Turning Heads

I've been following my creative muse lately, creating this series of goofy Plush Heads. I love being able to flow from one idea to another, exploring the medium of 3-d sewing and stuffing. Originally, I'd wanted to make some soft masks to hang on our walls at home. For some reason, instead of a flattish mask, I ended up making this stuffed head. I used a simple inset pocket-making technique to install a recessed mouth. I amused myself by making a tiny version of the big DiscusHead, which could live in DiscusHead's mouth. Then I had the idea for this sun-eating-moon, or Revenge of the Eclipse Head. El Torroman was inspired by Venezuelan dance masks, and was technically the most challenging Head so far. I learned that large inset mouths can cause the whole structure to sag and be unstable. I kept stitching and adding things on, making the best of what I'd started. With NestieHead, I put the fur-lined insert in the top if the head, to make a little nest for a baby creature. Then I had the funny idea to add little floppy legs onto the heads, and made this family of GrinKins. Some earlier explorations:

Buddha Bunnies

Tactile Whatsit

The most thrilling thing about making these Heads is that they use up scraps!! So many more ideas to birth...