CHUNKIE Pirate
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 Elephant
CHUNKY Diver
CHUNKY Indian
CHUNKIE Surfer
CHUNKIE Ballerina
CHUNKIE Geisha
CHUNKIES in love
CHUNKIE Hula girl
CHUNKIE China
CHUNKIE Lollipop Lover
CHUNKIE Forest
CHUNKIE Party
CHUNKIE Pirate
CHUNKIE Mod Girl
CHUNKIE Tooth Fairy
CHUNKIE Mother and Child
CHUNKIE Wedding
Next in line is CHUNKIE Pirate….who has just arrived, anchored the boat and set foot on this little enchanted uninhabited tropical island…
I don’t often do boys..but this one called for it….see his whiskas…sorry no wooden leg…but he does have an eye patch and a parrot…and you must be nice to him or he’ll make you walk the plank!!! CHUNKIE Pirate is made from plasticine/clay…...the boat is an origami brown paper boat I made from a template I found on the internet, and then I’ve coloured it in photoshop, applying stripes!!! The birds, palms, seastar and coloured stones are all taken from original paintings, one of the flags is made from plasticine and the other flag taken from a painting, other bits were created digitally, such as the sky…and the sand is a page from an ancient book i have in my bookcase at home…the pirate has a real earring made from pure silver and the anchor is black plasticine attached to the boat “The Seven Seas” with a silver ball chain…..he comes to you with open arms and hopes to brighten your day with his salty yarns from the high seas!!
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 Pirate belongs to the following groups:
Animation Domination, Art of the Doll, Beach Art, Character Development, Childhood, Cutest of the Cute, Miniatures and Mammoths, Mixed Media, Seachanges and Tropical Art Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Karin Taylor
Karin Taylor
Marion Cullen
Aye, Aye, Aye, what ‘ave we ‘ere?
Way too cute to be a pirate! lol Excellent Chunkie work Karin.
Karin Taylor
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aye aye Marion!!
thank you!! :)
MuscularTeeth
ahahahaha awesome ! she hasnt even GOT her wooden legs yet ! thats how tough she is !
Karin Taylor
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lol, thanx MT…yeah that’s right….so tuff he has no legs whatsovever !! you’re so funnee..thank you !
Barbara Glatzeder
ADORABLE!! I love pirates and especially this one! :-))))))))))))
BLYTHART
ooh arrrh … that be good … shiver my timbers and yohoho … splice the mainbrace ….
Karin Taylor
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ahoy there me hearties!!! hehe….
thanx Pirate Dave! :)
jemimalovesbigted
Ahoy me matey! Very cute he be indeed!
Karin Taylor
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Lisa’s got her sea-legs i see!
thankx so much me matey!!!
calam19
U are too clever for words!!!..love all them all ….lol
Karin Taylor
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hi and big thanx calam!!!! :))) lol
Barbara Glatzeder
... I thought it was a boy, with that 5 o’clock shadow and all? Gorgeous, certainly made me smile ... I love them all, really. Can’t imagine them not being around any more :-))
Karin Taylor
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thank you Barbara!
it’s so satisfying to hear you like HIM! xx
lol, i got it wrong..of course he’s a boy!!
zomboy
these characters are fantastic!
Karin Taylor
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wow thanx zomboy! :)
Tracey-Anne Pryke
swish swoop, arrrrrrr! eye eye Capchin…..arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh! this Be Great Work Herrrrrrrrrrrre!now swob the decks
Karin Taylor
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...lol, walk the plank you landlubber you!!!
giggles…thank you so much traceyanne :) xxx
Tracey-Anne Pryke
sPLASHhhhhhh HELP I carn’t swimmmmmmmmmm gerggle
Paul Manning
So good! cheers Paul
Karin Taylor
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Hey thanx Paul! :)
Steven Agius
Excellent once again Karin.
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Steven!! :)
udonchow
Cool work here, Karin! Love chunkie pirate and how you created the setting!!
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Ellen, good to see you!! x
blamo
Yo ho o and a bundle of fun
Karin Taylor
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swab the dex blamo!!! hehe :)
blamo
One day he may get a parrot
Karin Taylor
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...lol…he’s got a juvenile parrot on his shoulder !!
blamo
i need to put me eyeglasses on too much grog
Karin Taylor
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lol….or are you eating too much honey,
i hear that can make your eyes go all funny :)
Jan Landers
where do all of these come from? i am continually amazed and delighted with your creative work, my friend…..so cute….so very cute….
Karin Taylor
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lol…Jan i made them over the last month when i was on a bit of a break from here….but it’s the photoshopping that takes a lot of time afterwards…..thank you so much for your continued encouragement!! xxxxx
CateTownsend
He’s so adorable Karin I love the birdies and the starfishy and all the extras the chain on the anchor looks like pearls
Karin Taylor
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hehe…thank you Cate…oo i like that the chain looks pearly, that’s cool…i should have produced some treasure too!! maybe one day :) xox
Leena Hedman
Arrrrrr…he’s too cute! Love the parrot and all the little details! Fantastic! xxxx
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Leena :)
ahhh you noticed the little parrot i see! :) xx
Angel Warda
oh just too cute! fab!
