Monday, February 23, 2009

Inspiration Comes in All Sizes


Seems Spring time has come early to the Chicken Lips farm. These little chicks were born 2 weeks ago to my favorite hen, "Camilla." Guess no one told her it's a little early in the season to be raising chicks (my hens usually don't start sitting on nests until March or April). The furry little bundles of fuzz are so darn cute, that I decided to take inspiration by the horns (er, um...beak?) and make some Paperclay chicks of my own. 

Here they are in their unfinished state, still need to put legs on two of them. Congratulations Camilla!

17 comments:

Hope said...

these are too cute...can't wait to see them finished...and your new babies are adorable too!

HowlingMoonDesigns said...

Oh David..Those lil Chicks are so sweet...Camilla is lucky to have you :)
Yours are very cute! I made chicks to..LOL, but different :)
Candy

Christopher A. Klingler said...

SO cool that you raise them and what a great inspiration! CUTE '-)

Have a GREAT week!

Chris (-:

The Studio at Crow Haven Farm, LLC said...

David, how precious are these! Congrats to Camilla, the mother HEN! Thanks for sharing...you are so lucky that you have these cutie little chicks that you can watch over!
Cheers!

Robin Armstrong Seeber said...

OMG DAVID...CONGRATS GRAMPA!!! I loved my chickens when I had them!! i need to get more...cute dollies coming along too.. can't wait to see them finished, robin

Anonymous said...

They are going to be adorable! :)

Monkey-Cats Studio said...

David...I didn't realize you actually raised chickens! When I was little my mother had hens and I loved the baby chicks. Hated the ole' rooster that chased me, he was wicked.

Wonder why Camilla had them early this year.

Enjoy the little ones and what a great way to commemorate them!! Great job as always!!
Laurie

Anonymous said...

Wow I remember when my chickens were that little : ( no roosters in my hen house darn it....
I love the little ones you've created!

Lisa Gatz said...

Awwww, too cute! I have button quail and have thought that it would be fun to sculpt them, also.

yoborobo said...

I'm hoping the reason she had them early is because SPRING is here! :) So cute - both the real ones, and yours.

Little Dollings by Brenda O. said...

Just adorable, David.. I'll pop back in to see them finished. Geez, the follower tool thingie is just great -- I'm happy to be one of your groupies!! lol

And congrats to Camilla! She's not the only one anxious for spring! :) :)
Brenda

Lezlei Ann Young said...

David...I LOVE your website! Your characters are hilarious! Are they all paperclay?

Lezlei

Unknown said...

I love to see naked work in progress! These chicks are going to be so cute when you finish. Your 'real' baby chicks are sooo very cute! Camilla must be a proud mama for sure. :o)

Halloween Fanatic said...

Missing your blog. My phone line is messed up, Hopefully it will be fixed soon!!

Mahala said...

You make such fun little critters.

Gail Lackey said...

Ahh too cute! and congrats to little camilla for producing such great inspiration!
Hugz, Gail

snippetgirl said...

TOOOOOO cute! I am so glad that i happened upon you just now. I adore your clever, fun work and can't wait to check out your website. The real chicks are precious and the beginnings of your sculptures are fantastic. I am a fellow paperclay artist...don't you just LOVE it?!!
It's great to "meet" you.
Happy creating,
Carrie the SnipPet Girl