Pipey Friends and More

A gallery of Pipeys and other creative endeavors by Jesse Neubauer https://neubauje.carrd.co/

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Came into possession of some spare decoration supplies at IndyFurCon, and was prompted to make a jade tiger. Not impressed with the lackluster stiffness of this brand of stems. (Hamoso)

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Not the most flattering angle, but I found something to do with the random craft supplies at my aunt's condo while surrounded by small children.

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I didn't remember to bring any pipe cleaners to Anthrocon this year, since I was staffing instead of vending. But when I got to the craft exchange panel on Sunday, I found a jeweler who was gracious enough to share their wire with me. In return, I made them a rough approximation of their dog, a Burmese mountain dog/malamute mix.

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Trying to get back into the swing of things after a few years on hiatus. This commission is for Victor the fluffy mewtwo, who has been very patient and understanding, and will finally get his pipey dreams to come true!

Some notes about this piece:

As you can see, it's very top heavy, so the arms are very light and can have their pose changed at a whim (right now they're in shadow-ball-charging mode). The legs not so much. This pipey does require the use of its tail as a tripod in order to stand, but the tail is very flexible and can be propped against almost anything. For the tail, I used my custom-dyed plum stems from England, and am very pleased with the result when using this pic to compare Victor to canon Mewtwo:

https://twitter.com/VictorTheMewtwo/status/1093606244928110599?s=20

I do wish I had more light lavendar to use for the body and more fluffy brown to use for the hair, but that's life.

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Last commission of Anthrocon (aside from the take-homes I’ll be posting later), this Azelf was for Nonsense. It was a little tricky, that head shape is not easy to get your mind around, but I think it turned out okay!

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I was missing my usual table Charizard, and someone actually asked for one without even seeing it there! I think it was a friend of Nonsense, since he paid for it, and she came to pick it up later.

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My mom saw the little fire monkey I’d made, and commissioned a non-fire version of it to give to her date that night, who likes monkeys.

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These matching reindeer/caribou are Sugar and Spice! They’re a fun little pair that were commissioned by Dragongoddest, aka Kida aka Shandra (who also bought my Toothless from the art show!)

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I met a new mewtwo at Anthrocon today! He’s actually two mewtwos rolled into one, and he joined the club by getting a pipey of each :3 As is my tradition when making a shiny pokemon, I used tinsel stems on that green tail.

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This was not a new work for me, but a customer returning from last year- he had bought my Baker scarf, but had not yet assembled his 4th Doctor cosplay. This is him with it all ready! Cool stuff!

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My second commission of Anthrocon was actually a knitting commission! Granda Kage came by and liked my knitted items, and wanted this little pouch to keep her bluetooth earpiece in, so it would stop getting lost in her purse. I gave it a little strap-loop to keep on a keychain.

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Hey, so it turns out I had forgotten to upload my work from Anthrocon this year! Whoops! My first commission of the con was for repeat customer @doctorsklee  who had a new Sklee character to make a pipey of. These little guys are always so cute!!

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All 100 prototype Pipey Packs are assembled and ready to go to Anthrocon 2017! You can find us at table E17 in the dealer's den. This is a very exclusive beta testing opportunity at a specially reduced promotional price! If you want to make sure you'll be getting one, order ahead at etsy.com/shop/pipeyfriends and use coupon code PICKUP to have me set one aside for you.

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This was my last commission of MFF, for Kisa/Kyler who I think may have been with Cyrus? She’s a cute snow leopard character with horns and very specific spots. I had fun with her, and had her do that tail-biting thing that some snow leopards do. Not an easy pose to pull off in sculpture, but sometimes you just gotta push the envelope.

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Somebody was passing by and saw the pink (SU) Lion display pipey I had out, and thought it was really cool- because they had a majestic lion character that would do well in that size too! So here it is.

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This was a fun pet portrait for Drenthe coon, of his old basset hound who will stand in his food bowl to make a point of how empty it is.

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Pipey Pack 01: How to make a pipey Lion (Beta test version)

Ever seen the pipe-cleaner sculptures I make, and thought, "Hey, I could do that at home!" Introducing, the first of many Pipey Packs: a kit which bundles up everything you need to create one pipey. In this kit, you will receive: 6 custom-dyed goldenrod stems for the main body of a lion 2 brown stems for the tail and mane of a lion 1 white stem for the belly of a lion 1 sheet with full instructions on how to construct a lion 1 backdrop standee, double-sided, for taking pictures of your finished lion 1 partial ruler to aid in construction These are the prototype of the first ever Pipey Packs, and have not yet been playtested. They are intended for crafters of roughly middle school age (about ten years old) or older. In return for your patience and understanding with the un-tested instructions, and for hopefully as much feedback as you're willing to provide, I am offering these packs at a special promotional price. Please test them out, and let me know how your crafting experience goes!