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Ram Pattern Finished, Plus Drawing and Sculpting Eyes
Hi Everyone, You’ve seen my ram in progress over the last few weeks, but now he’s finally done. My wolf wall sculpture pattern is almost … Read more
DIY Modeling Paste, Texturing, and Learning New Things
Hi Everyone, With Thanksgiving this week, I didn’t spend a lot of time searching for interesting stuff on the Internet, but I did experiment with … Read more
Alpaca, Acrylic Paint Tips, Holiday Sales, and Work-Life Balance
Hi Everyone, This newsletter is a day late because I ran into a few problems while I was painting my alpaca. Maybe it was because … Read more
Alpaca “Wool” and Easy Holiday Sale Ideas
Hi Everyone, I’ve been busy this week, adding paper mache clay to Kneesaa, the alpaca, but I’m also starting to think about Christmas. That’s because … Read more
Turkeys, Art Workshop, and Wurth Joint Compound for Paper Mache Clay
Hi Everyone, I hope you had a great Halloween. And now Thanksgiving is coming up – I can’t believe how fast this year has gone … Read more
New Cardboard Sculpting Book, and More Cardboard
Hi Everyone, I ordered a new book about sculpting with cardboard, and it’s now my favorite art book. Art Shaped by Darrell Wakelam This book … Read more
DAP, Tiny Birds, French Fox, and David Lemon
Hi Everyone, All these years I’ve been telling you to not buy DAP drywall jointcompound for paper mache clay. But now we know how to … Read more
Lots of Spots, Easy Figures, and Color-Infused Paper Mache
Hi Everyone, This has been a busy week. Now it’s cold and rainy, which makes it perfect for staying inside and making stuff. 🙂 If … Read more
Selling Art, Cardboard, and More Pumpkins
Hi Everyone, I didn’t get much artwork done this week – the weather forecast says we have a freeze coming tonight, so I spent two … Read more
Figure Sculpting, Mysteries, and a Silly Vampire Skull Bucket…
Hi Everyone, I’m a day late with this newsletter – maybe it’s because I got distracted by a bucket full of vampire skulls. (Or maybe … Read more