The subject of dolls in the dolls' house is a controversial one, with hobbyists often feeling strongly one way or the other as to whether or not houses should have occupants. I always felt that putting figures into a house made it more homely, but was restricted as to the quantity I bought, quite simply by the price of the beautifully dressed porcelain dolls that I saw and wanted.
When I moved to Crete and built my first miniature shop, I bought a resin man, unpainted except for his face and hands. Once he was painted and standing inside his shop doorway, I realised that only resin
figures would do for me from then on. I felt that these figures had so much more life and vitality than the porcelain dolls. They seemed frozen in an instant of time when they were just about to say or do something. If you waited long enough they would say that word, or take that step and come to life, whereas most porcelain dolls simply remained dolls.
The problem with resin people is that you can't always find exactly the right figures for the scene you want.
