Hello again!

How are you? i’m well. 

I altered some bits and bobs that would become charms I’ll be using for necklaces. I got this wide metal heart and single round pink earring from the swap meet that I added some jump rings to. I also uncovered a few unused charms I made probably 2 years or so ago, and added jump rings to those as well. I feel like the long chain pairs nicely because they’re vertical pieces. I like wearing this chain long, but did add a jump ring so it can be altered shorter.

Excuse the crudity of the model. I’ve always loved the idea of making a funky bonnet for myself, so maybe the Bloop costume could be my chance. Still debating whether I’d add the fin to said bonnet or maybe to the back of my body suit? That’s likely a cross-that-bridge-once-we-get-there situation.

It all feels doable now, but likely because it only exists on paper. I haven’t had the chance to check any second-hand shops, but that'll be my first stop. I would like to practice affordable and resourceful costume making to the best of my abilities. Ideally, I spend as little as possible, and maybe try out a new method or two for the execution. I hope in the next week or so to do a first run at a few of the makeup looks I’d need to accomplish: likely just The Bloop and Groucho. I’ll likely post those when I do. 

Lastly, did just a little stamping on a few tee shirts. I traced this ice cream design onto a scrap of fabric to sew onto the tote bag project. 

 I haven’t been able to get myself to finish stamping the letters to the lyrics “I’ve gotta be me” on my striped sweater. Especially with this heat, I don’t plan to wear it- why bother? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe soon. I still have to finish the text on my rain slicker. Although, the June gloom kind of came and went where I am, and there’s likely no inclimate weather in my future. Whatever, we’ll see. 

This week: sew tote bag? clothing pile? costumes?

I have all the pieces made for the tote bag, so I'll likely attach them when i get the chance. It'd be nice to stamp those clothes, even if they just end up sitting around. Hopefully will make a stop to look for materials, too. 

see u next time

thank u for stopping by <3

X-O-X-O 

benzie

p.s - The Stay a While refresh is nearly done if you're interested! Inspired by my good friend during her birthday month <3 

Hello again <3

Here are some views from my sketchbook. . .. . . … ..

I made a few changes, aside from the larger monthly ones, to the Stay a while page these last few days. I added a link to a page that contains all of the write-ups I’ve done thus far, and have been erased since (so the info is still there despite the cycling of new content)

I also got a chance to update my page of archived wearable pieces! I love to see all the clothing and jewelry I’ve made previously. 

I spent some time on the birthday gift projects too. I wish I could share now but I think they’ll be worth the wait :-)

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮/ 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴/ 𝘫𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘳𝘺?

Today I’m finally finding the motivation to work on some unfinished apparel projects. I also got all excited to work on purses the other week and never did it x_x finding the motivation to do that too. I’ve liked the thought of stenciling some new designs on a purse so maybe I can work on stenciling and purses simultaneously.  

I’d really love to make it to the library too, in hopes of borrowing their sewing machine. I have an additional pile of unfinished clothing projects, but these need alterations. I might even try altering by hand if the sewing machine has already been borrowed for the month. I figure it’d be worth knowing how to do.

I picked up more jump rings, too. I think I'll spend time on jewelry alterations too <3

Kind of a short one today, I know

Thank you for sticking around regardless



XOxOxOxOxO  

__  kenzie . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

ᴴᵃᵖᵖʸ ᴹᵒⁿᵈᵃʸ !!!!

I wouldn't blame you if you didn't recognize me. .. . ... it's been entirely too long! life is certainly happening for me right now, but the plan is to keep weekly updates going for the foreseeable future. ♡ ♡

The sketchbook throughout the week … ….

I haven’t customized/ painted a purse in a long time, and this week I’ve realized it was toooo long. I have more purses I’ve been meaning to do something with, so I think I’ll bring them out this upcoming week. 

i also did more planning for my 2 future head jewelry projects. There's not much to show for them yet, but i'm excited for their outcome :D i need to pick up a LOT of jump rings in the next few days, but once i do i should have more to share.

