joaquin revisted

Description

we moved to portland, oregon from albuquerque, new mexico in the early 1990's -- just a bit before diy fashion started to surface -- and i was enchanted with nordstrom. i got a job at the art school and over my lunch breaks would crawl the sales racks looking for treats and whatnot. one of the first few items i bought with my very own fancypants art school paycheck was a tiny pink patent leather purse in the prettiest shade of pink i could imagine. and a mint-ish sage green angora sweater. such style.

so i wore them and wore them and wore them until finally one day, they could be worn no more. then i wore them well beyond that day -- finally admitting that they should be refashioned into something else all together.

and so were born the joaquin and beatrice little plushies. stuffed with fill from new, unused (mostly easter basket extras) stuffed animals from a grandparent or aunt or other well intentioned friend. combination of sewing machined and hand stitched by me -- hand embroidered skulls and hearts. they're roughly both 7 inches by 4 inches (widest point...)

individually, they're $40. the lovebird pair together is $70. let me know if you're interested and i'll list them as a set. these are not meant as toys and will not hold up to rough play, but more for the adult collector. an occasional hug, tho, is good for all involved.

xox
coco

Added on Sep 30, 2009