Dream Raven Designs

I'm an artist, writer, and farmer. I work in a variety of mediums, and share my farm with a menagerie of critters that frequently find their way into my art.

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Miniature Kent mangoes finished, which means I finally get to eat the real one they're modeled after! #miniatures #miniature #polymerclayfood #mangoes #dreamraven

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Getting ready to bake assorted 1:12 scale mango goodies. #miniatures #miniature #polymerclayfood #mangoes #dreamraven

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Working on a new batch of mangoes. This batch will be the Kent variety and will include green and ripe mangoes. #miniatures #miniature #polymerclayfood #dreamraven

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Finally a break in the rain! I'm out photographing as many prints as I can before the rain returns. #art #whales #dreamraven

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Getting ready to prime the hardboard my sister got me for Chistmas. This one will hopefully become a painting of a giant Pacific octopus, but I haven't used oils since art school, so this will be an adventure! #painting #art #dreamraven

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Finished scale calculations--getting ready to cut Basswood for a a 1:12 scale '70s dinning table. #miniatures #miniature #woodworking #dreamraven

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Unpacking new eco-friendly bamboo and rubber tree frames for prints. Time to see how the prints fit! #art

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Just received a new shipment of giclée prints fresh from the press. #art #animalart #petportrait #dreamraven

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Collecting naturally molted feathers for dream catchers. These are from my khaki campbell duck girls, Khak and Ping. #dreamcatcher #ducks #dreamraven

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I roughed out Sasquatch's right hand and arm fur then he escaped to the kitchen. #bigfoot #toys #sculpting #dreamraven

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Starting to sculpt eyes and fur on Sasquatch. #bigfoot #toys #sculpting #dreamraven

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Starting wooly mammoth ornament rough sculpt while Sasquatch visits the oven. #sculpting #dreamraven #woolymammoth

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Sculpting details on the pumpkin pears (with the orange quince WIPs in the upper left). #miniatures #polymerclayfood #miniature #dreamraven

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Measuring Mutsu apple models to shrink. #miniatures #apples #dreamraven

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Starting to sculpt a face for Sasquatch. #bigfoot #sasquatch #toys #handmade

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The pumpkins are lit! I did one of my chickens, Jude, and my sister did a lovely deer.

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This year's pumpkins are lit--I did one of my chickens, Jude, dressed up as a witch, and my sister did a lovely deer. #Halloween #jackolantern #pumpkincarving #pumpkins