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: tote bag project, more leather painting, and head jewelry

I'm gonna take a closer look at the blank leather bags I have and make some plans with those :) I also want to pick up those jump rings and start piecing together the head jewelry projects. If i get a chance , I'd also love to sew up the elements on my new tote

I'm sure i'll see you sooner than later, but until then

thank u thank u so much for stopping by



til next time

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__ ʷᵉⁿᶻⁱᵉ

Sheesh it’s been a few weeks. . .. ... .. . .... . . . .. .. . ....

Hello again

I did some drawing –

I also did some customizing on a few apparel projects: Spray painting, stamping and drawing. 

I’ve also decided on a few costumes I’ll be working on for the next few months ☆⋆｡°✩  

(this list is subject to change)

• Mothra
• Jean Jacket (from ‘Nope’ 2022)
• The Bloop
• Groucho Marx

I have a few other ideas too, but again, all of it subject to change. I was working on a list of what I’d need to achieve these, and it’s super doable (especially if my deadline is Halloween).

I know Mothra and Jean Jacket will likely take the longest. I even considered 2 different costumes representing 2 different iterations of the character. i know the delivery is going to be somewhat abstract, so i think I'm gonna have to iron out more details and work on more sketches before even I know exactly what to expect from the outcome.



I also have little idea of how I'm going to execute a costume design for the Bloop, and am even unsure if I'll be able to deliver how i want- but it won't stop me from trying.

For Groucho, I’ll just need a few articles of clothing- the rest will really just be makeup. 

idk we'll see c:

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: purses & jewelry probably

I want to alter a few personal jewelry pieces, as well as make myself a few new pairs of earrings. Specifically, with the girl head charms seen here

I also want to customize more apparel and maybe paint a few purses of mine- so it looks like it’ll be a week of wearables.

More sketching for the costume projects too- so hopefully I’ll have more tangible plans to share next week ❤︎⁠❤︎⁠❤︎⁠

thanks for stopping by- i appreciate you so much.

i could give you my whole heart for giving me and my silly ideas the time of day

til next time

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXXOXOXOXOXOXOOO

__ ᴮᵉⁿᶻⁱᵉ

ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ ⁿᵉʷ ʷᵉᵉᵏ <³

Hey ! I missed you !!

I ended up taking part in a fantastic BBQ for 4/20, so I decided to skip my last entry. Some dear friends and I grilled up some Asada and projected the movie “Smiley Face” (2007) in the backyard to celebrate the occasion <3

As far as creative projects … . . . .. . . .. . .. .

I did a little drawing in the sketchbook ⋆｡°✩ ⋆｡°✩

It’s also quite a bit early, but I’ve been pondering Summerween/Halloween costumes . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁



I‘m happy to think of them sooner than later so I can put time into sourcing materials second-hand and making the details myself. The costumes I did last year were fun, inexpensive, and mostly handmade, but I’ve set my sights on some cool projects this time around. I don’t think I’ll share them just yet? I still want to ensure the more involved ideas are possible, but in one of my next few posts I’ll probably share some ideas and their plans :,) I’m so excited!! 

It’s felt like a long 2 weeks, but that’s kind of everything I did creatively. I was needed pretty busy and needed elsewhere, but have plans for the week to come!

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: apparel & drawing & gift ideas

I just picked up a few blank shirts and have a few ideas for them. I also have some projects from a few weeks back I keep meaning to go back to, but just haven’t. so i'm hoping to work on some clothes this week and maybe jewelry?

There are also a few birthdays/celebrations coming up for me, so I may start putting together some gift ideas :-)

I’ll probably draw more too – I’m yearning to make doodles that make me proud.

I like u I appreciate u

Thank you for stopping by for this brief catchup

Xxooxxooxxooxxooxxooxxooxxoo

__ benzie ❤︎₊ ⊹ ❤︎₊ ⊹

Mondaayy mondaaayyyyy

I hope your week was lovely, welcome back . . . ..

⋆⭒˚.⋆ ⋆⭒˚.⋆ ⋆⭒˚.⋆ ⋆⭒˚.⋆ ⋆⭒˚.⋆

Ⓜⓞⓝⓓⓐⓨ

i did nothing of note. Have an old doodle.

Ⓣⓤⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ & Ⓦⓔⓓⓝⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ

I’ve been really into the idea of face and head jewelry lately, so I wanted to brainstorm a few ideas.

