I know... Stitch, stab and scrawl... a little odd sounding...
Thought I'd create a simple blog to collect my adventures in toy making and other creative endeavors! And to make my toys and other objects, I do a lot of stitching (sewing, embroidery, knitting), stabbing (needle felting) and scrawling (sketching designs, doodling, writing about the creatures I make). See, not as fearsome as it first sounded, huh?
Here is an example of two creatures who I made with lots of stitching, stabbing and scrawling.
Meet Shabadoo & Shabadee, the demented bunnies of 2009. They are sisters living on separate coasts. Shabadoo lives with my friend Lisa in Portland and Shabadee lives with me in Durham. Huge fans of The Beastie Boys "Hey F*ck You!" from which they got their names.
Shabadoo & Shabadee have knitted and felted bodies. Their heads are needle felted and ears are wet felted. They have various embroidery on their matching frocks and paws. And they sport art shrink paper images of their own skulls. They are tough girls.
Two of my girls!