Opening night in 2 states

I am very excited to announce that I'll have art in two shows opening this Friday. One show is Stitch Wars Strikes Back at Bear and Bird in FL, the other one is Current at Gallery 464 in NY. Since I can't be in two places at the same time and I had already bought tickets to go to Florida I'll be present at the opening of Stitch Wars. Hope to see some of you there!

Stitch Wars Strikes Back!

The day is almost here! I am so excited!!!.... and a little disappointed that I didn't get to make Princess Leia like I anticipated, but I will still make her even if its not for the art show. Anyway back to excited and good news! My art pieces in the mail. The post office employee said it should be there by Saturday.... but I am expecting them to arrive at Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery early next week. I have delivery confirmation on the package and will post a retraction next week if it arrives on Saturday. My flight to Florida to assist to the grand opening of Stitch Wars Strikes Back is booked and now I am officially 100% ready for the show! ...are you?

If any of you is coming down for the show let me know, I would love to meet you. You can RSVP in the facebook event page.

Check out some of my pieces for the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show.

Han Solo and Cute Chewbacca


Party Chewbacca


Cute Chewbacca


Spaghetti Fett. You may not be able to tell from this picture but that is his gun on the side.

Stitch Wars Strikes Back!

The excitement for this show has been uncontainable!!! ...I wonder, is that a real word? Oh look! It is!

I've been looking forward to Stitch Wars Strikes Back since opening night of Stitch Wars (2009), when Amanda mentioned that she wanted to do it again in a few years. Inside my head I was like, OMG!!! I can't wait! Ever since then I been dreaming nothing but Star Wars.... ok maybe that's taking it a bit too far... the characters have been in my mind since the first show though. Hence the update and multiple re-prints of the Star Wars stickers. I haven't wanted to do the plush dolls outside of the show because I wanted them to be special... ok except for the Friendly Wampa that has been commissioned 4 times. But that's IT, there are only 6 of him in existence! What I am trying to say is that this show is very special to me because it was my first gallery invitation show. I want to Celebrate the upcoming Stitch Wars Strikes Back, so I created my very first Small Tips post, I hope you all enjoy them.

You can also visit my site to see more images.

Small Tips : Posts to help and support the plush hand crafting community.

Tip 1. Select your materials. In this case I am using fleece, which is a stretchy material, so I need to make sure that when I cut my pieces they are all stretching to the same side. That is very important to remember, the stuffed plush could look awkward if the material stretches in different directions.


Tip 2. If you have a pattern cut all your fabric first and pin them together. I know we want to get to sewing as soon as possible, but believe me this way saves time and avoids errors/mistakes... oh look at that I forgot the boots and belt buckle.


Much better. Those are his ears, by the belt and to the right of the head. His arms are on top of the yellow felt to the right.


Tip 3. Save your patterns in plastic bags and label them. I like to save a picture of what the final product should resemble. It helps me remember the design, and of course do multiples if necessary. I also like to write notes on my patterns, specially if its an old pattern and I have learned better ways to do things.


I hope to see you all at Stitch Wars Strikes Back at Bear and Bird Gallery + Boutique, Lauderhill, FL on opening night August 13.

Octokitty Plush Sightings

Some of my plushies at 464, Buffalo NY.
Photo by Rachel Sandle.
Also pictured Alicia Hall's eco-friendly plush, Misfit clothing and Nicole Johnson's Mealy Monsters.


Zombie Bob Ross and Zombie Monkey, in Orlando, FL getting along famously.
Photo by Caitlin Malone

Blink Gallery: Robot 1.0 Artshow

Robot 1.0 at Blink Gallery is officially my first gallery showing in Buffalo, NY. For this event I created a pillow size robot named "Attack of the Cute". I know, I know, it sounds more like a rock band, but we can't all be perfect. This show will run thru October 28th.




Me and Attack of the Cute

Zombie Bear 2.0

Is Halloween! The season to be bloody! This guy may be doing an appearance at Guerilla Gallery's Halloween show. If you are in the Buffalo are you should come check it out. I'll be posting more info on that show soon.

Shllama for Book It!

Meet my brand new Shllama. This is a vector portrait of the offspring of a sheep sketch and a llama illustration. Soon to be assembled as a felt book cover for the upcoming "Book It!" group art show.

Skateboard Art Show

Skateboard design for the 4th Annual "I'M BOARD" Skateboard Art Show. My original idea was to make something simple. That idea went south really fast. This design ended having more than 100 felt pieces all of them cut and sewn by hand.

Ouch!New Halloween Plush

Ouch! Sketch. Scanned and colored in Photoshop.

This is what happens when you bring your new monster friend to the office. This is the new Halloween plush for the Candy Apples and Razor Blades show. You can see Ouch! in person at the Bear and Bird gallery. Candy Apples and Razor Blades runs though November 13, 2009.

Show Open to South Florida Artists

You may have noticed that its been a while since my last post. Well that is because I been very busy working on a couple of upcoming projects. One of them been this halloween show @ at the Bear and Bird Gallery. Since none of my projects are done yet I decided that i would be a good idea to spread the word and make a post about this show that you could join. Check out their site for information on how to be part of the event.