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face & head jewelry, lamb ears and some doodles
Mondaayy mondaaayyyyy
I hope your week was lovely, welcome back . . . ..
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i did nothing of note. Have an old doodle.
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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)
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I did some sketches (really nothing worth sharing right now), and started to put together the framework of a metal headpiece.
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
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I guess at some point while I was on the subject of head ware for myself, I got the idea to make myself a set of lamb ears. I used a headband, a small towel, cardstock, and an old fuzzy pink sock and put them together in about an hour. The hardest part was determining the size of the ears, but once I did they kind of just made themselves ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Consequently, I didn’t get any pictures beside the (nearly) final outcome. I only have the ears attached to the headband by 2 rubber bands, but may switch to something with more permanence later. They’re pretty sturdy as is, though. I wore them around the apartment for a few hours and didn’t have any issues with them falling apart.
They cost me $3 to make (I just needed the towel and headband). I think they’re great and I love them. Maybe I’ll make myself a whole array of ears. Maybe I’ll have a sizeable new collection of head ware for the coming Summer months. Only time will tell, but I’m a little hooked, so it’s likely.
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In the early afternoon I made a sign and brought it to a street corner to hold while I hula hooped. Too often I forget I can just do things like that, so I indulged to kick off the weekend. I only wanted it to act as a general reminder to those who saw. I was there for about an hour before I went home. I’ll likely do it again this week- maybe just with a different sign. I’m thinking I could rotate signs and just do it when I feel like it.
Once home, I re-sprayed the lines I had started on the hood. I had done gray initially but I like it so much better with black. I figured while I was at it, I’d add stripes to the wrists too and I’m glad I did because I love them :.)
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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
