Greetings!
I’ve been sculpting for many years to keep the world magical. And now, this is my joy—bringing the animal world of authentic canines, felines and rabbits to you for your pleasure.
I am now making one-of-a-kind animals, the beginning of my newest creations. A small number of animals finished here in my studio are shown on my website, and for sale at auction on eBay.
All of my imaginative pieces are sewn with select materials, such as unusual European furs, cashmere, soft Tibetan fur, exquisite German mohair, as well as linen and alpaca furs. Each piece is weighted with the tiniest marble stones.
I spray the fur and color coordinate the pieces of each individual animal. My very different and new way of sculpting each nose is one of my special pleasures. Each paw pad and toe is crafted of trapuntoed leather and stuffed tightly with poly-fil. Each animal’s eyes are made with my unique process of using handblown glass eyes from Germany, which I finish in a complicated process of applying multiple colors to each eye, then firing them four times in a kiln. Each eye is made individually for each animal.
I shade the ears to match the animal’s luminous color. I make accurately veined authentic ears for each animal. The ears are made positionable by the use of wire inside the ears.
Each animal is hand-made and hand-sculpted and will vary slightly from photographs shown here.
Each of my “poseable” creations has a moveable mouth that opens to reveal its tongue and teeth. They are poseable in many positions by means of unusual, separate inner hinges, which I perfected about five years ago, adding durability and flexibility. They can be made to stand up on curled hind legs, sit down, stand on all fours, lie down with head forward or straight up in the air. The head can be positioned in many ways. With each piece is enclosed an instruction sheet with photos explaining how to pose it.
I have committed the last 31 years to designing and handcrafting these unique animals so that you, too, may have your “treasure.”
