I've got a new open access blog post up on Patreon: “Removing Underglaze From Greenware” — aka me trying to fix a piece without completely losing it. ("It" being my mental health AND the clay ghost I was working on.)
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I reviewed my ceramic ghost-making process to document how much time I was spending on each step. It turns out that I spend about 3 hours on each ghost. The open access post below goes into more detail.
Meet Vicky, the companion ghost. She is socially shy and very adventurous on her own time. On the outside, you can see that the stresses of the world have slightly flattened her out, but she always keeps her head held high. Her favourite activities are stargazing, storm chasing, and looking up to see your face as you tell her about your day. Everyone, please say hi to Vicky!
I am transitioning from tech to being an independent artist. My first collection, “Ceramic Companion Ghosts: Classic”, is ready for adoption! If one of these ghosts calls to you and you must have it, message me. Each one is available via private auction/sale until February 24th. Happy Haunting!
Spent some time at the art workbench making more ceramics. I make each piece with so much love and time. 🥰
Product photography and videography aren't my preferred forms of art, but I've got a few ceramic pieces I intend to put in my Etsy store (straithelaboratories.etsy.com) in the next few days, so I need/want to get these pictures and videos done. I am adding a bunch of small details, like this hand-sized quilt I made, to the photos to give the right vibe and hopefully make it clear that my art is not AI-generated and that I’ve put a lot of effort into it; so much so that I’ve also gone on sewing sidequests to make my impact more beautiful.
To create a vision of what I want the result of a project to look like, I take a picture of my starting point and mark it up in Procreate on my tablet. The project here is finishing the reading nook and relaxation area in my office.
So far, I have determined that I would like to add:
* a bedskirt for the daybed,
* shelves for books, decorations, and a place to put a drink while I am reading,
* finishing cord along the ceiling, and
* more art.
I added an LED strip to the reading nook in my office, so I have enough light in this corner to read by. Yes, the Stranger Things-style lighting definitely isn't the best for reading, as the colours constantly shift in this pattern, but I love how it looks in photos. 😜
I drew a small toad, 3D-printed a bunch as I dialed in the settings, and now they are all over me. The .stl and other files are up on my MakerWorld account.
makerworld.com/models/2113918
