Soft Sculptures

  • Hollow KnightForest CrewHeart Whales

    • Hornet and The Knight from Hollow Knight (2025)

    Custom and handmade dolls of characters from Hollow Knight with removeable cloaks and a magnet hidden in their bodies so they can carry a needle on their backs. These have been made to give friends as gifts. These sizes are estimations.

    The front side of felt Hornet from Hollow Knight held in the artist's left hand
    The back side of felt Hornet from Hollow Knight held in the artist's left hand

    Hornet: 5.5 x 3.25 x 0.25 in (with cloak)

    The front side of the felt Knight from Hollow Knight held in the artist's left hand
    The back side of the felt Knight from Hollow Knight held in the artist's left hand

    The Knight: 3.25 x 2.75 x 0.25 in (with cloak)

    An image of both felt dolls of Hornet and The Knight together.

    Forest Crew ft. My Bread is Missing! (2024)

    The Forest Crew is a series of custom and handmade stuffed animals inspired by the character cast of "My Bread is Missing!" a children's book written and illustrated by yours truly. This story is about a squirrel asking her friend for help in figuring out what happened to her loaf of bread after noticing that it has gone missing. Click on the title image to read it!

    Front view of the Pippin the Pigeon stuffed animal
    Right view of the Pippin the Pigeon stuffed animal
    Back view of the Pippin the Pigeon stuffed animal
    Left view of the Pippin the Pigeon stuffed animal

    Pippin the Pigeon: 8 x 5.5 x 9.25 in

    Front view of the Sibella the sparrow stuffed animal
    Right view of the Sibella the sparrow stuffed animal
    Back view of the Sibella the sparrow stuffed animal
    Left view of the Sibella the sparrow stuffed animal

    Sibella the Sparrow: 6 x 9 x 7.5 in

    Front view of the Riggs the Rat stuffed animal
    Right view of the Riggs the Rat stuffed animal
    Back view of the Riggs the Rat stuffed animal
    Left view of the Riggs the Rat stuffed animal

    Riggs the Rat: 8.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 in

    Front view of the Ringo the Raccoon stuffed animal
    Right view of the Ringo the Raccoon stuffed animal
    Back view of the Ringo the Raccoon stuffed animal
    Left view of the Ringo the Raccoon stuffed animal

    Ringo the Raccoon: 7.5 x 9 x 8.75 in

    Front view of the Shirell the Squirrel stuffed animal
    Right view of the Shirell the Squirrel stuffed animal
    Back view of the Shirell the Squirrel stuffed animal
    Left view of the Shirell the Squirrel stuffed animal

    Shirell the Squirrel: 8 x 8.25 x 7 in

    My Bread is Missing! cover art depicting a distressed looking cartoon squirrel holds up a red rotary telephone receiver. On the bottom reads written and illustrated by Clara Yao

    Heart Whales (2023)

    Continious series of Heart Whales which were initally made as an editioned series of 20 for classmates to pick from at the end of a semester of class together. These custom and handmade whales can be made as either just a plush or as a plush keychain. Each whale's made with a heart on its back due to the patterning which can be in various different colors. A custom transparent whale was once made to gift to my sister.
    Whale: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 in || Bag: 5 x 3 x 3 in

    An image of 20 stuffed animal whales arranged in a 5 by 4 grid. The top 10 are keychains while the bottom 10 are just stuffed animals. A keychain style red patch Heart Whale on it's back sits in front of a drawstring bag made from a whale print cloth An individual keychain style Heart Whale which has a red heart patch. A custom Heart Whale made out of plastic to give it a transparent skin. Threads of red and blue are introduced into the stuffing in order to look like veins. An image of a group of Heart Whales on a table while a hand reaches in to grab one.