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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Robin Charity



Cheapie is a big fellow at 4 1/2 inches tall
  This is my first auction without a donation. My propane is at 5 % and I need to raise enough money money to buy more.  I debated pretty hard about this one. I can handle a cold shower or two until I can get the funds. But I don't want to do it to poor Bullet. He suffers enough already with his baths.  So this one is 100% to the Robin charity. My propane company makes me buy 100 gallons at a time because I live so out of the way.  I'm also figuring that the next two will also be the same as propane is over $3.00 a gallon. Gulp.
So here's Cheapie. I named him after my little sister's Easter chick the grew up to be a very fiesty rooster. He used to chase the dog around the yard!



His fuzzy down is Merino wool hand-rooted in

His feet and beak were sculpted from polymer clay

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13 comments:

  1. Kikka NFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    She is a Beauty!

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  2. BelkaFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Супер!!!

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  3. Las pequeñas cosas de VictoriaFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    que bonito este pollito ,te ha quedado muy real.
    tus trabajos son una autentica obra de arte.
    este blog es magnifico.
    un beso

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  4. Andrea ThieckFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    It's a wonderful little beauty. I hope, youl'll get a lot of propane for it. Andrea

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  5. FabiolaFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    It's wonderful!
    Fabiola

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  6. Morena Ciambra DreamartdollsFebruary 10, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    I can't believe it! She's so real! What a wonderful creation.
    You bring us such joy!
    Many xxx
    Morena

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  7. Morena Ciambra DreamartdollsFebruary 10, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    OOPs! Just noticed that he is a boy!!!
    Sorry! Such a sweet face!
    xxx
    Morena

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  8. ElizabethFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    I LOVE HIM! My chickens are now two years old, but you captured the spirit of a feisty little chick perfectly! :) Great work! I had a little Orpington rooster chick that was the friendliest baby and lives now with 18 hens and is a happy guy!

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  9. DoroteFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    another wonderful creature! I love him!
    and you do not have to explane that you need money for a living - being an artist doesn't mean that you must live in poverty and work for free just to make others happy :) I wish you the best luck in auction - you deserve it!

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  10. Robin AndreaeFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks, everyone for the compliments and comments. When I was little we raised chickens. I always used to like going to the hatchery to pick the baby chicks out.

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  11. Robin AndreaeFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Hi Kathy,
    Welcome to my blog and thanks for the compliment. My work isn't exactly miniature, though. Most of my small critters are actually life-sized. I do however really admire miniature work and make some either 1:12 or 1:6 scale.

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  12. ElizabethMarch 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    I wondered if you would be making any more felted chickies? I missed out on this one on ebay! Here's a link to a photo of one of my ladies when she was a baby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21708545@N06/5502357807/

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  13. Robin AndreaeMarch 8, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Hi Elizabeth,
    If you're interested I could do another chick. You little girl looks very sweet :-)

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