Jingling johnny!

Michael has been sanding and whittling some long pieces of wood....

Which does have it's risks...

Then as the wood was having different finishes applied, he collected some bottle tops from a local pub ....

Then sat in the sun making holes in each one!

Some had four holes and will be joined together with wire! 

So do you know what a jingling johnny is yet?

Come and See, my work, and others' at the Old Town Hall!

Artwey Open Studios are now ON!

Artwey at the Old Town Hall 2013 from raggyrat on Vimeo.

A sweet lass called Geordie...

Getting Ready for Artwey!

Some fun hamsters I will be exhibiting with Artwey starting this weekend at the Old Town Hall ...

I turned 42 ... no joke!

I decided to make you a fun video for my birthday post, which is something me and my children enjoy doing anyway!

As well as playing with plush of course! How many pieces do you recognize?





A video about having fun with plush! from raggyrat on Vimeo.

A Pup called Bailey ...

These two pics show colour build-up on this lovely boy, he was a pleasure to create and the portrait made his owners very happy as Bailey-Dog is no longer with them ...

Also to create this work, i removed the collar for a cleaner look, and drew in the fluffy head top which was cut off from the photograph! Pet portrait, anyone?

Famous, but sad bear comes to The Raggy Rat ...

A very famous bear, well ok a slightly famous bear, has come to stay with me ... She arrived with a postcard showing her rather fabulous portrait ....

 

... and was squished inside a tiny box and sent to me by an artist with a sense of fun! She didn't look best pleased, as usual!

 

 Bear was a lot smaller than i imagined! But that's ok, she is going to come to France with me on the Dorset for Singing Tour De Normandie!

 

 More about the artist here on the back of the postcard too ...

 

Hmmm, the accommodation may need some sorting out?

 

Now Enjoy Gordon's video all about Sad Bear ...