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!
Tag: teether
Blue Monster, Green Teether
8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. The boy who loves this pair of toys had quite a challenging start to his life! Born at 24 weeks after a pre-eclampsia event, his mother had barely begun to put together his nursery. She had just purchased this Zubel’s hand-knit blue monster the weekend before. After the birth, amidst the avalanche of presents from friends and family, the monster remained the baby’s only special gift from Mama. Now a year old, he is thriving! This portrait will be a gift for the baby’s mother from her friend Allisyn. This green plastic teether is also so well-liked that his mother bought one just like it for Allisyn’s own baby!
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