ADOPTED
Pampoen is about 10 inches tall and can stand, sit and walk on all fours
Pampoen is pronounced 'Pumpun' and is the Afrikaans word for a pumpkin.
Made of dense alpaca fur and mohair
Dark brown English glass eyes, with white accents
Black leather eyelids
White horsehair whiskers
Hand sculpted Apoxy-Sculpt nose, that has been sanded , painted and sealed
Hand sculpted Apoxy-Sculpt clay claws that are painted and sealed
Four ways jointed. The limbs are reinforced with wire armature.
There
is no neck joint so his head does not turn from side to side. Instead
there is flexible
plastic spine running from his head down to the tip of tail. His head
will therefore move up and down, tilt in all directions and allow for
lots of posing positions.
He is filled with polyester fibre fill and wool
To create his unique look, I have trimmed away the fur on his face
and then needlefelted the shape of his muzzle with wool fibre and
special barbed needles that matt the wool fibres together. Then I have
rooted individual mohair strands back into the felted muzzle to create a
natural and furry look. This process takes many hours and much eye
strain!
Pampoen's unique look has been achieved by
extensive scissor sculpting, hand shading, and needle sculpting
techniques. Many hours have gone into his creation.
He has an Eddybare label attached to his centre back
Pampoen has his pumpkin with him in case he needs a snack... That is his favourite food.
I usually sketch, design and create all my own patterns in miniature form. This raccoon however was created using the pattern of a well-known bear artist by the name of Mary Jardin Wimberley. I adapted it in a number of ways to make my raccoon unique with its own look and personality. Mary's original pattern can be purchased from her Etsy shop here
My home is smoke-free.
I usually sketch, design and create all my own patterns in miniature form. This raccoon however was created using the pattern of a well-known bear artist by the name of Mary Jardin Wimberley. I adapted it in a number of ways to make my raccoon unique with its own look and personality. Mary's original pattern can be purchased from her Etsy shop here
My home is smoke-free.
Pampoen is so delightful to play with. I have taken many photos of him.
He will listed on auction on Ebay this Sunday.
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| with mum before I got my whiskers |
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| I have sharp claws |
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| I am allowed on the furniture! |
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| when nobody plays with me then I play with my pumpkin |
