This toy was made for my brother, in celebration of his graduation from college. My baby brother now joins our older sister in the realm of personal trainers.

It was a really fun piece to work on. I worked out a new pattern based on one of my old one, and I've already used it a few times since this toy. It comes together very quickly, but looks very tidy and cute. I'm very pleased with it. I also love working with the plush felt, which makes the toys feel a little like tiny wild animals. And above all, making something for someone you love is very, very gratifying.

A new project!

First off, let's all pretend that I took a better photo of that sketch. Someone (Smee) was "helping", and I got frustrated.

But yes! New project on the horizon, in which I will make several toys, and also display envirnoments, to represent different eco-systems and biomes. That's several toys per system, representing creatures real and imaginary, as well as plants and inanimate fixtures. Then each eco-system will be accompanied by a written piece, meant to be both educational and poetic.

I think this is going to be awesome. It plays to all of my nerdiness, both scientific and artsy. It'll be a long term project, worked on between things people are actually paying me for. I'm hoping that by the time I'm done or close to done, I'll be established enough that someone will give me a show where I can display it all at once.