Pimmie Parrots Story
Pimmie Parrots take their inspiration from Mexican folk art owls. However, my owls became parrots, which is not that strange when I come to think about it. Were I live in Brisbane we are very near large areas of bushland and we share our days with the call of the parrots species of Cockatoo, Galah, and Rainbow Lorikeet. They sport around the house feeding on flower nectar or roam the sky in big white flocks that scream and spit out seed husks and drop flowers in their rampage, or snuggle with their life-partner in the late afternoon. As folk art reflects the place in which it is born, it was with a natural and yet unseen hand that their final form was guided from owl to parrot.
But there is also a more personal side to this story. I have dedicated these toys to my grandfather, Archibald Walmsley. When my sister and I were younger we spent all of our holidays with my mother's parents. Poppy had a special friend, his dark blue budgerigar whom he called Pimmie. I remember his care and thoughtfulness for Pimmie; how he would take us into the garden and show us the thistle leaves to pick and just how to wedge then into the cage so Pimmie could eat them without them falling.
Later I had my own blue budgerigar call Bluey and that tender care was passed on to me. When considering the name for these toys I remembered dear Pimmie; and so Pimmie Parrots were born.
Pimmie Parrots are handmade cloth art toys. Hand painted using artist quality permanent pigment ink on soft brushed cotton, each one unique and original. Backed with two varieties of designer fabrics, they are weighted to stand upright without support.
Dimensions: ranging in size from 5cm to 30cm (2 inches to 12 inches).
