Three more fox girls and then on to the next thing. Wow- 6 solid weeks of foxes for me. I think I’ve got them out of my system for now.
A fox girl in teal with a bunny in her basket!
I love how the teal and green look against the orange and rusty brown herringbone wool.
I used some of my antique lace. It can be a push to get over the too-precious-to-use syndrome.
This is a new design dress that I’ve been working on- no waist gathering. I like how it has sort of a 60’s vibe.
Hi little bunny!
It is hard to get inspired to do foxes with outdoor interests (like butterflies, mushroom hunting, foraging, etc) in the winter when the forest in New England is asleep. But, wandering, even in winter, I can imagine.
eta- I have just listed these last 4 foxes into my etsy shop.
I believe he is an Apiologist, based on his lapel wear. I also think he is the Dad of the little guy I posted yesterday.
This fox boy looks like an eager beginning school student.
He is all ready with his new book bag!
You can see in the below photo that I used some of my hand-dyed wool fabric.
Now, 4 fox fellows. First, this explorer or wanderer fox.
Sometimes an idea pops into my head and I follow it and then… stop. Idea- a fox in a kilt. Sounds like fun! After the kilt was made and on, I came to a crashing halt because I couldn’t figure out what should come next. I tried lots of things that didn’t work- a nice sweater made my fellow look like a preppy lady fox. A bulky sweater was just as off. A jacket? no. A wool vest? nope. I now had a nice pile of reject clothing that will find other foxes that suit them better. And I put him aside as I finished up the foxes for my window display. But, this week, he was back on the work table. I tried to shut of the critical/judging part of my brain and move forward with him. That is how this rather silly but takes-himself-oh-so-seriously fox came to life.
He makes me think of a mountain man/fox, a hermit, or a wanderer. When I work on my characters, I ask them, Who are you? I am not really sure with this one.
I will be putting this weeks foxes into my etsy shop today.
I know I’ve talked about my connection to fabrics before somewhere, but in case you forgot ;-)
I love using fabrics that hold memories for me. I still have lots of fabric from my mom. I have fabrics that were gifts. I have fabrics that I purchased while traveling. This sweet little girl fox is wearing 2 memories for me- her shawl and a Liberty print dress. The shawl fabric was acquired on my first trip to Minneapolis, recorded here on my blog. Wow, that was a long time ago! I bought the Liberty fabric in San Francisco on my first (and only) visit to Britex. I was spending some quality shopping time with Sonya. And while I was sewing, I was remembering my travels.
Isn’t that butterfly fabric gorgeous? It is designed by Geninne Zlatkis and made by Cloud9, and perfect for my little fox girl.
She is wearing a school girl cardigan although so much softer (cashmere) than anything I ever had as a school girl!
She is made of some of my hand-dyed wool.
And a new batch of foxes. First are a few little girl foxes-
I am still having fun with the foxes and I have piles of fabrics all over my studio that I’d love to match up with the perfect fox. Kind of a disaster really!
I love it when people send me photos of things they’ve made from my patterns so I am making an effort to remember to post them (with permission, of course). It is always interesting to see where people go creatively with my directions.
This amazing maker must have the luckiest 2 grandsons ever- she made them 5 fish each!
And look at this fantastic tiny world, made by Cheryl Tempest Burton. The flowers are amazing!
btw- my talk on social media went really well. I was nervous and wasn’t sure who would show up, what they’d want to know, and all the rest of the crazy-making that my head gets up to. In the end, people were interested and enthusiastic and I had fun!
