Summercoat Squirrel came to visit me this weekend. He is 3 years old and belongs to Anna who brought him along to say hello. How lovely to see him, and good to see that in travels in style in Anna's beautiful traveling bag.
This was my chance to have a little squeeze of him while Anna (right) introduced Errol who has gone to a very, very good home where he can cuddle the cat, play with the other little friends and also annoy Rupert quite a lot (sorry about that Rupert).
This is a character that I made especially for Ann from her most favorite old jumpers and gloves, I made her years and years ago and saw her again recently; Annie has called her Holly Berry (she's not quite Halle Berry, but she does have nice eyes and long legs) this is one of the biggest characters I have made and is doubly unusual as she has an outfit; the shorts have a lacy trim around the top and a tiny doll sized button at the front of them.
News from a favorite of mine. Anna has sent a photo of Summercoat Squirrel who was a special commission for her. It looks like he has a very, very nice life!
A few years ago I was commissioned to make a squirrel for a client, he was a beautiful mustard colour (the squirrel, not the client) and we were quite sad to see him go. He settled very well into his new home and was much loved. He was a one-off so I'll never make another to sell, but I made him a grey twin to live with us. His personality has grown out of control and he now has a silver chain and tag with his name on, a signet ring, his tail is covered in badges made by our friends, and he has a bag to carry his Nuts in (the magazine not the food). We're very fond of Terence, he sits on our mantel shelf and squeaks sometimes.
