Bronte Owlie has Landed in a Treasury!

It's Treasury madness! I'm so flattered that another creation of mine has been featured in Etsy Treasury this month. Little BRONTE Owlie was chosen by the sweet Miss Chyrls (thanks hon!) for Etsy Loves... a Taste of Country Inside and Out. It features a fresh assortment of avian & country cool finds, so take a peek!

Glendan & his wee sidekick Oonagh have been adopted!

Today I'll be getting the final Owls and Gnome Buddha Bears posted in my shop, so that leaves plenty of time for hunting chocolate eggs :O)
Update: only 1 Gnome is left! Be sure to visit the Owlies, they make good friends too :)

Have a fabulous weekend!

A Rainbow of New Owlies and Gnomes!

*C*O*L*O*R*I*F*F*I*C*!

These little children of the rainbow will be posted in my Etsy shop starting today and continuing over the weekend!
If you'd like to reserve a colorful mini Owlie or Gnome Buddha Bear just e-mail me :)
(Gnome #3 is available, others are SOLD)

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Happy Passover and Easter!

xoxoxo

Best Friends Treasury

Such a nice thing happened today. Just the sorta thing I needed to boost my spirits as I've been struck with a bad case of stomach virus, which has kept me bedridden all day.
chyrls put together a lovely Etsy treasury about Best Friends, and my print of the same title is featured! chyrls, what a sweetheart, and her shop is super cute (I love her miniature cards).

This is about all the typing I can do, will check in later when I'm feeling 100%.

Thank god Rob stayed home from work to monitor me. A best friend indeed ;o)

New / Recent Web Sites to Peruse!

Recently I've had the honor to design new web sites for 2 amazing fellow teddy bear artists: Deb Beardsley and Art Rogers. Highly original work and always fresh.

Not only was Deb Beardsley a big inspiration to me, she was also one of my earliest encouraging supporters of my bear making. Deb also gave me my first 'official' web design job a few years ago when I initially overhauled her web site. And I just completed it's second incarnation/ relaunch of her brand spankin' new site last week! Check it out here.

Art Rogers: Anyone who knows about artist bears, knows about this guy. His work is unmistakable. When Art and his manager George approached me to design a web site for CVB, I was all like "I'm not worthy!" It was so fun designing it for them. Art is incredibly prolific and has a massive catalog of creatures, it boggles the mind. You must check it out here.

There are many other talented-peeps web sites I've had the pleasure to design, I have the links listed in the right sidebar --->

Well, that's a peek at some of the things I do "behind the scenes"! Happy web hopping!

Meet the KLAY MAN's!

KLAY MAN, a new "mini series" which is a play of words on my surname. :) I'll never forget when one of my Fine Art Painting professors in art college joked "Klayman, you oughta be in ceramics!". Hardee har har. Well, rest assured I didn't switch majors (I'm a survivor, damnit!). However, yes, there is something I like about clay...

"we are simple, minimalist fellows"

As much as I adore color, I also am a big fan of monochrome white. I love the clean lines and purity of it. I found myself actually liking the natural white color of the paper clay. I did however paint them warm white for consistency. So this is my first monochrome endeavor, and I'm a wee bit giddy/ nervous about it, but I just had to try it :)


A few of the mini KLAY MAN's are wearing hats, just as my grandpop Klayman always did. I think men should wear dapper hats more often, like they did in the 1940's, don't you think?

They are also achieving various states of baldness (love ya dad!). You will find that some are totally bald, some have wisps of stubble, some with rapidly receding hairlines, and even one has a comb-over (I won't tell who just yet). Their subtle details are revealed upon a closer look. A really closer look. They're only about 2 inches small afterall!

Just what the world needs... more KLAY MAN's! (loud cheering)

Each KLAY MAN is one-of-a-kind, individually hand sculpted from paper clay over a weighted internal armature. Then sanded, painted and sealed with a matte finish, signed/ dated on the bottom. Each comes with an archival hang tag and hand stamped gift box.

All nine will be available in my Etsy shop. I'll be posting them a few at a time in my shop over the next few days, beginning today!

Have fun this weekend! xo

On the Front Page of Etsy!

Yesterday's rainbow must've brought me some good luck (or did the gnomes do it?). Today my Miniature Gnome Buddha Bear GLENDAN made it to the front page of Etsy! He was chosen by Zygopsyche for an Etsy Treasury (*Hugs* to Zygopsyche). Once again, I had absolutely no idea I was on the front page, until a few fellow Etsians brought it to my attention. Seems I'm always the last to know, lol!

So that's 2 Gnomes in 2 Treasuries in 2 days! Maybe I should buy a lotto ticket with the number 2's . I'm so flattered to be chosen amongst all the wonderful items out there in Etsyland.

Even though Glendan and Tadhg(Tadhg is sold!) Gnomes are both loving the attention & hearts on Etsy, they'd be ever so happy in a forever home~ where they can assist you with gardening, cooking, and in the general good luck & magic department. They are currently available in my shop!

Have a wonderful Wednesday~ xoxo