Sunday, May 9, 2010

Project Hello = Project Success!

This was the very first PROJECT HELLO and it was a lot of fun. The theme for the show was "introductions"; it was neat to see how artists would use their art to interpret this theme. We made new friends, ate tasty treats, saw great art and heard interesting soundscapes.

In this picture, Denise is creating tags for our creatures before the doors open.
A forest of WTS Creatures.
Just one of many new fans taking pictures of our creatures.
Next to us was Zach from Fancy Tiger. This was his first quilt which he had been working on for a month. People could sit with Zach under his massive quilt and he'd show them how to stitch. Zach is a great guy and you should visit him at Fancy Tiger craft store in Denver.
This is Jen. She got dupped into holding this glass ball until someone else came along and took it. This is a great way to meet people and soon it will take place of social websites and singles gatherings.
There were a lot of great visual artists at the show but we were only able to get photos of a few. Debbie Clapper draws awesome intricate patterns and designs. Debbie and her art are very nice and that is a winning combination in the WTS Creatures book:)
Rob Mack is another amazing artist, creating weathered looking illustrations of animals and such. Very cool.

Thank you Sandra for inviting us to be a part of such a fun event. Thank you to the kids that bought our fine stuffies. Thank you to all the great people we met. Project Hello was a success and we can't wait for the next one! Yippee!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Project Hello and George Raccoony

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you the one and only George Raccoony, "The one who rubs, scrubs and scratches with its hands" the new WTS creatures mascot. We enjoy watching him dig for worms and scurry about in the backyard ... although we haven't seen him around lately. I think he's off to his summer home in France.
In other news, we here at WTS creatures are, as always, feverishly working round the clock to create the best creatures in all the land. Here's some insight into our process.

We trace and cut out patterns for our fanciful creatures. Ricardo, seen above, is working on "The Strong Man"
Once we have a plethora of patterns traced and cut out of a variety of soft and fluffy fabrics its time to sew them up and get them stuffed.

That's Ricardo again risking his delicate phalanges getting right up next to the perilously sharp needle of the sewing machine and stitching away.

So Sharp .... And Deadly!!

Another WTS creature almost complete. "The strong man" now awaits a bit of fluff and some closure.

Next Saturday, May 8th 2010, Project Hello, WTS creatures is representing!! And if I don't say so myself, it's just in time for Mother's Day. What mom wouldn't want a WTS creature for her very own? Exactly! Hope to see you all there.

Denise & Ricardo