Alva is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.
Alva is a tabby Persian kitten who dreams of traveling the world.
She hasn’t quite decided how to go about it, but thinks she might go through the alphabet, beginning with countries that start with ‘A’.
Alva needs a big trunk if she is going to Antarctica and on to Algeria. There must be room for snowsuits and bathing suits, and everything in between. It will be a fashion challenge.
Alva wears a green dress with pink ruffles down the front and little white buttons. Her wooden trunk has brass fittings and hinges, making it easy to open for quick changes.
Alva is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.
Alva was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.
She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Alva is 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 7/8 inches tall.
I’m adding back a size in my Hug Me Slug plush toys, for anyone who likes to make slug families, with little, middle, and big kids. Those are the 7, 8, and 9 inch Hug Me Slugs above. I have 12 inch ones too, or I usually do. I am making more. I’ve had people get those as parent slugs to the smaller ones. You can find my stuffed animal slugs over in my Etsy toy shop. Some of these have been adopted already, but I still have some available there at the moment.
These two 7 inch yellow Hug Me Slugs went out as gifts. They were named after their Girl Scout counterparts. One was called “Candy Corn” and needed a candy corn heart. I painted the heart with fabric dye. Since she was for a big kid, it was okay. Babies put my slugs in their mouths, and so I wouldn’t do that for a baby, to be safe.
I had these up as Valentine’s Day slugs, but they happen to still be around for now, waiting to be adopted. They are 9 inches tall.
These three above are the 7 inch size, and you can see I am adjusting the sizes of my patterns. Oddly, the purple and the light blue are the new size, from the same version of my pattern. The light blue guy got a little chubby instead of tall. That happens. He’s already gone out as a new baby gift. Apologies for the redundancy in my photos between my blog and Facebook page. I’m behind with my blogging, as usual.
I just got through sewing 50!! of the new 7 inch slug bodies. Next up, they get stuffed, and then detailed. I’m trying so hard to get restocked, but it takes so long. I machine sew the first seam, and then it is all hand sewing from there. That seems crazy sometimes, but I prefer the way it looks. I’ve never been happy with machine-sewn details. I think the hand sewing gives them more character, makes them seem friendlier, and is more personal.
It gets overwhelming at times, trying to get toys finished in any number. We’ve also been running to doctors’ appointments and more eye surgeries here, and doing rounds of eye drops, which I kept having to get up early to do for my dad. We’ll be starting more for my mom. We have appointments and another surgery this week.
As you can see, I curled up in the middle of the kitty pile the other day. The weather has been cold and miserable, but I know, nothing compared to up north. I am relieved when the sun comes out. The drear is getting me down. I feel so sad sometimes. Today was at least warmer, but it went back to gray later.
Santana, our neighbor-cat, finally accepted my invitation to nap in Mr Bear’s house. It has been unused for a year almost. Mr Bear would have wanted his friends to have it. I told Santana this, and he seemed to understand. I put a catnip pouch in there for him, and recycled a few more for the porch.
Calypso is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.
Calypso is a bi-color Ragdoll kitten with a sweet face and lovely blue eyes.
Calypso loves tropical colors. Her dress is orange with a paler orange ruffle around the square neckline. The ruffle is edged in blue and her cuffs are blue as well.
Calypso loves warm sunny days, warm breezes, and the cool summer rain that feels good on her nose. It makes her happy.
When she is not out walking in the rain, Calypso loves to sit on her white patio chair, with all its curls and swirls.
It’s just right for her in any kind of weather.
Calypso is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.
Calypso was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.
She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Calypso is 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 5/8 inches tall, not including her ears.
Alyssa is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.
This is Alyssa, a lovely and delicate white kitten with pretty blue eyes and a pink nose.
Alyssa prides herself on meticulously keeping herself clean from the tips of her ears down to her tiny pink toes.
She can think of nothing worse than a spot or a smudge on her beautiful white fur, and simply does not allow that to happen.
Alyssa perches prettily on a delicate dark wooden chair with an ivory satin brocade seat.
She wears a blue dress with large gold polka dots.
It has a pale rose ruffled collar with gold trim, that comes all the way down to her waistline.
Alyssa is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.
Alyssa was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.
She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Alyssa is 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 1/2 inches tall, not including her ears.
Update: Alyssa has been adopted. Thank you!
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Alva is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.
Alva is a tabby Persian kitten who dreams of traveling the world.
She hasn’t quite decided how to go about it, but thinks she might go through the alphabet, beginning with countries that start with ‘A’.
Alva needs a big trunk if she is going to Antarctica and on to Algeria. There must be room for snowsuits and bathing suits, and everything in between. It will be a fashion challenge.
Alva wears a green dress with pink ruffles down the front and little white buttons. Her wooden trunk has brass fittings and hinges, making it easy to open for quick changes.
Alva is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.
Alva was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.
She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Alva is 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 7/8 inches tall.
Update: Alva has been adopted. Thank you!
