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<\/p>\nAgain, apologies for missing Monday. I’ve been… how do I put this? Stressful situations tend to put me in a non-creative mood… ironically, when I kind of need that creativity most. This month has been particularly stressful so far.<\/p>\n
Why? How? Well, without boring you with details, there have been a few financial issues. And for those of you who just looked, no, I haven’t added a Donate button. I’ll admit, it’s on the to-do list, but when it -does- go up, it will be with the post of “there it is, and this is what I’m giving in return”, not an “I need the money” post. I won’t do that to you.<\/p>\n
To pull myself out of this slump, I’ve taken a side track, hauling out one of my other mediums: polymer clay. Those who have been to my forum, or glanced at my Facebook page, have probably seen my little clay dragons. They’re fun, I’m proficient with them, and I enjoy a modest level of success with them.<\/p>\n
But they are about all I do. Minus a few failed fairies, a couple of decent merfolk, and a dryad that became a burned failure… I really haven’t done much with the medium.<\/p>\n
So I hit the library, checked out a few books, and started playing. One of the books I had dealt with somewhat toon-ish sculptures, and I can state with moderate pride that I did most of the critters in the book. The intent was, one following the directions as closely as possible, one with my own personal twist.<\/p>\n
Ummmm… didn’t quite work that way. Started running low on clay… and started getting Ideas. So, the wizard following the directions was not followed by -one- with my interpretation… but four. And a frog. I still have one more figure to do to draw it all together. And yes, I’ll take pictures when it’s done.<\/p>\n
And last night, I had the wild hair to do the cast of Eternal Flame… kind of toon-ish at the moment, could still be fun. We’ll see.<\/p>\n
And for those who -haven’t- visited either aforementioned sites… here’s a bit of what I’ve been babbling about:<\/p>\n
This is one of my signiture dragons, made for one of my daughter’s friends as a baby shower gift:<\/p>\n
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And a pirate from the book I was talking about. Had fun with him, but ran into a problem. As you can see, he’s just a bit too big for my dedicated oven. =l=<\/p>\n
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The fluff obscuring his legs is to help keep him upright during the baking process.<\/p>\n
So that’s what’s been going on. Still more long-winded than I had planned, but I felt those who have been such loyal readers deserved an explanation.<\/p>\n
As always,
\nThanks for reading,
\nMitz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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