Orion

...I think I should take them outside more~ I miss the sun in this dark little apartment~

Miranda

Finished her~ AND added a bit of one of those wooly-cuffs to her coat... used two of my favorite bits of fabric I've collected over the years~ as well as some of the new faux fur that I just can't get enough of... Her photos don't do her justice - though I say it myself... Oh~ also first time sculpting a tongue - and painting two different colored eyes... I may have gone a little overboard on the whimsy with her~ but I think I'm allowed ;D

(Ever more) Autumn Dolls~

Been having a good time making little companion creatures~

Now I'm thinking I'll finish up one more 'monster' and then make some little fairy/jackalope/winged gals~ as I so enjoy creating.. maybe I'll finally get around to making one with a nice cuff of white fur/wool that I so love to draw:

And I keep thinking I should really be making some honest to goodness 'art-dolls'~ you know the kind that people actually have in galleries and art shows... but I just don't think I will~ I can think about them... sketch ideas out - but what would I do with one if I actually finished one? I don't want to create things that require extra attention - I want to make creatures that fit in on a bookshelf or tucked in a living room by a lamp. A little companion - a friendly face - something to make someone smile - not a piece of work that requires the new owner to worry. I want to make art that people live with... not showcase. Back to work I GOoooo~

Maltazard - The Evil M

My latest commission - Maltazard / The Evil M - the villain from Luc Besson's Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys)~

now with more Purple!

Imp Increase

I fear these little guys are getting larger.... And they were already the size of a small cat! I have trouble with keeping things delicate - I really like making things TOUGH and tough means BIG in my head - today I shall attempt to make a delicate - petite little creature.

That said - check out the size of the horns on this guy! He's the biggest yet! I should take a picture of him beside the first one...

Ah! I hear the oven has preheated - another imp on the way! Take care out there :D

Spring Cometh!

For the first time in well over... you know, I don't want to think how long it has been... I ran around outside with no shoes on my feet. Bliss! I'm sure I'm scaring the ladies who share this building with us... what with my spray painting the lawn three shades of not green... the literal cloud of faux fur that is now scattered across said lawn and now my wandering around outside with no shoes sculpting an imp. At least I'm harmless, right? Just wait until I start decoration the outside of this apartment! -At least I live in Vermont now... a place where no one seems to notice the slightly irregular or the outright odd.

And so life has gotten just a bit more sunny and pleasant. My imps are growing in number and I'm but a few chapters away from the last piece of my first finished story! I think - maybe a little - I'm starting to relax. I've been so worried for so long about how I could 'make this work' - but it's what I must do and so I will do it. I wouldn't be able attempt any of this without the help of my loving friends and family and will -not- fail you.

Granted - success is total whimsy and a world overrun with strangely cute things... but each to their own, eh?

love

-E

Things are coming along well... if a bit slowly (as I mentioned in my last post). I've finished this guy - I've been calling him Harbor - and I think I can surely say he's the best I've made to date. It's hard to tell from the shot, but he has hooves (which are weighted), as well as posable ears (one is pierced) and a full set of curly ram(ish) horns. I'll be taking better photos of him for Etsy later on... but the light here is so very dim and we've yet to get light bulbs (next trip out I'll try and remember).

My plan still stands to make a small army of monsters at least double that in sketches and buttons and such... So. I'll be back with ever more new things.

Hope all is well out there!