Sculpting For Hours On End Is Killing My Back But My Soul Is Thriving!

I'm so excited for @offalteeth 's Familiar Exchange, I figured it would be nice to upload some of my work so people have an idea of what I do :) I know my Tumblr has been dead for a while :/ but I have been crafting despite that! This was my first serious attempt at a plush. I wasn't able to do all that I wanted to within the timeframe I gave myself. It's a Sandshrew!

Just trying to even things out. Make sure the eyes are at the same depth, checking nostrils and the way the philtrum and septum meet up. Her skull/forehead will obviously be larger, I'm just focusing on her face at the moment.

Finally have sandpaper and wooooow, what a difference it makes!

After many hours of fiddling around, she began to look more human and less alien.

My old camera was really messed up so I apologize for the quality of some of these photos. They improve with time as I eventually replaced my phone.

Fall is watching us play Minecraft today :)

My favorite thing to draw, the Creepy Moon. Woodburnt clay painted with glow in the dark polish, and polymer clay (the light parts also glow.)

Don’t mind my sweaty face it is melting here in Oregon…but my Familiar from @offalteeth’s Summer 2017 Familiar Exchange arrived!

This adorable little friend is a wind serpent and they even brought me a gift 😍 they were made by @thejoancode and I am so in love already. My son is also and has taken to calling them “Fall” which I think is cute and silly since it is a flying serpent 😄 They spent all last night curled up on a blanket next to my bed, resting from their long journey.

Thank you so much for my new friend :)

These made Rowan especially happy. I love them, too.

The scarecrow roots are out in full force this season! Some of you expressed an interest in Made To Order scarecrow roots, so there are a handful of slots available in the shop now! Full details in the shop listing. Thank you so much to everyone who pokes their head into the shop!

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WARNING ABOUT A REALLY NASTY NEW VIRUS.

Meet CryptoLocker. It’s your worst nightmare. A lot of antivirus software, including the big names, cannot yet detect or stop it. If your computer gets it, CryptoLocker takes all your files hostage by encrypting them and giving you a certain amount of time to send a certain amount of money to the man behind the virus.

The encryption is very tidy, and so far seems uncrackable (well, crackable, but it might take a couple centuries). If you tamper with the virus itself, it will pretty much self-destruct and take everything with it. And the way the money is transferred, the dick programmer behind it all for the moment is pretty much uncatchable.

YOU CANNOT GET RID OF THIS VIRUS WITHOUT COMPLETELY WIPING YOUR COMPUTER. YOUR ONLY CHANCE IS PREVENTION AND PREPARATION.

Back up your computer to something like an external hard-drive, or even an internal hard-drive that you just take out and stuff away somewhere for safe keeping. Make sure your antivirus is up to date, avoid skeevy sites, and don’t open random emails. DO NOT download email attachments unless you know exactly what it is, because that seems to be how this is primarily being transmitted.

You can learn more about it here.

So excited. I’ve been using Crayola brand paper clay for my doll so far. My sister got it for me, for Christmas. I was so happy to have anything to work with to start this project. It’s been working just fine although I’m sure I’m working harder than I’d have to with higher quality clay. I was finally able to get out to Michael’s and they had La Doll brand, the satin smooth pack and it was only $6.99 for each 1.1lb bag! I only got two and plan to set them aside for when I run out of the Crayola brand. I’d rather use the lower quality clay while I am learning and save the other for when I’m more experienced :)