tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40146153319568518372024-02-19T23:32:31.914-08:00Caroline McFarlane-WattsCaroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-72264508846426735562020-09-17T18:59:00.005-07:002020-09-17T19:04:06.382-07:00I'll Be Back!<p>I realized today that it's been 2 years since I last posted on this blog! Think it's because I started directing more energy into trying to update my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> daily! </p><p>However, I plan to return to this blog at least once a month with Tall Tales news and such. Thank you to those still subscribed! I'll see you all soon with a big two year update soon...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcke-Q5qiWfqlMTBt345lUW4AakVFg0-7a9ci59N1HMXSV8dZU1vCnvSZyzOjHuoNB-zhAA-T-wSAmLiYyeA_VyWkmIV8uH3DMquAu4gjJNqD8h7AQznp5yqDb4g85mV7EYLwWQRfP34/s550/Work+of+Caroline+McFarlane-Watts.jpg" width="550" /></a></p>Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-45720276794464452402018-07-25T18:51:00.001-07:002018-07-25T18:56:56.012-07:00Comically Unconventional<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's the thing about San Diego's <a href="https://www.comic-con.org/" target="_blank">Comic-Con</a>, it's full of sights and characters you'd see nowhere else. I stood in line for coffee during my time there behind two Batmans, characters from Moana, a Princess Leia and a person trapped inside a gigantic inflatable '<a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mr.%20meeseeks" target="_blank">Mr Meeseeks</a>' costume.<br />
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Last week I had a fantastic time at Comic-Con! I was there with my resin figurine - Hortense, the snooty Parisian witch from the <i><a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches™</a></i> series. You can purchase her <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here at my webshop</a>, by the way.<br />
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This post is less about Hortense, who you will know about from my posts about her (<a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/06/act-now.html" target="_blank">like this one</a>) and posts about my witches in general (<a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/06/history-of-caroline-and-her-witches.html" target="_blank">like this one</a>). Today I am writing a shout-out to the company with which I shared a booth at Comic-Con. The San Francisco based resin figurine company - <b><a href="https://tweeterhead.com/" target="_blank">Tweeterhead</a></b>.<br />
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<a href="https://tweeterhead.com/" target="_blank">Tweeterhead</a> is a fan-favourite collectible studio, offering high end statues and busts from pop culture classics. They stand out from a lot of collectible maquette companies because their work is just a touch more exciting and colourful. You'll see what I mean when you browse their <a href="https://tweeterhead.com/" target="_blank">website</a> - take a look at the poses of the characters and at the bases they're on. I love how even the bases are just such cool designs and a part of the world the character comes from - not just a mere black base to hold them upright. It's like each character is telling a story in their own little allegorical pose and base. And the detail! Did I mention the<b><i> detail</i></b>?! Not to mention Tweeterhead is pure quality. They have some of the best sculptors, character designers and painters working for them. Man - the designs! And the likeness of the real characters they're based on.<br />
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So, I was honoured to share a case with the amazing Tweeterhead and also share the same booth space as the iconic artist Olivia De Berardinis. Her site is <a href="https://eolivia.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and this is one of my favourite of her paintings.<br />
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Here are some photos of the Tweeterhead dislay cases filled with their amazing offerings. Don't forget to check out their <a href="https://tweeterhead.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to see more and purchase their hand-painted resin figurines. They're very popular so some of their characters (which are offered in limited runs) sell out very fast. I myself am dying for their Pennywise to become available on August 15th.<br />
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I took a live video for my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales Productions Instagram page</a> which you can see the whole display case as I pan over it! Watch here.<br />
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Meanwhile, over at the <a href="https://www.wetaworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Weta Workshop</a> booth there was a serious coolness overload, so I had to take a video of my favourite maquette, rather than attempt to capture it in photos. You can watch it at my personal instagram below...</div>
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Finally, I'll end on a personal note! This is me sitting at my newly discovered favourite breakfast place in all of California. It's a San Diego chain called '<a href="http://www.breakfastrepublic.com/" target="_blank">Breakfast Republic</a>' and they had these cracked egg seats! </div>
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I'll blog again soon with an announcement about Hortense. Don't forget to follow me on <a href="http://facebook.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to stay up to date with news!</div>
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-88913597037403276692018-06-09T19:38:00.001-07:002018-06-10T14:32:37.235-07:00History of Caroline and her Witches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was a mere sparrow-like 7 year old girl in England I was certainly regarded as peculiar. I grew up in an old Tudor village in the countryside where the houses were older than the United States of America and the rooftops were made of thatch. I used to lean out of upstairs windows and pull straw from the thatch to make broomsticks to play on and give out to friends. And it was at this age that I wrote and illustrated my first book. It was called 'The Witch's Day'. It got my photo in the local paper.</div>
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It would be accurate to say that I've always had a passion for the subject of the fairy-tale witch.</div>
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I started developing '<i><a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches™</a></i>' in 2015. The world and the characters have been so much fun to design and build. Almost from the very beginning it attracted interest and many of you wrote and asked me to sell them to you. I did not. I needed them for this project! But I began my research into how to get them mass-produced (in small numbers, but still) for you. For the past 9 months I've worked towards this. I am proud of what I created. <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">Hortense</a> is my finest witch. She's meticulously well made and I'm so happy with the result. I love the character of Hortense; a bad witch from Exilium - the land witches were banished to. She's a perfumer by trade and her story is a funny and interesting one (I'll tell you more about the books in development in another post soon).</div>
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This is a small run of 300 <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">Hortense figurines</a>. When they're sold out they're sold out. They're currently on a sale I am offering (of $40 off the total price) and then they'll return to the regular price.</div>
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Also, I spent the past 3 days editing together this video showing the process of creating Hortense, which I hope you enjoy.</div>
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I'm popping to England in a few days and will be gone for 2 weeks, but business will return as usual when I am back. Any queries, you can always message me via my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Tall Tales Productions Facebook page</a>. Until then, here are some of my <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">witch</a> characters. Thank you for following this project!</div>
