Back when I had time to kill, and babies were things only other people had, I discovered an art term that had me at "hello": Papercraft. It's like origami but without all the rules; you can cut, tape and glue all day long. Similar to origami, the models come in a range of difficulties of which you can lose your mind on a step or two. There are tons of papercraft models you can buy on the internet to print and assemble. If buying art on the internet is your thing...well... have you seen my shop? If freebies are more your style there're a plethora of free papercraft models as well... and... have you seen my shop? Those of you familiar with Papercraft may know it as Pepakura or "Pep" for short. If you REALLY are familiar with it, then chances are good you live in Japan and Europe. Here...
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Mwaah hahahahaa! As you may recall, there were "projects and more projects..." during this Mentally Challenging March. Did you know that I was freaky, baby? I made a tumorous-eyed-thingy lighter case for a disposable lighter. Since then, I've detailed it further by dry brushing red and black pastel powder sparingly... and did I mention sparingly? I've explained in the past how I apply pastel powder to weather a robotic cyborg from the future to make it look more rugged (for the ladies), but never on a piece so pink and wrinkly. It's surprisingly similar, just different colors really, but I applied them more sparingly. Here's a link to it if you're curious; it's only a robotic cyborg from the future. That's all. First, I brushed the red pastel powder into the corners of the eyes, then other areas where the skin looked "extra tender". I followed the red with a...
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In fact... it's past time. My wife and I have finished up a few Solar System bracelets from the planet beads I had made. They're being posted to Etsy now. If you like them as much as I do, I'm going to need to make some more. Learning their order, different chemical make-ups and temperatures is all well and good, but by just researching the planets colors, sizes, and other physical features, I've had a lot of fun simulating each planets characteristics in polymer clay. The colors of the planet beads are as close to the "real" colors of the planets as my research could find: The Sun. If you aren't familiar with the sun I'm sorry for you; it's the big fireball in the sky, outside during the daytime. It's where most of the light comes from. It's by far the largest body in our Solar System and consequently the largest...
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I'm so excited and I just cant hide it! .. What's that you say? ... Oh. No, I'm not going to lose control. What would make you think that? I'll be okay, but seriously, it has been an exciting day! Let me start at the beginning... Last night I put together an Etsy store. Nothing fancy, just to get my thing and stuff "out there". I've experience eBay and figured Etsy to be another one of those. I really don't know... but I was nearing my wits end with all the names and passwords and account information to maintain. After all, all I wanted was to make a little website... maybe a blog. Sure, make a website, definately keep a blog, did I mention a Facebook page, Twitter, don't forget Linkedin, ArtFire and eBay, there's Pinterest, Tumbler, GooglePlus, Etsy and that's just off the top of my head. Plus, I can't forget...
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