Finnished!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/raggyrat/2229717785/, originally uploaded by RaggyRat.

finnished, and donated to the support of seb and flash :-)

http://www.sebsodyssey.org.uk/

would you bid on this picture? or would you paste the image up on your blog to help spread the word? please let me know and i will mention your blog if you do, thanks xxx

WIP - stage 1 of the drawing of flash the border collie ....

WIP - Seb Green's dog Flash, to be auctioned in support of seb's odyssey, originally uploaded by RaggyRat.

here is the ground work of my drawing of flash, all framed out in black as i like to do it, altho i sometimes use dark sepia in this manner ... uploaded for information, and something the organisers of sebs support can see at a meeting tonight...

here is the updated web page, i will post again to update the links, and i do believe sebs coastal walk will have a blog too...

http://www.sebsodyssey.org.uk/

and here is some information to be found on one of the charity websites giving more of seb's story and an oppotunity to donate ...

http://www.starlight.org.uk/menu_pages/News_details.asp?id=104

it is lovely to get some drawing done again, i have even been able to do a bit while sitting with daisy and matty and they didnt poke or smudge it!

as i type, my kitchen is filled with noise and a new ceiling is going up, but it sounds like my girls are managing to nap thru it ....

doing some drawing ....

seb leaves on friday next week, and i hope its a day like today so he can have a good send off from the oasis cafe, on the beach ... also on that day my new kitchen will be nearing completion, i cant wait for that even tho i am not looking forward to the upheaval ...

in between sewing, tidying up and clearing out, and looking after my girls i have sat down with some faber castell pencils and started drawing seb's dog flash, which i hope will be able to raise a small sum for support fund for this young man and hound ... i will post a pic when the drawing at least has a head, i seem to have worked from the bottom up this time, not having done any art work on paper for ages !

i would like to have flash finnished by monday so mary harper can take a copy to monday nights meeting and get some ideas about publicising it :-) she has one idea of a shop in dorchester displaying the work and i thought of dear dennis of the sausage factory !

cat xxx

seb green ... an amazing young man ...

seb green, publicity photo ... an amazing young man ..., originally uploaded by RaggyRat.

it's not often in life that some one will REALLY try to make amends for something they have done, but this local lad is about to attempt that, providing both monies to charity and an awareness to other youngsters about the consequences of their behaviour ....

here is the temporary web page, i will post again to update the links, and i do believe sebs coastal walk will have a blog too...

http://www.sebsodyssey.org.uk/

and here is some information to be found on one of the charity websites giving more of sebs story and an oppotunity to donate ...

http://www.starlight.org.uk/menu_pages/News_details.asp?id=104

and my interest? steve and i have got involved with raising support for seb himself, and faithful dog flash, and if you want to get involved too, drop me a line or leave a comment ... if you live in a coastal place you might see seb and i hope he gets lots of good publicity and has the stamina needed for this undertaking ...

thanks for reading this post
cat xxxx

mallard ....

another hand fiddly experiment while sitting with the children, i will tweek the pattern and make some for spring in nicer fabirc too ... would loveto go even smaller - but dare i? this little mallard is 2 1/2 inches tall :-)

going on bid for bears, to find himself a new home

meanwhile - i sitll need claws fabric for the mouse fursuit ....

cat xxx

WIP - fursuit gloves ... must make claws ...

WIP - fursuit gloves ...
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

mouse hands admired ....

i am a fursuit maker, a nice way to follow that lobster costume from last summer - was that last summer already?
it may bring me new admirers, and more work, but at the moment the costume looms like an enormouse challenge, with the customer a million miles away and not availablt for measuring ...

mind you my friend jon fitted the gloves on this week and he has really big hands ... his girlfriend adele wants to come and try on the suit, just for fun ...as she is much taller than me it might alwso help me with the work !!!

mohair cat, a girl called Inez

mohair cat, a girl called Inez
Originally uploaded by RaggyRat

well my first creature of the new year is this little kitty, and yes, i got to grips with some mohair at last ! yippeeee !

the fabric for her ears, collar and paws, plus the eyes, came in a swap package from dear hilde, which i was delighted with. and the glass bead that matches so perfectly was shosen at yes asia to make up my order into free shipping ... i only needed to spend a few dollars on beads!

the mohair feels great and was lovely to handle ...
i dont know whether to put her on esty or bid for bears ... any requests? she is enjoying the company of red wheeled rose at the moment ...

happy new year
cat xxxx