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Iβm not thereβ¦
Iβm writing this post from my couch π drinking my late night coffee βοΈ willing to take some photos before bed and finish the base sculpture for The queen πΈ
But the coffee had finished and I ended up in bed π
It is not my fatigue nor the cold π₯Ά or headache π€ I just want to adjust myself to next week.
Paper well
Paper well is half full. The first mistake I made was to put the well on top of a shelf. It fall down, ruined the bathroom and my clothes. Silly π mistake. The first thing I realized was my smile π while looking on the mess. I got my little broom π§Ή and βοΈ towel, swept the floor, put my clothes in the laundry π§Ί , wore an old pairs of slippers and pants that I found in the donation box π¦ and I went on smushing.
With my new paper mashe, I sculptured most of the thrown and I have enough for doing The Queen πΈ and βοΈ pawn β
Paint π¨ station
Iβve ordered πan acrylic paint set and a turning table with my last money π΄ in my account.
These two will be my studio gifts. Other than that I will be needing full support which Iβm having now by my husband. I feel great π to feel his support. These days Iβm wondering what he will think when he sees the hole project coming together.
I need to collect all the brushes and paint together. I might try alternatives or mixed material. I need a vanishing solution as well. Should it be matte or shiny β¨ should the colors be vibrant or pale? β° Two big decisions that I should apply and see on test objects.
Tomorrow will be a new start of a new week full of happiness and serene. That feeling is the only light out.
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Cleaning π§Ή the backyard
All weekend was dedicated to the garden πͺ΄ I swept all corners and around fences.
Feeling relief π and active. Smell of the dirt and fire π₯ made my mind open even wider and wilder π¦ I have modeled something big. A lightening object for Keten Helva project. With doing so, Iβve started to β try a new technique with craft paper and fences as I planned on Monday.

I need to focus on my Pawns β now. Not only they have the most amount in a set of chess, but also it will be the smallest and cheapest piece, means the one most probably will selling the most. So for this model I need to figure out a fast π¨ way to do it.
I modeled the pawn β with the most common and basic recycling objects, empty paper towel π§» rolls and egg boardβs. With doing so I will able to make them all in similar heights and weights.
My new paper well worked out great. shredded cupcake and icecream papers are mashed and came out a smooth paper mache. The vanished color base of the cardboard came out as plastic ropes though, not desired at all, I collected them by hand, worth it.
The paper mashe is shrinking almost %5. The details are easily get lost when it dries fully. So I started to add layers over and over.
Even if I want this project to look bright and vibrant, I also want it to keep simple and cheaper. So I might end up with watercoloring, means some pale colors instead. What I can do is skipping fancy color palettes π¨ but using black and white in foggy πΆβπ«οΈ tones. And some pinks on cheeks and lips π
Tomorrow will be the last day of the week. Iβm hoping to safe some time to put together what Iβve done.
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Being Online
Let’s step big with minimum effort. I’m online with a click now! What is next?
Dig into the old projects, search for details, and write down descriptions of what I want to say about myself with each specific project.
The posts that I’ve already posted should be eliminated tooβ¦
The site launch was not in my weekly plan… Simply spontaneous. But without any audience, there is not much to be stressed about anyways. So here we are.
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A new smell
My studio is getting its scent . A new smell of a studio. Not clay, not wood this time it is boiling paper and glueβ¦
β° My well is just boiling. And my vision is getting more visible.

32 pieces in a chess β set. My milestone before visiting Turkey πΉπ· is to complete one βοΈ chess β set and a photo shoot in the backyard. I have 2 months to go. What I canβt predict is the drying hours. But in any ways I should have some images to put together the Etsy shop to begin with. Otherwise I wonβt have any job for 2 months in Turkey.
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Last goal of the day
I usually donβt prefer to drink coffee βοΈ after dinner, it ruins my night sleep π€ but for a good chance I had one this night and scored my last goal π₯

I placed a plastic cup inside 

Fine tune the model. Tighten the rope up and around the widest edge of plastic cup. Iβve started the fence thrown. This one probably will have many drying and adding stats.

