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Wild Witch Bear (Finished)

Wild Witch — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:44:24 +0000

Well, it’s been quite a while since my last post. My Wild Witch Bear is at last complete. She now wears a fully lined cloak with hood, a gathered chiffon dress (also fully lined), velvet and lace boots, a star studded velvet lined hat, double breasted velvet bodice and even lacy underwear (with stars, of [...]

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Wild Witch — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:34:34 +0000

Boots now finished. I added a few teal coloured swarovski crystals around the band for a little extra sparkle.

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Wild Witch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:13:49 +0000

The hat is now finished. It’s decorated with black lace and beads and I’ve added some wire to give it a ‘Gandalf’ shape. The little bug was added to give it a witchy feel. Also, although you can’t see, it’s fully lined with velvet too.

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Wild Witch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:55 +0000

The bear is now complete and it’s time to move on to the hat. I’m making the hat from black penne velvet. The brim has been edged with lace and it’s ready to be assembled and finished.

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Wild Witch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:47:26 +0000

All body pieces are now sewn and ready for jointing.

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Wild Witch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:34:25 +0000

The head is now complete and as you can see from the side view, the nose has just the right amount of ‘turn-up’ on it. The eyes have eyelids attached which makes them more prominent and gives a strong focal point to the face. The fur certainly has that wild look about it.

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Wild Witch — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:14:16 +0000

On to the bear itself. I mentioned a while ago in one of my posts that I’m making this bear in collaboration with Kympatti Bears Australia (an internationally respected bear maker located on the Gold Coast). As the bear is going to be a witch bear, part of that collaborative design process was to alter [...]

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Wild Witch — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:33:41 +0000

Next up, shopping to buy materials for the clothes. I had to match the branding colours and I think you’ll agree, if you compare them to the logo, that it was a worthwhile trip. How exciting!

Wild Witch Bear (1)

Wild Witch — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:13:27 +0000

This is the beginning of my Wild Witch Bear. I chose this fur fabric because the bear itself will be mostly hidden behind clothes so it’s important that what does show has a nice wild feel to it. If you look at my website or logo you’ll notice that the colours I use are grey, [...]

Kookaburra Montage (1)

Wild Witch — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:11:12 +0000

I’ve decided to design a set of montages based on Australian wildlife and the humble Kookaburra is first up. I’m working from one of my own photos that I took a few weeks ago of a kookaburra in our garden. I’ve only just started so there’s not too much to see at the moment just [...]