A Little Stranger

Custom Dudebox: Stripey Legged Forest Dweller

Holly — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:37:32 +0000

Stripey Legged Forest Dweller is my piece for the Dudebox launch party at Village Underground, London on May 10th. He began life as a blank white 7.5″ dude, i sculpted his face, antlers, hands and feet from scratch using Fimo. I added extra long legs and poseable plush arms. His body is covered in a multi-tone faux fur and trrimmed to give a textured look.

Stripey Legged Forest Dweller is £180 and available to purchase through Dudebox – hello@dudebox.com

WIP shot – making his legs

On display at the event

Bee .925 fine Silver Ring

Holly — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:16:06 +0000

I created this fine silver bee ring from scratch as a custom order. It is an original design by A Little Stranger, handmade in .925 fine silver. This ring has been oxidized to give an aged look, I then polished it back to a high shine to bring out the tiny details.

I accept commissions for custom silver jewellery, if you have an idea please get in touch; hollystanway at gmail.com

Kissing Guinea Pigs .925 fine Silver Ring

Holly — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:35:14 +0000

I have recently begun creating silver jewellery and this is my first piece: An original design by A Little Stranger, handmade in .925 fine silver. Two tiny guinea pigs on-top a plain band. Each guinea pig is a teeny 11mm long.

The ring pictured is my own. You can commission me to make you one, in your ring size, here.

I accept commissions for custom silver jewellery, if you have an idea please get in touch; hollystanway at gmail.com

Taun-Taun Rider for May the 4th Be With You

Holly — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:09:26 +0000

Taun-taun rider is my piece for the May the 4th Be With You Star Wars show. I had never seen and of the Star Wars films (i know, i know!) so when i was asked to take part in the show i figured i’d better get my act together and watch it. Turns out Star Wars is my new favourite thing, the characters and environments totally captured my imagination and i had a wonderful time coming up with this piece for the show. May the 4th Be With You is from the same organisers that brought you the Icons show last year, which was an absolute smasher. See you there, i’ll be the one with the pink Princess Leia hair do!

Acrylic on stretched canvas. 12′ x 12″. £100. Comes signed and ready to hang. Please get in touch with the show organisers if you would like to purchase my art, or any other art from the show.

Star Wars – May the 4th be with you. FullCircle Gallery, Kirkstall rd, Leeds, LS3 1JL. May 4th – 6th 2012.

Facebook event page @starwarsleeds

From the May the 4th Be With You site:

May the 4th Be With You opens Friday May the 4th from 6pm, FullCircle will be transformed into a gallery not so far far away, hosting not only a huge display of vintage Star Wars toys including over 100 carded figures and boxed vehicles, but a contemporary / lowbrow look at the Star Wars universe supplied by over 30 artists.

All the art will be available to purchase on a first come first served basis and any remaining items will be available from the Hang Gang website after the exhibition ends. There will also be vintage collectibles available to purchase too, including loose & carded figures plus other rare gems. Live music will be supplied by the Cantina Band and the evening will culminate with a screening of Star Wars, watching this master piece on mass with a beer in your hand, what more could any fanboy ask for.

Heavy Metal Qee Book

Holly — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:51:00 +0000

Ahead of this coming Thursdays Meet The Artists Session, Fugi.me have produced a 64 page, full color book for the Heavy Metal Qee show. Myself and the other 30 artist’s customs will get a two-page spread in the book, alongside information about the custom and the artist. The book is £14.99 and can be purchased in the Fugi.me shop or in-person at the event. Most of the artists, including myself, will be on-hand to sign & doodle in copies.

Heavy Metal Qee opens April 12th and runs through April 19th at Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8JR. The Heavy Metal Qee Meet The Artist Session will be from 6pm – 8pm on Thursday the 19th of April. Hope to see you there!

There are 30 artists involved including: Jon-Paul Kaiser, Matt JOnes, Jim Freckingham, Fark FK, DMS, A Little Stranger, Lisa Rae Hansen, Michael Harrism, Zro, RunDMB, Chris Morris, Fadeworks, Sneaky Raccoon, Lunabee, Penny Taylor, Adam Lister, Hoakser, Alto, Mimic, Zukaty, Fordybo, Amigurumi Island, Tesselate, Jack Wade, Flatties, Mark Treharne, Rhys Inkbotz Brown, PJ Constable, Planet Domu, and Lex Luthor.

Pictures of my custom for the show are here. Visit the Heavy Metal Qee site, here.

Fly Me to the Moon: Custom Bellicose Bunny for Bellicosity

Holly — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:11:57 +0000

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ started life as a blank Bellicose Bunny. I started by separating bunny from her rocket, painting the rocket with acrylic paint and sealing with a heavy gloss lacquer. I then sculpted her face and hands in sculpey, and sewed her a full, faux fur, fluffy bunny costume complete with fluffy bunny tail. Finally i added a pair of little goggles which i made from scratch using found items and orange vinyl, reconnected her to her rocket, and she’s ready for take off!

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ is part of Bellicosity and will be on display at TAG gallery, LA March 3-18. Opening reception 7-11pm. TAG, 7571 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles CA 90046, Get directions.

Some work in progress shots… (I post these on Instagram follow me: ALittleStranger)

Black Zombie Bunnies

Holly — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:38:32 +0000

These three zombie bunnies were a private commission and are sold, please get in touch if you would like to open a commission of your own – hollystanway (at) gmail.com

Harking back to the zombie bunnies i made a couple of Halloweens ago, these three were commissioned as gifts for three of the buyers friends, which i thought was a really sweet idea. The zombie bunnies faces are resin casts of my original sculpt, painted, sealed and splattered with ‘blood’ The bodies are made from black faux fur and are weighted to stand unassisted. Each one has then been given a liberal splashing of glossy acrylic ‘blood’.

Purple Jointed Bear

Holly — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:43:21 +0000

It’s been a long time since i posted one of these resin faced dolls, this one was a private commission. It was a real trip down memory lane to make her and i enjoyed every minute of it. It must be a good couple of years since i used one of these resin faces (I made one in October for my booth at Designercon but she sold before I got a chance to take a photo of her, oops!) I have only a handfull of these resin faces left and have no plans to make another mold. so if you would like one, please get in touch.

This one-off jointed bear is around 12″ tall (not including her ears) Her face is a resin cast of my own original sculpt. Her face has been painted and sealed with layers of matte lacquer with gloss accents on her eyes and lips. She has weighted feet and a weighted bottom and free moving teddy bear joints in her shoulders and hips so she can sit and stand unassisted.

Feature on The Made Project

Holly — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:06:18 +0000

Head on over to The Made Project for an interview with me about Cavey, guinea pigs, business stuff and my unbridled love for 80′s horror films. Thank you Kath for the interview

A Little Stranger x The Tarantulas GID Nibblers

Holly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:13:06 +0000

A Little Stranger / The Tarantulas / Real x Head / Onell Design presents: Niblette. Ok, so he’s a GID Nibbler in a hot pink hoodie, but as the pretty counterpart to the SDCC release i thought he needed a pretty name These Nibblers are really, REALLY, GID and glow like crazy in the dark or under blacklight.

Each GID Nibbler comes with a hot pink hood and specially designed header cards. Vinyl Made in Japan by Real x Head. Cloak Made in UK by A Little Stranger.

They go on sale in the A Little Stranger Shop Wednesday February 1st at 8pm London time (15:00 Eastern, 12:00 Pacific time. if you are unsure what time this is in your country use this time convertor.)