bjd talk
So let me reiterate how this is my first true BJD project. I take him with me mostly everywhere. In my back pack. I'm surprised he has not broken yet. But I'm eager to always work on him anywhere or pull him out for inspiration. I'm still learning everything along the way. The most complicated and sometimes enjoyable bumps are joints and always joints. I must have done and redone his elbow and knee joints at least three or four times. And as I take these pictures there's still plenty of work to be done on them. Mostly because it is me struggling to design my own but also using the jointing mechanisms already out there. I settled with a pull out knee for now but might change it into what I call an "armor cap" knee. I'm happy, at the very least, that my sculpture looks like my illustrations, doodles and drawings in a physical 3D form. Awesome feeling.
It's been almost three months me working on this project. I started the end of November. It's rewarding every step of the way and when I get frustrated and take two days off from looking at him I pick him up again and am pleased with my progress.
life ramblings
Part of the reason I love my job is finding these awesome miniatures (bottom right picture) and getting first dibs on them. And every day I am engaged with many other creatives. Sometimes it's mentally exhausting. People exhaust me. I feel like a Reiki Healer, absorbing everyone's energies and always trying to send it out to the universe. Yet, myself, desperate for relief. Kindness seems more and more like a muscle. Like doing push-ups and building biceps. The more kindness push-ups you do the stronger your kindness bicep will be. Meat-head Philosophy? Go figure.
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