Dee's PorTfolio
Happy Hatters - Whimsical, enchanting sculptures each with its own little hat
Welcome to My Happy Hatters Portfolio—A Celebration of Joy Through Art!
Step into a world of whimsical, hand-sculpted animal creations, where each piece is bursting with character and charm. Every sculpture in the Happy Hatters collection is crafted to spark smiles, inviting connection through expressive detail and playful storytelling.
While conservation carries many serious themes, Happy Hatters embraces the lighter side, drawing people in with its vibrant personalities and delightful quirks while also informing people of the animals plight at the same time. Through these sculptures, my goal is to captivate, inspire, and showcase the joy that sculpting brings to wildlife storytelling.
Series - Happy hatters
sculpture - Aquabelle Darling
Aquabelle Darling is a beautiful Manatee who enjoys nothing more than spending her time swimming, however she must always look her best whilst doing so, as you never know if the right suiter might be right there to great you.
The West Indian manatee, which includes the Florida manatee, is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. While it was previously listed as endangered, its status was downgraded in 2017 due to an increase in population numbers. However, manatees still face threats and are also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Series - Happy Hatters
sculpture - Yorkshire Tongue Twister
This handsome giraffe was born and bred in Yorkshire and is very proud of this fact. He does talk a lot about his life, how hard it was growing up, but sometime he talks just a little to fast and ends up in a right tongue twister.
The Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) is a critically endangered subspecies of giraffe. Fewer than 2,300 individuals remain in the wild, primarily in Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. This represents an 85% decline since the 1980s. The Kordofan giraffe is classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Series - Happy hatters
sculpture - Hats off to johnny
This little fella is one very happy little chap. As a young badger he needed a little help and spent sometime being looked after by some wonderful people. Whilst there he met a man called Johnny who was not only an actor but also this amazing singer and he became inspired by him. Now no matter where this little man goes, he wears the exact same hat that Johnny wore that day when he visited.
Series - Happy hatters
sculpture - Driving miss daisy
This beautiful lady loves nothing more than summer. She loves to wear her summer hats, her favourite being a big floppy summer hat with beautiful little daisy on them. She's very elegant lady, with amazing long legs, but don't think by any means she's weak or slow, because when this bird gets up, oh boy can she move!
Series - Happy hatters
sculpture - Cap & Courage
This little rhino sits in his little Rike Cap which he just loves, along with sports and running with is friends. He has no idea the courage he will gather as he grows into a proud leader of his family as well a fierce protector of all those he loves and cares for.
Series - Happy hatters
sculpture - Blooming hopping mad
This little Rain Frog looks grumpy with her downturned mouth, but don't be fooled, she's very happy little frog who loves nothing more than to hop around her garden in a morning putting the biggest flower she can find her big yellow hat. Some might say she's as mad as a box of frogs!
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