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-16157279690733929322018-06-04T10:46:00.000-07:002018-06-04T10:46:52.004-07:00Act Now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Hortense Pompeux</b> - my beautifully made, 1:12 scale hand-sculpted, hand-painted resin figurine is now available for pre-sales. As many of you know, I offered the early birds $50 USD off the regular price. Well, if you're keen to have one of these beautiful witches - the first in the '<i>Good Witches Bad Wicthes™' Collection</i>, then click over and buy yours now (<a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here</a>), because there are only 10 left at this price.<br />
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Got that?! There are 10 Hortense Figurines left at the $50 off price. ($175 instead of $225).<br />
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<a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">Buy your Hortense figurine</a>, and support my work! Thank you so much for your interest in my witches, and my miniature work in general. By purchasing Hortense you enable me to keep doing what I'm doing. I'm truly grateful to those of you that purchase my work, or share the links with friends of yours who may like it.<br />
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Hello, my favorite people! I hope those of you in the US and in the UK enjoyed the 3 day weekend! I spent it working on my latest witch which I have yet to unveil.... my Australian witch. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Still have about another week to go on her... I'm working slowly as I'm working with an injured arm!</span>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you</span> to all those who purchased Hortense over the weekend and today. I am so glad that you did.<br />
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If any of you are considering getting her, let me point out that there are some left with the amazing $50 off deal.... so now's a great time to grab her - <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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To those of you that have written to me and said you're holding out for a different witch... first, thank you so much for your interest in my work. Secondly, I just want to add something here... to all of you really... without your support in making this Hortense run a success, there wont be anymore witches. And that would be such a sad thing. I am planning to release every single one of my witches as (very) affordable resin figurines, and I am already starting to embark on work for the second to be released (Olga - the Russian witch). But if this Hortense run doesn't happen, then I'll have to abort my plans to release my collection of witches.<br />
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If you love my witches but don't fancy buying a figurine / can't afford to buy, then thank you for taking this moment to show your support by sharing my work with someone who might like to purchase one. You can share my work via this blog, or better yet - via my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/videos/1708882489224715/" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, or my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BjNeheMFh8B/?taken-by=talltalesproductions" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or just by directly pasting this webshop link (https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense) in an email to someone who might like her!<br />
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Thank you for supporting what I do. I know some of you have followed this project for years, and with your support I can create the line of Collectible Resin Witch Figurines, and I can put out the books I am already working on and keen to put out. It's all of you who support my work (by either sharing my links or buying my work) that allows me to do what I do.<br />
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I leave you with some fun witch photos - a collection of them all huddled together, Olga (because she is the next one I will release this year - if Hortense is a success), and finally photos of Hortense who is available for purchase <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here now</a>!<br />
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Also, a little moving glimpse of Hortense in this video I made below.<br />
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-48132757912837478062018-05-24T15:50:00.000-07:002018-05-24T15:50:33.758-07:00Have you Heard...?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, according to my analytics data, very close to 1000 of you read yesterday's newsletter about Hortense's arrival! (Hortense - my first Collectible Witch Figurine goes on sale <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">at the website</a>).</div>
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Yesterday I sent out the first Tall Tales Newsletter letting people know that she's going to be available for pre-sale tomorrow (Friday 25 May at noon PST - that's early evening if you're in Europe, and early morning Sat if you're in Australia / NZ, and very very early Sat morning if you're in an Asian country)...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First 50 buyers get $50 off the total price</span>. No discount code required - just be first in line and move fast as it's only the first 50 people who will get this massive saving.<br />
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Hortense Pompeux - the very first of my witches from <i>Good Witches Bad Witches</i>™ to be made available as a resin figurine <b>begins pre-sales THIS FRIDAY May 25th at 12 noon (PST)!</b><br />
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<i>For those of you that are based in Europe, that's 8 or 9 pm this Friday for you. For those of you in Australia / New Zealand - that's 6 / 8 am Saturday for you. For those of you in China... well that's very very early for you Saturday morning! You get the idea... ;)</i><br />
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Hortense is a 1:12 scale hand-painted, beautifully detailed resin figurine and she comes with an artist base (with the Good Witches Bad Witches™ seal). Includes a signed certificate of authenticity. Shipping from the US all over the world. Find out more <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here at the webshop</a>.<br />
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That's right, it pays to be first in line. I am giving a massive discount to the very first 50 to purchase Hortense. $50 USD off the total price. No coupon code needed - just be first in line and pay $175 USD instead of $225 USD for Hortense.<br />
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'Pre-sale' means that you pay a deposit for half of the total price and then you are invoiced the remaining half (plus shipping) when the figurines have been manufactured and are ready to ship. Shipping in 4th quarter 2018. All customers will be kept informed of updates and given notice of when to expect to receive your Hortense figurine. You can always <a href="mailto:caro.mfw@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> at any time to query her progress. :)<br />
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Your pre-sale allows me to make this run happen. It's your pre-sale money which pays to manufacture Hortense. Thank you for making it possible.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget to set your clocks... click <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/hortense" target="_blank">here</a> to buy your Hortense figurine on Friday at noon!</span></div>
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Boy, do I appreciate how patient all you wonderful people are! I've told you Hortense would be available for pre-sales right around the time of Monsterpalooza (in April) and she is not! But she will be.... in less than a week (honest)!<br />
