new work in progress

My maternity leave is coming to an end: Queenie and most recent arrival, NoNo, have both joined the Big Cats in the kitchen to eat when they're hungry, learned the ways of the cat-flaps, and are visiting the Ladies outside. Tremendous achievements for a 14 weeks and an approximately 18 week old, respectively. I should note that the little black and white (NoNo) is not pregnant as feared. She produced something astonishing shortly after being wormed and soon became kitten shaped and agile.

        

     

                                                                                                          
I seem to have had 6 whole weeks away from Bovis Bears. This week i returned to the drawing board and there are 5 new potential bears in the laboratory.

slightly macabre, apologies. And only one arm as the 1/4 metre of this stuff wasn't enough!

Fantastic faux fur - quite long pile so scissor sculpting around the muzzle will be necessary.

3 bears here. But i've run out of stuffing!

In other news, I've begun a new lino-cut and started sketching out another:

this is the inner ear! How amazing that we have a pair of perfect spirals in our heads!

i've been fascinated by the anatomy of necks for ages. So much going on though - i may have to limit it to vessels or muscles.

                                        
And the two paintings i began months ago can still be said to be on the go:

detail

                                        
I've just been to Pinky's the building merchants over the back to get a new tub of tile adhesive for these paintings. It's one of the best materials for building up texture.

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