! 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?

my goat - a steampunk character!

and so I made my goat all steampunk, for an etsy-plush-team challenge, and we would both love it if you would go and vote for him in the final round of the competition - it's goat versus blimp!

click thru to see all of him, and if you want more pics here, just ask XXX

a charming plush goat ....

i recently created a goat, his arms and legs are jointed, with some vintage buttons and he is made form Harris tweed ... but I didn't just stop here, I went on to dress him and give him gadgets! I will show you that, next!

From Cat, the Owl maker xxx

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 ?

Molly Owls new job ....

Molly-across-the-pond sent work of her new job ...



she looks quite the part in this lovely autumnal library display ... oh look, we have some Jane Hissy books at home, including 'HOOT'!



just have to keep very still in here, admits Molly ...



Photos by Andrea Duncan, with thanks xxxx

bye bye molly ..... the one made by raggy rat !

no more will I gaze upon this hand-sticked plumage ...



or see this charming face peeping out at me from all manner of places ...



gone is the guardian of books and children small ...



and so molly got one last hug, and was sent on her way, across the pond ...



then we were lucky enough to be given these - oh dear, those don't look very nice!



but these odd objects were in fact some owl pellets found in the wild, and contained delicate treasures ....



and then molly arrived at her new home, safe and sound, her new perch looks just right !

guardian of buttons and books ...

and soon to be off to a new home ...

for yum-yum !

really - rats again ?

honestly, please - must so many rats be consumed on this blog?
(handmade odd-sock rat)

molly eats rats?

and feeds them to her kids? i am off then .....

spot molly ... in my art exhibition ....

so here we were on a rainy Saturday ... Elton John ready with those plush scissors I made ...

Elton is really Ed Hintze, and Cat has probably heckled him too many times at choir practice ... the neighbours are suitable shocked!

some one steps in, and finally Elton attacks the pink ribbon, for Steve's camera ...

It takes quite some time to cut through it ...

And its OPEN, after Eltons lovely speech ...

and the crowd rush in ....

to fondle my 'art for the hands' mats ...

say hello to molly the owl ...

choose some colourful and reasonable priced cards ...

and enjoy a little SPICE!

see for your self, here - http://www.artwey.co.uk/venue.php?venue_id=138

finished molly owl number 2 ....

changed a few things since the fist molly-owl ...



lighter claws ...



still did some face shading - doing that makes me nervous!



lovely big, vintage buttons for wing joints ...



and she still has a lovely soft fluffy barn owl face ....