Nemo cat! watercolor and gouache

I'm really looking forward to living with Nemo next year! He is a very...blunt cat but I love him all the same. The white whiskers and eyebrows are done with gouache (Yes, I just picked those up too. More colours!)

Sorry forgot to take progress picture on this one.

Mona Cat!

Yup, another cat painting.

This is my kitty Mona. I adopted her from a shelter five years ago and she's the sweetest kitty I've ever met.

 Here are some progress pictures.

1) Fist wash with a mix of blue and red (which turned out grey).

2) A little more color and background.

3)Added some texture with a smaller brush

5)Added darker shadows and white fur.

The TARDIS is like a CAT.

 Horray! Summer shinnanigans! For this summer, I picked up watercolor. This painting is inspired by the episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor described the T.A.R.D.I.S. as a cat (because she was being mean to Oswin).

Here are some progress pictures.Constructive criticism welcome.

1) Outline with pencil and some shading in eyes. Paper's actually white, camera's just infected with my Asian-ness.

2) Applied some masking fluid on the fur to preserve the whites.

3) In hindsight, I probably should have researched on how to paint a cat BEFORE I started painting a cat.

4) Did some research on how to paint a cat.

5) Apparently Doctor Who fans have created Gallifreyan!

6) Masked the Gallifreyan in the back to preserve the colour and painted the first layer of background.

7) Masked another layer of Gallifreyan on the bottom then added more colours and salt.

 8) Rubbed off the masking fluid and salt with my fingers and added a little white on the TARDIS kitty's fur.

RAM Jewelry Set (Georgia Innocence Project Edition)

I had a surprisingly emotional and wonderfully educational summer interning at the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP).

Like any other small, non-profit organization, GIP is only able to afford hand-me-down computers that barely trudged along. I managed to salvage a couple RAM from one of the more ancient models that finally croaked and used the RAM to make a jewelry set. 

This set is available for purchase at the GIP 10th anniversary celebration where a silent auction will be held to raise (much needed) funds. Each piece was once used to help free the wrongfully prosecuted. So if you would like a slice of justice to adorn your wrist, ear lobes, or clavicle, visit the link above to purchase a ticket to the silent auction. 

You can also help to free the innocent by donating HERE or simply "like" the GIP facebook page!

The Making:

Borrowed a dremel and a drill from a friend, who also did the cutting/drilling

Cutting the pieces on a cardboard box

Due to the amount of metal on the board, it was very hard to cut straight. Only four pieces came out presentable. I think a lot of the credit should go to a friend who cut up and drill holes in the pieces but he preferred to remain anonymous.

Had my friend punch the hole by hand

Washed and cleaned

Slave Leia Crochet Doll

As a member of the pasty skinned basement-dwellers, I felt obligated to crochet a slave Leia doll. More details and progress pictures below. I roughly followed tutorials and instructions on By Hook, By Hand.

Her head can be rotated.

Her legs are stuffed with pipe cleaners so they  can hold a slight bend

The metal part of her bikini is painted on with glitter fabric paint (which takes hours to dry and tends to cake up on my fingers)

Progress Pictures

Tali Crochet Doll - Mass Effect

I just finished playing Mass Effect (the first one) and Tali'Zorah nar Rayya is definitely my favorite romantic interest. As a result, I made a Tali doll over the weekend. Most of her clothes are hot glued on since my hand hurt too much after crocheting the doll so fast to hold a needle straight. Progress pictures on the bottom.

Made her a mini boot knife

Mask Off

Mask On

Removable mask

Here are some progress pictures

Head! And the start of the body (it starts at the feet)

The legs and bodies are crocheted in one piece

Attaching head to body. I used bamboo skewers to support the head

Arms attached! I used a piece of yarn for the "tube" on her arm

Waiting for the paint to dry

Most of the straps are made from felt

1st Kyudo Class

I started kyudo (Japanese archery) today! The dojo is very beautiful, the people are easy going and the style is very traditional. It felt almost like a dance class!

Carbon fiber bows. Sensei has bamboo ones too

I like the different prints on the grip of the bow

Arrows and a quiver

28 meters to target

A senior student shooting

Path to the dojo

Emma loves pets while we get ready for class