CHUNKIE Elephant

CHUNKIE Calendar Series One now available
Chunkies are a new series of figurines I am working on ..
CHUNKIE Birthday Fairy
CHUNKIE Owl
CHUNKIE Lotus Love on Golden Pond
CHUNKIE Mermaid
CHUNKIE Sunshine
CHUNKIE Forest
CHUNKIE Party
CHUNKIE Pirate
CHUNKY Diver
CHUNKY Indian
CHUNKIE Surfer
CHUNKIE Ballerina
CHUNKIE Geisha
CHUNKIE China
CHUNKIE Hula girl
CHUNKIES in love

CHUNKIE Lollipop Lover
CHUNKIE Forest
CHUNKIE Party
CHUNKIE Pirate
CHUNKIE Mod Girl
CHUNKIE Tooth Fairy
http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/art/2491861-3-chunkie-mother-and-child
Next in line is CHUNKIE Elephant ….Originally the elephant was deep purple but it looked all wrong, so I’ve muted the colours and added embellishments, he/she would make a lovely valentines day, friendship, wedding, engagement, anniversary, or welcome baby card now….am very happy with how this little one turned out for me….the beads are embedded in the clay around the ears and the flower is from the next door neighbours garden, it was originally bright orange in colour. I created the other little embellishments/love heart framing the elephant in photoshop. CHUNKIE Elephant is bearing a bunch of flowers in his/her trunk, she always brings gifts to her friends….
Once the Chunkies are created and photographed, I usually dismantle them to be used in the creation of more chunkies, so I am recycling the plasticine. These Chunkies have been very therapeutic to create over the holidays, whilst taking a break from red bubble and having my family around. I have many more to come, and although I won’t be on RB as much, I hope to also be doing some serious painting this year…so i look forward 2009 with much anticipation …
CHUNKIE Elephant belongs to the following groups:
Childhood, Cutest of the Cute, Fabulous Flowers, Miniatures and Mammoths, Mixed Media and Valentines and Hearts Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

taiche
You are too good at this! All your work is adorable.
Karin Taylor
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taiche you were so quick to comment, thank you so much!!!! x
amanda Rae
oh such a cutie…x
Karin Taylor
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hiya and big thanks to you aRae, glad you like the ellie :) x
MuscularTeeth
lol thats great KT. your expanding from human to the rest of the animal kingdom (yeah you heard me ~ humanz is animalz)
:)
Karin Taylor
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lolz….. hmm yes….i think this is the only animal i have done at the moment… a whale could be cute i thought :) and i have one other idea left to try..but it’s a secret, shhhh!
thanx MT : )
Samantha Goode
Beautiful work Karin :) xx Adorable elelphant.
Karin Taylor
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thank you Samantha, so happy you like it :) x
Sensiworld
Lovely !
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much sylvia :)
Christine Jones
you never cease to amaze, Karin! Gorgeous….lovely shape & the “extras” are perfect
Karin Taylor
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lol..the feeling’s mutual then Chris!!!
thank you very much :)
Barbara Glatzeder
Too sweet! Love the beads :-)))
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Barbara, the beads were soooo tiny :)
MattTworkowski
Your an amazing talent,only you could give the chunkies such life,really enjoying the great creations you bring us :-))))
Karin Taylor
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Matt…you are so kind..thank you my friend ;)
Pip Gerard
Wow…wow…wow…absolutely wonderful… I’m running out of adjectives to give for your work that I adore!!
perfect for an engagement or wedding. (symbol of the strength of love and union).
You should be submitting the chunkies to the large card companies… like John Sands??
Karin Taylor
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hehe…thank you so much Pip, i just love your enthusiasm :) it makes me giggle a LOT…can submit them to my agent in the states, and then she submits them to people like that….i must organise to have these sent to her by file protocol asap….i might wait til they’re all uploaded to RB first tho Pip :) xxxx
Pip Gerard
are you finding them relaxing and enjoyable to make? Do you think you still prefer to paint?
