DAY 10 of 11: The Etsy Plush Team Celebrates Corduroy
Meet the Pinwale Pin Whale. The Club’s main public symbol is the whale. Whale is a homonym of wale. Wale, or wales, is the raised portion of Corduroy fabric—its most distinctive trait and what makes Corduroy, Corduroy.
About the Artist:
Squirrel Momma, who sometimes goes by the secret identity of Amy Williams, is a fiber artist living and working in West Michigan. Trained as a metalsmith, she has now turned to soft sculpture and is fascinated with bringing to life tiny creatures and making sure each and every one gets to tell the world his bizarre and amazing story. Find more of Squirrel Momma’s work at www.squirrelmomma.etsy.com.
The Pinwale Pin Whale can be purchased here.
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Meet Cordelia, a pensive lady who has spent hours upon hours reflecting upon a sense of fellowship rooted in the historic and culturally significant fabric known as Corduroy.
About the Artist:
This piece was created by Jen Musatto of ThEm DoLLz. Each of her dollz are handmade with love using new or recycled clean fabric, buttons, safety eyes, and new polyfil. Each one is a one-of-a-kind creation, as she does not use a pattern. Cordelia is signed by the artist on her back patch to assure authenticity. To find more work by ThEm DoLLz visit www.themdollz.etsy.com.
Cordelia can be purchased here.
Wavy Wade is the Whale of Wales. Wade thinks those cords are so groovy he styles them everywhere he goes. Whales possess attributes the CAC and its membership wish to exude: strength, endurance, intelligence, sociability, and mystery. The Whale should always be facing left.
About the Artist:
Patti Haskins is a self-taught artist and her work reflects her love of animals and her goofy sense of humor. Whether crocheted, sewn, painted, or computer generated, chances are the subject matter she portrays will be animal. Most likely, cat or dog; but fish, bunnies, squirrels and ferrets and now a whale have been known to leap out of her studio. See more at pattihaskins.com.
Wavy Wade can be purchased here.
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According to Irish folklore, banshees are fairy women (or ghosts of women who died, commonly in childbirth) who wail when death is nigh. Their wails are most often heard at night near woods.
About the Artist:
Jessica Puckett, the creature creator behind Plushroom Soup, sees no reason why plush can’t be a little strange, like most of us. And even though she wears Corduroy at least twice A week, this is the first time she’s dressed a plushie in wale. It will not be the last. Find more of her work at www.plushroomsoup.etsy.com.
The Waling Banshee can be purchased here.
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Dapper Whale comes with a Corduroy driver cap and removable Corduroy vest, making him in full compliance with the Two Item Rule, the Corduroy Club mandate that members wear a minimum Two Items of Corduroy to gain admittance to meetings.
About the Artist:
Chris Hwang a plush artist living in the DC Metro area. ChrisCreatures are inspired by simplicity, humor, and hip hop. Find more here: www.chriscreatures.etsy.com.
Dapper Whale can be purchased here.
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This faux taxidermy sculpture is paying tribute to several honorable entities at once. First, the crochet method used creates ridges, thus forming the wonder that from this day forward shall be known as CORDUROY CROCHET!
As if that weren’t enough, the subject matter the artist has chosen is that of the fearsome honey badger, the same one we all know and love for not giving one sh*t, depicted here in an eternal struggle with a cobra. The honey badger is a favored mascot among the members of the Plush Team, primarily because of the infamous YouTube video by Randall.
About the Artist:
Jennifer Clayton is the mastermind behind fuzfrenzy. See what happens when you go to art school and end up crocheting monsters and whatnot. www.fuzfrenzy.etsy.com
The Honey Badger can be purchased here.
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Introducing Hipster Wholphin. One side smile, other side smirk, this marine mammal is wearing a scarf made of vintage Wisconsin flannels and corduroy. He is an expert in all things indie, totally vegan, and knows way more about Wes Anderson than you do. This hybrid combines the best qualities of the dolphin and the whale, elevating his cool factor to unfathomable heights. His parents make an unlikely couple, having met at a gallery opening of moronic art while sipping krill-washed bourbons.
About the artist:
Christina Ward is a stoic dilettante making ridiculous animals out of fur, fleece and yes, corduroy. She lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1980′s but now lives in Milwaukee; making her an ur-hipster.
The Hipster Wholphin can be purchased here.
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A famous lifelong wearer and unconscious ambassador for the “everyman’s fabric,” you may also know Woody Allen for his writing, directing, and sometimes acting in almost 70 feature films. Resplendent in his wide wale blazer and pinwale pants, Mr. Allen is fully compliant with the CAC’s Two Item Rule.
About the artist:
Plush Goodness (aka Leeanna Butcher) is a freelance textile artist, fabric collector, and plush-aholic living and working in Northern California. She received her degree in Character Animation, and now uses that training to make her drawings come to life in plush form. When not busily sewing new creations, she spends her time with her scruffy dog and equally scruffy artist husband. Experience more of her work at www.plushgoodness.etsy.com.
Woody Allen can be purchased here.
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Amid the pod of whales we find a shining star, or rather, squid. As everyone knows, the whale is the mascot of the Corduroy Appreciation Club, but the cephalapod is equally worthy of your adoration, sporting his baby wale in a most glorious combination of plum and pink. Sometimes it really is preferable to stand out from the crowd, isn’t it?
About the artist:
Lana Crooks loves the antique, the creepy, the cute and the mysterious. She began her artistic life as an illustrator, but became a sculptor of fabrics and found objects. She constructs all kinds of creatures (commonly those from the deepest oceans, but even the ones from under your bed). Explore more of her work at www.plushinator.etsy.com
The squid can be purchased here.
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Title: “Grow a Pair”
Description: Corduroy capsule vending machine
Dimensions: 20″ x 10″ x 10″
Materials: Corduroy, vinyl, capsule vending balls, felt
This handmade vending machine will happily dispense to you – for the incredible price of .25¢ – a capsule containing one pair of miniature Corduroy flare pants. To “grow a pair” just add water and – voilá! – slip into your full-sized pants.
About the Artist:
Becky Gould is the artist behind Scrumptious Delight. She is originally from Bournemouth in the UK but has roved the world, from Portugal, Spain, France and has now settled in Vancouver. Becky has created plush since she was a child, but felt her passion for sewing really ignite after her son was born ten years ago. Since then she has exhibited her work internationally and enjoyed recognition in various media outlets, including the cover of Stuffed magazine. Visit her at www.scrumptiousdelight.etsy.
“Grow a Pair” can be purchased here.
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The work – a triptych – comprised of ‘the day,’ ‘the month,’ ‘the year’ and being three sets of paired number ’1′ plushies –all in Cord.
This plush piece’s title is a poem honoring the Grandest of Corduroy dates, 11|11|11. Meetings of the CAC occur only on dates which resemble Corduroy, which include 1|11 and 11|11. (Also worthy of excitement are the times 1:11 and 11:11.)
About the Artist:
Cat Owens enjoys working in many ways, but always come back to fabric and stitches. These days she even sticks fabric on her canvases! She enjoys private and community commissions as well as picking an idea and seeing where it takes her, and creates anything from costumes and puppets, to miniature toys. www.raggyrat.etsy.com
111111 can be purchased here.