Why do I want to make a portrait reborn of my little brother?

Truly Christen
Sep 28, 2018
3 min read

“Brother – a person who is there when you need him; someone who picks you up when you fall; a person who sticks up for you when no one else will; a brother is always a friend.”

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Anyone who knows me knows that my little brother means the world to me. Though I am 4.2 years older than he is and let's be real I had hoped he would have been a girl, he made my life a little brighter the day he entered this world. From the moment I saw him I loved him, vowed to protect him and stand by him through thick and thin. And though as he grew I envied the freedom he was afforded due to him being a male, my sisterly love never faltered. As we grew older and I started to discover myself, he was always there. He has always been my biggest supporter cheering me on and giving me the courage to be who I really am. When I felt alone and against a hard wall he was the only one who was 100% there for me. When I made the biggest life-changing decision I had ever made to date, he stood by me and told off all the haters, haters that included our own parents. So when I say I love my brother, he is absolutely amazing and there is no way I could ever imagine my life without him, I unquestionably mean just that.

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ― Karl Lagerfeld

The same can be said about sculptures. Reborns are sculpted to the likeness of real infants. They capture the innocence of a child by way of the care and precision that the sculptors put into making them. The idea of capturing the innocence of the child that changed my life for the better became greatly appealing after my first run-in with a portrait reborn doll. I could have my little brother forever especially now that we live so far from each other and as we enter adulthood have our own problem-filled lives to live.

At first, I couldn't find the right sculpted kit that resembled Krishna. I knew the exact photo that I wanted to use to get him customized but none of the kits on the market had features similar to his photograph, that is until recently. My favourite sculptor, Bonnie Brown, Released her toddler kit, Liam.

I was happy when I saw him because the minute I looked at that blank kit I saw an uncanny resemblance to the one I wanted to immortalize.

Krishna Aged 2-Left Prototype Liam Aged 1-Centre, Blank Liam Kit Aged 1-Right

If you have read my last blog post you would see this kit in my collection. I reborned it to be a girl and her name is Disney.

I showed the kit to my brother stating the plans I had for it and he was on board. Of course, he was. He has never tried to stop me from doing something I loved or had a strong conviction for.

However, he disagreed that the kit looked anything like him but others also saw the resemblance and he wasn't objecting to a fake Krishna Adam so of course, I will still be making his portrait as soon as I can. for now, the sculpt is put away safely awaiting his time to be shipped out, I am getting him professionally made, to be created.

For Krishna, this might just be me being silly or having fun but for me, it symbolizes so much more. This doll symbolizes the one who has always been there for me. The one who has always encouraged me to go for what I wanted. The one who has always stood up for me even when his views differed from mine and when it meant going against his own parents. The one I can always count on to be there. Krishna Adam Young, My Little Brother.