double trouble

you know that last glove i posted? wuncle ugly? well, after reading on the quad in the sunshine and people watching for a little bit, i headed back to the house of stein to do whatever it is i did that afternoon. i was having a great day: beautiful weather, bike ride around unexplored neighborhoods, browsing imported goods in tibet nepal, and relaxing on the quad. but when i got home, my day got even better. there was a glove on the driveway just waiting for me. WHHhatttt??? two gloves in one day??? and one of them in front of my own house?? i must be the luckiest girl in the world! well, the glove has a blue rubber palm that makes for some nice contrast with the white fabric. i decided to utilize the colors to create a two-toned creature (penguin-esque, if you will). the middle and ring fingers bend forward to form eyes, while the pinky and index fingers remain pointed upwards like two antennae. what a cutie! here you see her next to her favorite hobbies: guitar and royal doulton figurines.

Fran Marzipatty!!

the underdog

hello all! here's the second glove from the davis trip. i was biking from tibet nepal to the quad to read a book in the sunshine when i spotted the glove at the intersection of 3rd and F. it had been run over by several cars and was flat as a pancake. i almost passed it by, knowing it would be terribly torn up and filthy, but i stuck to my oath to rescue gloves. i pulled my bike over, took a few photos, waited for the intersection to clear, and scampered out into the street to grab it.
my assumptions were correct: it was full of holes and the worse for wear. when i put it through the wash, the aged elastic crumbled and came off, and i had to pick it out of the washing machine by hand. thankfully, no harm done to the machine! since it was a leather work glove, it proved difficult to repair the holes because the material was so hard to get a needle through. i sewed the holes, stuffed it, and added button eyes. the seams made a perfect little half smile, so i added some teeth, and Wuncle Ugly was done.

here he is babysitting.

success!

well, i know it's been a very long time since my last glove post, so thank you for being patient with me. i made a trip up to my alma mater last week and was very fortunate to find several gloves in just a few days' time! i drove up to davis on tuesday and found my first glove the very next day. on wednesday morning, i went on the davis bike loop and had a wonderful ride. the sun was shining, the gentle wind kept me cool, and the flowers were blooming all over town. everything was perfect to begin with, but i found a glove at an elementary school making it possibly the best bike loop ever!

inspired by jessica and emily's dinosaur costumes for picnic day, i decided to make a dinosaur glove doll! his name is Mr. T Rex.

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stay tuned in the next few days for a huge glove update!!!