Laurie Hardin: Stars and Stripes Skelly

Monkey-Cats Studio

These are the reason for "Monkey-Cats" Studio receiving the name. Pretty cute when they were kittens but they are now 9 years old, still think they are kittens and try to fit in the same spaces on my studio table. For some reason these two have very long tails like a monkey and received the nickname monkey boys from my husband. We are sure they can swing upside down by those tails! Their real names are Jake and Elwood, after the Blues Brothers, because they try to do the right thing but they are just naughty.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Stars and Stripes Skelly

Posting one more piece before the weekend..."Stars and Stripes Skelly." This little guy is the brother of the other two patriotic skelly figures and finishes the triumvirate. He is every bit the patriot they are, and proudly wears his Halloween-colored patriotic attire.

He wears a huge grin and is shown hanging on to his inflated star so it doesn't soar into the sky. He has a large collar with stars, a bow tie with stars and a vest with stars and selected striped pants to match his lovely top hat. (Those skelly boys really know how to put a patriotic outfit together!!)

He really is quite a dapper little guy!

Hope you enjoy him and have a great weekend!!
Laurie

14 comments:

Unknown said...: So wonderful!!!! Like always...

Have a great weekend...

Smiles,
Sonia ;); June 5, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Skelly Addict said...: FABULOUS Laurie!! You are genius to make these brothers wear Halloween-colored patriotic attire...never seen this done before and it's one of the greatest ideas yet!! Keep those awesome ideas coming!!!
Allison; June 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Monkey-Cats Studio said...: Thank you Sonia...have a great weekend!!

Allison,
I hadn't seen anyone do patriotic skelly figures either, and that is part of the reason I wanted to do a few...I really like the idea of figures being multi-holiday so that they can be left out longer. Of course I leave my OOAK Halloween and Christmas out 365!! I just love them to much to put them away.

Thank you both!!
Laurie; June 5, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Sheryl Parsons said...: Amazing! I would have never thought of that, and he's so detailed! Love him!
:-)Sheryl; June 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Johanna Parker said...: Clever clever Laurie! Love your new piece/s too!!!

~ Johanna; June 5, 2009 at 3:54 PM
PJHornbergerFolkArtist.com said...: Laurie, he is perfect with that bow tie. I'm loving him. xo PJ; June 5, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Robin Armstrong Seeber said...: TERRIFIC!!!; June 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Monkey-Cats Studio said...: Sheryl,
Thank you so much you sweet lady!!

Johanna,
Some days I don't feel so clever so I'm happy with the way the three skelly boys turned out!!

PJ,
Hi lady!!! Thanks for the comments and I'm thrilled you like his bow tie...it just had to have stars on it!! giggle!

Robin,
Oh thank you hon!!

Thank you all for your comments...they feed me and make me want to do better work!
Laurie; June 5, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Melissa Valeriote said...: Say goodbye to the Red, White and blue. Hello Orange, White and Black! Looks like this little guy is saying, "I pledge allegiance to Laurie..."
BRILLIANT!!; June 6, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Monkey-Cats Studio said...: Thank you Melissa! Those silly skelly boys just can't give up their Halloween colors!; June 6, 2009 at 11:45 AM
PJHornbergerFolkArtist.com said...: I'm having a giveaway! Check it out. PJ; June 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Anonymous said...: He's perfect! ☺; June 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Christopher A. Klingler said...: Hope you are having a nice weekend.

Chris (-:; June 6, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Monkey-Cats Studio said...: Oh PJ I love a giveaway so I'll be right over!!!

Thank you so much Caroline!!

I'm having a great weekend Chris!! I just finished another figure today and started in on a kitty afterward. Two cats to go in paint before I get back to sculpting!!

Thank you for stopping by! Paint, paint, paint, paint...I'm seeing daylight!

Laurie; June 6, 2009 at 11:02 PM