Donna Wilson is probably my favourite of all the artists i have researched so far. She is great with textiles and makes these really likeable plush toy creatures, each with a name and a kind of personality to it. On the left is a picture of one of her creations named 'Rill'. I found this image on her website where she sells the things she makes, which are often quite pricey. The plush toy creatures are almost like designer toys, maybe not intended for children but to amuse and entertain adults. Some of her designs are quite simple but you can see that the end products are well made with lovely organic and local materials, and understand why people enjoy them and are willing to pay quite a bit of money for them. Each creature comes with its own sort of tag line to give you an insight into the kind of personality that the creature has. For example on 'Rill's page it says;'Rill is very lively, never stops running around, likes caterpillars and worms.
He is Rudie Racoon and Cyril Squirrel-fox's first child.
20cm tall'

All of Wilson's work has a very natural, organic feel to it, whether it be a tea towl, a toy creature, a saucer or home furnishings, all of them share the same sort of influence of nature and the natural materials around us. To the left is a picture of another creature named 'Berty' it says that;
'Loves mustard on all of his food. Dislikes cream of mushroom soup.
60cm tall (not including his lovely legs)'
The added characteristics of each creature really makes a big difference and its quite inspiring to see how a short caption with a photograph can change the way you feel about the image, and with the images on her website this definitely works.
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