(a little inspiration if you’re curious VVVV) 

*click image to visit source*

It’s still super minimal and early in the process, but I want to spend a little extra time on it, and ideally have it done by summer. I absolutely love the idea of making a beaded one too that looks slightly different in structure, but feel less confident in my ability in beads, as I do with hardware and metal pieces. Idk maybe if I start to get the hang of the first one, I’ll dive headlong into the second- why not? Either way you’ll hear more about the progress on this endeavor in the coming weeks. 

As far as face jewelry goes- I know the execution for some of my ideas will be a bit simpler, and I have an idea of how I want a few pieces to look. Will definitely be working on at least one this week- we’ll see how far I get <3

Ⓣⓗⓤⓡⓢⓓⓐⓨ

Ⓕⓡⓘⓓⓐⓨ

Ⓢⓐⓣⓤⓡⓓⓐⓨ & Ⓢⓤⓝⓓⓐⓨ

Spent some time drawing this weekend <3 

Saturday, mostly around the house, but Sunday I met up with a crafting group I’ve been taking part in! We met at Portola Coffee Roasters in Costa Mesa and tried their banana matcha, which was delightful. The seating & atmosphere was super nice and spacious too which was cool :-) I love spending time with other creatives- it reminds me that art is infinite, and that beauty can be found everywhere. 

Ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｅｋ：metal accessories / more drawing / whatever :p 

Feeling a little consumed by the idea of wearing a metal head piece around, so I’ll definitely be working on that a bit more. I also think I want to visit a few local bead/ hardware shops to get ideas for the new projects.

Drawings felt like they sucked a little less this time around, so I’ll spend more time doing that too. I had a nightmare around a month ago and have been tempted to draw some of what I saw before I woke up. Maybe I’ll do that also, idk.

I like u I appreciate u and thank u for taking off ur shoes before coming in



Til next week

Xo

benzie

°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, & 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

ⓜⓞⓝⓓⓐⓨ & ⓣⓤⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ

lots of time in the sun drawing in the sketchbook . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ and finishing the panda stamp :3

ⓦⓔⓓⓝⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ & ⓣⓗⓤⓡⓢⓓⓐⓨ

i was killing time during my mid-week lull and got into a little pre-shower makeup, so thought I'd share ^^

the makeup i used was not ideal for face painting at allll - i mostly used lipstick, eyeliner, and a white foundation corrector. I liked doing it so much, though, I'm kind of currently looking into face paints to use when i feel like it. Maybe I'll post more who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This was kind of the little project I was referring to in my past post? My initial idea was to use this reference picture and make my face into a 3d paper mache piece or even a mask, but the thought kind of overwhelmed me. I haven’t finished my chuck e cheese project, and have barely started my unicorn project :,) so I guess this idea can wait? Idk that hasn’t stopped me before, we’ll see what happens D:

ⓕⓡⓘⓓⓐⓨ

ⓢⓐⓣⓤⓡⓓⓐⓨ & ⓢⓤⓝⓓⓐⓨ

ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｅｋ： new shirts / sketchbook

I’ll be customizing my new shirts from the discount store this week. I want to do more drawing because these last few pages have kinda felt like duds :/ I’m putting all the cans and such away for now, I think. I kind of thought about trying my hand at a mobile like I had mentioned before, but now I’m re-thinking the whole thing.. .. .. . .. . I’ll check my half-finished project pile and see what calls my name

Thank u for stopping by I’ll miss u wanna kiss u

Til next time

Xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo

❀ kenze ❀

Good evening and happy Monday !!

I had a full week last week

ᗰOᑎᗪᗩY

I decorated a little trinket shelf for my wall <3 

TᑌEᔕᗪᗩY & ᗯEᗪᑎEᔕᗪᗩY

I caught up on some reading: I’ve finished up Lord of the Flies and Clockwork Orange and have now started on Make room! Make room! By Harry Harrison and Tender is the flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.

