Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Buzz








Buzz is a miniature Schnauzer standing 10,5 cms   ( 4 inches )

Different shades of slate grey Mohair and xxlong pile velvet ,  White alpaca , and pinky-grey velvet were the materials I used.  

Premium English glass eyes  with white accents of ultrasuede

handsculpted nose of Apoxy Sculpt that was dried, sanded, sealed and painted.

5 ways thread and cotterpin jointed with some wobble joints for extra poseability

hand embroidered paw pads

needlefelting and extensive rooting of mohair.

threadscupting and tons of scissor sculpting or grooming!

full internal armature as well as poseable and wired tail and ears.

Filled firmly with polyfibre and steel shot for weight.

Buzz is attached to his brown tartan blanket and he has a handmade forest green collar around his neck.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Bean

 







Bean is a tiny bear cub, under 3 " tall ( stands 7,6 cms)

Made from xlong pile velvet

hand embroidered nose and mouth

ultrasuede needle scultpured paw pads 

cotter pin joint at head

limbs string jointed

premium glass eyes

oil toning

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Kimi



Please welcome my latest creation, hand-sewn from my original design in a smoke-free environment



Kimi is  a West Highland Terrier pup.   She has been named after the talented Kim Niles of KiniArt   http://www.kiniart.com  .  Kim is an illustrator and artist of note, and I love her whimsical pet art.  Go take a look!


Soft, white Alpaca with long pile was chosen for this project.   
Premium glass eyes with needlesculpted eyelids
Her nose was fashioned from Apoxy-Sculpt;  sanded down, and then painted.



I embroidered her pudgy little paw pads with DMC threads before handshading them.



Kimi sits beautifully but is rather unsteady standing.  Her limbs are string-jointed allowing her to adopt many positions.  She has a wobble joint in her head, which makes her head tilt to any side - giving her that cute curious look.  Her body has been stuffed firmly with polyfibre and metal shot for weight.


Her face has been needle-felted and thread sculpted. Scissor sculpting was a challenge and I used lots of downloaded pictures off the net to help me groom her fur.  Once I was happy with the shaping I hand shaded her

Her pointy ears which are typical to the breed have pink suede on the inner side


who's the cutest?



She is 10cms tall when seated and can easily fit in....... a hand


                                                 
                                                  ...............or a teacup




She is playful and loves nothing more than to play games with you. Her tail is wired internally allowing for poseability.......but generally it's up and perky!



Continue to ignore her, then she will paw you and give you that  quizzical look
....'Is that computer with 'virtual' Westies more fun than me?"




Her favourite game is her tennis ball........apart from chasing lizards, and rats, and of course she loves to dig up the garden.  She is a terrier after all!


fast asleep and all stretched out

  
                                     Kimi sleeps on her warm crocheted blanket.

one tired little terrier


Kimi's collar has been handmade in a dusky pink Ultrasuede with a blanket stitch detail.  She seems to prefer chewing it, then wearing it.

She was made with lots of love and makes me smile each time I look at her.  Lots more pictures of her.....can't stop photographing her.



 More images of this sweetheart






why wont they play with me?
oh well, i'll just take a nap



Please note that this creation is a collector's item and only intended for display purposes. It is not for children or pets.