Hattie the rabbit and Milo the monkey are from a book Lisa
illustrated for her kids. So exceptionally not a kid's but an adult's drawings were turned into soft toys. Lisa was doing a degree in illustration and wanted to
have a 'real' Hattie and Milo to go with her
book. She would have liked to get a
Hattie plushie as close to her drawing as possible, including even the different
overlaying colours. I had no idea how I
would be able to create this effect, but Lisa is a very co-operative woman and she advised me to
use fabric pastel sticks. Which was impossible to find in Budapest… But that’s
what E-bay is for! :-)
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| Hattie, the custom stuffed bunny |
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| Milo's drawing turned into a soft toy with certain changes - I added a smile and some hair by request |
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| Plush friends forever |
As Hattie dresses up as a bear in Lisa’s book, she was trying
to make a teddy bear costume for her with a bow on the top of it, but it was impossible for
her to find the fabric I used on the internet. And I am a co-operative woman,
too, so I sent some of the fabric to the UK, and our common project could have been
completed!
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| Hattie's bear-costume |
Hopefully
Lisa’s book will get published and Hattie and Milo
will be famous! If you are interested to see some of Lisa's work, have a
look at this link: http://www.cambridgemashow.com/lisa-sheehan
And a little extra: Lisa had a model of Hattie made using a
3D printer. Will 3D printers ever take over a softiemaker’s job..?
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| You can also create your own toy with a 3D printer - well, it's not soft... ;-) |
