Let me set the scene: I had met @bartimaeus for about four months at the time of this craft. And the more we got to know each other, the more I realised how unreasonably unique she was.
Now, as you may have guessed, I am in utter, pure, endless love for anything related to the sky, and the space in particular. There's no awe and breathtakingness like a starry night sky for me; it makes me shiver of amazement just to think about it. And believe me, @bartimaeus is the very person that gives me the same feelings. I can't, like physically-emotionally-mentally can't, think about her, and how much of a marvel of the universe she is, without feeling the same feeling of stunning amazement. Even now just writing all of this... she truly is my stars ✨
And do you know the soothing feeling the sound of the waves gives, and the lightheartedness of staring at the blue running beyond the horizon? I always feel a sense of belonging, a tender hug gifted by the sea. I can be myself, truly, with my strengths and weaknesses, in front of it. And again I get the same feeling from that beautiful soul that is my best friend. The way I feel free to be myself, all the affection and warmth we share... she truly is my sea 🌊
Aaaaand all of the above was what I wanted to convey in my gift. And with rainbow colors because we're both gay AF🌈. So I once again worked with wooden earrings, the same block of wood of those actually, which in hindsight has its own poetry, because the same block was the base for the gifts for my two best friends. What a career hahahah. I obviously wanted to try something new, and having already seen this technique in which you melt crayons in a carved figure, I wanted to give it a try. It's actually much more complicated than it seems, and I had to do several meltings before getting a results I was satisfied of. But when I got to it, I was very satisfied of them 🥹
And here are the usual wips
