just back from the photo printers ...

every year force the children into one place and take a photo for Steve's Mum's Brithday present. What do you buy Grannies who have everything? A large print ... sweeter than Thornton's, wouldn't you agree?

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 ....

Dogs ....

MISSING - Has anyone seen my ears?



just kidding, this is actually a whole missing dog, featured in the Dorset echo ...

Now its time for me to do some drawing again, this little girl is called Mika ...



i start by putting all the black areas in ...



It makes a change from all that sewing (and cooking!)

making a second molly owl plush .... WIP!

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

portland lighthouse

portland lighthouse
Originally uploaded by silver fox shaun

This awesome shot (above) by a local photographer (click on his photo to see more) really took my fancy, and i was inspired to paint it after spending so much time on Portland last year for Artwey ....

May I present, 'Bill (Phallus II)'...



and some detail, here, if you want to see it in real life you can, during the last three weekends in september 2010 ...

family ...

my Mam came down to weymouth to visit us ... of course, Eric came too. Here he is, as Grandad with my girls...



Matty and Daisy enjoy the rickety bridge! These are the play things over at Kingston Maurward...



Mary crawls into this bright yellow tunnel!



Matty will drive the combine harvester ...



This is the way the Ladies ride!



On Weymouth beach, Grandad wants all the stones...



I know here eyes aren't very good, but is my Mam using binoculars to find things on the beach? She doesn't know I got this photo. I am for it, now!



All looking for pretty shells...



Mary likes to hand over stones ...



Tired now, time for a drink in 'The Oasis'!

Flowers the Lion - who is he?

Cat, the Lobster!

I was captured on the harbourside with our fund raising canvases ... and a claw full of Artwey Postcards ...



And here I am with some of my work, at the exhibition in pilgrim house, spirit of the sea, 2010 ...




looking forward to artwey open studios in september -

http://www.artwey.co.uk/activity/artwey+september+open+studios+in+weymouth+and+portland+2010

revamping old t-shirts ... into nighties! (Another Owl)

Daisy and matty had only one nightie each in my stash of hand-me-downs...

so I grabbed two of my older t-shirts, and one of the nighties to copy ...



and here we have 2 cute nighties, daisy will have the frilly number with the more open neck (larger head), and matty wanted a baby owl on hers!



Is it me, or does that baby owl look a bit familiar? I'm thinking Chickenpants ...

daisy did some sewing ....

isn't it delightful ?

Meanwhile... on the other side of the pond....

Remember my Edward Tulane?



well he has been busy acting his socks off, with a bunch of talented children in the USA...



Don't they all look great?



time for bed, Edward ... i wonder what he is going to do next?



My children want me to make one to keep at home...

Molly the Barn Owl soft sculpture, finished!

Now on display in Pilgrim House, Hope Square, as part of the Dorset Seafood festival ... today only!

I will be in town, dressed as a Lobster again, after lunch!

WIP - molly the barn owl, nearly finished!

WIP - molly the barn owl textures ...

taking over the streets ....

daisy concentrating on pedalling ... I love this picture!



look that way Matty, look where you are going!



Matty and Dean have a race!



Daisy goes up and down, really enjoying it ...



taking over the streets - Steve on CAR DUTY at the top of the cul-de-sac ...