finally got around to some photography and then the tedious business of downloading.
I intend to post draft copies of my work here for my fans to comment, and will remove all but the first chapter when I publish. All rights reserved, no copying of any portion of my writing without permission. Copyright Sarah J Waldock.
very cool! love those bugs.
ReplyDeletethe bugs are a bit overscale, but that's ok, I think... the only way I could do legs was to draw them on the paper I mounted them on!
Deletethank you!
Oh yes, I wondered how you did the beetles (and all the entomological collections) until I enlarged them to giant size and saw the legs were drawn on paper. I'm still wondering though. My eyes would not be up to this kind of task these days, even with glasses (which I have been wearing since childhood but now they are rather more complicated and expensive and still don't give me perfect eyesight I'd need for miniature objects).
DeleteI'd love some of the clocks and other decorations for real! They are astonishingly rich in detail, congratulations - though I shouldn't be surprised after seeing your earlier photos of your artwork.
hehe the beetls are an oval of clay, with a mark for head and thorax and then a division on the carapace and now I have mica powder, can be coloured with that, or painted with nail varnish while the nature of the clay when cooked holds them in a brief adhesion to the tile I cook on. I couldn't do them with my reading specs, I use 2x magnifiers from the pharmacy. I'm looking forward to messing about with some cacti; I had used beads painted green before, but with the polymer clay I have more flexibility. I tried embedding spines but I'm equivocal about the results so I'll go back to gluing on clumps using bristles from a scrubbing brush.
DeleteFascinating as always. Love the weather station and the butterflies and fossils particularly. I don’t know how you have the patience. Hope they sell well.
ReplyDeletethanks! I am girding my loins to start an etsy shop... I find I can sit and fiddle when the plot bunnies have a headache, though I do need glasses these days. Including to see which way up the ruddy dials are. these pics are larger on my laptop screen than the originals, lol!
DeleteSo, so pretty! They are all glorious but my favourite is the 3rd picture down. Closely followed by 10, 14, 18 & 19. Regards Kim
ReplyDeletethank you, yes, I do like that art nouveau one, and I do have a weakness for both lyre clocks and wedgewood Jasperware.
DeleteI might, for shits and giggles, just be recreating the treasure of Hasdrubel Rookwood...
Wow! I really wish I had a real dollhouse right now... I love the butterflies and the jewellery set.
ReplyDeleteSo many clocks! All beautiful!
If you start an easy shop, post it on Facebook so I can share it and that stupid site can do something useful for once
thank you, and thank you too, I will certainly do that!
DeleteHi Sarah! I found your blog! Oh, it's me, Kimber (Cat and Caboodle) from NC. I dunno if you'll get this comment, but thought I'd give it a go. Also, I love looking at your dollhouse photos!
ReplyDeleteHi Kimber! Yup, got this, and the email is sjwaldock@yahoo.co.uk. I hope you'll have a leaf through and enjoy some of the fiction. There are some short stories, this story until I'm ready to publish, and the early chapters of The Village Vicar which can't make up its mind if it's satire or soap... I'm going to post a chapter or two more on that next.
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