^awesome.


...eyeballing the calendar, the mostly-complete tootsie monster on my desk, the pile of yarn that is to be my 3rd and final piece for the mortal plush submission...
it's already 2:30pm, i just can't get anything done.
how the heck did i get food poisoning for the second time this year.
i wanna finish this stuff but every last bone in the body hurts. ug.

done digity


i think after this guy im going to switch from muslin to linen for these




i left the outer hoop on this guy so i could cover the back in new fabric from the fancy pants store


the owl is only going to live there for about another half hour, then he gets packed up and is the birthday/xmas present for my BFF.

speaking of which...
i gotta go figure out what i'm wearing tonight for BFF birthday night part I. we have a hankerin' for sushi, and
two tickets
to see
these guys

item #2 for mortal plush application - "Believe" (emotion: hopeful)





(sorry I took a milllllion photos)








she's a good listener...


OH GOD STRAWBERRY BIRD LOOK OUT SHE GONNA EAT UUUUUUU! o_O


it's getting wierd in here.


so, dude. first prize winner for most difficult thing to photograph ever. also, i think this conveys 'hopeful' ok... but i get nervous about these things because my creatures dont really have um faces to express emotion...?

like 'wonder', she'll be for sale later this year.

i need a beer.

friday we all cut out of the office for a bit to go sit in the forest by the lake and have a fabulous picnic.

we know how to put on a good impromptu spread! my favorite part of summer is eating good things outside. food tastes better outside.


threw some birds at the shopity shop today.

japanese food lunch, then sewin' allllll night. woo.

hey kids

if you get a minute and got $5, please head over to schmancy and pick up a little something. this store and its owner have done a lot for the plush art world and community, and needs a little lovin' support right now. they've got gorgeous high-end stuff too, or a simple $3 keychain. love love love. and they're nice enough to select yours truly for my very first plush show later this year. STOKED.

and
i made horns for joey.
because he's going to a fancy dress party this weekend. wool felt + yarn = woot.



that's all. xoxox

item #1 for mortal plush application: wonder/curious







that's the pose for the show application ^, but here's some fun with bendy bits:


WELLLL HELLOOOO THERE!!!!!!


WHEEEEEEE!!!! RAAAA!!!!!!!!!


this fellow will be available for purchase later this year. if you're super interested just message me. xoxox

it's taco time! *taco dance*

^ this is the scene in tootsie that inspired the tootsie monster


desktop in tootsie-monster-making-progress


work work

this picture makes me laugh because i can hear him singing a little walking song like "Dooop-a-dooo-a-doooooopaaaa-doooo" as he moves around





and









aaaaaand back to work.
xoxo

the red fox, he eats the birds

i keep getting sad recorded messages from the art league saying they need people to come in for figure drawing workshops or they'll have to stop offering them. i really miss going, that was the best friday night you could have around here. and i been really itchy to draw, i miss doing portraits a lot. i'm hoping to doodle and draw the heck out of switzerland. until then, back to the needle and thread. slowly coming to terms with the fact that there's only so many hours in the day.