Reborn dolls in varrying stages of completion sit on the work table of Jean Campbell, at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Monday, April 18, 2011. The reborning process has many steps and various aspects of the dolls vinyl play a part in how time consuming it can be.

Jean Campbell applies a neutralizing layer of paint to a Walter doll kit at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The layers of neutral paint help mask the unrealistic color of the vinyl even before Campbell begins applying flesh tone, veining and blushing.

Jean Campbell puts a reborn doll in her oven to help its' paint dry a little quicker at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Most of her dolls have over 15 layers of paint which is one of the reasons reborning can be such a time consuming process for this doll artist.

After completing a doll Jean Campbell photographs it in her makeshift studio at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Monday, April 18, 2011. The photos are used to document her work and advertise the dolls for sale on Ebay.

As Jean Campbell tries to pack a doll for shipment to a buyer her cat Brandy begs for attention at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Campbell lives with three cats and her doll collection which she says she talks too when she is feeling lonely.

Jean Campbell shops for doll clothes at Thrift Town in El Sobrante Calif, with her friend and seamstress Cindy Gardner on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Campbell and Gardner team up to find bargain clothes that Campbell can include in packages with the dolls she sells. The two occasionally team up on projects and Gardner custom makes special clothing for Campbell's higher priced dolls.

Jean Campbell looks for dolls she can rescue at Thrift Town in El Sobrante Calif, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. When Campbell rescues a doll she will clean it, fix broken parts of it, give it new clothes and let it live with her until she finds a child that can adopt it.

Jean Campbell hugs and talks to the newly finished Walter doll kit at her home in San Pablo Calif, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. After spending so much time on the dolls it is easy to become attached to them, like many other artists become attached to their work. The clothing was especially made for the Walter doll by Campbell's friend Cindy Gardner.