Celebrating spring bunnies!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57498077/banjo-and-belfry-conjoined-rabbits

http://www.mibo.co.uk/mibo/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=48&products_id=173

http://www.artebebe.com/catalog/Cool-Gear-for-Babies-and-Kids/c98/p9848/Beatrix-NY/Beatrix-Lunch-Box-Esther-Bunny-34/product_info.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41455637@N04/4449593894/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/madamelulito/495413162/

http://www.artebebe.com/catalog/go-green/c155/p11144/Fauna/Fauna-Rabbit-NEW-28/product_info.html

http://www.artebebe.com/catalog/go-green/c155/p12981/Fauna/Fauna-Organic-Bunny-Bodysuit-30/product_info.html

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LilCreatures?ref=seller_info

 

BUNNY LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit
http://www.starkeith.net/bunnyblog/
http://www.fuzzy-rabbit.com/
http://www.petwebsite.com/rabbits.asp
http://margueritemoulin.tumblr.com/post/1312173208/tracey-long
http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/tag/bunny-art/
http://blog.rabbittude.com/
http://www.rabbitsanctuary.org/
http://amcinnisartworks.blogspot.com/
 

Famous bunnies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_hares_and_rabbits
http://miffy.com/

Symbolism of bunnies, rabbits and hares

http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/rrRabbits.html

Learn how to communicate with bunnies http://language.rabbitspeak.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/serchswitch/2394697801/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennipenni/sets/72157623448157376/with/3635601910/

BUNNY BOOKS

http://www.amazon.com/My-favorite-bunny-books/lm/3H5JVKTPBK6RH

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=pt-pt&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&biw=1264&bih=576&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=bunny+books&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270682090041+

Fada Moranga loves CRANKBUNNY!

www.crankbunny.com

The artist, in her own words

My name is Norma V Toraya and the species of rabbitfish before you is called a "Crankbunny".

I live in NYC and work as an animation director. People hire me to make them commercials, tv intros, music videos, projections, etc. I also work on my own personal films, build mechanical paper puppets, and run a small shop. I've lived in a bunch of different cities. I have a big finearts and film/animation background - yet ironically I have a fear of movie theatres.

My work is a layering of traditional techniques like hand drawn animation, under-the-camera, painting, and pixilation / stop-motion with a digital mishmosh of live-action compositing.

I'm a big fan of instinct. My friends and family all share the same frustration of not being able to get ahold of me - go figure. 

Excerpt from the fancy bio - "Some things in life are slick, polished and blatantly obvious. But for Norma V. Toraya, who's also known as Crankbunny, these are exactly the things she shies away from. Instead, she's more inclined to explore timeless concepts like subtly, curiousity, texture and awkwardness. Her hand-drawn and computer-animated creations are often described as dark, sometimes noir and always magical." 

PAPER PUPPETS

 

CARDS

ORNAMENTS

ANIMATION

(click here to watch the videos)

Paper puppetry has never had someone so zealously dedicated until Paul Palooza started exploring its rare curiosities. A very small quirky world filled with amazing creatures, unusual storylines and enchanted paperie. Puppets have mansions. Dancers are made out of paper. Animals threw massive parties. Giant sea creatures boring people into panic. The universe of paper puppets needed someone like Paul Palooza to expose this wonderful impossibility of very handy craftwork.

BOOKS

Paper Puppet Palooza is a craft book that will show you how to make a wide variety of paper puppets, marionettes, dolls, toys, shadow puppets and gifts.

PaperPuppetPalooza
Paper Puppet Palooza by Norma V. Toraya
Paper-Puppet-Palooza on Amazon

SHOP

crankbunny.bigcartel.com

www.etsy.com/shop/crankbunny

LINKS

crankbunnyshop.blogspot.com

www.crankbunny.net/takseez

The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

“With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates — will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun.” Eric Carle

THE AUTHOR

He loves Blackforest honey for breakfast :-)

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 47 languages and sold over 29 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 88 million copies of his books have sold around the world.

This year he is celebrating two birthdays, his own 80th and the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. There are many events and programs happening around the world for The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 40th and there is an exhibit currently on view at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art called 80/40: Celebrating the Birthdays of Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. For more information and for a little preview of the exhibition, visit the Museum's web site.

click and watch a video of Eric Carle working on his caterpiller

LINKS

http://eric-carle.com/home.html
http://www.picturebookart.org/Home
http://www.picturebookart.org/Resources/Activities/Exploring_Collage

SHOP
http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Carle/e/B000APAFUA
http://www.carlemuseum.org/Shop