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We got just a tad delayed because I didn't think the base I'd had made for her was quite right. It was a lovely black wooden fine art base (and you can glimpse it in the Monsterpalooza photos I took <a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/04/tall-tales-at-monsterpalooza-2018.html" target="_blank">here</a>). So I'm delayed because I decided to scrap it and make something a bit quirkier for you. This new base is hand carved in a fun kooky way (by me) and I finished it with a '<i>Good Witches Bad Witches</i>' kind of plaque or stamp on the side. I love how it turned out. You can see it in this video I posted on my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi8Blgil4x9/?taken-by=talltalesproductions" target="_blank">here</a> and also to the Faceboook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/videos/1702679053178392/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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If you're interested in more of the process of making this Hortense figurine, you can see videos of me casting the resin base for her at my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi3d8QWlU9n/?taken-by=talltalesproductions" target="_blank">here</a> and also to the Faceboook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/videos/1700936880019276/" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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For those more interested in simply purchasing her, pre-sales will commence soon, I promise. I just have to ship my lovely prototype off to the factory and we get this ball rolling! You can sign up to the <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">Newsletter</a> for updates and the announcement of when she's listed for pre-sales.<br />
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Early birds will get a really nice discount. So don't miss out on that!<br />
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I'll leave you with some working photos I took whilst making Hortense for you. Have a fantastic weekend everyone!<br />
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Any issues not addressed or concerns, please feel free to <a href="mailto:caro.mfw@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> any time.<br />
- Caroline xxx<br />
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I mentioned I'd have a table at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsterpalooza" target="_blank">Monsterpalooza</a> (<i><b>the</b></i> place to "celebrate the art of monsters and movie magic ...with over 250 vendors, a monster museum, special guests, makeup demos, presentations and more..." ) in previous post <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/03/how-monstrous.html" target="_blank">here</a>... <br />
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Boy, was it fun! Easily one of the most fun weekends I have spent in my 7 years living in the United States.<br />
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I didn't take enough photos as I was mostly glued to my table, but I've included some below. I'll pop a video with footage from the event on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Tall Tales YouTube Channel</a> soon.<br />
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Anyway, what a blast!<br />
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005308/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank">Elvira</a> was there as her stunning natural redhead self (did I mention to you before that if you're a fan you should get the definitive book of hers <a href="https://tweeterhead.com/publishing/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark/" target="_blank">here</a>?)... also present was the gorgeous heartthrob <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622544/" target="_blank">David Naughton</a> ('<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_82" target="_blank">An American Werewolf in London</a>'), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/" target="_blank">Rick Baker</a>, countless amazing artists and people attending in some seriously cool costumes. Scroll to the end of my photos for some shout outs!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, most importantly, get the first look below at my first resin collectible - <b><i><a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/figurines" target="_blank">Hortense, the French witch</a></i></b>.</span></div>
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She will be available for pre-sales verrrrry soon (I'll announce the date via the newsletter <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">here</a>) with a <b>PROMO DISCOUNT CODE</b> for the very first early birds....!</div>
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Artisan hand-sculpted (by me, of course), cast by the very talented Michael Allen and then hand-painted. She'll come on a special artist base (which I am still having made). This is a Limited edition collectible for the <i>Good Witches Bad Witches</i>™ series. Naturally she comes complete with her fabulous mink shawl, her French poodle and shopping cart and her monster handbag.</div>
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Don't forget to sign up for the <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">Tall Tales newsletter</a> so you don't miss the discount at the launch.</div>
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Enjoy the photos of Monsterpalooza below! Click on an image to enlarge.<br />
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If you read this blog you're likely a fellow artist / sculptor? Then you need tools from <b><a href="http://www.janestools.com/" target="_blank">Jane's Tools</a></b>. THE best supplier I've known in all my years in the business. Here's a snapshot of some of the wonderful tools I just bought from this fantastic Texas based company. Please find their website <a href="http://www.janestools.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and go crazy - their prices are super reasonable.</div>
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An artist I was super excited to meet there (his table was directly behind mine and he was a very cool guy)... check out <a href="http://www.dugosaurus.com/" target="_blank">Dug Stanat</a>...</div>
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Couldn't get a photo of his work myself, so this is pulled off his website, but you have to discover the weird and wonderful world of <a href="https://turkeymerck.com/index.html" target="_blank">Turkey Merck</a>! How cool are his mugs?! You must have at least 1 friend who has needed one all their life. Plus - totally cool guy. </div>
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Gosh, I know there were other artists and vendors I wanted to share with you but since I just moved house their business cards could be anywhere! So will update that as soon as I can.</div>
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Mabyn Mossback is Welsh. Like all Welsh people she is descended from the Celtic tribes which existed in Great Britain before the Romans came, before the Anglo-Saxons, before the Vikings, and before the Norman Conquest.<br />
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I love Wales and Welsh culture. I tried to do it justice with this witch of '<i><a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches™</a></i>'. You can read more about her and see the concept art as I developed her character design in a post about her <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/08/rare-welsh-bits.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Today she took her ram-led cart (which is carved with Welsh dragons in a Welsh love-spoon style) into this misty forest I created. On the back of her cart are her provisions including woolen clothing, leeks, potions and bones. She wears a type of Welsh stovepipe hat and colors of the Welsh flag. A Welsh mining lamp lights her way (I put a tiny bulb in there and the amber glow it casts is real). She is of course in one inch miniature scale and conceived, designed, hand-sculpted and photographed by me. ;)<br />
