I'm just gonna start, no need to blah blah blah about why I have a blog...
I am best known as an artist/designer for the SkullShie's I have been making for about 2 yrs now. So when I recently started making sock monkeys and vintage inspired teddy bears it was weird for everyone involved. Why?
A couple months ago when my Mom was visiting I was showing her my etsy shop and she asked why my SkullShie's were listed as "toys". Aaaah, good question, especially from a Mom who doesn't know about Plush, DIY, indie, etc. My Skulls are Plush, but can you play with them and snuggle with them like a "toy"? Well, yes, my 6 yr old does. However, they do fall more toward the art on the wall side. This kinda made me sad to realize cause I consider myself a toymaker, a Plush Designer...I LOVE Plush. So am I really a plush designer?
HELL YEAH!
But I knew that I wanted to make more hands on, lovey creatures like the stuffed animals I have obsessed over
all of my entire life. That is where I am right now, learning and experimenting so that I can create more wonderfulness... i mean "fun-ness" :)
I am hoping that my "people", especially my collectors, understand that I will always be their SkullShie girl, and there will be many more SkullShie's made.
Now, I am off to make the cutest teddy, Lil has already named her "Cookie", I should have her posted on etsy tonight.
Thanks "Yall" for listening... reading.
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