Bunnies Marked Down

I picked up these bunnies today along with some other goodies at a local shop in Waltham Massachusetts. What ever are they clutching in their little paws? Look forward to seeing them in some new pieces.

bunnies marked down

bunnies marked down

Here’s a photo of my most recent small work “King Oliver” it’s the finished configuration of the mechanism from the previous post. I love the way this one came out, everything interacts beautifully, a very solid little piece, worth the reworking I did on the wooden handle.

King Oliver

King Oliver

Finally, speaking of “little” my next challenge is tiny! I’m scaling this one down using .0625 piano wire for the crank. The watch base from a few posts back fits perfectly for this one along with the gears which have been retrofitted to the handle.

tiny

tiny

If I keep going like this, soon I’ll be able to carry everything to a show in a single suitcase.

3 Responses to “Bunnies Marked Down”

  1. God, those gears! Argh! Love those gears! So jealous of your skills.

  2. I believe those bunnies are holding pieces of toast, the toast is burnt hence why the bunnies were discounted.

    I too like big tiny and look forward to seeing little tiny.

    Have you ever thought of selling postcards of your work?

  3. [...] awhile back I posted about some bunnies I had found at a local junk shop. This piece has been in development for some time and I’ve been taking [...]

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