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These toys are the work of Patricia Waller and are made from yarn, wool, cotton, polystyrene, crochet and wire. I personally really like the mouse and cheese that appear to be having a stand off.

Waller’s dark creations consist of lots intricate detail, which helps to conveys a sense of irony and humor in her projects that have such titles as “Accidents,” How to Kill Your First Love”, and “Don’t Kill Your Idols”.

Her work is interesting because of its medium, the soft playful connotations of knitted toys are starkly contrasted by the subjects which range from prosthetic limbs and kids in bike accidents to conjoint teddy bears, and considering the scale and her chosen medium they are created well. My personal favourite is the mouse and cheese that are having a kind of stand off, with arms folded, as everybody has it ingrained into their minds that mice like cheese, so as the image Waller provides contrasts this it it turn has a sense of interest and humour.

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