What happens if I make bears.

Not many people know this (not many people even know me) but I love teddy bears. I've been collecting bears for 7 years, and now I have 2. I know it's not many but I had only 1 until a month ago. I'm not even sure if it's called a collection. But there's at least some progress since I have one more now than before, and I've been trying to collect bears for 7 years, so I'm going to call myself a bear collector. 

It's just so hard to find bears I like. They have to have right faces, right sizes and weights, material is very important, too. Merrythought from England makes really nice bears. They are all handmade. I love the cheeky series. And the new bear I have is from a German company Steiff. The tiny bear is made with alpaca fur. So he is a bear and also an alpaca. How nice.

Since I can't find bears I like so easily, I decided to make them on my own. I started cutting fabrics without drawing any lines, without knowing what they were going to look like. I just kept sewing until I was satisfied. 

And...  a little bit later, they were born.. 

  

                      

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They turned out to be not the kind of bears I would buy. And they are not even bears. I think I'm going to stay on the side of the bear buyer, not the bear maker. But I decided to become some kind of stuffed animaler! 

So, it's turkey sandwich time!! :D

Paintings

Sometimes I paint.
When I have to paint, I REALLY have to paint. Like I don't have time to go find brushes and a pallet and water. So I use my fingers as brushes, my skin (usually legs and left arm) as a pallet, and I guess I get water from a bottle that I'm drinking from or something..?
I don't have much to say about these paintings.
So... Here! I painted something! :D

From the sketckbook

I forgot where I found this sketchbook.
But the paper isn't shiny clean white, the thickness isn't even, and you can see the pulp through the light. Nice $18.99. (Somehow I remember just the price)

This is the first drawing in the book.
A snail floating in the forest without thinking anything.
Doesn't it seem peaceful?

I was so busy around this time last year...

I'm making some very stupid desert creatures now. I was painting one of their heads today and suddenly I felt like blogging. It's so rare so I'm going to say something now even though I don't really have anything to show here..


I was thinking of some dry sandy tan-ey color for them but I started painting and it changed. I used blue and cold yellow and some red and orange-y yellow and green and... I don't remember. This is called mystery dreamy colour. I wonder if you can see well in the pictures.. I used my camera phone and it's like.. maybe 3cm (1cm=0.39370078740157in) better than a poop. If you can't see it well enough, just come to my apartment. The address is 241....... maybe not. Don't come to my apartment.

I'm still working on the color. I might change it. Actually, probably I will. Then why am I updating this blog now...? hmmm...... .... .......

I feel like custard. Rie feels like custard. (It's important. I had to say it twice.) I should make a banana cream pie soon.

White!

Movie Stuff 2

Digger!!!

Movie Stuff

A dinosaur and spider legs. I didn't agree with the dinosaur's eyes, but I guess I shouldn't worry too much. His head was in the frame only for a few second.

Mushrooms!

I've been making a lot of mushrooms lately. These are decorations for potted plants.
It's nice to have these mushrooms next to your plants, isn't it??

CD Cover

This is an illustration for a CD cover.

Something float-y, something shiny, something in a different peaceful, natural world-y.

I had about 2 gallons of black tea because of this piece. I'd like to get projects a little more in advance.

But it was fun to paint it. Thank you Mr. Pell.

From my writing/drawing book

Place I want to go

Flying snails

Fish

One night

I always carry around this tiny book with me and draw anything, say anything I want in it.

Petite Garden Series -Rabbit-

Petite Garden Series

Red mushrooms and a baby snail.
Snails are flying creatures in Rie's world.

Petite Garden Series

Blooming season at night.

Last Saturday...

It was a warm, shiny morning. I was having a nice and slow, peaceful waking up time checking my e-mails. I didn't have any plans for the day, but I was excited about the Saturday.

I found an e-mail. It says;

just wated to let you know that drop off for the october cave show is this saturday from noon-3pm.

here is the address - 507 Rose Ave. VENICE

............. ...

...It's today. ..hmm. I haven't finished my works for the show yet.

.........OK. I'm going to have some cereal now. I like brown fiber-y cereals. I had a happy breakfast with my favorite little spoon.


-about 5 hours later...-


I was at the gallery writing the material of my animals.

"Sculpey + Love"

I'm glad I made it in time.

So... the opening is going to be tomorrow, October 3rd, 7:00-11:00.

I hope it'll be a happy night tomorrow :)

Bird with some skin problems

It's OK. He will survive.

My Lovely Monkey

He grew enough to have fur on his body. So, he left for the gallery yesterday.
Hmm, I love you too, monkey.

Naked Monkey

My favorite sketchbook

From a mysterious little coffee shop.
I wonder who made it.