Stitched Cow

After a solid month of working on wedding projects I needed a break! My Mom's birthday was around the corner and she had mentioned wanting one of my stitched figures. Since she works on dairies I thought a little cow would be appropriate. Took me about a week and it was a great way to unwind. Now its back to the wedding stuff, but I really enjoyed my mini hiatus.

Raj - The Stitched Elephant

All done! I took too long on this guy, but I was having a hard time getting a clear idea of what he was supposed to look like. I could have stopped when he was all stitched, but I liked the idea of decorative painting. Leather is an unforgiving medium to paint on, but it was exciting :) Now I'm sending him off to Phoenix for the 'Munny Grubbers' show in August. I hope he finds a home!

Slowly yet surely

Since Chelo and I have really started to crack down and work on wedding stuff, the progress on this piece has been pretty slow. I was able to log a few hours this weekend and i can finally see the end in site! Once he's all stitched I want to add more  'decorative' elements, which will be a new thing for me. 

Sometimes when I start projects I have a clear vision of the outcome (Anubis, the deer spirit mask, mog) and other times I just have an idea and hope that it fleshes out (stitch the lion, tropical fish mask, this elephant) It doesn't always turn out as well as I hoped, but I always learn something from the process and I always have fun doing it. I'm still not really sure where this elephant (whom I named Raj) is going, but I enjoy being along for the ride  :)

Big Cartel

Finally got a big cartel account:

http://mesmithy.bigcartel.com/

i only have Mog posted at the moment, but i hope to have a few things go up over the next few months

Process Pictures

Thought I would share some process pictures of my new project. This is my first 8' munny. I enjoy the large format for this particular figure (cuz its an elephant) but to be honest I seem to prefer the 5" mini munnys. I like that they take up lest real-estate on desks and shelves

Anubis

For the show 'Into the Darkness' hosted by 1AM Gallery in San Francisco I decided to make a little Anubis. This is the last gallery show I will be participating in until after the wedding but I still have some other projects on my plate. I was able to complete Anubis in 5 days, which is a record for me.

Stitch the Lion *update*

I just found out that 'Stitch the Lion' won another contest! His first was the 'Most Fabulous' award at Switcherooni's 'Easter Munny Show' and now its first place in Delicious Drips contest
I'm glad he has been so well received and i hope to do more like him in the furture :)