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If you follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales Productions on Instagram</a> you may have seen my live broadcast as I photographed and filmed her in this magical setting. The video was live and disappeared moments later, but if you caught it you might have also caught me accidentally turning the camera on myself whilst attempting to end the video(!!!) Still learning this Instagram live video thing...<br />
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Enjoy the photos.<br />
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And also, update on <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-victory-for-french.html" target="_blank">Hortense</a>....! If you follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> then you'll know that the countdown has begun! I get the prototype back very soon, and after I hand-paint it, I'll photograph her and start accepting pre-sales! It should be by the weekend...<br />
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Stay tuned and don't forget you can also subscribe to the <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">newsletter (here)</a> if you want updates such as these.<br />
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-52379196366148702712018-04-06T22:53:00.000-07:002018-04-06T22:53:53.597-07:00Bite-Size Culture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here in Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world I love that people recognize me as 'the witch girl'.... Somehow the niche I carved for myself in <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/miniatures-menu" target="_blank">miniatures</a> diverged and it's the witch characters I sculpt in 1:12 scale ('<a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches™</a>') that people mostly recognize me for.<br />
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I'm passionate about the subject of witches, so I'm fine with swapping out the title of 'miniature girl' for 'witch girl'.... I think(!)<br />
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However, my past in miniatures and specifically miniature food resurfaces here and there in the form of a commission or an article published somewhere in the world.<br />
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Last year it was the Peninsular Press in San Francisco that wrote about my miniature food (article <a href="http://peninsulapress.com/2017/09/13/a-snack-bite-culture/" target="_blank">here</a> and below) and today it was the Ukraine! That's the ninth language I've been published in, so I am fairly pleased about that.<br />
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It's a magazine called Aeroplan, and you can read it <a href="https://issuu.com/olyaorekhova/docs/aeroplan_37" target="_blank">here</a> (pages 38-39) and below.<br />
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Anyway, Just thought I'd throw together some old miniature food photos for you since we're talking about mini food and as Aeroplan magazine put it, a 'bite-size craze'. Personally I loved how the Peninsular Press put it... a 'snack-bite culture'.<br />
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Enjoy the photos.... don't forget to follow on the <a href="http://facebook.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Tall Tales Facebook</a> to see more, and watch me work in live time and post (almost) daily updates on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales Instagram here</a>.<br />
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I'll update you very soon with when pre-sales begin on <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/03/hey-dont-go.html" target="_blank">Hortense Pompeux</a>.... it's happening very soon!<br />
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How monstrous indeed? I'm not quoting Shakespeare*, I'm referring to the upcoming celebration of all things horror and beastly... <a href="http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/" target="_blank">Monsterpalooza</a>.<br />
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Self described as <i><b>the</b></i> place to "celebrate the art of monsters and movie magic ...with over 250 vendors, a monster museum, special guests, makeup demos, presentations and more..." Monsterpalooza is a place I've been meaning to visit since I moved to LA. This year I'm excited to be there as a vendor! It's at the Pasadena Convention Center here in California on the weekend of 13-15th April. If you make it over there then you must stop by my table and say hi! Godzilla Aisle, Table 111.<br />
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Director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/" target="_blank">Guillermo del Toro</a> (who just won an Oscar as Best Director for <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580390/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8" target="_blank">The Shape of Water</a></i>) referred to Monsterpalooza as "the monster convention I dreamt could be possible as a kid".<br />
Others have described it as the "best horror convention of all".<br />
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Fun, right?! Plus <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/" target="_blank">Rick Baker</a> and <a href="https://www.elvira.com/" target="_blank">Elvira</a> will be there, so what's not to love?<br />
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I'll be premiering my <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-victory-for-french.html" target="_blank">Hortense figurines</a> at Monsterpalooza, and you can also see many of my witches and some spooky miniature set pieces on display there.<br />
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See you there!<br />
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<i>- Macbeth, Shakespeare</i>Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-23656653849021727932018-03-24T17:01:00.000-07:002018-03-24T17:03:06.466-07:00Hey, Don't Go...!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Current politics mean that many of you are choosing to delete your Facebook accounts. I've actually lost 40 fans / followers of my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales Facebook page</a> since the Cambridge Analytica story broke and #deletefacebook started trending.<br />
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First of all, Tall Tales takes no political stance and is nonpartisan, but the issue at hand is that a data firm allegedly sold peoples' personal Facebook data to a political organization (story <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/23/17151916/facebook-cambridge-analytica-trump-diagram" target="_blank">here</a>) and so many Facebook users are now deleting their accounts in protest.</div>
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So, I ask that if you're planning to delete your Facebook account then please be sure to sign up for Tall Tales news via the Newsletter! You can do it in a few clicks <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">here</a><span id="goog_1100449493"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1100449494"></span>, and then you won't miss stories, promotions and news. Another way to stay connected if you're leaving Facebook is to follow this blog or follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</div>
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Oh, I'm so glad you asked! I recently finished sculpting Hortense based on the original prototype you liked (<a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2015/06/la-sorciere-francaise.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and she was sent off on her journey towards becoming a resin figurine so that you can all own her, and at an affordable price.</div>
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If you're interested in purchasing Hortense - the French witch, as a hand-painted 1:12 scale collectible figurine, then do <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">sign up for the newsletter</a> to be notified when she becomes available for pre-sales. Absolutely no obligation to buy if you sign up for the newsletter. :)</div>
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Here are some photos of her being made and the original prototype below. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!</div>
