Suuuuuuuper Lazy Today, Obviously. If You Couldn't Tell By The Lack Of Detail, You Can Always Tell By

Suuuuuuuper lazy today, obviously. If you couldn't tell by the lack of detail, you can always tell by the circus theme (my workspace is in my living room, which has a circus theme--lazy day means looking around the room for something to copy).

So, hey: Tent!

Super Sculpey, ~30 min.

I'm back!!

I had to redeem myself after that atrocious head I made a few days ago, so I went with something I knew I could make and I think it turned out pretty nice. It doesn't hurt that my medium of choice is already the right color and consistency for an octopus, or that he's basically just eight snakes on top of an egg. Whatever! At least I'm not mortified by the most recent entry in my blog anymore. That counts for something.

You may have noticed that the posts aren't coming once a day anymore. Now that I'm back from summer vacation and working full-time at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, I can't promise a figure a day anymore. I'll post a minimum of one a week, but hopefully more often than that. Thanks for sticking with me!

Super Sculpey, ~90 min.

Class today! I finished forming my vase (the one I posted sketches of last week), and now it's ready to be fired. I also glazed one of the trays I made the first week, but it hasn't gone to the kiln yet so it still looks pretty messy. The weirdest thing about glaze is that it comes out of the bottle a totally different color than it ends up. At the moment, my forest-green-and-brown vessel (I still haven't figured out what to use it for) looks red and gray. Weird! I took a few pictures, but I think I'll just post the before and after shots next week when I see the final result.

Laguna, 2 hour class

Another test model from the big book of polymer mythical creatures. The sample image looks completely different, but I like my little guy much better. Sadly, he didn't photograph so well (part of that was waiting too long and missing the best light, part of it is those ridiculous arms), but he's still pretty cute.

Super Sculpey, 18 min.

Tonight I went to see The Wrath of Khan at Lucasfilm, and it was amazing. Not only had I never seen it (I KNOW), and not only was it at My Favorite Place Ever, there was a little trivia contest before the movie and I won! Kind of. They asked for the name of the no-win scenario, and I needed a minute for the name to come to me but I knew they'd give it to the first hand raised, so I jumped up anyway because I don't believe in a no-win scenario. And fortunately, the nice dudes next to me whispered "Kobayashi Maru!" so I shared my winnings with them: an insignia pin/USB drive (which I gave to them), a small bag of Star Trek monopoly pieces, custom made Star Trek pins, and (from what I can tell) a custom Star Trek shirt with everybody's favorite Vulcan in it. Best day ever? Yeah, I think so.

And then, even though I saw it coming, I cried when Spock died. So I did what any normal person would do: I went home and sculpted myself a pair of Vulcan ears in the bathroom with modeling clay.

As you can tell, the half-ear attempt came out a lot better than the full-ear experiment. Then again, I also spent about ten minutes on each side, so this is one of those things I'm going to revisit in a few months when I get better.

(KHAAAAAAAAAAN!)

Super Sculpey, ~10 min. per ear

Look, if you want something every day, some of them are just going to suck.

Sculpey III, ~15 min.