Pom poms

Some big tissue paper chrysanthemums for a local boutique. Cheap, cheerful and very sweet, these are fabulous for event decorations too.

YooHoo

I worked with the lovely chaps again on these windows for Hamley's. They supplied me with a nice big polystrene bodies and I covered them in fur and made all of their costumes and huge (4ft long!) bushy tails.

Here he is in progress in the garden with the tiny little yoohoo that I had to copy.

And a close up in the window

Nests

Beautiful prototype large nest, crafted from French Partridge feathers lined with ribbons in matching colours. Made for a very prestigious luxury handbag store.

Mini Dresses

Scaled down verions of Spring/Summer collections for men and women for this international High Street fashion store. Handfinished with every detail in perfect miniature.

My Big Fat Bunny Wedding for Hamleys

This project was for a fabulous team who do lots of amazing work for Londons top toy emporium. They asked me to decorate a giant wedding cake and make costumes for the Bunny Bride and Groom in this Sylvanian Family wedding window.

The decorated cake in the workshop

The bunnies in full finery

The window!

Rabbiting on for H&M

It's that time of year when one is asked for bunny things.
These were actually made as a prototype for H&M via the splendid Harlequin Design. These bunny ears were made from leather, specially printed fabric, and metal which I treated with a rust effect paint finish. There are wire frames inside the fabric and leather ears to create a variety of poses and screws in the bottom for fixing into panels.

Faking it

A recent project - prototypes for a summer scheme for a very well known retail fashion and homewares chain. I am happy to make samples that are then sent out to factories as finishing guides for mass production.
I was asked to make a pair of giant unfinished mdf doors and a cast iron bench look as though they had been out in the Mediterannean sun for years using paint effects, sanding, burning and glazes.

And here they are in the windows