Plush Art Show: Stitch Wars (Princess Leia & R2D2)
July 12, 2009 at 5:44 pm | In Plush, Plush art shows | 3 CommentsTags: art show, followthewhiterabbit, Plush, Plush art shows, star wars, stitch wars
In a galaxy far, far away… plushies were created of Princess Leia and R2D2! 
These are my plushies for Stitch Wars, a Star Wars inspired plush art show at Bear + Bird Gallery + Boutique in Lauderhill, Florida. The show runs from July 18th – August 29th. The pieces will be available for sale at the opening and online. If you sign up on their mailing list you’ll get a preview of the show before anyone else does!
I LOVE Princess Leia’s hair buns (who doesn’t!), and simplistic design, so I really wanted to make my own version of her. After I made her I knew she needed a little R2D2 sidekick buddy. I did a lot of handstitched work on him, and I think the buttons look really cute.
Star Wars is such a pop culture phenomenon with a HUGE cast of very unique characters, so I had quite a lot of inspiration when I was brainstorming what kind of plushies to make for Stitch Wars. I decided to stick with the original Star Wars trilogy because (to put it quite bluntly…) I’m not a fan of the new Star Wars movies at all. 
I do like some of the designs in the new movies (pretty much anything by incredibly talented conceptual artist Iain McCaig), and I like the 2D animated “Star Wars: Clone Wars” (where we are introduced to the super cool Sith Asajj Ventress) directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (creator/writer/director of “Dexter’s Laboratory” and “Samurai Jack”), but I much prefer the original classics. (Puppet Yoda is 1,000 times better than CG Yoda!)
When Leia & R2D2 are together, they remind me of the famous scene in “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” when we see Leia entrusting a secret message for R2D2 to give to Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Well, I think it’s time to pop in a Star Wars DVD!
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My name is Emily, and I'm an Animator who likes to make plush toys and urban vinyl customs. I've lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto, and I hope to live in Europe someday.
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These are awesome! I would love to buy these. I tried the links but ended up with network errors. Can I buy them directly from you?
Thanks
James
Comment by James — July 13, 2009 #
Thanks for your interest, James!
Princess Leia & R2D2 will be available for sale online this weekend when the Stitch Wars show opens (This link should work —> http://www.tatescomics.com/stitchwars/ ). If you miss the online purchase, I can do a custom order for you. Contact me at: violet_peppermint[at]yahoo.com if interested. 
Thanks again!
Comment by emilybee — July 13, 2009 #
[...] All the available works from Stitch Wars are now for sale in Bear + Bird’s online shop! My R2D2 has already sold, but Princess Leia is still available. There are lots of Star Wars inspired plush [...]
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