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    New stamps and the Chuck e Cheese shadow box

    chuckecheese doodles

    Hello!!

    Happy new month

    I did a little drawing before bed the other night, so here are some doodles :D

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    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.

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    okay lastly, i finallyyyy found a good tray to make into a Chuck e Cheese shadow box! I got it second-hand from savers and plan to paint and customize it before adding in my photos :) super excited about this side project ♡

    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 . ... . . . .

    

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    holiday garland is nearly done and painting progress

    diy diyholiday doodles paintingprogress

    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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    Marianne paper doll & some doodles

    doodles Marianne paper doll

    good evening <3

    I spent most of last week working on a paper doll outline

    This is “Marianne”

    I like how she turned out overall :-) the current outline is in pencil, but I made a copy to cut up and test. I used colored pencil for her clothes. Accessories and apparel are supposed to be secured by the black and white tabs. I found that a few garments were cut a little small, and I’d need to re-draw the stand, but it wasn’t a bad first attempt. I may make her a little bigger for ease in cutting her from the paper.

    I also debated whether to leave her as a bit of line-art or add color to her complete outline. I kind of like the idea of being able to customize her completely.


    I figured if I liked the turnout once she’s done, maybe I’d work on more dolls with different names and outfits. I’m considering putting more work into it this week if I have some time. 

    I also did a little doodling in my down time. Hoping to do a little drawing every night - even if it's not great, even if it's brief <3

    next week: maybe work on paper dolls? also probably some painting

    I'm finally feeling a little motivation to work on some canvas works in progress, so I'll probably do some painting. Maybe re-size and print a new, better copy of Marianne.

    I need to revisit my goal list "(っ- ‸ - ς)ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁


    thanks for stopping by

    X!! O!! X!! O!!

    - kenzi

    p. s. here are some glimpses into my brief trip to Joshua ₊˚⊹☆

    p.p.s there are a few little spooky additions to the stay a while page - check it out, scaredy cats .˚⊹.🎃₊˚𖦹⋆

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    confused blog post (some of everything)

    doodles paintingprogress sewing wip
    happy tuesday
    ​I only ended up working on a few small sewing tasks this week. I like when I get into a rhythm when stitching, but it got tiresome quickly when the threads would tangle up. I mostly added small details to existing pieces and cut some felt for projects that needed it. I also sketched up a few outlines i want to use for future plushes, i just didn't get the chance to print them. I may re-visit these next week if I get a second.
    I also spent time doodling a bit & spent some more time planning the big painting. I think it’s something I need to do on a daily basis again. New ideas felt so much easier to tackle when I spent more of my time drawing. The last sketchbook I’d carry around filled up quick, and I haven’t gotten another since – I think I’ll change that.
    ​Next week’s projects: traditional art, WIP box, and sewing (?)
    I’ve been thinking about painting often this week. I think I’ll work on the new big canvas and a few others if I get a chance after work. I want to spend more time cutting into my pile of half-finished wood-panel collages, etc. It’s getting so close to done, some just need so much more time than others. I want the work that comes after this week to come from newer ideas. It's fun finishing these projects i never saw to completion, but I'm wanting to spend less time on crafty pieces. I'll still work on them occasionally, but my mind has really been on painting and elevating my abilities in hand-drawing. It's where I started, and where i think my interest mostly lie. 
    So plan is to finish what lingering projects I can, and spend next week working on new projects and ideas.
    I'll do my best and see u next week  

    thanks for stopping by this kind of confused blog post
    xoxoxo
    ​kenz 
    p.s I’ll be updating the site and the stay a while page for June in these next few days, so check that out if you’d like <3

    p.p.s with summer around the corner I think of this song often. It makes me feel like anything is possible
    ok bye <3