'Tis the Feast of St. Joseph

And apparently in Italy, it is traditional to wear red. Otherwise, you get an ice cube down your back! So, always being in the mood for starting new traditions, my family has dressed in red! (Also, who really wants an ice cube down their back? We are *that* kind of family.)

So all of us are wearing some kind of red garment. Me, I'm sporting a red shirt, black skirt, and some wee red flowers in my hair. Very pretty, I think. :)

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It is a new, beautiful week, and I have new items in my shop! I was feeling un-enthusiastic about molding yet another Phantom mask, so instead, I made a couple things I've been wanting to make.

Namely, THESE Captain America Shield Earrings:

And THIS Iron Man Arc Reactor:

 (I use my sisters as models. Aren't they kind?)

The Arc Reactor photographs really well. I love how the "lights" on the edge seem to shine a little bit. That's because of how I made the cane clay for those. Aren't I clever?

The Arc Reactor was originally going to be THIS:

(These photographs were taken with my phone)

 But I decided, every good artist needs a prototype! (Or rather, I fell in love with it and was reluctant to sell it, so my sisters convinced me to keep it as a prototype... just like Iron Man!) So, I kept the little box Arc Reactor, and instead made one that you can wear. Which I think is pretty cool.

So, that's what's new in my neck of the woods.

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Hope the rest of you have a lovely St. Joseph's Feast Day! God bless. :)

Cat

P.S. I don't know WHY that one Arc Reactor picture refuses to stay centered. I apologize for the distracting lack of symmetry it gives the overall page. :)