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It's already nearing the end of March, and I meant to write about the latest stop-motion offering from English geniuses Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Will Becher back in February! I am of course talking about the award-winning studio <a href="http://www.aardman.com/" target="_blank">Aardman</a>...<br />
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I was lucky enough to attend a pre-screening of '<i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701724/" target="_blank">Early Man</a></i>' here in LA, and then a panel with the creators the very next day at the fantastic <a href="https://www.gallerynucleus.com/" target="_blank">Gallery Nucleus</a> in Alhambra. Like all their work, it's exceptional. Aardman is of course the creator of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Creature Comforts, so it's no surprise that this prehistoric comedy adventure has the same wonderful look, emotion and brilliant sense of humour. There's just so much to love about this film and I know that my readers of this blog and fans of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales on Facebook</a> will go crazy for it.<br />
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Here are some photos I took of the miniature 1:6 scale (so they're twice the size of most of my work) puppets from the film which the creators brought along with them and showed us. One of them is cut open so that you can see the armature inside. Aren't they fantastic?! I love Ardman's distinct character design.<br />
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Do go and see the film, if you haven't already. (Trailer <a href="https://earlymanmovie.com/?state=play" target="_blank">here</a>, and very funny clip <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWdFRQ5YOZ8" target="_blank">here</a>), and until then I have one last recommendation to make; you ought to buy this book - 'The Art of Aardman'. You can get it from Gallery Nucleus or from Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Aardman-Animations-Ltd/dp/1471161285" target="_blank">here</a>, among other places. It doesn't include their latest - <i>Early Man</i>, but it's still a goldmine of miniatures, puppets and exciting glimpses behind their curtain. I loved getting mine and if you already follow Tall Tales of instagram then you'll know I already flicked through it and raved about it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfWjU29F1hl/?taken-by=talltalesproductions" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Will pop back with Tall Tales news soon...Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-62561630188742777292018-03-20T21:39:00.001-07:002018-03-20T21:50:36.234-07:00That wasn't Cricket!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday I posted about a copyright infringement / defamation issue (<a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/03/design-and-dishonesty.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and in less than 24 hours I removed the post. This person had damaged my business, done various things (I wont get back into it) and I had not responded in any way until I wrote the post. That was my response. I used their name.<br />
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When others threaten what I create (yes, it happens here and there) I handle it privately and it sucks up my time, my energy and it's awfully unpleasant but then it settles. This time was different and I responded differently - I exposed their name in public and despite removing the post I felt bad about it. None of you want to visit my blog hoping to see miniatures or sculptures or witches and get dragged into an unpleasant scene like that. I should have handled it quietly like I usually do, and I apologize to all of you and yes, to her as well.</div>
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This post was a fairly detailed account of my interaction with another artist. I have deleted the entire post at their request, and I think that was the right thing to do.<br />
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The post had been about plagiarism. Since this artist and I have reached an agreement I've removed the entire account.<br />
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But, the end of the post is still available! See my business news below, and look out for more news in the near future.<br />
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A huge thank you to everyone who reached out to me when I first wrote the original post. I do appreciate you all.<br />
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Hello to everyone who skipped past the unpleasantness above! And hello and thank you to those who read it and are still with me! </div>
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In my work news, I am busily working away night and day to create you a beautiful sculpted collectible of my first witch from '<i>Good Witches Bad Witches</i>™'...! It's taking me a long time as I first created her in 1:9 scale and then realised the factory in China would charge so much for versions of her in this size that it wouldn't be worth it. So I started all over again and have made her in 1:12 scale! Just like my originals! You may have caught a glimpse of her on my official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltalesproductions/" target="_blank">Tall Tales Instagram</a>. She's very well made - I put ever so much time and care into her. She's actually better than the original. A bit more refined and with some lovely added details to the luggage trolley she pushes. </div>
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She will be available for pre-sales in less than a month, and I will be at <a href="http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/" target="_blank">Monsterpalooza</a> where you can sign up for a pre-sale then and there, and say hi to me in person!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I asked, you voted, I listened!</span><br />
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A huge thank you to every one of the 782 of you who took the time to vote in my poll. Your opinions are important to me. To everyone else (those who may have missed the poll, which was blogged about <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2018/01/which-figurine-dya-figure.html" target="_blank">here</a>) I had some exciting shop news. The news was that Tall Tales will, at long last be issuing affordable collectible figurines of my <b>Good Witches Bad Witches<span style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">™</span></b> characters. Keen to give you your favourite character first, I asked which one that was and it was Hortense, the French witch who won by 25.6% of the vote.<br />
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I will be re-sculpting Hortense these coming weeks and from there she will be cast and then created as a very limited edition run of figurines. Each one will be hand painted, signed by myself and come from me to you, shipping all over the world.<br />
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Thanks again to those who participated in the vote and apologies to those who may have missed it. Rest assured that I will eventually be making every single character available, though in limited numbers so make sure you pre-order one if it's one you love.<br />
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Pre-sales will be taken at my <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/figurines" target="_blank">Tall Tales Productions webshop</a> in the coming weeks.<br />
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See more photos of the witches of <b>Good Witches Bad Witches<span style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">™</span></b><b style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> at the website <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><br />
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Hope everyone's new year is getting off on excellent footing!<br />
