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    future unicorn project & some painting progress

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    ⋆·˚ ༘ * 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

    

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    wip progress and some doodles

    Hello again c:

    (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ how are you? ♥

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

    Work in progress – “Semi-real”


    I’ve really liked working on this one. I want to add more texture to the burst or explosion in the background. I also plan to layer on more flames to the ones I started toward the top. More of all that, and maybe some details in these coming days

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    Also more progress on this older untitled piece. Additional texture and stippling needed for this one as well. 

    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

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    Can art, painting progress, and old doodles

    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:

    I did some painting and outlining on “Semi-real” (photo 1). I have some outlining and carving out to do, but I think it’ll fall into place.

    

    I was feeling a little stuck on the unicorn piece until earlier today, but I think I have some ideas now. 

    also from last week: some dog and cat doodles & added background to this no name collage


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    I went through some of my originals and thought I’d share a few old doodles 

    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

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    holiday garland is nearly done and painting progress

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    Happy Tuesday <3

    glad to be back! 

    The fabric garland I was working on is now hanging in my dining room <3 It’s not completely finished yet but I like the idea of adding pieces perpetually. There’s still room on the string for plenty more. I’ll probably find a good stopping point this week and keep it up throughout the holidays. 

    I also spent time on a few canvases. I have a better idea of how I want “Semi-real” (first picture) to turn out. I’m still figuring out placement and will work on it more this upcoming week.



    I’m a little stuck on the untitled unicorn/red bull piece, but will work on it more too.


    Finally, I decided I wanted to re-work the face in my untitled sunscreen painting. 

    between the bigger projects i did a little drawing as well.

    

    i need to practice on realism with more reference pictures, but i love drawing whatever i want most of all.

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    Lastly, I stamped this headband with the new letter stamps I got from the thrift store :D I love the font and think it’d be cute to color In the letters. 

    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

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    Garland progress, more tall can flowers, and finished decals

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    ha p py n ew we e k!

    Big strides with the handmade garlands!

    I still need to sew up the fabric stars and add a little plush stuffing, but other than that, the only thing left to do is to combine all the elements ^^


    These garlands are a combination of scrap fabric, ribbon, buttons, and string- sourced from old pajamas, scrunchies, pillow cases, etc. The cute little line art drawings of the girls are courtesy of an old tee shirt I’ve been cutting up and using for pieces. I should look into who the artist/brand is. I feel like I found out in the past, but don’t remember who it was.

    I really like how this is coming out :) I love the colors and textures - they feel like the holidays to me. I also got to incorporate some super cute accessories from Megan :]

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    The fabric stars i cut out are kind of small so I’m not sure how visible the details will be once it’s hung on the wall. I wouldn’t mind cutting bigger pieces and re-working if I felt like it later on. So far, i love it though :-)


    I also made more tall can flowers this week! <3 

    These have been so fun to make and are more doable than ever since I got my hands on some cut gloves. The edges of the aluminum can be tedious. I work so much quicker without risking my fingers. 

    Lastly, I wiped out the pile of collage projects for good!

    Finally added the finishing touches to these plaques I’ve been working on. At long last removing them the WIP pile because they feel complete. 

    ᵀʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: 

    craft: Chuck E Cheese project

    canvases: Niphetos & [untitled unicorn project]

    I think I may want to work on crafty stuff during the week and paint through the weekend? I want to carve out some time to revisit the canvases. I would also really love to pick up watercolors again. 

    I will make time to do all of these things


    thanks for coming with me

    also thank you for stopping by

    ♥x♥o♥x♥o♥x♥o♥x♥


    - 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗓𝗂𝖾

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    holiday garland progress & future plans

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    happy December ! I’m glad to see you

    Let me show you some of the little bits of the paper garlands I started on :)

    I started on the “Stew”, “Swan”, and “Apples” pieces. I need to make a few more apples, and I thought about adding some chicken, a potato, garlic and some bay leaves for the stew. I also want to add more accents to the swan piece too so it’s nice and long and I can hang it across a wall in my living room. To make the elements, I’ve been using oil pastels on chipboard and cardstock scraps. To hang the pieces, I’m just using a string from a spool. 


    I started cutting out shapes for the fabric garland but will follow up with worthwhile progress pictures next week ♡


    I spent some time on the stay a while page this weekend too! It's nearly finished for the holidays. Give it a look if that piques your interest <3

    Next week: all the projects

     

    The other day I was thinking about my recent artistic endeavors. I feel like I’ve had a hard time wrapping up the loose ends on projects. I used to approach planning my week with a bit more structure, but as of late, have been laying out projects pretty loosely. I think I’ll go back to picking a few specific tasks and progress I hope to make will be given a harder deadline.

     

    I’ve moved away from my traditional projects for a bit and now spend more time crafting than anything. I kind of like it during the holidays- I’ve been able to embrace the handmade charm I love about this time of year. Coming up, though, I'd like to revisit some drawings and paintings I haven't made time for in a while.

     

    I think I’ll spend this week and maybe the next after tying up loose ends and clearing out my WIP pile.


    -       More diy holiday décor

    -       Finish all the little details on remaining collages

    -       Personal apparel


    why can't i do everything i want to all the time

    

    More progress next week


    Thanks for stopping by

    Xo

    kenz