I was in flip flops yesterday.... :\

Ok... That's enough snow, y'all. I get it, you're hardcore.

Here's a sneek peek at a lil' guy I've been working on...

He didn't make it thru his first baking. His feet and tail snapped off in a freak oven accident, but I am working on getting him fixed, and hopefully painted within the next week or so. Yay dragon! 

(He's about a foot tall for those of you who are interested).

Gnomey-gnomey gnooooome!

So I have been making sculpey figurines for people the past week or so. I've made red-headed monkeys, adorable baby unicorns, and my personal favorite, a gnome! This gnome is super chill, and loves to pose, so here's a 360 of "David" the gnome, for your viewing pleasure (as always, click the image to make larger).

First, an unpainted shot (with a bonus unpainted shot of a baby unicorn):

And here's the 360:

Adorable, y/y?, Well... the person who this was made for liked it. ;) And if you grew up in the 80's, here's a blast from the past, and where this little gnome's color scheme was derived from:

And because I know you are just OMGDIEING!!! to see what a red-headed monkey looks like... :P Yea, it was a strange request, but one doesn't turn down commissions in this economy. ;)

For those of you who like these adorable little caricatures, I am open for commissions, and they start as cheaply as $20 (dependant on size, complexity, and colour choices). Please do not hesitate to leave me a message if you are interested! And please, leave me some love in the comment boxes, or I am going to throttle someone. :)

Ressurecting and Repurposing

 I unearthed some old prints from back in my younger college years in printmaking.. I will admit, I pretty much hated that class. The professor was nice enough, but I wasn't up to par as far as being uber clean nor meticulous and consistent enough. Needless to say, I did not develop a love for printmaking.at.all. And I am left with a large collection of painfully crafted, yet poorly mastered prints on some very expensive paper (Which is equally painful to a young college student, let me tell you...this paper is like GOLD). I've also  been experimenting lately with watercolour and have reached a bit of a block. My bright idea is to perhaps breath some fresh life into these old prints while, at the same time, give me a chance to play with my new love, watercolour. So here we have a few shots of a print I repurposed today...I will apologize ahead of time for the poor quality of the images, as it has been cloudy all day, and the only light was a poor, yellowed desk lamp which cast a harsh glare over the wings (which were painted with luminescent, shimmery watercolour paints).

PS. I am mailing out handmade Valentine's cards with a bag of special goodies to all my Valentines' tomorrow morning. Maybe you are one of the special few who gets one? I don't knoooooow!!! ;)