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Angel! x
AnitaInverarity
Arrrrrrgh Mi Matey- its a beauty !!! Seriously cute. I love the background too mi lurvly xxx
Karin Taylor
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lol, arrrghhh right back atchya Anita!
thank you so much!! now swab the decks!!
xxxxx
Antanas
lovely work, well done
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Antanas !
Renate Dartois
Adorable….....
Karin Taylor
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aw, many thanx Renate :) xx
Ingz
so sweet , the details are amazing Karin, excellent work xxxx
Karin Taylor
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aah, so kind of you Ingz xxxx
AnaCBStudio
This one is soooo beautiful!
Karin Taylor
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awww, thank you dear Ana :) x
lacitrouille
He’s s cute? Does he need a crew? I would gladly sail with him, and maybe make money too…LOL I love the wonderful details that you add in these compositions. :)
Karin Taylor
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Josette, yes indeed he does…that’s why he’s on dry land looking for a crew…little does he know the island is uninhabited!!!
I’m sure he’d welcome you aboard !!
Thank you so much!! xxx
kjgordon
argh…...matey…......
Karin Taylor
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arrrgh right back atcha kj!! lol
thank you matey….::)
Gianluca Giacoppo
Woooow I never thought to mix concrete with digital!!!! Truly an inspiration…
Congratulation
Karin Taylor
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helloooo Giallo…!
thank you for the lovely response to this ;)
StacyLee
You are so creative Karin!!! God bless you!
Karin Taylor
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thank you StacyLee
I read Isaiah 51 today, it was exactly what i needed to hear, thank you :)
AnitaInverarity
Aye Aye Captn x
Karin Taylor
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lol xxx
Euan Thorburn
you should be making millions
from the chunkies karin!!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Karin Taylor
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ahaaarrrr!! i wish i were Euan…that would be nice!! :)
xx
catherine walker
wow..I just love this chunkie pirate..so well done..karin you’re a genius..
xxxoooo
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you catherine, you are too kind :) x
Cvail73
Ah ah ah a cute pirate with his happy boat, brilliant, it’s gorgeous, so many beautiful details, fantastic work!!:))
Karin Taylor
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chuckles/glad you like Christelle!!!!! xxx
Cvail73
And I agree with catherine. you ARE a genious (and no denying!!)
XXXX
Karin Taylor
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lol
kewzoo
They all look wonderful. :)
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much kewzoo!! ;)
georgiegirl
aaargh, me heartie, they just keep getting betterer and betterer!!! Love this one! Awesome little pirate ;D Its all that sea air over on the east coast!!
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much gg!! lol
all the sea air is getting to my brain xxx
Lorna Gerard
Ahoy me hearties, this is adorable.
Karin Taylor
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hehe….ahoy there Lorna,.
and thankyou!! ; )
Rosalie Scanlon
Cutist little pirate I have ever seen. Just adorable. Nice work Karin.
Karin Taylor
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lol, why thank you very much Rosalie :)
Samantha Goode
So adorable Karin, seriously cute!!
Karin Taylor
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thx so much Samantha :)
Sayraphim
This is awesome! How do you do it? I know the pirate is a doll, but is the boat and ancor real as well? or is all the rest photoshop?
It;s incredible work, congrats on such an amazing series!
Karin Taylor
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so sorry I took so long to answer you Sayraphim, the pirate is created from clay and the boat is created with origami using brown paper…and later i’ve photoshopped in stripes over the top. the anchor is black clay…which i rolled flat and cut with a sharp cutting tool…the palm trees were cut out from a painting i did previously as were the seastar and seagulls….i think i photoshopped in the sand and water at the front over the top of a background taken from another painting (and the pebbles also taken from another painting) so it’s a mixture of paintings and clay modelling and photoshopping…thanx so much!
clgoldfine
i love all your chunkies …i too love playing with modelling clay , even without my kids haha
Karin Taylor
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thx heaps, it’s great fun eh! :) x
BubbleDoll
I’m loving all your new chunkies series Karin!! Love the background too!! :)
Karin Taylor
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thx very much bubbledoll :)
Virginia McGowan
wow all I can say is !! super duper ! so glorious and fabulous . no answer Karin sit down have a rest!! u make me tired!! LOl
Karin Taylor
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thx so much ginny :) x
Mohsen Bayramn...
how I missed this one?! love the composition and your use of colours.
beautifully done!
Karin Taylor
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o dear, thank you mohsen….i think rb are having some problems with the monitors….i really appreciate you checking in and finding this one for a comment…so happy you like the pirate!!
shontoon
Your work is so inspiring