I also did some drawing in the sketchbook

((last one is old, i just felt like re-visiting))

TᕼᑌᖇᔕᗪᗩY 

ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY 

VVVVV the song that carried me into the weekend / great hula hooping track

ᔕᗩTᑌᖇᗪᗩY 

I inherited more cans from Miriah today!! (thank you again <3) My cup runneth over with cute materials so I’ll be using them every chance I get. 

ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩY

ᴺᵉˣᵗ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: new project? More can art and better drawings

I have a new project idea and I really want to start. It’s another paper mache piece, and while I do have 2 I’m currently working on. . . I’m probably still gonna start it (: will update with progress if I make any ⋆｡°✩

I'll keep cutting up cans too, and give some new ideas a try there.

I want to do more drawing as well - ideally drawings i like better because i didn't love what i got from last week :|

either waaay

thankyou anyway for stopping by and reaching the end of this post <33

i appreciate you

X O X O X O

( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

benzie

p.s If you’re interested: I added more scans of my junk journal to the stay a while page! I still have way more to include, so I may do that next week :] I’ve really been slacking with posting them, but will be updating them as long as I’m adding to it <3 

p.p.s keep an eye out for April's theme change on the site- there'll be new stuff on the stay a while page for that too. i'll be working on it tonight

p.p.p.s idk why my pictures are still coming out sideways- ill try to get that fixed x_x

hiiiii again

here's a little glimpse into last week. . .. . .... .. . . . .. .... .. . . .. . . . ....

Ｍｏｎｄａｙ & Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ　

Hula hoop at the park

lots of drawing in my sketchbook. No progress pictures so this is what I was left with at the end of the week.

Ｔｈｕｒｓｄａｙ

Started brainstorming a new outline for an old project? A bit over a year ago I put together a small wire fixture/mobile to display some old fishing lures I have. I want to take it apart and re-build it in a different shape. Maybe a spiral? I think that’d look so cute when it spins. Probably won’t get around to it this week, but maybe next. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ｆｒｉｄａｙ & Ｓａｔｕｒｄａｙ　

I got a chance to personalize with some spray paint this past week. I added text to the back of my yellow rain slicker. I added some heads to a really long yellow dress. I was thinking of creating kind of a 3D effect by spraying another outline, near the initial, but just in another color. There's a sizeable stain on the side- maybe the heads will obscure it. I only did one side of each, but I plan to add more this upcoming week.

While I had the textile spray paint out, I figured I’d change the color of the strap on my chicken purse. It was initially yellow, but I sprayed it brown instead. I think it goes with more of my clothes that way. I still have to go in with a paint brush and do some touchups, but otherwise she is done ⋆｡°✩

Ｓｕｎｄａｙ

More drawing in the sketchbook and a long walk to Wholesome choice. 

TᕼIᔕ ᗯEEK: Draw as much as possible / can art / spray paint projects

thank u for stopping by - i appreciate you so much !!

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⠀⠀⠀⢻⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡼⠃

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠶⣄⠶⠋ ⠀⠀⠀+. *

♡ ♡ i hope this week treats you well ♡ ♡

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOOOOXOXOXOOOOOOOOOXOXOXOOX

kenze

p.s i know my pictures are sideways i can't fix it rn sory o_o

Hello hello again

Last week was good- I was able to spend a lot of time getting creative and working on projects <3

ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY

I did some more stamping and drawing on my 2 personal hoodie projects. I love how they’re turning out so much!! I added a few new My Immortal quotes to the grey one, and plan to add more once these are dried/cured. Once I wrap up the body of the jacket, the final step will be to spray paint stripes on to the hood. I might add stripes to the body, but I’m not positive yet.



The purple one still feels like it’s missing something, but I have a few larger designs I plan to fill the space with. I think the goal is to just fill it as much as possible- more lyrics (maybe in a different font), more drawings and maybe some good stand-alone quotes.

I just can’t wait until they’re done so I can wear them out :,)



Not that their unfinished nature has stopped me from doing that, but still. . ... ..

ᔕᗩTᑌᖇᗪᗩY

It was beautiful outside so I took a really long walk and did some hula hooping at the park

When I got home I made a little bleach mixture and used an extra spray bottle to put stencil designs onto some shirts.

