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I’ve been recovering from a concussion, trying to take it easy, trying not to look at screens too much. Can’t remember the last time I’ve gone this long without drawing, but really felt the itch to doodle a couple Neanderthal portraits today
I think it went well! Have had hominins on the mind lately, and it was nice to experiment with a very casual stab at paleoart in that area
Day 35: The deposits of wet pollen are really starting to make this feel like some carcass you’d find in the woods
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Pet commissions are OPEN!
They’re $80/each or $110 for two, DM or email for more info. I wanna draw your fuzzy, feathery, scaly, or slimy friends!
As always, I deeply appreciate any support and signal boosting. Being an artist has always been tough, but AI sure is making it tougher, things are getting a bit scary. Please support real human artists when you can. Keep creating, everyone <3
Day 29: Flaking and flaking
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Day 18: I’m a little late in posting this one, but I snapped some more decay pics the other day!
Paint is bubbling and cracking, most interesting to me is how some of the individual paper-mache strips are becoming visible through all these cycles rain and drying
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Some more critter portraits I’ve done recently, including the glorious animals of @chlmera and @dogrocks 🌸
Seriously I love making these so much, still open for commissions!
Pet commissions are OPEN!
They’re $80/each or $110 for two, DM or email for more info. I wanna draw your fuzzy, feathery, scaly, or slimy friends!
As always, I deeply appreciate any support and signal boosting. Being an artist has always been tough, but AI sure is making it tougher, things are getting a bit scary. Please support real human artists when you can. Keep creating, everyone <3
Day 8: Oh boy the paint is really starting to flake now
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Pet commissions are OPEN!
They’re $80/each or $110 for two, DM or email for more info. I wanna draw your fuzzy, feathery, scaly, or slimy friends!
As always, I deeply appreciate any support and signal boosting. Being an artist has always been tough, but AI sure is making it tougher, things are getting a bit scary. Please support real human artists when you can. Keep creating, everyone <3
Day 6: Man oh man we had some strong winds and rain last night. Honestly my boy here held up remarkably well considering, but we’re starting to see the first real signs of damage now. It’s the beginning of the end
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Day 5: Overcast today, the first rains should be hitting our Allosaurus this evening. I’m not used to thinking of art as something impermanent, in the way we’re impermanent. I look to my cat, the people in my life, I know we’re not here forever and one of us will have to lose the other at some point. But art can live on forever, right? At least a very long time. It feels so weird to choose loss
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Day 4: Tomorrow it’s going to rain and I’m feeling on edge. I guess it’s the last moment to change my mind and take him back inside, but I have to let it happen. I’ll miss you, buddy
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Day 3: We’ve had good weather so everything is still very intact
Bonus pic of my mom’s cat, Martha Babka, cautiously investigating
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Funeral for a friend: decay, extinction, and saying goodbye
This paper-mache 1:1 scale allosaurus bust holds a special place in my heart, he’s one of the first sculptures I ever made. Apologies for the level of scientific accuracy here—it was 2013, I was young and naive.
The planets have aligned in an unfortunate way, and it’s time for me to send him off to the great beyond. I’ve fretted for a long time about how to do this.
I decided to let him slip away in a slow decay, rather than a blaze of glory. I’ll be documenting my buddy here slowly melt back into the earth. He’s made of paper, cardboard, and flour paste; I’ll gather up his polymer clay teeth as they shake loose during his final rest in my parents’ backyard. Big thank you to my folks for allowing me to do this weird thing.
For as long as it takes I’ll document the process of my allosaurus friend disappearing. I’ve been thinking a lot about loss and goodbyes in the past few years. Decay too. The permanence of it all makes my stomach twist, even for a silly dinosaur sculpture. Once it’s gone it can’t come back
Y'all like girls who like twizzlers, right?
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Pigeon!
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Not to be cheesy, but it really does warm my heart when I’m asked to make these. I know I have to get every little detail and marking right because their human knows every little detail and marking, I’m drawing an animal that is so very loved 🥺
Pet commissions are OPEN!
They’re $80/each or $110 for two, DM or email for more info. I wanna draw your fuzzy, feathery, scaly, or slimy friends!
As always, I deeply appreciate any support and signal boosting. Being an artist has always been tough, but AI sure is making it tougher, things are getting a bit scary. Please support real human artists when you can. Keep creating, everyone <3
A couple pieces I made for a zine that will accompany the very cool "Folkgore" enamel pin collection (check it out!!)
The Dullahan is a headless rider from Irish folklore, and the Aosaginohi is a yokai in the form of a glowing night heron
Pet commissions are OPEN!
They’re $80/each or $110 for two, DM or email for more info. I wanna draw your fuzzy, feathery, scaly, or slimy friends!
As always, I deeply appreciate any support and signal boosting. Being an artist has always been tough, but AI sure is making it tougher, things are getting a bit scary. Please support real human artists when you can. Keep creating, everyone <3
A couple kitty commissions I made earlier this year
DM to snag a pet portrait of your own! Commissions are open and finances are tough, folks. Truly appreciate any support and signal boosting 🌱
Just opened up 10 new slots! DM for details! Thanks for sharing and boosting ✨
Hey everyone, I’ve had a big project that I was counting on this year fall through, and it's time to pay some rent and vet bills. I really appreciate any support and signal boosting!
I have 10 slots open for portrait commissions through the end of the year. People, animals, or fantasy creatures
Could be you, your character, fanart, or a pet/animal. Want to see them as a vampire, werewolf, zombie, or other monster for spooky season? Let’s make that dream a reality
Commissions are for personal use only, for commercial inquiries please contact me for rates. DM or email to snag your slot!
Sometimes when you make comics you draw a face you like. Hope I did justice to the pencils?
Soup comic #4: Happy Eyes
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Soup Comic 3: The feline urge to demand something then immediately decide you don’t want it
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