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mining bees are known for mostly being present during spring, and the severely dry summers i often complain about only serve to make their strict seasonality even stricter, so this sleepy Andrena schencki on a rainy autumn evening was unexpected. they're certainly easier to photograph when sadly clinging to branches than when they're teleporting from flower to flower, at least

sunbather - digital painting

most carousel companies had their own individual style when it came to their horses manes but some shared common labels

today we’ll be talking about the different kinds of manes used on carousel horses

Windswept

also known as wind blown manes, carousel horse carvings were all about showing a horse in motion! this was the perfect mane to do the job

after i made my wooden doll, i was musing about what other unusual materials i might use for a bjd. my partner suggested paper, and also gave me access to their craft paper collection -> i made this.

she is almost entirely made of paper & cardboard. the joints are wooden beads & worbla, because i did figure out a way to make ball joints out of paper, but it really was not worth the effort. all her limbs have tubes of rolled-up cardboard in them to keep the structure sturdy, and the origami flowers are glued around those.