KALEideaSCOPE: Bear in Mind!

lunedì 21 gennaio 2013

Sally & Puck: baby polar friends

I have finally taken some pictures of the two sweet friends together!

I did a felt fish for Puck, but he's willing to share it with Sally! :-)
I hope they will be adopted together, as they look so happy I would loath to part them!

Sally the seal new pictures

My husband gave me a suggestion. He said that the little Sally would look even better if she had claws. To 'spice up' her body appearance which was so totally white.
So, I did some Fimo claws during the week-end, together with her felt ball.

And here she is...all ready for her new pictures!

By the way...I think this time my husband was right (it doesn't happen often! ;-) ).

giovedì 17 gennaio 2013

Sally the baby seal

Puck the penguin is a happy little fellow today, as he now has a new friend, Sally the baby seal!
Here are some of the first pictures.

With some very careful balancing, she can also stand!

She definitely needs a felt ball to play with now!

She has wiring into her tail, arms and she has a spine. many posing possibilities there!
I will be taking more pictures when I do her felt ball. I will also do group pictures...
Isn't she sweet? :-)

domenica 13 gennaio 2013

Polar frenzy - Puck the baby penguin

I'm in a polar frenzy. I have my head full of ideas, and they all have the same theme. Polar animals. This time I want to be patient, keep my polar creations a while with me until they are all ready together, and make pictures of them. I might also sell them as a group, we will see!

My first polar buddy is a baby penguin. New design. He measures 7.5 inches. I have used a fantastic Schulte alpaca. It is very soft and beautiful. The only thing is, you have to take care and put anti-fray around all the edges because it frays very easily. Nevertheless...I'm going to buy more, because I fell in love with it!

And here he is, Puck the baby penguin!

I have sculpted his feet with polymer clay (Fimo), and I have also shaded them with acrylics. I think they look cute!
His wings are wired, so they can be folded and posed.
I gave him a spine, and he can move his head up and down...

With his head folded down, he looks a bit shy. He definitely needs a friend to cheer him up! :-)

I like him like this, with his head slightly to the side.

This pictures shows better his cute little tail.

I'm now working on his friend, a baby seal. Another new design, another challenge!

domenica 6 gennaio 2013

Pietro the Fox

My fox cub is finally ready for adoption!
Before I forget, this is the link to his Bearpile page:
http://www.bearpile.com/item/63693

I'm completely satisfied with the outcome. I think I was on the right track when I thought of designing his front legs with no cotter pin joint. They look very good this way, and also he is very stable on all fours.
Here are some pictures.