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Langolfin Buttercup and John Goate

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Langolfin Buttercup is the resident lawn care expert for the Treeans. Not much grass grows under the trees, which is a good thing, but there is plenty of brush that needs to be kept in check. What better to handle the job than a state-of-the-art riding lawn mower? That's where John comes in. John Goate is Langolfin's trusty mower and general all around companion, mostly because it is a never ending job cutting grass and brush in the Treean community. He is thorough, but very slow, so he basically mows nonstop all during the growing season. Not a sunny day goes by when Langolfin and John aren't seen slowly mowing their way through the underbrush and grassy areas of the town. If you can't see them, you can hear John's bell ringing joyfully as he browses.

With a comfy seat and hands firmly holding the reins, Langolfin sets out on his daily rounds with the regularity of the sun rising, so the next time you are in the woods, listen for the bell, you might get a glimpse of them.

Langolfin and John are both hand sculpted without the use of molds. Their hands, feet, heads and in John's case, his rear end, are all sculpted from polymer clay, and have soft sculpture bodies over a wire armature.

Entire sculpture, with base, measures 16 inches. John measures 9 1/2 inches to the top of his horns, and Langolfin measures 11 1/2 inches tall in a standing position.

Langolfin is dressed in all hand sewn clothes (Treeans don't have sewing machines and neither do I), and has "rubber" boots handmade from neoprene gloves that are hand sewn. His hair is hand rooted tussah (or wild) silk, and is a bit unkempt due to his work environment. All buttons are hand made out of polymer clay, and his skin tone is that of the clay with gentle washes of color well protected, so it will not wash off, chip or peel.

John's hair is made from mohair (what else for a goat?) and hand applied lock by lock which took an incredible amount of time! His horns, nose and mouth, knees and hooves are all hand painted and sealed. His mower body was sculpted from Magic Sculp and is VERY durable. It was painted and has vinyl "John Goate" decals on the side. The seat is hand sewn leather as are the straps that hold the mower on his back. The straps are held together with working hand made buckles so that it can be removed if necessary. The seat sits on springs, for that comfy ride, and they are made from wire that was coiled by hand.

The only items that were not made specifically by myself are the decals (courtesy of my sister SDBuck decals) and the bell and base, both of which were hand finished. The bell was aged and given a patina to keep it from looking too new

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