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If you're a fan of my witches, you have a chance to be involved in something - and it will only take a few seconds of your time! Choose a witch! No obligation to purchase.<br />
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Since I am so often asked if I sell my witches, I am finally producing Limited Edition Maquettes (figurines) of some of my witches of Good Witches Bad Witches™ so that you can collect and own them at an affordable price.<br />
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I'd love to hear from you - which witch do you want me to create first?! I have created a poll (link below) so that you can click the one you'd personally like to have the opportunity to buy first. As stated, no obligation to buy at all.<br />
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Click over and do the poll. It's just one question - which would you want available for purchase?<br />
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Some of my classic witches you've come to know and love will be re-sculpted by myself and issued as resin maquettes (this means my witch sculptures will be cast into molds, created in resin and then beautifully hand-painted). Each will be a Limited Edition piece and available to purchase through my <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/store" target="_blank">webshop here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Poll closes at midnight PST on Sunday Jan 7th 2018.</span><br />
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<b>Here are the choices!</b> See more photos of these characters at my <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">website here</a>, if you like.<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">maquette, figurine, maquettes, hand sculpted, sculpt, sculpture, stan winston maquette, sculpey maquette, scale miniature, scale maquette, miniature figurine, miniature figure, polymer clay maquette, jordu schell maquette, gnomon maquette</span>Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-76571454084687650632018-01-01T19:28:00.000-08:002018-01-03T11:07:47.505-08:00Life's a Long Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From one of my favourite song's ever, 'life's a long song' and you can 'take stock of the new day' with good cheer... <b>Happy New Year everyone!</b> It's 2018, and if you actually don't know this song (Life's a Long Song from the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_in_the_Past_(album)" target="_blank">Living in the Past</a>) by Jethro Tull I'm chuffed to be the one to introduce you to it. Listen to it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flz5lL9V2Bk" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I hope you all had a wonderful year and are excited about 2018 and what you can get out of it and put into it.<br />
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As you must know by now, I start my new year by blogging about what went on last year and looking ahead to the next. So this post is purely about that. Stay tuned though as I'll have news and announcements coming soon which I'll blog about this week also.<br />
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In 2018 I had many private commissions I can't share on here unfortunately and it left me with time to make only two witches this year (yep...yikes!) and also a Captain Hook maquette. The year also saw magazine features about my work including an article on the Peninsular Press, a presence at the CTN Animation Expo, some fun <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDyy1zb4dk" target="_blank">YouTube videos</a>, and trips to places such as Costa Rica where I got a tremendous amount of inspiration which I'll apply to new works.<br />
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I ended the year with a fantastic night out at the Ace Theater in Los Angeles where I saw Dita Von Teese's live performance. Whilst we're on the topic of this dynamic performer, I'd like to make a small shout out to someone I consider the most uniquely imaginative artist of our time. That is Franz Szony. His style has been described as bizarre and magical, his genre 'illustrative photography' and I love his work because each image is like a window into a familiar beautiful, ethereal world of the past yet it's so fresh and new, and like nothing I've ever seen before. You should take a look at his <a href="http://www.franzszony.com/" target="_blank">site here</a>. He created this wonderful image of Dita Von Teese.<br />
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As mentioned in my last post <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/11/burn-baby-burn.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I have a presence at the CTN (Creative Talent Network) Animation Expo this weekend, and it begins with a soft opening tonight!<br />
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It's at the Burbank Convention Center and you find details <a href="http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/axAboutUs.php" target="_blank">here</a>. You have options to get a one day pass or all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). There are panels, presentations from some amazing animation artists, portfolio reviews, book signings... (read the Top 8 Things to do at CTN Expo <a href="http://industry.zerply.com/top-8-things-at-ctn-expo/" target="_blank">here</a>!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My table is located at T217</span> which is pretty much at the entrance, right. I'm opposite Sony.<br />
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If you manage to attend CTN Animation Expo this year then please do come and say hello, and see some of my witches in the flesh (or in the clay). Also, I am unveiling a new piece for the first time at this show! Find out what it is in person, or wait until next week when I tell you about it here on this blog. Okay, here is a tiny clue as to what this piece might be.... (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibu1XHL8J_k" target="_blank">Clue</a>).<br />
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Looking forward to seeing some of you soon!<br />
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If you're familiar with me or the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Tall Tales YouTube Channel</a>, you'll know that Halloween is my favorite time of year.<br />
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Let me tell you what I got up to this spooky season and then I'll catch you up with Tall Tales news (<span style="font-size: x-small;">or just scroll to the end</span>)!<br />
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Aside from being burned at the stake as a witch (as documented in this photo), I spent the evening with a childhood idol. Yep, the witch to rule them all - <i><b><a href="https://www.elvira.com/" target="_blank">Elvira, Mistress of the Dark</a></b></i>.<br />
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Re-wind to when I was a scrawny little 7 year old girl in rural England. I popped into a video rental shop with my best friend Sarah Wise. We went for sweets but came out with a VHS tape of '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095088/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_59" target="_blank">Elvira; Mistress of the Dark</a>' because she looked too cool on the cover and we had to know what she was all about. I LOVED her. I loved the film. I went around using her cool Valley girl catchphrases in my squeaky little voice. When I wrote my first book 'The Witch's Day' (which got my photo in the local paper) it was with her in mind. She was a big influence. Maybe I wouldn't have created <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/witches" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches ™</a> if it weren't for Elvira?<br />
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Now living in LA I have had the inordinate fortune of meeting the incredible lady behind her Elvira persona - Cassandra Peterson. I was introduced by someone pretty wonderful who I will blog all about (and his company - <a href="https://tweeterhead.com/" target="_blank">Tweeterhead</a>) another time soon. <span style="font-size: x-small;">But take a peek at his website before then...</span><br />
