Since I'm Getting Ready To Leave For A Big Trip On Monday, This Little Guy From The Hitchhiker's Guide

Since I'm getting ready to leave for a big trip on Monday, this little guy from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy seemed appropriate. This is Marvin from the most recent film adaptation. Trivia about Marvin: he's the inspiration for the name of a Radiohead song and he would never forget to bring a towel.

Actually, because of the aforementioned trip, he's probably the last figure you'll see from me for about three weeks. As soon as I get back, rest assured that they will continue! Don't panic.

Super Sculpey, ~60 min.

Three bees today, taking advantage of the lovely weather outside today. Tried Sculpey III for the first time and found it a little tough to mold, although the fact that it was firm enough to hold its shape was nice. Tried out a few different styles, too. Unsurprisingly, the Play-Doh bee (yellow and blue) looks terrible and wanted to fall apart, but it was really helpful to make more or less the same shape in three different media right after each other. If for no other reason than to reaffirm my undying love for Super Sculpey (<3!).

Play-Doh (yellow and blue), Super Sculpey (pink), and Sculpey III (black), ~50 min.

Today: Buffy riding a unicorn.

This was another attempt from the big book of polymer mythical creatures. I used a wire armature for the first time, which meant I got to experience the joy of not realizing my proportions were off until 45 minutes worth of clay was stacked on top of it. Hence the awkward angle of the photo! He's really more giraffe than unicorn, as it turns out.

Super Sculpey, ~60 min.

Hi, Kidlette, I'd love to see an Egyptian piece. As simple as a pyramid or a complicated as Hatshepsut's temple. You pick! - momlette

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Today, just a few miles down the street from my apartment in San Francisco, Judge Walker overturned Proposition 8. I'm a little teary-eyed thinking about how happy I am for all my friends here in California who will soon have the right to marry the people they love. So, because I was feeling all mushy and sentimental today, I made this little rose. (But I'm still me, so I photographed it like the cover of a trashy romance novel. Obviously.)

I know there's still a long road to travel until everyone in this country enjoys the same freedoms, but we got a little bit closer today. Feels pretty good.

Super Sculpey, ~40 min.

Rhonda tells me "sloths are the new birds" (in reference to the hip animal du jour), so she requested that I make her a sloth. She did not specify that it be anorexic, nor that it only have fur on the right side of its body. I took those artistic liberties myself.

Super Sculpey, ~90 min.