Happy New Year!

1st January 2012
I don't know about you, but the last year has flown by! It feels like no time at all since I wrote my last New Year post just a shade under a year ago - the mice have definitely grown up a bit since then, if these wee mites are anything to go by!

I've had a wonderful year, and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported Quernus and the wee creatures - whether by having fun on Facebook and Flickr, adopting a few wee creatures, or commissioning a special Quernus creation of your own. All that has really made the past year a lot of fun and very enjoyable - I have met a lot of wonderful people, and it's great that there are so many of us Quernophiles out there (and I do count myself in there - the wee creatures have captured my heart completely!)

I have to say that I'm very excited about 2012 - after the whirlwind that has been the past few months in the run up to Christmas, I'm going to be looking at ways of working differently so that more wee creatures can go forth and bring giggles to people all over the world! That will free me up to spend more time on unique commissions and collaborative pieces (like this amazing Nutcracker Ballet piece I created for the lovely Liz Holdsworth with the uber talented Glenda Bennett).

So keep watching this space! One of my New Year resolutions is to update this blog more with information about some of the wee creatures I've made - I'm looking forward to the Wild Beasties post in the next few weeks!

Thanks once again to everyone, and I wish you all good things for 2012!

Merry Christmas!

See you in the New Year!

Wee Sophie (b.10 November 2011)

11 November 2011
It's been a while since I wrote about how a creature comes into being, and so I wanted to share with you the process I went through to make Wee Sophie. Sophie is a beautiful Shih Tzu who lives in Australia, so she's kept trimmed because of the heat. A huge thank you to Kristy who commissioned a miniature version of her beloved pet (along with a couple of mice for her parents!)

Halloween Special 2011

19th October 2011
I have to say that it doesn't feel like a year since I did my last Halloween Special post. (Well, technically speaking, it's not quite a year, but let's not quibble about it.)

And so the Quernus menagerie has evolved over the past year, and they have taken playing with accessories to new extremes. So I'm delighted to introduce this year's Halloween creatures!

Mice Anatomy

17th September 2011

The Quernus mice are good wee souls at heart. Many of them have found their way into the caring professions, and I have to say, I'd be very happy with one of these wee mites came to look after me if I was poorly!

I have just found out that Louise of Dinky Delights is a new grandmother to Cassie Louise, born last night to Michelle, and both mother and baby are doing well! To celebrate, we follow the mice as they might have managed this labour.

Paramedic Mouse

The Alternative Legal Profession

16th August 2011

It took me quite a while to pluck up the courage to make some creatures decked out in the garb of my former profession, but once they started appearing, there was no stopping them!

First up is Mortimer the Barrister Mouse, whose inspiration is Rumpole of the Bailey. Standing at about 3.5cm tall, his diminutive stature is no indication of his prowess in the courts.