Karin Taylor
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oh yes…i do find them enjoyable, and time passes so quickly too….but i feel this sense of guilt that i’m really meant to be painting…i want to set goals this year to paint again…i’d like to complete 6 big works, and i think i’d be really happy with that effort….but i’ll be doing little else if I’m doing the painting…so i won’t be uploading works regularly to RB…just commenting a lot on others works and upload one big painting perhaps every 1-2 months – we’ll just see how it all shapes up i guess :) xx
Cvail73
Oh sooo gorgeous Karin, and so elegant!!!!
You know, I’m really looking forward to the surprise of finding a new chunkie on RB now, it’s very addictive!! :))XXX
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Christelle, i’m so chuffed you like it…...hehe….hmmmm i have a feeling i know what the next one might be…it starts with a “P”... xxx lol
blamo
Elephant majic …........ the trunk holding the papers cool Too Karin
Karin Taylor
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thank you blamo!!! so happy to hear you like it ;)
sparklehen
Wow, this is beautiful, And a slightly different feel to this one. I love it!
Karin Taylor
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helloooo sparkles, and yes you are right, this one does have a rather different feel to it..i photographed it in different light in a different spot to most of the others, and had to do a lot more photoshopping too ; ) x
Karin Taylor
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and i forgot to say thank you!!!!xx
Pip Gerard
like this background better. xoxox
I really think our bubble feeds are really a mess at the moment. I’ve found comments & works that haven’t appeared in my feed when they should have. Bit worrying.
Karin Taylor
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Hi Pip…yep, it’s a real mess….RB are still working on it apparently, sigh* twil be wonderful when it’s all sorted out hey…
Karin Taylor
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Oh thank you Pip…yes i noticed that in the preview the previous background was cutting off on the right hand side…that’s no good…so i have had to play around with it…decided to make the heart more pronounced…..and there are still some more slight adjustments…..uploading that now…but you will hardly see any difference…just looked slightly askew to me….i’ve tried to balance it better this time :) x
Jo Hoden "C'...
Just so cute…;0)
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Jo xxx
Nira Dabush
BRILLIANT WORK, KARIN..
SO BEAUTIFULLY CREATIVE
LOVE IT
XOXIX
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Nira…
so happy you love it…
hugs, K xxx
Karin Taylor
greeting card
Karin Taylor
chunky canvas print
Karin Taylor
poster
Karin Taylor
Small framed print in mocha frame with off white matt
georgiegirl
what a gorgeous little ellie!!!! I love the white on white… makes it so much more delicate!
To do 2 ellies without creating 2 in clay (although that is fun to do), you could take this without the pretties, flip it and change the hue with p/shop… Then you’d have a chunkie version of your adorable pair of ellies!! but you probably know that already going by your amazing skill with p/shop!
Karin Taylor
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lol…thank you so much georgiegirl…you are right, i hadn’t thought of that….might have to do that too…that sounds nice … i’ve done it before with some of the other ellies…so yes, it’s definitely possible…hard work cutting around those tiny beads but!!! lol xoxoxox thank you again xoxox
margaretfraser
how lovely are your chunkies for photograpic purposes only or do you sell the chunkies????
Karin Taylor
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thank you margaret, only for photographic at the moment…they are rather incomplete in reality and not made from a permanent substance….photoshopping really makes all the difference with these …so pleased you like them ;) and thanx for asking!!
AnitaInverarity
Aww its one of your Ellie’s come to life- this is so pretty, it would be wonderful for a bride to be or bridesmaid gift xxxxxxx
Karin Taylor
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thanx heaps Anita!!!! I didn’t realise until it turned into a heart at the back, that it could be construed that way too, and i’m really happy that it serves quite a few occasions due to the heart….thank you so much once again Anita xoxoxox
AnitaInverarity
Oh yes you said that in the description soz :)))) Perfect x
capecodart
Nice, good name too
Karin Taylor
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thank you very much indeed, glad you like the name ;)
barnsis
This one is awesome, I sense a new series coming!!
