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not a great photo, but a fun knitting/crochet project :-) Mitered squares with a crochet edge - almost done now!
I'm not any good at buildings, but they're not really the focal point of the eventual scene here. Respect to those who can build non-shite-looking buildings; I promise to try and silently mock you far less.
Still a lot of details and work to do yet, just wanted to show off what I've spent most of my weekend on so far. Not perfect, but satisfactory as a WIP.
Please see previous posts regarding the making of the face.
I have now coated the face with several layers of soy wax and then I padded it underneath before stitching it to the croched and knitted background.
This picture shows the extent of the moulding of the face.
Mixed media.
(snapshot directly from inworld, Caliah Lyon's windlight settings, no postwork)
Since the release of Sayuri I've been working on a softer skin again, a softer version of Eva if you will. Though I try to make my skins look "real", I find my personal preference fighting that all the way, and I want to stick to the handdrawn/pastel look.
For the interested: The bikini is from Artilleri and the hair is from Fri.day
This shows a close up of the machine stitching. I have put a layer of chiffon over the velvet which has been embellished with embossing crystals.
Some of the crystals are very thick so I avoided stitching over them.
I will now burn away the chiffon with a heat gun.
These hang around the studio, getting in the way and looking more and more bedraggled.
I have taken the bull by the horns and made a hanging display book so that they are now all in one place and out of the way.
This is the first stage.
As I wanted the pages to be easily removable I have safety pinned these to individual pieces of dyed blanket which will act as the book hinges.
PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE. AT FIRST IT FEELS LIKE THE INTERNET HAS SENT YOU A COLLECTOR WHO WANTS TO LEGITIMATELY BUY YOUR WORK. EASY, YES? NO! SHORTLY THEREAFTER YOU FIND THAT "CONDITIONS" EXIST. THEY ARE OVERSEAS, THEY DON'T USE UPS OR FEDEX…ETC. ETC. THIS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME I WISED UP QUICKLY. NOTE THE HORRID USE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. AND THIS GUY'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN GREAT BRITAIN? HERE'S THE EMAIL EXCHANGE:
From: David Clark
To: steveartist
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:37 AM
Subject: GROUND SCHOOL 12 x 16 Acrylic/UFO VII 6 x 6 Acrylic/RED SEA BOAT 3¼ x 5 Pencil.
Good Day,
Do you still have this your Beautiful artwork available at the moment for Purchase? the artwork am talking about are written on the Subject line of this email.
Please let me know if they are still available for purchase and email me back their price.Best Regards,
David.
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From: Steve Frenkel
To: David Clark
Cc: Yu-Kai Lin; Mary Kate Burnsed
Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 4:09 pm
Subject: Re: GROUND SCHOOL & RED SEA BOAT Artworks
Hi David,
Thanks for the inquiry and your kind words. The painting, GROUND SCHOOL, is $1,200.00. Tax (only if you are in Georgia) and/or shipping will be added to the price. The drawing, RED SEA BOAT, is available for $100.00 plus tax and/or shipping. If you are local, of course, you can pick either of these up.
These two artworks are available at KAI LIN ART in Atlanta. You can contact the gallery at 404 408-4248. KAI LIN ART is located at 3096 Roswell Road NE in Atlanta, GA. They are closed on Mondays, but the owner, Yu-Kai Lin checks the phone regularly. Please contact the gallery and speak with Yu-Kai Lin or Mary Kate Burnsed, the gallery manager. Right now RED SEA BOAT is unavailable, but I can get it to KAI LIN ART in week. Thanks again for your interest in my art.
Sincerely,
Steve
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From: David Clark
To: steveartist
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 11:36 AM
Subject: Transaction Proceed.
Dear Steve,
Thank you for your email and the information about the pieces, now that you have notify me about the price am really satisfied with it.
I want you to know one Important thing, I should have use PayPal as the method of Payment but I have been scam before through using PayPal and that is why I have cross my mind that I will never use PayPal again for Payment method or to give my Credit Card information to people i did not know for Payment method on the Internet because of my past experience.
Meanwhile I live in Essex United Kingdom, so now regarding the mode of payment I can make available will be through Travelers Check or Personal Check or either Cashier’s Check or Money Order only.
Due to that kindly let me know the Payment method you choose out of the ones I listed above in other for me to be able to make the payment available and send it out to you, also please I hope you are a legit and straight forward Artist.
I will also need your information below in other for the Payment to be send out to you.
Name on Check;
Address;
Phone Number;
Your Skype ID;
When i received this above information then i will be able to Issue your Payment and send it out. Also i want you to know that i will appoint a good shipping company that will come for the pickup of the Pieces in your destination and deliver it to me, reason is due to the lost of goods, breaking of Paintings and Sculpture and damages that normally happen because it has happen to my shipment several times through FedEx and UPS and so on, that is the reason i cannot use both FedEx and UPS Company again for shipment.
I want you to know that i will include the shipment fees on the Payment that i will send out to you. My Skype ID is davidrclark1, I will be expecting your reply.
David.
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Dear "David,"
Several months ago I got caught up in exactly the same deal as you are trying to pull on me. What a shame that you choose artists, most of whom barely make ends meet by selling their art, to prey on. I am forwarding this correspondence to the authorities.
Shame on you. You could be actually making something out of yourself with no more effort than this.
Steve