8″x10″ acrylic, 2012. A couple of months ago, Colleen from Saratoga Mama brilliantly suggested that I should paint a Sophie the Giraffe so that I could make prints available of the classic, iconic teething toy. This particular Sophie is one of several(!) recieved by my close friends’ sweet new baby, Ian. Here, Sophie stands atop Ian’s blue Boppy, where I also posed Ian’s stuffed owl. These giraffes, currently a go-to status baby gift, have been made in France since the fifties. Here’s a wonderful video showing how these hand-painted, natural rubber are made:
Prints of the Sophie portrait can be ordered here!
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Thanks for sharing the video. It is always fun to see the manufacturing process and especially where Sophie came from. My Grandbaby has her own Sophie.
Your artwork is beautiful.
Thank you so much Sue! I was also very interested to see that video — such a neat process!