Owen age 3

I've got a few more pics of the details here on my flickr page.


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A Shark! A scary scary Shark!!

I haven't made any creatures in awhile so I'm excited to get back to work this week.  This week I'll be working on a SHARK!  Sweet isn't he?

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Holiday Bazaar at Haircut Hangout in downtown Hollywood

I sell some other softies over at a great little boutique children's hair salon in downtown Hollywood.  But, ever since putting my plush into that store, the owner has been excited about the Kids Creatures that I do.  So, because of them, I got an invite to be a vendor at their Holiday Bazaar.  The bazaar is being hosted by a super talented photographer Courtney Ortiz and Haircut Hangout.  They are going to raise some money and collect some toys for Team up for Toys for the Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital here in Hollywood.  The event is only 2 short hours of shopping and fun so make sure to put it on your calendar. 
Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 6 to 8pm
I've created a facebook event so if you'd like to go in and click that you'll be attending and then invite your friends... that would rock!

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Miguel age 26

This bird was drawn by Miguel at age 26, and this is the message that came along with the order:  "He said "I can draw a bird much better than you."  He was wrong." It makes me giggle :)

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Kid's Creatures at Stitch Rock 2010 and Monsters Under the Bed exhibit

The Kid's Creatures were on display at Stitch Rock last Saturday and a friend pointed me to this pic on facebook.  Unfortunately I didn't get to meet the photographer (lots of people were taking pics... hard to know whos who) but I've seen her work before and am honored that my little creature made the album.
Here is where you'll find the album on facebook

I handed out a boat-load of cards to people interested in getting their kid's pics made into softies so I have a feeling I'm gonna be real busy this holiday season!
Stitch Rock ended at 6pm and I packed up all my stuff (I was selling aprons there too and my other softies) had a nice yet quick bite and a cocktail with a couple of the Hollywood Craft Mafia girls at DaDa then headed over to Bear & Bird to see 'Lars' at the opening of the Monsters Under my Bed exhibit

I got there, literally, five minutes before closing so I missed most of the fun.  I know several of the other artists and the owner of the gallery but everyone had already gone by the time I got there.  And the worst part...  I totally forgot to get a picture of me next to my art!  I found some pics of the opening on flickr and facebook and "borrowed" this one below from Bear & Bird's facebook page.

You can barely see little Lars there in the corner.  He is a green skull man in a funky purple suit.  I'm gonna head back over there soon to get a better picture of him.
The original picture was done by Lars, he was 5 at the time of the drawing and it was done in crayon. 
The following pic not the best quality, I forgot to get a good pic before submitting him to the show.  This one was taken on my cell phone at night in bad lighting and he wasn't completely finished.

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I'm sad for this...

I was doing some google searches on a totally different topic about something plush (can't tell you... it is a secret project I have brewing...shhhh) and I saw a funny image that I just had to click.

(pic credit... here)
It was such a cute thing and I thought... "hey wait... that is what I do!" and I clicked and yes, that is certainly what I do!  It was a blog post (you'll find it here) about a service that is offered up by the North American Bear Company doing the exact same thing as I do.  The post is from years ago but I clicked the links and yep, it is true, they DO make custom creatures from kid's drawings.  I'm so sad.  I really thought I had a new idea and it turns out that they have been doing it for ages.
I'm doubly sad because of the comments at the bottom of the blog post.  It just seams that people don't really value custom work.  I guess we (society as a whole) are just so accustomed to cost being the driving factor of things that we overlook the obvious.  If I buy a toy at any of the big box stores for $20.00, it has been designed and reproduced thousands upon thousands of times.  The design process at that point isn't really a factor anymore, one can calculate the cost in fractions of cents.  But, if something is designed and produced once.  That is it.  The design process can only be passed on one time.  Charging $20.00 for something that took hours to design and then hours to produce is just insane! 
I could keep going on and on with my soap box, but I won't bore you with my sad thoughts. 

Thank you for reading this and letting me vent :)


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My newest creature is going to be in an Art Exhibit!

I have never submitted anything for a real art exhibit before so I'm pretty nervous.  I kinda cheated though because I chose one that is an open call and all artists are accepted (he he he he) so even if my work wasn't good enough, I don't have to feel the burn of being turned down.  I'm sure that there are lots of folks who really wouldn't consider making a stuffed animal to be "art" but I know the work that goes into what I do, so I feel that it most certainly IS art.  I wouldn't consider everything I create to be art though, just some.  

I usually like to post the finished product here on the blog but think it would only be fair to wait until after the exhibit ends.  So, if you just can't wait to see this newest creature, you are gonna have to go check him out at Bear & Bird in Fort Lauderdale from October 2nd to November 13th.

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