boxing hares

Hellooo, I didn't mean to leave it so long between posts but casa threadhead has been visited by the pox. Poorly kidshapes :(
Anyhow they are both having a snooze so I thought I'd do a quick post. I have so much to share, have had lots of happy, crafty mail recently so expect lots of posts  over the next few days!
For starters here is an embroidery I made for a swap over on Phat Quarter the theme was spring. I had planned to do a traditional boxing hares image but then this idea occurred to me and wouldn't shift!

I used a vintage photo of bare knuckle boxers I found online to base the bodies on. I love how it turned out I think it is equal parts funny and creepy. The best thing was learning to do the shading in a woodcut/etching type style. It was very difficult to get the shading right so I'm really happy with how it looks. I wanted it to look like the sort of image you'd find in an antique book - I have stitched something similar before based on an antique book image;

Not a human/hare hybrid but still humanlike in that its action and stance - I think this probably was the inspiration for the newer one although I wasn't aware of it at the time. 

and some hare linkys I like

youtube video of boxing hares

love this hare cushion

breathtaking embroidery

Enjoy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx