Tarkyn's customised critter take two

I have a confession to make: I am not entirely happy with the customised critter I made for Tarkyn a while back. Yes, it looks more or less like what Tarkyn drew, but it doesn't look like one of 'my' critters(which I guess is the idea since it's mean to be customised!). It doesn't look like something I would make, and as such I am not that happy about handing him over. It just doesn't feel 'right'. It'd be like giving someone a book that you didn't enjoy reading - you'd just feel uncomfortable, like you were cheating them (or yourself).

So this week I made a Luna-ised version of Tarkyn's critter - that's him in the picture. He's made out of socks and he looks MUCH more like one of 'my' dudes. Hurrah!

Tarkyn can have both, and it's up to him to choose which one he prefers. With a bit of luck he'll like them both equally. Double hurrah!

Tarkyn's customised critter

I love making customised critters, where customers give me their old clothing/ socks and let me make a monster or a cute critter for them. I don't usually work from a sketch; generally speaking, the fabric will dictate what I make (unless the customer has a particular request for a certain type of critter).

But, going against all of what I've just said, I custom made this guy based on a sketch by my friend Sanchia's nephew, Tarkyn. Being a smart aunt with excellent taste, she gave him a zombie hamster for Christmas last year and he's been drawing critters ever since.

Recently, Sanch sent me a picture he'd drawn and asked me to make it into a critter for his birthday.

Tarkyn described the critter: 'He has red arms and white hands and super powers.' You can't see the 'super powers' but I got the colour scheme right! And yes, he does have super powers - his legs and all four of his arms are moveable and poseable, so he can fight off marauding zombie hamsters in Tarkyn's room!