Some of the designs bled a bit- I think I went a little too hard with the bleach. I’ve found that the best practice for a relatively even outline is to spray lightly with bleach, and when the remaining liquid gathers on the stencil sheet (a laminated sheet of paper) I use a paint brush to gather the excess and manually fill some gaps. 

ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩY

I hula hooped at the weekly city hall demonstration for democracy, and when I got home I spray painted and stamped some older Die laughing pieces. They still need to be cured and washed, but I like them better than before <3 

last one is a personal piece - the back was initially blank, but i thought an all-over design would look better.         

TᕼIᔕ ᗯEEK: further customize hoodie projects/ more doodling/ etc etc etc

lots i wanna do but no way to put it into words right now! I'm gonna post this and pick up a project and see where it takes me!

I kind of like the idea of a weekly log that is broken down in this way, but i don't know if it'll stick.

we'll see!

thank you for always coming back

xoxoxoxo

Benzie

Hellooooo hello hello ❤︎⁠

I did some customizing on 2 of my hoodies in progress, too. These have been such fun projects.

Tomorrow I’ll be adding some drawings to the front of the grey hoodie. After, I’ll do a little stamping, and add more quotes from my immortal. If I have some time I’ll probably spray paint black stripes on the hood too. 

I'll probably keep peppering the purple hoodie with stamps and lyrics. I kind of want them both to be covered with odds and ends <3

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ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᵂᴱᴱᴷ: I think I’m just gonna do a lot of drawing. I’ll probably add those additional touches to the hoodie projects too. 

I’ve also considered a new format for blog entries? Maybe not permanently, maybe not every single week but idk I think i could afford to shake it up a little.

I hope to see you there! And I hope you’re doing well

Thank you for stopping by for this one <3 I appreciate you sm

xxxxxxxxoooooooooooooooooo

Benze 

Hello!!

Happy new month

I also got the chance to work on some old stamps, as well as design some new ones. Mostly small designs with fine details. I loveee making large stamps, but haven’t been especially inspired by a big project lately. 

I really love this batch of stamps. The loco coco design from the block headz has to be a new all-time favorite. I also find the panda and the big nosed puppy are super cute. I think the more I practice with these small stamps, the cleaner my lines turn out.

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: finish the last bit of stamps, re-visit paper mache stuff, work on Chuck e Cheese shadow box

Gonna have a busy and productive week!! Can't wait to show you what comes of it.

Also, the stay a while page has also been updated for the new month, so be sure to check that out if you’d like <3

Thanks so much for swinging byyy

OOOXXXOOOXXXOOOXXXOOO

Kenzi



p.s. here's a song I wanted to share with you . ... . . . .



☆ happy Tuesday, everyone !! ☆

I did a lot of letter stamping and drawing on a few articles of personal apparel, too, and finally added a drawing to my pants project. I’m still sketching ideas on them with water soluble ink, but this line art of The cat mcdonald’s toy plush is the first step to many. Hoping to put plenty of time into them in the near future so I can finally wear these out :D

♡ ᐯᗩᒪEᑎTIᑎE'ᔕ ᗪᗩY ♡

I wanted to share pictures from my weekend travels in San Diego for valentine’s weekend with my lovely partner <3 One of my favorite stops was Balboa Park, and in it, the Museum of Us. There was so much to see, we only got a chance to visit a fraction of the exhibits before we were off to our next spot. However, when we got our tickets for entry, we were told we could get a free complimentary annual membership- allowing us unlimited visits for a year! Safe to say we will be hopping on a train to visit again asap!!

Lastly, thought I’d share a few little gifts I made for my lovely friends and some fragments from our trip to the high desert. It was so much fun- my friend Megan is the best host, and her home is absolutely beautiful. Personalized galentine’s cards and pipe cleaner kitties all around <3 

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: work on new stamps?

Complete the final layer of mache on Chuck project!

I want to pivot a little in my project execution this week. I think I may want to brainstorm or even start some new rubber stamps. It’s been a while, and I’d love to start on something fresh. Stamps are probably some of my favorite projects to take on because they’re kind of infinite. Make one stamp and you get the design for always!



That being said- hoping to get to a good stopping point for the Chuck plaque! The final product is in sight!

