One of the best makers of soft sculpture around is having an end of summer sale, 15% off the exquisite items in the Astulabee Etsy shop. I wish, wish, wish for the deer above (just incase my secret benefactor is reading this!). This may be your last chance for a while to share your life with a magical, handmade creature. Get thee gone now!
Astulabee
I think that he looks like Nick Cave back in the days of The Birthday Party! Zebra fabulousness (above) from Skunkboy Creatures of course. Here we are again friends, it is time for another plush gathering. I am feeling so inspired by the wonders on display here, my fingers are itchy and desperate to get snipping and stitching and stuffing! Things have been a little quiet on the creature front for me recently, that is going to change very soon though. I had planned to release a little list of the places you can find my work this year, I am waiting to hear if I have been accepted into one particular show, once I know you will know-keep your fingers crossed for me please kittens. Now, feast your peepers on plush heaven!
“Quand la pluie tombe chez moi” by Cocon
Wonder by Melissa Stanley
Victorian Lady by Junker Jane
Lumi by Le Train Fantome
Family by Matilde Beldroega
I can’t help making up background stories for the new creations from Astulabee. Oh, especially the Show Pony!
Endearing foxes from Oso Polar
Super floral fish by Flora Douville.
Kootoom, Turris & Pecten by Sarah Bourque.
Deer by Takiyaje.
Plushrooms from Kitty Bee.
Beuys Bunny from Das Kaninchen.
Jinx Moon Bunny from Moon’s Creations.
Peascape in Strangeland from Kit Lane
Large Fabric Bird by Abigail Brown
Rabbit from Fawn Potter.
Francis by Flannery O’Kafka
Cat from Red Craft Works.
Miss Black Dahlia from Meeniak.
The Classic Maggot in White with Pink Heart from Pterodactyl Pants.
Feathery Doll by Cathy Cullis.
Doli Mary Chestnut from Misako Mimoko
Crazy cool! I want a plush wall. Collected work by Ninon.
Before I forget please do join me tomorrow for the ever shifting weekly interview, so exciting, meet me in Argentina!
Picture this: A 39 year old woman is sitting at her desk, it is quiet, her boy is at nursery, she is planning to write some long overdue emails, she is feeling blocked, the words won’t come. She decides to catch up with her Flickr friends while she waits for things to unstick. She is looking at Fricktoria, recently hearted on Etsy, not explored completely. Allyson Mellberg/Fricktoria made the woman cry. No, Allyson Mellberg’s work made the woman cry, it felt like a rabbit punch in the stomach. The woman couldn’t believe her eyes, so much beauty emanating from a single source, the mainline into her heart filled with tiny tigers, deer and Persian buddies. J G Ballard died, her neighbour died, she misses her son, she is crying over beautiful soft sculpture, just a little.
