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Stitch Wars Strikes Back

August 16, 2011 plush, star wars, Stitch Wars One comment

I am so freaking excited to be in my first ever gallery show, I feel like a real artist. Also there are some insanely awesome and talented people involved and my stuff gets to hang out near their stuff and be friends. Maybe our toys will have slumber parties.

Stitch Wars opening night was this past Friday, August 12th. I really wish I could have made it, but Florida is a bit of a drive and as supportive as Bats is I don’t think he would have been down for a twelve hour trip. What a loser. I’ll just have to enjoy it through the magic of the internet.

I made three dolls for the show, a Kit Fisto and a Yoda and Luke on Dagobah.
I had to make Luke a little bigger than the usual dolls so Yoda wouldn’t have to be so tiny. Luke is about 21″ tall compared to my usual size of 17″.
I found this really really great rough muslin for Luke’s pants and Yoda’s robe. That makes me happy, which is how you know I’m a big fabric nerd on top of being a big Star Wars nerd. I am like a totem pole of nerdosity.
Luke has a little backpack so Yoda can ride along and make cryptic and generally unhelpful comments. The pack attaches across the front with velcro so it can also be removed as well.
The original Kit I did as a commission was so popular and came out so well I had to make another one for this show. He has some small changes; a different robe and spotty tentacles. The head is jointed and the lightsaber attaches to his hand with velcro. Added bonus, his lightsaber is fun to hit people with. Also, I’m making a million more Kit Fistos because they are so freaking cute I’m going to explode.
The show runs through September 25th. Check out photos of all the artwork on Bear and Bird Boutique’s Flickr stream or at their website. If you’re interested in purchasing, there’s a price list and availibilty sheet on the website here.

A Long, Long Time Ago…

July 5, 2011 crafting, plush, star wars, Stitch Wars 2 comments

Star Wars is probably my longest running nerd love. I used to watch the all day marathons of the Original Trilogy with my dad during the holidays. For a long time I had no idea what order things went in as I would wander in and out. I have the attention span of a goldfish. An easily distracted goldfish who likes shiny string. I did always love it though, and even more so when I actually sat down and watched the movies through. I even met my boyfriend on a Star Wars forum.

So of course I had to bring some cuddly friends from a galaxy far away to Hereos Con with me.

They want to hug you or eat your face, they haven’t decided yet

These little Hutts were a last minute addition and sold very well. At about a foot tall they’re a great way to use up smaller scraps of  browns, greens, and greys. I love their nubby little arms!

It’s not a trap, it’s a doll!

 
Guess how many times I heard, “It’s a trap!” over Heroes Con weekend. A MILLION that’s how many. Apparently this is a nerd reflex. Tap your knee in the right spot and your leg will switch, when you’re in danger you have a flight or fight response, see Admiral Ackbar in any form and you must yell “It’s a trap!” Seriously, I had a lot of fun making this little guy. The bulging eyes are extra cute and mouth looks vaguely like a moustache. Some of them were Señor Ackbar.

The Star Wars love continued after the convention as well with several custom orders.

I made a Boba Fett a long, long time ago as part of a Secret Santa exchange on a forum. I think this little guy turned out very well for my second attempt at everyone’s favorite bounty hunter.



My backpack’s got jets
There was some love for the Jedi too. I was also commissioned to make this cuddly Kit Fisto, which I had to wrestle away from my boyfriend to get in the mail. This was one of those ones that was incredibly hard to put in a box and send away, and I am definitely making more of him.
These are all going to be good practice for my first ever gallery show! I was invited to participate in Bear and Bird’s second Stitch Wars gallery show and of course jumped at the chance. It was amazing to see all the talented people involved in and the beautiful artwork that was part of the first Stitch Wars show. I’m so excited to be part of the second show! I’ll be posting progress pictures and updates as I get my submissions finished over the next few weeks.