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Gantaeno Sep 9, 2007

Afternoon all!  I'd like you to meet my second Slothlet, possibly called NAIRA, meaning 'big eyes' in Quechua and Aymara.  She is smaller than original Slothlet (possibly now called Poke... I'm having trouble with names!) as you can see by the picture, and will probably be the middle sized in a sloth range if I ever get round to finalising the pattern :P

She has blue eyes, which is a first, and is made from Schulte Mohair from Hugglets, with hand cast claws and a needle-felted face.  A double-jointed neck echoes that fact that these guys actually have two more neck vertebrae than quoted for mammals, and lets her pose easily.  Still showing a few loose threads here, she will either be my donation for the Lemonade Bear Benefit (and the first of her kind to sell, fingers crossed) or she may go to a close friend... I haven't decided yet!

I do, however need help with something: I need a description for the biggest size sloth to go with pocket sized and pint sized.... another 'p', ideally.... anyone got any ideas?  I need them!

Hope you like her :)

Ok, so it's set, Naira will officially be being auctioned as my donation to the Lemonade Bear Benefit on September 21st...  I feel all weepy! I guess I do actually have to start attempting a profit on my crazes XD I hope she does well, because I'll be judging whether or not people will buy them on this auction! A lot rests on those teeny shoulders!

kathytaylor Sep 9, 2007

No Ideas for names here, just wanted to say how awesome she is, the blue eyes really came out nicely!

Gantaeno Sep 10, 2007

Thanks, Kathy! I didn't really like the eyes at first, but they're growing on me

RaggyRat Sep 10, 2007

super wprk hun, i see you had a useful trip to ugglets tthen, hope you missed me ... i was hopinhg to pick up mohiar too ....

cat xxxx

chris009av Sep 10, 2007

I think he looks Perfectly Pampered rubbing his tummy like he has been having a feast and can't be bothered getting up 
No idea for a name though

ruth Sep 10, 2007

I love this cute baby !    For the larger size description how about "Parent"  or  "Papoose" size ! 
Mini Hugs , Ruth

RaggyRat Sep 10, 2007

oh papoose is good
that actually means baby even tho we think it means the baby carrier !
tops ruth !

cat xxxx

Gantaeno Sep 10, 2007

Grrr, it just deleted all my extensive writings!!! Anyhoo, the jist of it was:

I like Papoose as a description! The best i had was present and poppet sized, but I guess poppet would be smaller... he is about the size of a baby, so that's a definate contender... thanks Ruth!

Cat, you were missed muchly It was great! I wish I'd stayed longer, but i felt a bit guilty taking up peoples time when I knew I couldn't buy any bears... it was my first purchase of mohair face to face though I bought some lovely black and white cuts for my BBAA entry, and the super soft brown tip that made up Naira... wish I'd bought more of that.  I added my photo's to the Hugglets post, but here is the shot of Poke, Catherine and Me (lol, sounds a bit Roald Dahl!) that you wanted :P

Thanks for all the nice comments!

RaggyRat Sep 10, 2007

awww thankyou - look at him snuggling you - now if you lemonade bears your wee sloth  - you will let me know wont you? i will link from my blog and ill even bid too !
cat xxx

Gantaeno Sep 10, 2007

Awww, thanks Cat, you're so sweet i had a very flattering offer at Hugglets whilst lugging him around, so I'd like to get a realistic idea of what people will be happy to pay for one of these freakishly contorted creations XD  Whether it's this one or not will be decided when the next one comes to life (as soon as I can nurse life back into my fingers!)

patsylakebears Sep 11, 2007

Chloe another wonderful creation, I really love the blue eyes they look great. What about Patulous meaning expanded, spreading.

Gantaeno Sep 11, 2007

Thanks Patsy   I'm glad you like the blue eyes: I only used them because I was too impatient to wait for my brown eyes to arrive XD  I was worried they looked a bit weird, but her face is growing on me... I just want to trim down her claws a little and decide where she's going before I change anything else!

I like Patulous too (even though i can't spell it!) but I think that would be a cracking name for even bigger sloths: the one I'm making for myself is going to be massive, and I can see his face when I read that word XD maybe I could make big 'uns if they become popular in the normal sizes?  I'd be a little worried about the massive claws though...

Mwah, love you all and your lovely opinions

RaggyRat Sep 12, 2007

oooh, kisses !

Gantaeno Sep 13, 2007

Ellen, Poke will be upset! He thought you loved him! 

XD Only joking! I'm glad you like her She was harder to make than Poke, thanks to all those smaller details, but I think she will be the one I add to the Lemonade Bear Benefit: I want to 'test the water' with these guys with a case where it doesn't matter profit is made (although obviously it would be best if it was a decent amount :D)

I'll post here if she's the auction piece, and I'll make a new post under the 'for sale' forum

Thanks!

I like the word Parlando: maybe you can get a Sloth-style growler? Lol, I suppose I could buy a recordable voice box and try to google a sloths voice... maybe a little too much this early on!

matilda Sep 13, 2007

PAPPA size?
My goodness they are well and truelly coming up a treat. I just love your claws.
The ever evolving pattern..hahah they get easier once the pattern is perfected.

brilliant design Chloe

Wendy

rufnut Sep 13, 2007

They are cute, congrats :clap:

Gantaeno Sep 13, 2007

Awww, thanks Wendy! You're right about the pattern buisness, although I have to admit I was working on an alternate sloth for a friend last night and managed to outline AND cut out three of the same leg pieces  Luckily I can get another cut out of my scraps!  I don't like making the claws at the minute, because the clay I use is really soft when modelling and difficult to detail Ah well, I agree they look great once finished!

Thanks for the comment karen, you calling them cute means a lot, looking at your avatar bear! What wistful eyes!

Gantaeno Sep 13, 2007

Lol Ellen, I think we posted at the same time... work gets slow at the end of the day when my boss isn't here so I'm wasting time XD

I will explain to Poke that you still like him, but I think he will be saddened that he is no longer your favourite    Don't suggest rebellion to him, I'm still worried about the length of those claws!

I just had a look on the website of the lady you were sat next to at Hugglets, and I really want a monkey or penguin from her now  wish I'd taken photo's of her stand on the day, but your bears distracted me! 

Aleta - The Silly Bear Sep 13, 2007

Fabulous!!  I love the blue eyes!!!   

Warmest bear hugs,  :hug:
Aleta

Tami E Sep 13, 2007

WOW!!! These are just amazing!! You are so talented!

Gantaeno Sep 14, 2007

Thanks guys!  Wow, the blue eyes seem to be a hit... maybe I should reconsider sticking to the more natural brown... I guess green would be nice too :)

I'm so glad everyone likes them... hopefully the cash one of these guys raises for the Lemonade Bear Benefit will reflect it!

Thanks!

valewoodbears Sep 14, 2007

Fantastic work. I think you are really good at Sloths, I imagine they must be really difficult to create. great work

Pauline

Gantaeno Sep 15, 2007

Thanks Pauline It took an awful lot of doodling, googling and sculpting before anything like this happened, so I guess you could say it's hard! For me it's nice to be able to create something that seems to be a success: my bears will never be as good as the guys on here!

RaggyRat Sep 16, 2007

you dont know that clhoe - you are only 19 ...
i could show you sometihng i made when i was 19 - you would laugh ¬...
now where is it ?

cat xxx

greatwon2 Sep 16, 2007

comeon then cat...wheres that thing?...i wanna see    i could use a good laugh