I started a trial on "Make a Mouse Workshop" 2 weeks ago with my best friend, Philip before proceeding to promote the workshop.
It
was important as it helped me to know how much time is required to
complete a
mouse for students with no prior sewing experience. I need to understand
the difficulty level of this workshop and see if it is easy for future
students to understand.
During
the process of making the mouse, Philip asked me questions and this
prepared me for the upcoming classes commencing this month in May.
It
took Philip approximately 2 weeks, 10 hours to complete him. Of
course along the way, he had to bring back the remaining parts of the body
home to sew and come back the following week to learn how to stuff and joint the
mouse.
I
think one of the most difficult process in
bear/animal making is the face. In most instances, the face will appear
distorted after stuffing if it wasn't sewn symmetrically in the
beginning. The face
is the soul of the artwork, this includes the placement of the eyes and
the position/size of the nose.
Usually,
my students will complete the head during the first session of the
workshop with me guiding them through each step. This will give them
much more motivation and they will look forward to the following week to
complete their bear/animal.
I have started another Mouse Making
Workshop last week with 3 students and their mice are coming alive. I
can't wait to share more pictures of their end products with all of you.
Below
are some pictures of the mouse made by Philip, I hope you will like it.
Philip is now making another bear. Please do give him some
encouragement and I believe he will become a fine artist one day.
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| Mouse made by Philip |
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| Stop punching me! |
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| (L-R) Cheddar, made by Wayne and mouse made by Philip |
