Haven't updated in a week or so because I have been busy and things are just going to get busier! The pirate owl is finished and his name is Jacopo :) Thanks Mike Sakas! One of my lil nugget owls will be residing in Bangkok soon! 

Jacopo is already at the store, Safron in Manitou Springs if anyone wants to go and visit him. He is being sold for $250.00. If you buy one from me directly they are $150. I am happy they are being displayed in such a lovely store.

Safron: http://www.facebook.com/safronofmanitousprings

Also, I , along with the talented Valeri Kimbro, will be Safron's featured artists next month. They will be having their Friday art walk on October the 19th. I will have about 10 owls displayed there.

Here are couple of photos of the owl I am currently working on:

I'll post some photos of the Aviator Owl I'm working on as well soon.

Until next time...

Yours,

Pesha

xo

My new Pirate Owl is almost done. He now has his wire legs put in and he has a foot sculpted and a wooden peg leg. He just needs some pants now and a name. I am holding a contest for whomever comes up with the best name. The winner of the best name will get an online coupon for $5 off a lil' nugget owl on my etsy.com shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/creepypretty 

(Normally $25). I will make the lil' nugget owl fit your personality and favorite colors too! 

Here are some more progress photos of the pirate owl.

He now has buttons on his jacket and a lovely red colored head scarf.

That's his stuffing hanging out. His foot isn't painted yet either. My Pops helped me make the wooden peg leg.

This photo shows scale. He is a little bit taller than your average wine bottle.  I drink only the best. (hah, yeah right)

Even though Thorvald is a gentleman and an Owl of high stature, he is humble enough to be friends with all, even a Pirate. 

 This is the type of owl I will custom make for you if you win the coupon for $5 off the lil' nugget owl. (Made to order and will not be the exact one shown in photo. Size is 3 and a half inches tall.)

Until next time...

Yours,

Pesha

xo

Started on a new owl last night. He just needs a few detail pieces added and some sea legs....

He doesn't have a name yet. I am open to suggestions (:

Until next time...

Yours,

Pesha

xo

Here he is...

Thorvald now has his legs and some pants. He just needs a few finishing details and then he is done!

. All of my owls are completely hand sewn. No machines. Thorvald's eyes, feet and nose are all made out of Sculpy and then painted and varnished.

Here are some more owl bodies cut out and ready to be sewn together. Five more to go...

I'll keep updating with more progress photos. 

Until next time.

Yours,

Pesha

xo

Alright, so here is what I've been working on. I haven't been updating much since I am adjusting to a new schedule and have been at quite a few modeling gigs. 

I am sitting for an amazing painter by the name of Cecilia Thorell DeVore for about 2 and a half hours three days a week. I think she is a doll and so is her husband and new baby girl. Her husband is also a very talented painter. He did this charcoal/chalk drawing of me.

Drawing by Michael Devore.

Michael's Website: http://www.michaeldevore.net/

Cecilia's Website: http://www.ceciliathorell.com/

This is another nugget owl I made today. I gave this one to Cecilia as a gift.

Front

Side

Back

I was asked by a friend of mine to make some owls for his gallery. I have to make 5 of them. Here is one. His name is Thorvald. All he needs are his feet and a few detail pieces and he will be finished. I'll post more progress photos as I continue to make more. Also, I will give more details about the gallery show when I receive them :)

Back to work! Until next time...

Yours,

Pesha

 xo

I have, once again, taken a long hiatus from updating my blog. I finally have internet at my home now so, I am hoping to become more regular. Also, I've just been super busy. I've been inspired to paint along with working on some other projects. Here are some photos.

Collaboration  piece Val and I are working on.

Doe I painted.

Fox I painted.

Self portrait. Work in progress.

Finished piece. I haven't painted in about 6 years and just took it up again after sitting for a few painting classes as a model. My hand in this painting is off...among other things. I'm still learning. 

I'm also a very messy painter. This is what my left arm looks like when I'm finished.

Until next time,

xo

Pesha

The last few weeks have been crazy busy! Between modeling gigs and working at La Crepeie, I had to finish the paper flowers for the wedding on July 1st and then right after that get on a plane to go and visit family for a week in California. It was a much needed vacation. I was running on empty. I am well rested and I did get all the paper flowers done in time. There were 60 altogether, not including the centerpiece I made as a gift. There is no way I would have gotten these all done in time if it weren't for my best friend Val and the wonderful Steph! Thank you so much you guys :)  Here are some photos of how they turned out!

Set up. All the petals have to be glued on the stem individually and then wrapped with floral tape. Tedious.

I died some coffee filters and used these for the centerpiece roses. The branch I made from gluing wires together and then wrapping them in brown floral tape.

Here is the centerpiece.

Wallpaper petal flowers.

Flowers made from a bible that was given to me. The bible was falling apart because it was made in 1880. 

And there you have it!  I will write more soon.

Until then...

Best wishes,

Pesha 

xo