Righto before I get to the good stuff and keep this a good space. Time for a little bit of a vent. There are certain persons in the mini world who are intent on causing disharmony and spreading degrogatory bile about others.
There is not a creative mind that I know of who doesnt look towards people they admire. You learn from them you are inspired by them. A visual artist absorbs the veritable eye candy that is offered them and becomes infused with creative energy and productivity. Anyone who is creative takes whatever medium they work with and seeks to improve and refine their own work. Many of us have a library of books with techniques, images and materials that we use to create our own artwork.
Having been an adult education arts and crafts tutor/lecturer for about 10 years I know from experience that you can put an apple on a table, 20 people will try to draw that apple and you will get 20 interpretations of what people perceive to be an apple.
How many people do you know who have made a witch, an elf, a chef or a mandrake? Do they all look the same? No. All the ideas are there and many people have the same ideas, it is what you do with that idea, your interpretation of it that makes it different.
I do not steal, I get an idea and form it into my own interpretation of whatever it is I am making.
After Pudsey I am going to do a work in progress. A doll from start to finish, if anyone would like to suggest an idea or theme I am open to suggestions. I
Real life has hit me hard over the last two weeks, aside from a couple of really crappy emails I found in my spam folder, I have also had to do some sorting out with regards to my brother who has been in a secure hospital for a while now.
But, I take a deep breath, and say a doll a day? Ha, ha, ha LOL I also forgot the other minis I do. The new piece for Pudsey took 3 days just to get the base right. The dolls for that are in production. The pea green boat took a morning of faffing and making, along with decorating a mini christmas tree. But I am on track and I am having fun.
Alice is currently hairless again 4 wigs later LOL I am waiting for some new mohair to come and then I will have another go at her hair or she will be the first Alice with a hat.
Half term will slow me down and Wednesday the girls and I are going to see that Imaginarium film. So in the evenings I am costuming and doing the little minis.
The mushroom the catterpillar is sitting on has a resin top and a clay stem. The orginal mushroom stem was too thin and high. His arms are moveable and his hooka is made from a glass jar that Debbie from Tiny Treasures sent me (bless you and thank you xxx).
Use your imagintion and you can fly to stars and very high. There you will shine for your light shines bright no matter if it is the darkest day or darkest night.....
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