The beginnings of my soft sculpture...

Here is the outline of an antelope I am making along with its armature.  I will be stuffing the body stiff with cotton batting I bought.  I made the armature in order to keep the legs straight, up and down, instead of wanting to splay out to the sides.  After I have put together and stuffed the antelope, I will then be painting it, inspire by the patterns painted on Oaxacan wood carvings.  Also, there is going to be a hidden compartment to put things in, in the back spine.