Planet Claire has pink air
When we last saw our intrepid space travelers, Astronaut Biff and Astrogirl Suzie, they were on a routine geological expedition on the recently discovered Planet Claire.
Suddenly, Biff and Suzy are confronted by a hostile and gruesome creature! But oh no! In a disastrous move our unlucky space heroes have both left their laser guns in the spacecraft!
Despite their best efforts to subdue the creature, they are utterly defenseless and the loathsome monster hijacks their spaceship and makes off with all of their possessions. What will happen now? How will our heroes find their way off this desolate planet without their spacecraft? How will they survive the harsh atmosphere of Planet Claire without their spacesuits?
To find out the fate of Biff and Suzie, be sure to tune in again for another exciting episode of "The Space Travelers".
(Added: I stumbled upon an old Calvin and Hobbes book a couple of weeks back and started reading it to Buddy. He especially enjoyed the Spaceman Spiff story lines and it inspired me to make the astronauts and rocketship. I originally tried to glue appendages to the wood doll figures, but I found making detachable body suits much easier and more versatile. Also, I painted smiley faces (first pic) on one side of the wood dolls and startled faces on the other side which were inspired by Buddy's legos.)
*0* they are soo ssooo cute !!! I love them !
Posted by:Girafette | March 07, 2006 at 09:52 PM
oh my! they're naked! thank you for the sweet diversion....
Posted by:debbie | March 07, 2006 at 10:07 PM
SF-action in craft blog world, yayy! give us more! the spaceship is awsome!
Posted by:Hanna | March 07, 2006 at 10:26 PM
congratulations, they're fantastic!
Posted by:Gisela | March 07, 2006 at 10:55 PM
I love it so much. I should do something like that for my two little aeronauts (Joel and Luke) The on location shots are great.
Posted by:Jackie | March 07, 2006 at 11:17 PM
Fantastic! Great expressions on those simple, little faces! I love the photo with the dangerous dragon/dinosaur.
Posted by:Strikkelise | March 07, 2006 at 11:32 PM
I love the spacesuits! And even more so once I realized they were removable! Do they both fit inside the spaceship (without the creature, that is)? I love making up stories like this. Perhaps you could print out successive pictures and bind them together into a little book...
Posted by:Amanda | March 08, 2006 at 12:33 AM
Lovely, lovely, lovely. I am not a space-y person, but you've got me going here, it's so completely charming. Can't decide what my favourite part is. The reversible faces. The little belly buttons!! The space suits and the rocket. All of it. Never mind a book, you should make a little tv show!!
Posted by:Kate | March 08, 2006 at 12:46 AM
Wonderful!
I always loved Spaceman Spiff and Lego myself, & aeronautical equipment now seems so much better in felt.
Posted by:Christabel | March 08, 2006 at 01:44 AM
What a great post: the craft! the pics! the story! and the suggestion--I'll have to dig up some Calvin and Hobbes to read to Leo. I especially love the reversible heads (or whatever I should call them)--what did you use to paint them?
Posted by:Anamaria | March 08, 2006 at 01:59 AM
I love them! What a neat idea - making the clothing removeable and the different faces.
Reading your blog always inspires me!
Ann
Posted by:Ann | March 08, 2006 at 02:05 AM
those are AWESOME! what a great mom you are!!!
Posted by:carolyn | March 08, 2006 at 03:23 AM
How clever! I'll bet Buddy loves them.
Posted by:Jan | March 08, 2006 at 03:44 AM
TOO CUTE!!!! Thank you so much for the charming skit! I LOVE Calvin & Hobbes - my very favorite and also very important timing in my life - thank you for sparking the memories!
Amy
Posted by:AmyDe | March 08, 2006 at 03:44 AM
That is so brilliant! I would have loved this as a child (and I love it now!).
Posted by:abbyjane | March 08, 2006 at 03:44 AM
oh how adorable..the the possibilities are just endless with those naked kids! i love the commentary on the inspiration! too cute!
loves!!
Posted by:stephanie | March 08, 2006 at 03:47 AM
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by:Gina L | March 08, 2006 at 04:02 AM
ahhhhhhhhh! that is too TOO cute! i could hear the B-52's beep-beeping their background music as i fell more in love with each pic. so clever and way cute!
Posted by:jennifer | March 08, 2006 at 04:43 AM
Hello Guggenheim Foundation?
Yes, well Myra needs a Genius Grant because she is one. A crafty genius!!!
Great work, Myra.
Posted by:A.J. | March 08, 2006 at 05:19 AM
Absolutley adorable. Can't wait for more adventures of Biff and Suzie.
Posted by:Allison | March 08, 2006 at 05:43 AM
They are great!! wonderful story :D
Posted by:eendar | March 08, 2006 at 05:58 AM
so cute! oscar's been on me for a while now to make him a rocket. I made that foxtail and he exclaimed 'rocket!' and those space suits are killing me. too cute!!
Posted by:hillary | March 08, 2006 at 07:19 AM
So cute! I want to play with them, esp. the rocket ship!
Posted by:scribblesnbits | March 08, 2006 at 07:23 AM
Adorable and clever!
Posted by:Leslie | March 08, 2006 at 07:26 AM
Delurking to say...These are soooo cuuuute!
My eight year old is into Calvin & Hobbs right now, I wonder if he'd think these were cool, I know I do! Simply wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by:Melinda | March 08, 2006 at 07:48 AM