jpg)
![65grass](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/65grass.jpg)