Hare we go again!

[amberdreams]

My hare arrived today!The delivery chap didn't call until he was actually on my doorstep, so I was in the queue in Poundland at the time. It's a good job our house is slap bang in the town centre so it only took me five minutes to buy my goodies and rush home. By the time I got there Delivery Guy had unloaded the bubble-wrapped hare and plonked him on my drive.
Hare he is...



Then Delivery Guy said he couldn't even unscrew the sculpture from the pallet, let alone bring it into the house, so I had to do all that myself. Unlucky for me, my friendly lady over at the museum wasn't about today to help, as the museum's closed on Mondays. Luckily I had a wheelie thingy I found being thrown away a couple of months ago at the back of the Art Gallery. I liberated it and saved it for future painting projects, so with a lot of shuffling and tilting I managed to get the hare up the front steps and onto his wheels in the hall. He's not properly balanced but should be ok until Paul gets home and we can try and carry the hare upstairs, where his studio (aka the spare bedroom) awaits.


He's a lot slimmer than the bears! I want to unwrap him, but there's no point in doing that until we've finished manouevering him around. It's going to be a real chalelnge to work out how to fit the design on his front because the forelegs are so far forward of the body. I shall, of course, keep y'all posted!

Comments

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Oh my, he seems so much taller than the others (thank goodness for high ceilings!!!) How exciting!!! Did you get any funny looks from neighbours or walkers by?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

A few people walked past while I was manhandling him but nobody stared - I think they were being too British and polite! LOL

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is a giant!!! I'm so curious what this little fellow looks like when he's unwrapped...

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

He is tall! He's raised up about 6 inches on his wheels right now so I'm not sure how tall exactly. But I'll be taking plenty more photos as I go!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Well, that's hare-raising! I had to go with a pun to match your's! I can't believe the delivery man didn't help you get him inside, but well done on managing it. I'm looking forward to seeing your design. :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Harelarious! You can be sure I'll make sure to take plenty of photos!

[katwoman76.livejournal.com]

If you keep doing projects like that you should move your studio downstairs. Must be a pain to get those huge things upstairs (and back down once they are finished)
Have fun with the hare.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

This is the first one we're trying to take upstairs - Paul got fed up of having a living room full of giant animals!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

LOL, holy crap, THAT'S HUGE! I can't wait to see you tackle this behemoth...

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha the bears were bigger (though not as tall as they didn't have those ears, of course)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

YOU'RE TAKING IT UPSTAIRS? Oh my goodness, AMB, that's already quite an undertaking before you even start arting! Despite its size it looks fragile with the ears and the forelegs. Good luck with all the lifting:)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's up! Paul and his brother managed to get it up and round the bend, though they did knock one of the wall lights off in the process so I'm going to have to get an electrician out now... LOL

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that hare is massive!! I'm getting flashbacks to the movie "Donnie Darko" and its harebinger of doom. ;)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha I wonder if anyone will do a Donnie Darko design? :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to se it in progress and the finished product!
:)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[nomercles.livejournal.com]

I just started following you, so this is a very confusing and entertaining little bit. There's a massive rabbit? There are bears?!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha I'll apologise in advance then... if you click on the wild in art tag you will see my past sculpture painting history. But basically these are for sculpture trails in various cities which raise money for charity. The trails put out a call for designs and anyone can enter - designs are chosen by sponsors and I've been dead lucky and so far have had my designs chosen for one pig, one lion, two bears, and an otter. Now I have this hare!

[sillie]

Oh my, that thing is huge.... :O

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yup! Though it's probably only about as tall as you when it's not on wheels. :D :D

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Oooh! What are your plans for this one? I don't think I've seen your pre-lim work.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I can't remember if I shared the designs for the hares but I'll post something later today probably. He's upstairs and unwrapped now!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

that... is a giant bunny. why couldn't the delivery guy help you bring him in, tho? and this is totally unrelated, but i love your floors. they look old and fabulous.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh something about not being covered insurance-wise. The other sculpture delivery folk didn't have a problem with bringing them into the house. Never mind. We got it sorted in the end.

Our house is c 1840s so some of the floorboards are probably original - the whole lot need cleaning and sanding and some TLC!

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

.... sorry - haven't been around due to CVSA...for the whole year actually. So... huh??? What are you doing with that hare???

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I know you've been very (productively) busy! I have to paint the hare and he'll be on display in a shopping centre in Norwich next summer as part of a sculpture trail for charity. :D

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

I'm very impressed by your ability to manhandle him by yourself. I never could have managed it.

I'm eager to see what you make of it.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It was a case of needs must, I didn't want him sitting on the drive until the hubby came home! He's now been sprayed blue with a touch of silver and I'm hoping to make a start on the proper painting later this week. I'll post in-progress shots as I go!