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Just making things to make things

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Made my brother a tote bag of his goofy squish face cat. I made a bunch that I will share eventually, but this one is my favourite. Twixie really gave me a lot to work with with this photo. Her fur mats easily so she gets a yearly lion cut. She loves it and she runs around like a kitten after her shave.

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Kitty cat ornament for an old friend! She sent me a few photos and the cats expression was the same in every one, so goofy.

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Cat ornaments for friends and family. I have been having fun doing these, and the photo of myself drawing makes me laugh.

The last two are plastic ornaments. I bought some glass ones and I am going to test out how well everything sticks on them. A few people have asked to buy them but I think I might save that for next year. It is delicate so I am not really sure about shipping them, maybe I can do pickup locations at events I attend instead.

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Carving my cat out of wood at the TDSB. I started seeing wood carved cats pp up on my insta and I became obsessed. I have always loved sculpting, but carving seemed so mind boggling to me. Starting with a block and cutting away, I just didn't understand how something could be formed from that. This is my first carving, and still working on it. I want to make the face and fluffs pop out more.

She looks so peaceful here, it's 9 am and she's about to start screaming.

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I took a stained glass workshop a few weeks ago, and now I really want to do more. It's expensive to start up and I just got my tax bill 😭

I had a lot of fun doing this though, something to look forward to doing more when I am able to. It was a lot less draughting than I thought it would be. I managed to make it through without cutting myself (burnt a few hairs while soldering haha). I have been seeing a lot of really cool creations and it's given me loads of ideas. One day!

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I haven't made a post here in a long time, I don't think I ever really got the hang of tumblr. When I was younger I used to share my work on deviant art, I loved interacting with other artists, I would improve on my work and it was a tonne of fun.

I have lost a lot of that joy over the years, and I am trying to bring that back in my life. I have been too busy over the last few years to experiment creatively. I felt a tremendous amount of guilt if I work on something for myself, instead of working on work. Working from home did a number on me, but I am starting to feel better as I do more. I am here, and on Instagram with no expectations.

Here is a lino cut I did during a workshop last week based on a photo I took at Allan Gardens. I carved it in about 2 hours. This isn't the first lino I have done, but it is the quickest and cleanest print I have made. I learned lots of great tips and I am excited to carve more!