seasons greetings to you and yours!

and very warm wishes for the new year!

funny

lucy owl was in domino magazine, relaxing at amanda peet's house.

 big thanks to sandra and jen for spotting it!!

tis the season

here's some more gift cards I did for target stores this holiday season.
the snowman plays music!!

new plush- the woodchucks are here!

sammy and suzy woodchuck are here, and waiting to be adopted by you!
the second plush in my series 1, following lucy owl. just in time for holiday giving, these woodchucks are twin brother and sister.

they love to play pranks on each other. suzy is lazy and loves to sleep in, while sammy is a firecracker waiting to explode!
both plush are available at these designer toy stores.
giant robot, rotofugi, kopilot, monkeyhousetoys, yoya shop..... and many more.

happy thanksgiving!!

STUFFED

a plush food show at munky king gallery in los angeles CA. go and behold a totally 'stuffed' feast!!! good for the eyes and tummy. there will be free ice cream opening night.. booze etc.
opening reception this thursday Nov. 15th. show runs thru dec. 2nd.
click here for list of all artists, and I think a preview.
a tradtional feast, dessert cart, and grocery store section all loaded with plush food!
in addition to my fruits and corns, I made a suckling pig with apple -which I'llpost pics of later.

LUVable & HUGable, plush show

@ gallery hanahou, in NYC opens this thursday Nov. 8th at 6pm.
29 plush artists form all around the world!

hug me...

Gallery Hanahou is located at 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NY 10012
opening reception nov. 8th 6-9 pm. show runs through dec. 21st.
if you are in the area stop by!
you can view all of the lovely handmade plush here.

CHOWDER

is finally here...
a series created by C.H. Greenblatt premieres this friday NOV. 2 @ 7:30pm, on cartoon network.
I'm a background painter for the show, here's a few images. line art done by becca ramos.
tune in to watch it!!

STUFF THIS

'STUFF THIS' plush show
@ RIVET GALLERY in columbus OH.
show opens Nov. 3rd and runs thru the 28th.

dogged!

friends

surrounded by sadness

PLUSH YOU

show opens this friday OCT 12th at SCHMANCY, in seattle. reception from 5-9 pm.
i'll have 3 pieces in it. this is one of them.

corns

usually I would do a drawing before I make any plush, but for the corns and apples I did not. it was more about making a kernel-like texture of corn. that was the most tedious part about making the corn. this was a plain piece of fleece I sewed this texture onto.

ripe for the picking!

check out his 'a peel!'
these are also for the food show at munky king nov. 15th.

BEFORE and AFTER

apple skins

and apple cores

I made these red apples out of red velour, good amount of sheen and stretch.

I called this blog 'progress report' because I really enjoy the process of making things. figuring out the shapes, colors, etc. so I am going to try and put more 'progress' pictures in the future. these apples are for a food show at munky king gallery in los angeles opening NOV.15th. I'll post more info and pictures closer to the show date.

pensive thoughts

pretty flowers

the orange ones remind me of some sort of muppet.

e-cards

I recently did some e-cards for hallmark. the great animation was done by kristen mccormick, who animates on foster's, so the quality is pretty darn good!
to watch them both click here, look for the bug icons.

the next plush.....

this is a sneek peek of my second plush in series 1. sammy and suzy. more pictures coming soon. this plush should be in stores for holiday time.

COMIC-CON

I will not be attending this years comic-con in san diego, july 26-29th- but you can get a sneek peek at a prototype of my next plush due out later this year! the prototype can be seen at the

DKE TOYS BOOTH # 4832.

this plush will be the second design in series 1.

and there will also be another prototype of mine at the booth as well.

INTERVIEW

I was interviewed by kirsten rask of schmancy, for the PLUSH YOU blog, so if you you want to find out more about me, then check it out.

this is another gift card I did for target, in stores now.

3's a crowd

a 3 person show, with amanda visell, michelle valigura, and myself. BLUE BOTTLE GALLERY in seattle WA, opening reception july 7th 6-8pm . show runs july 3rd -29th.

check out the preview here.

the monkey from the previous post is available at this show. (not the g1988 show)

g1988 SF

back for seconds, a group art show opening june 29th 7-10 pm @ G1988 san francisco

the show runs through july 28th. lots of great artists participating- GO!

I will have 2 plush animals, plus doodies!!!!

art auction

saturday june 30th!!! go buy some art, because the money goes to a great cause!
many talented artists form the animation community and beyond have donated pieces, so it will be a great show for sure! click on the flyer to see all the details!!

and click here to see the artwork for sale.

post-it's...

crazy patterend pets.

& summer sale is here for a limited time only!!!

custom mushroom

first step the idea!

this custom is for the ESC Shiitakes parade
paint the face first...
then do a lot of sewing...

she is done!!

this group art show with custom shiitakes will be held at

toy cube in flushing NY, on june 16th.

post its...

this is a pumpkin i made a while back.

lucy owl is available right now on-line:

YOYA SHOP

FUGITIVE TOYS

UK: OCTANE 3

power in numbers 2 benefit show...

at nucleus gallery, opening may 19th, 7-11pm. 20% of all sales goes to the susan g. koman breast cancer research foundation to find a cure. I am also donating my artist's share to this worthy cause. there are so many super talented artists participating in this event, you should go, it is for a good cause. these little trees will be $50, and all artwork is 5x7 in size.

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where to get them:

lucy owl stacks up...

or in person at these shops: Munky King, Tate's Comics, Monkey House Toys, Giant Robot, ESC toy shop..... and more!
I'll be posting more stores in later posts. each owl has been signed by me.
for friends in CANADA, and the UK, stores for you will be listed soon as well!!!

post-it green plaid cat

i am 8-bit v3.0

8-bit 2007

@ gallery 1988

opening reception: tuesday april 17th

happy april fool!!

another gift card for target stores...... sorry for the lack of posts, I have been super busy, and also took a long vacation. more posts coming soon!!