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