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Halloween night was spent watching Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson) perform her fantastic show live at Knotts Scary Farm for the very last time. She was thrilling, hilarious, energetic, wonderful. The dance routines, stage sets and lighting were perfect. And in the finale she came out wearing a dazzling crystal gown, specifically made for the occasion by designer <a href="http://www.michaelschmidtstudios.com/" target="_blank">Michael Schmidt</a>.<br />
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If you're a fan of Elvira (heck, how could you not be?) I recommend this - the definitive Elvira book. It's gorgeous. Hardback, really nice and big and filled with your favorite photos of her and tonnes of photos you haven't seen. It's amazing. I couldn't put my copy down and as soon as I'd finished thumbing through it I turned back to the beginning and went through it all over again.<br />
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You can buy it <a href="https://tweeterhead.com/publishing/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Here are some of my personal photos of the event at Knotts Scary Farm, Halloween night 2017.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, in the world of Tall Tales Productions...</span><br />
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I will be attending the famous annual CTN Animation Expo this month. Founded by animation talent veteran <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697180/" target="_blank">Tina Price</a>, CTN (Creative Talent Network) hosts this event at the Burbank Convention Center (<a href="http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/axAboutUs.php" target="_blank">details here</a>) in Los Angeles and I am thrilled to have a table there this year. If you're based in LA then it's well worth a day or two (event runs Nov 17-19) as it's packed with artists and companies such as Pixar, Disney, Laika, the Jim Henson Company and so forth.<br />
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If you make it over there, come and say hi!<br />
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Until then I shall be working on something special to be unveiled there.....<br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">elvira, elvira the witch,elvira live, elvira mistress of the dark, elvira vegas act, elvira knotts scary farm, elvira knotts berry farm, elvira halloween, elvira final performance, elvira last performance, cassandra peterson caroline mcfarlane-watts caroline mcfarlane watts cs mcfarlane-watts</span>Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-68905434124800951082017-10-10T15:21:00.000-07:002017-10-10T15:21:36.048-07:00Copy That!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since you've hard from me, I know! My apologies for not updating this blog or the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> as often as I'd like. But never forget you can reach me via <a href="mailto:caro.mfw@gmail.com" target="_blank">email</a> or through the <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/contact" target="_blank">contact page of my website</a>, and indeed through any social media places. :)<br />
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I took a little hiatus due to an injured arm, which I wrote about <a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/08/injury-makes-comeback-sweeter.html" target="_blank">here</a>. And then have been busy with commissions, which I'll let you know all about soon.<br />
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What else?<br />
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Well............... it's a shocker!<br />
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A well known and well respected European artist, who has published maybe two dozen books which teach people to sculpt characters using polymer clay, started plagiarizing my work and selling it.<br />
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A year ago I wrote about <a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2016/10/inspiration-imitation.html" target="_blank">copyright infringement here</a>. I was frustrated and bothered because a few more people had popped up with work that resembled mine just a little too closely for comfort, and who did not credit me as an inspiration either. This story is different. This wasn't an amateur artist who didn't know better and didn't understand copyright infringement laws. This was a career artist who had published her first book teaching others how to work with clay whilst I was still a child playing with dollhouses. She copied my characters of <b><a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/p/witches.html" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches ™</a>.</b> and attended fairs and shows with these characters and boldly sold them to fans. I wont name this artist since the issue is now resolved and I don't want to embarrass her.<br />
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<i>How did I find out?</i><br />
A fan of mine from India attended one of the largest miniature shows in Europe and saw a booth set up with an array of my quirky and instantly recognisable <b><a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/p/witches.html" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches ™</a>.</b> She saw a sign beside them which had my name on it. She looked around to see me so that she could say hello. Many who follow this blog know that I'm a diminutive redhead. But no diminutive redhead was around. Instead, presiding over the booth was an older woman and her grey-haired husband. My fan realised what was up, snapped some photos of the witches for sale and sent them straight to me.<br />
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This artist had been recreating my designs for almost two years before I found out. She used the work in progress photos on this blog to copy every detail of my designs. That means all the research and brainstorming I put into a costume for one of my witch characters... all the thought, planning and the trials and errors of creating one were handed to her and she simply copied the design exactly without conscience and remade my work for sale. The witches were priced quite highly and after I did a little digging on the internet I found that she'd been selling them to people who believed they were buying original Caroline McFarlane-Watts art - actual character sculpts from <b><a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/p/witches.html" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches ™</a></b><br />
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Personally I see differences in this artist's work and my own. She's left fingerprints where I would not have, and the outcome is not quite as neat and clean. However, if you had seen photos of my work online and were a fan and then spotted a booth at any one of the many shows she went to with her witch characters, you would have recognized the designs, seen the sign with my name on it (!) and thought you were buying a character from Tall Tales Productions (me).<br />
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Copyright infringement <i>and</i> <b>identity theft</b>.<br />
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The matter was resolved very quickly, but not after a few weeks gathering evidence from online and several exchanges with my solicitor.<br />
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<i>Why do I care?</i><br />
I've spent years building a recognizable brand <b><a href="http://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/p/witches.html" target="_blank">Good Witches Bad Witches ™</a></b>, which is enjoyed and followed in many countries around the world. To have my characters recreated by someone else damages my brand. To have my name written on signs alongside work which is not mine nor made to my standard is damaging to my brand. To have my carefully designed characters sold at several fairs in the US and Europe cheats me out of profit for my hard work. If this wonderful fan of mine had not alerted me to this and enabled me to step in, there's a chance she could have published another tutorial book - this time showing people how to make <b><i>my</i> characters</b>. None of this is acceptable or even legal.<br />
