even with his new eyes tucked in a bag next to him, bub didn't enjoy much about manhattan. he seemed to connect with the shackled, caged falun gong practicioners who demonstrate outside of madison square garden, but that's about it.
... but today is a NEW day in philadelphia... and with it we have a NEW BUB!!!!
the eyes, as you see, are not standard "spooky" or even malevolent eyes. nor were bub's -- bub has very blue and worried eyes. these eyes from tender buttons were worth it (it is impossible to get a cab on lexington ave. FYI) because they really show, to me, bub's conflicting emotions about his recent death, reanimation and capture.
bub also had male pattern baldness and a rather unkempt style. with some novelty yarn found in my bin -- i wonder where this stuff originated -- i was able to make a satisfactory style, as well as seal up the top of his head and do his more or less permanent stuffing there.
DMC embroidery thread served as a decent black pupil for the eyes as well. the holes in the buttons oriented the way i wanted them to.
so far, all that has been purchased in the making of bub has been some kool-aid packets and two buttons.
it's freaking hot here and i'm hankering down between printing and writing, with some court tv, waiting for the michael jackson verdict, and making bub some nice arms.