I sculpture the handles as ears π and will add earrings after drying. Iβm also considering to dress him up with some fancy blouse detailingβ¦

This one hour work time made me feel satisfied. Even I had many joyful hours with my son and beside the me time this made me feel like I am actually putting something on the table. And I realize how much I want to do so.
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Snowing fireflies
It is a cold π₯Ά dark day. Snow flakes are going in every dimension and it is breezy.
I feel an urge to go and work. But I also has my daily responsibilities. It requires not working but nursing, playing, cooking and keeping π§Ό My loving π₯° husband is also quite depressed of work and wants to be a home daddy instead, who is in charge of the house as a carpenter or a painter or a gardenerβ¦ But why donβt we just put our minds on, to find out a new way, to do what we want to do, and earn for living a simple but serene life. π What do we need? Luck? Saved money π° more courage, more sacrifice? May be just to change our values in life.
I know itβs somewhere out there, and we are so close to it. We are almost there to figure it outβ¦ I believe we have this in us. I believe we are much more than what we had become. And today is just a step towering us to that people we wanted to be.
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First thing first
The day began early and the weather is rainy. But Iβm still on my way to my new studio. Not far away from home but in the basement. Here is Monday clicks and tricks:

The mashed paper dough is ready. I placed my mixer stand in the toilet and with knowing what to do it took 25 mins β° to mix a dough. I need πsome baking soda and softener. I also mixed a citrus π solution to spray on cardboard models to balance the shrimping of my dough and model. It will also help to soften the overall piece and let me to sculpture evenly.

Paint π¨ stand is opened today to set its needs. And first test trays are fully dried. π΅ β° it took a week on roof floor.
Here are some sculpture ideas π‘ and I will be trying one βοΈ





My paper mashed dough was so thin that I changed my plan and go on with Rook the small cardboard already in a shape and size of a brick π§± I applied a pattern on the thin layer of mashed paper and leave a trace of stone tile.
On the other hand I started to apply the details on the other sculpture that is almost dried hard. Looks cute βΊοΈ I think π€ I am pretty close to define The King π





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βLife doesnβt frighten me
Shadows on the wall
Noises down the hall
Life doesn’t frighten me at allBad dogs barking loud
Big ghosts in a cloud
Life doesn’t frighten me at allMean old Mother Goose
Lions on the loose
They don’t frighten me at allDragons breathing flame
On my counterpane
That doesn’t frighten me at all.I go boo
Make them shoo
I make fun
Way they run
I won’t cry
So they fly
I just smile
They go wildLife doesn’t frighten me at all.
Tough guys fight
All alone at night
Life doesn’t frighten me at all.Panthers in the park
Strangers in the dark
No, they don’t frighten me at all.That new classroom where
Boys all pull my hair
(Kissy little girls
With their hair in curls)
They don’t frighten me at all.Don’t show me frogs and snakes
And listen for my scream,
If I’m afraid at all
It’s only in my dreams.I’ve got a magic charm
That I keep up my sleeve
I can walk the ocean floor
And never have to breathe.Life doesn’t frighten me at all
Not at all
Not at all.Life doesn’t frighten me at all.
Maya Angelou

Simone Moschino (attributed), The Hell Mouth, Bomarzo, c. 1547-1580 -
What are you made off?
Thinks are waiting me home π‘ growing or fadingβ¦ In the meanwhile I was enjoying my time in NewYork, BedStuy and Williamsburg.
The things I saw π tasted π and smelled π in Brooklyn , remembered me the main point of an outcome. Being pretty π lovely π₯° and neat. Brilliant and shiny β¨ new and unexpected, tickling and tacking in any ways of time and space. Even it is all dirty in those burrows I can easily notice how art is popping out in every view of the city.
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Weekend in Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant 










