Marc Hudson Design Studios

The word Sabateau is a portmanteau I made up of the French words sabot (wooden shoe), bateau (boat), and eau (water) to represent the detailed, model boats I make from discarded wooden shoes.

 When one of my children was three, she would not settle down enough to sleep, so I invented stories about "Laurel" who had a habit of tripping over most anything  (always distracted!) and would find herself miniaturized to the size of a small field mouse! in this condition, Laurel had so many great adventures including sailing away in a Sabateau.

Later, with the inspiration of David M. Bird (Becorns, (https://www.davidmbird.com/ ), I developed the notion of Seacorns (after all, there are acorns, Becorns, and now Seacorns!), small oaken folk, one of whom discovered me and helped me create the Sabateau, a sail boat made from an old,  and discarded wooden shoe.

There is a picture book story about Enthwistle, a Seacorn adventurer/mariner in the works!

“I hope my creations stir you enough that you will want to look at them often and contemplate their shapes, textures, and colors. Perhaps you will connect a memory with them, offer them as gifts or keep them for yourself, but think of them as a cornerstone for a feeling, a recollection or an event and let them move you!”