A 'baby shower' – a common event at shows and conventions.Photograph: Rebecca MartinezA doll with hair partially rooted.Photograph: Rebecca MartinezThe larger 'sculpts' are lifesize, the smaller ones are miniature for display.Photograph: Rebecca Martinez
A class teaching how to root hair into the dolls’ heads. It is a difficult skill to masterPhotograph: Rebecca MartinezOne doll with a removable umbilical cord – it is attached with a magnet.Photograph: Rebecca MartinezMin Li, a UK-based Reborn maker with her favourite creation.Photograph: Rebecca MartinezA doll in a plane’s overhead locker.Photograph: Rebecca MartinezClaire Hughes at work in her UK studio.