Also, the blog posts will be more prompt in the coming weeks. The valentine’s plans with my darling partner and best fwends took priority, but I’ll have time for these upcoming posts. I’m also trying out a kinda new weekly schedule (still trying to balance all of life’s to-do’s and stay creative simultaneously) so ideally my weeks stay productive and fluid <3

thank you for stopping by for this long long post

i appreciate you !!!!

X O X O X O X O

-3 beanzie salad (idk)

hiya

I still don’t feel confident about the name choice, but I think I’ll post it to the online gallery and see if it sticks.

Food for thought, I think.

The chuck e cheese plaque is going well, and should be finished by the end of the month. The unicorn is going well too, but most of the recent progress on it was on paper, when sketching the body, etc. I had initially wanted this to be a 3 dimensional, independently standing piece, but have since reconsidered. It’ll most likely be displayed on a wall. There will be 3 dimensional aspects, but it will be half a unicorn. I do want to make something free-standing in the near future, though. 

Lastly, did some touching up on my galentine’s/valentine’s gifts. Maybe I’ll share them after the fact, maybe not <3

This week: progress on chuck e cheese & Unicorn project. Try to draw every day. Finish shell flower

I ran out of wire and didn’t get a chance to finish my shell project but will probably take a walk this week to get more and complete the stems. It shouldn’t take long.

That’ll do it for me

I appreciate that you stop by

Have a lovely week

X o

knzie

Helllooooooooooo

It feels like it’s been forever!! How are you doing? I’m doing well and am glad I took the week off from making a post- I had a lot to catch up on. 

Okay so a little of everything I’ve got to share with you!!

It’s been2 weeks of crafting

I made some pipe cleaner cats (pipe cleaners and sequin eyes courtesy of my friend megan <3) These are so fun to make- i’d love to spend some time learning how to make more things from pipe cleaners.

I also went to a seafood boil for the first time and brought home a bag of mussel shells, so I wanted to put them to some use. I cleaned them all and separated a few to use for a flower. To maintain the shine of the interior of the shell I added Vaseline and a layer of clear nail polish. I tested one with gloss mod podge, but it didn’t give the same amount of shine, so I opted for the nail polish. The first picture is how it looks currently, and the second is how I want the stem to look once I pick up some wire.

Lastly, I did some paper mache! And I made progress on the Chuck E Cheese project! ! at long last. The small sections that needed filling felt so tedious, but I think with paste and tissue, I can build it up nicely. After a few more layers, I’ll just have to sand and paint :,)

While I had my paste and paper mache out I also started the unicorn head! I actually got a lot done on the one side. I think I could even have the whole head done this week. No promises, but I would love to make it happen :D

I also got a chance to do some painting. I spent the most time working on “Semi-real”, and I like how it’s going. I think I’m going to make a few changes with the background colors, but I think I mostly like it. I’ll give it another week and call it done <3 Progress on other canvases felt a little less progressive. The untitled sunscreen painting started driving me so nuts, I just painted over her face entirely. With shading, I think I could even like her with a covered face. I’m still at a standstill with Niphetos -maybe I can figure that out this week. 

i put together a few small jewelry projects too- I've wanted a necklace that matches my grommet belt, so i put one together :) the other pieces were WIPS that just needed some putting together.

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ:

𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘌 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 “𝘚𝘦𝘮𝘪-𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳.

What more can I say? I’ll post some progress asap ♡

The stay a while page is also freshly updated for February! So take a look at that if you feel like it <3

thank you for stopping by - i appreciate you!!

xoxoxoxoo

‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. - kenzie ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.

h a p p y t u e s d a y <3

I worked on a variety of projects last week!

I added to the paintings in the WIP pile <3

I think I was feeling a little overzealous when thinking I could finish all three in a week. I do feel like I have an idea of how I want “Semi-real” and “untitled” to turn out, but am now unsure about Niphetos. I like how it’s coming so far, but the large empty space in the center is bothering me. I considered adding more dancing figures, and forming them into a spiral. I also thought of putting a large flash of light in place of the darkness. Will probably sketch a little and figure that out.

Crossing my fingers that I can make productive and maybe even finishing strides. 

I also did some drawing, altering, and bleach painting on apparel.

