(Please sing the post title to Rawhide)
Yes, as I hope the existence of this post proves, I’m not dead.
School was a thing that happened, and actually, I got the diploma in the mail a week ago. I don’t have the money to have it framed, but it still looks really spiffy in it’s cardboard envelope. I’ll sit it next to the poster tube where I keep my other diploma. It’ll be lovely.
What’s most exciting about talking about school in the past tense is that it’s over. Finished. Kaputski.
Do you know what that means?! DRAWING!
I’ve been steadily working on various projects since graduating, so I’ll start posting different pieces every Mon and Thur. I still haven’t caught up with my freedom, so I’ll take a bit to figure out what my drawing and website goals are. Till then, enjoy random stuff such as: Unicorn vs. Narwhal!
This was the start of a rather ambitious project for me. Not so much for ingenuity as for the time that I allowed myself to complete it. I think I brainstormed for days, then only had a week to sculpt it. It sounds like a lot, but work and life seem to get in the way.
Anyway, this was part of Laika‘s January creative challenge: Unicorn Sins. You had to craft a Unicorn embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins. It took awhile for me to get the idea, but having a unicorn attack a Narwhal made me very happy.
 
I learned a lot sculpting this, which is always what makes art worth my time.
(1) The rainbow was a particular challenge. It took a lot of time to work out what was most structurally sound was using one continuous wire up the rainbow, through the unicorn, then back down the rainbow. It took a lot of crafting, but I think the effect was worth it.
(2) You can put (some) wood in the oven. The internet was not as helpful as it usually is. Most websites said that if I put wood in the oven I would kill everything I ever held dear. But since I had put in so much time sculpting that stupid rainbow and narwhal, I thought the risk was worth it.
Definitely a fan of the overall piece. I’d be a butt if I didn’t mention that the unicorn design comes from Brianne Drouhard. Love her style. If I had more time, I would have made the design more individual, but time was what it was. Best I can do is just credit Ms. Drouhard every chance I get.
Thanks for stopping!