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So there you have it! Can you believe someone could be so thoughtless?! So brazen?!<br />
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Here are some photos we had to send her along with the cease and dissist.<br />
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I'll blog about something chirpier soon! Thank you so much to those who follow my work and actually 'get it'! I appreciate you so much. I know I say this from time to time but I really do mean it. I appreciate you all. Thank you.<br />
- Caroline xXx<br />
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-66956862719332500422017-08-05T16:46:00.000-07:002017-08-05T16:46:43.147-07:00Rare Welsh Bits...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little while back I wrote about my design process for the character Mabyn Mossback, who is the Welsh witch from <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/p/witches.html" target="_blank"><b>Good Witches Bad Witches</b> ™</a> and also the latest character addition. You can see the post <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-strange-dog-flood-and-man.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Finally, here she is!<br />
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Mabyn Mossback is a 1:12 character sculpt - handmade by myself using clay, wire and mixed media. She'd be about 5 foot (5 inches) if she stood upright. Mabyn dresses in old fashioned Welsh attire complete with red wool shawl, green knit open finger gloves and a Welsh stovepipe hat. Her cart is carved like a wooden love spoon (again, read more about the design <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-strange-dog-flood-and-man.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and there are dragons carved into the cart - a tribute to the national emblem for Wales - the dragon. Finally, Mabyn's cart is pulled by a black ram with a copper cattle bell around his neck.<br />
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I added a flickering light to this piece, just like the lantern I made for <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/05/second-star-on-right.html" target="_blank">Captain James Hook here</a>. This lamp is a <a href="http://www.welshminerslamps.com/index.shtml" target="_blank">Welsh miners' lamp</a>. They're amazing objects, don't you think? Growing up back in my English village, we had a brass Welsh miners' lamp hanging in the kitchen and it gave such a wonderful glow.<br />
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Enjoy the photos of Mabyn below! As with all my witches you'll be able to learn a lot more about them and see more working photos in my book - out later this year. Explanation as to why the book is delayed is <a href="https://carolinemcfarlane-watts.blogspot.com/2017/08/injury-makes-comeback-sweeter.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-10148648546680374162017-08-04T19:39:00.000-07:002017-08-04T19:49:21.112-07:00Injury Makes the Comeback Sweeter...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone!<br />
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First of all, apologies for being away so long.<br />
Secondly, an explanation!<br />
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...I sat down at my computer early one morning and opened up my files... I was going to work on <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/product-page/good-witches-bad-witches" target="_blank">my book</a> since I know it's keenly anticipated. (I receive on average 4 emails a week asking if my book is out yet. Seriously!) So... feeling a lot of self-inflicted pressure, I worked a typically long day. After 16 hours at my desk I collapsed into bed. Then next morning, blurry eyed and barely awake, I started brushing my teeth. Ruddy heck - my right arm hurt! Never experienced pain in any of my appendages before and this was pretty inconvenient so I ignored it but it got worse fast. It swelled until I literally had a Popeye forearm. Then it locked up altogether and didn't allow me to do anything. Not even hold a cup of tea - so you know it was becoming concerning to me.<br />
A trip to the brilliant UCLA Orthopedic Center, and some x-rays and prodding later, I was told I'd given myself a nasty case of Tendinitis and was advised not to use my arm for the next "few months".<br />
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So, it's been 9 weeks now and I'm itching to get back to work. There have been positives to my hiatus, and I'll blog about that silver lining soon.<br />
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Above is a silly little sketch I did yesterday to test my arm out. (See me sketching it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXWjUSpFYKo/?taken-by=talltalesproductions" target="_blank">here</a>). It was meant to be me complaining about my arm, but it came out rather more flattering than intended. For those that don't know what I look like, my hair is a tad more like orange cotton candy and face leans more towards Disney villain than Disney princess! Anyway - you get the idea.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><i>I'm back and here's the upcoming news...</i></span><br />
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I'll unveil my new witch tomorrow!<br />
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Sneak peek here<br />
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New videos will be uploaded to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> soon... (honestly)...<br />
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Orders are still being dispatched (shop has remained open <a href="https://www.tall-tales.com/store" target="_blank">here</a>) but commissions are not open yet. Feel free to <a href="mailto:caro.mfw@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> about this.<br />
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Book is 9 weeks delayed. Seriously sorry about that, but there it is. As always, feel free to <a href="mailto:caro.mfw@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> or get me at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TallTalesProductions" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> with any questions. :)<br />
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Have a great Friday night everybody!Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014615331956851837.post-61216690724263604362017-06-06T19:46:00.000-07:002017-06-06T19:56:58.533-07:00Voice of Claymation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was a little girl when I first discovered '<a href="http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/" target="_blank">Wallace and Gromit</a>'. It was magic. If it didn't exist then I wouldn't be where I am now. I would probably have found my artistic outlet in a design agency in London or be illustrating books. But I would not work in miniatures. So that's how much influence it had on me.<br />
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A few days ago we lost <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758608/" target="_blank">Peter Sallis</a>, who had given Wallace his original voice. He died peacefully at the age of 96. A talented, brilliant actor who made the only speaking character of the duo so remarkably endearing and funny by the smallest utterance.<br />
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Sorry to blog about something so sad, but I just wanted to say something here to honour Peter Sallis and then also point you towards a much better tribute by Nick Park <a href="http://www.aardman.com/a-tribute-peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-dies-aged-96/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Thank you all. I'll post something else soon.<br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">claymation, clay animation, wallace and gromit, nick park, caroline mcfarlane-watts, miniatures</span>Caroline McFarlane-Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518916097398422843noreply@blogger.com0