I have a few pieces I ended up planning more on paper before actually executing. It’s a lot of individual letter stamping so I figured I’d finish it all in one day. I’m planning to finish remaining apparel this week. (This feels more feasible than finishing those paintings I guess :p) 

ᴺᵉˣᵗ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: current 3 paintings, apparel stuff, maybe start the unicorn piece?

Lots of stamping, painting, and loose ends to tie up this week. Between all that I’d love to start on the construction on the unicorn head. I feel like it may be too tall an ask for this week but idk maybe I could just sketch it out or something. 

anyways - here's to a late start to a hopefully good and productive week <3

i hope yours is great too

thanks for stopping by

xooxxoooxoxoxoox

• benzie bear

⋆·˚ ༘ * hello hello ⋆·˚ ༘ *

Here are a few doodles, and the outline to an untitled unicorn project I hope to start within the month :-)

The plan is a paper Mache unicorn- structured with a cardboard frame/skeleton. I still have to work out some details, and i have no idea where I'd keep them once completed, but It sounds like so much fun. I've never made a piece as large as I plan to make this one, so I think it'd be a fun challenge.

When the plans start looking more concrete, I'll be sure to share. Maybe in the meantime I'll brainstorm and start some smaller projects. I had a few ideas for personal pieces I'd display in the apartment <3

p.s - the song that inspired my few little doodles ♡ VVV

Additionally, I got a chance to do some painting last week !!

“Semi- real” , “untitled”, and I finally put time into “Niphetos”! 

I like the way these are turning out and the plan is to finish these 3 this upcoming week <3 It feels like kind of a tall ask now, but the progress I made on these feels tangible to me. The vision of how I’d like for them to turn out feels achievable. Here’s to getting these to satisfactory completion, and to starting many many more. 

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 3 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 & 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭

I feel like doing some bleach painting this week so along with finishing the three canvases, that’s the plan <3 If I’m good with my time I’d love to do more work on apparel outside of that. Hoping for a fruitful week!

I hope yours is fruitful as well.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by- I appreciate you so much

xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

-- Kenzie the grateful



Hello again c:

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ how are you? ♥

I’m fine – here's some painting progress from the week

Lastly, some doodles I did in my downtime (: I tried to draw the man that was in my last weird dream. Sometimes I think about making posts about my dreams and the pieces that come from them. I'll think about it.

I got a chance to go through my project binder, too. I haven’t really looked through my list of project ideas in a while, and I’m glad I did. It definitely inspired me to carve out more time for future projects <3 In these upcoming weeks. I want harder deadlines and more projects this year – hear, hear. 

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ:



Ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ – “Semi-Real” & finish old untitled piece

Ｃｒａｆｔ – chuck e cheese round wall art

I need to make headway on the Chuck E Cheese wall decal- there are so many other projects I want to work on x_x



maybe I'll hash out future projects in a future post? share some sketches/brainstorming? I can never tell if that'd even be worth sharing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I guess I'll think about that also

i hope the new year is treating you kindly ♡ ♡ ♡

til next time

thank u for stopping by

𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪𝒳𝒪

_ Kenzie

ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ ᵐᵒⁿᵈᵃʸ !!  : )

I had a beautiful christmas and i hope you did too ♡

I’ve made a lot of can flowers lately so I thought I’d share <3 

My canvas offerings from these past few days:

ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: more painting ♡

Will probably continue on last week’s WIPs. I’m also feeling motivated to add some large changes to a few past projects, so I’ll try to juggle a few.

I hope you have a very lovely and safe new years ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

XOXOXOXO

♡

-- Benzie

p.s - look at this picture I found of me, my grandma, and chuck <3 Early 2000's at the Costa Mesa, CA location

Happy Tuesday <3

glad to be back! 

ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: 

𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍: 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝖺𝗋𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 

𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌: “𝖲𝖾𝗆𝗂-𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅” , “𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗋𝗇” , “𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗇𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇”, 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗒 “𝖭𝗂𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗈𝗌”

between putting more time into the canvases, I really hope to do more drawing- I think it needs to be an everyday thing.

Wish me luck

Thank you for stopping by

I hope you and yours have a very lovely holiday ♡

Xxoxoxoxoxoxox

benzie