Karin Taylor
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lol, thank you byron…probably one of two animals in the series… :)
Leena Hedman
What a darling little elephant!!! xxxx
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Leena, so happy you like this one ;) xxx
Angel Warda
excellent work Karin!
Karin Taylor
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thank you dear Angel :)
Janis Zroback
Oh wedding day…so beautiful…
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Janis ;)
frozenfa
Hmmm.. these chunkies.. giving me much inspirations~ *insert evil laughter… XD
Love her, Karin!! i think the photo you emailed me was this piece, without the flowers, right? i think that version looks cool too, Karin! =D and i agree with GG, it’ll look great as a couple, for Vday cards! =D
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Fa!!! am so pleased you like this elephant chunkie ;) yep, this is the piece, but have embellished it since then ;)
glompz!! xoxoxo
Steven Agius
Great work Karin.
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Steven!! ;)
AnnieD
So very sweet, and love the muted colours again.
Karin Taylor
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hey thank you very much Annie ;)
japu
AMAZING!
Karin Taylor
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aw, thanx japu :)))
Mui-Ling Teh
awww that’s so cute Karin! And just perfect for the upcoming month!
Karin Taylor
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thank you very much Mui-Ling!! :) xx
Linda Callaghan
sooo cute Karin…..an elephant with a heart is good timing for Valentines…and the colour is great!!
Karin Taylor
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thank you so very much Linda :) i hope so!! xx
Midori Furze
What a gorgeous elephant!!
Love it!!
Karin Taylor
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Midori-sama, lovely to see you, thanx so much!!! x
Alexandra Felgate
Aaawwww, a valentines elephant!! Love your elephants and your chunkies, and now you’ve combined them!! YAY!
Karin Taylor
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lol, thank you Alexandra!!!! :)
greenfrog153
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, happiness is an elephant.
Karin Taylor
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ooh , thanx so much greenfroggy ;)
Karen Cook
Ooooh ahhhhhhh… a valentine CHUNKIE!!! Just too adorable for words Kaz ;o)
Karin Taylor
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hiya lovely kaz…!!
yep a little valentine’s ellie, thank you so very much :) xxxx
Euan Thorburn
fabulous karen!!!
the chunkies should be in the marketplace
xxxx
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Euan!!
you are veeeeery encouraging :) xxx
gypsycaster
Far too cute for mere mortals!!! Love the move to Chunkie animals…I am tossing octopuss into the idea ring…since whale was already suggested and all…
Karin Taylor
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hehe…thanx very much gypsy ;)
an octopus sounds vry cute!!
Rosalie Scanlon
These should sell very well, nice work Karin and a great idea.
Karin Taylor
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thank you very much Rosalie :)
CateTownsend
oh this elephant is really romantic and beautiful, love the bead work and the softness of this.
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you Cate..it is much softer and gentler in colour than the other chunkies – and I’m glad you like it ;)
lacitrouille
What would this series be without one of your adorable elephants? I love the bunch of flowers in his spiraling trunk, and how you cleverly reproduced them on the “wall”. It’s a tender and beautiful work Karin. :)
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you so much Josett…you are so sweet! :) xxx
BubbleDoll
absolutely beautiful!! this creation will be wonderful for valentine’s day as a gift!! :)
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much BubbleDoll :)
I hope it will be a nice Valentine’s day card or gift for someone :)
Jane Keats
Oh, way too cute!!
Karin Taylor
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lol., thank you Jane!! :)
Shannon Paskaruk
too cute!
Karin Taylor
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hehe…thanx Shannon :)
Sharon Mau
Congratulations on your wonderful feature in Valentines and Hearts
Karin Taylor
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oooh thank you so much sharon Anne!! :) xx
Devalyn Marshall
To cute! Marvelous!
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Devalyn ;)
Lisa Defazio
Verrrrry SweeT!
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much lisa…little ellie says hi! x
Patricia Anne ...
heehee very cute!