! have been at it again too - not bonding - sewing!!!

i made another owl :-)

an art event where raggy rat cat makes another barn owl ...

The first weekend of ARTWEY! Quick, grab that camera, and snap the first visitors!



It might be cheating asking Daisy to sign the book, but my girls really enjoyed the display too ...



Steam punk goat is here for a little while longer, then he goes off for big adventures ... he is very much admired by those he meets ...



'I'll take this please,' says Mary, about her own dog-on-wheels!



spot any familiar faces?



Here is the Cat, at work on Barn Owl soft sculpture number 4 ...



The fuzzies even start to ask all the kinds of questions that my visitors do. Then they go one better, and turn up with fake money, to buy me out!



Do come and see us next weekend, won't you?

Who is this? Someone very cute !

a raggy rat owl perches on my apple tree ...



and guards my buttons ...



i use embroidery for the colours and textures ...



but who is it? one of molly's babies?

so here, for you, is my third barn owl ...

a new barn owl has been born in my house ...



this one seems younger somehow than the others ...



i changed the way I did the eyes and I am very pleased with the effect. But who is it this time?

new owl creation ....

my barn owl was admired way back when my artwey exhibition was on ... and i have agreed to make another for a Christmas present ...



i love doing the embroidery and using glittery thread for a bit of sparkle ...



but who is this new barn owl, that is appearing ?

WIP - molly the barn owl number II

i shape the barn owl face with needle sculpting using strong thread ... can you see the shape appearing? the lovely dense fur I am using here looks like fine feathers ...



next, insert the glass eyes ...
it looks cute even jyst like this, with no beak!



and here is molly the barn owls face, complete with some shading ...



and wings are added too, with button joints ...



she is looking very cute already ... legs and feel next ....

work on the second molly owl ....

the head, and face with some hand sewn woollen fabric pieces ...



machine embroidery work added to the back of the head ...



hand applying the quilted tail to the body - a shot of the detail ...



I am enjoying this, and I only stabbed my finger once last night!
cat xxxx

getting ready to make a second molly ....

I am going to make a second soft sculpture molly ... i only make a few light sketches to get a feel of the shapes. it actually puts me in the mood for molly art work tho!

I am always amazed how drawing helps you see shapes better than just looking alone, although of course I watched a lot of molly footage LOL!