Hey there, ho there, DECEMBER.

Oh December, how bittersweet your arrival.

I did a lot of Christmas shopping today. Most of it in fact! Now I have sewing supplies spread all over my living room floor, am chiseling haystacks off of a plate I neglected to put parchment paper on and watching some good ol' Pulp Fiction.

Last week, I said goodbye to a feltie that's been with me for a little while. Little Buckaroo!

May he find peace amongst the dutch tulips!!

School is done on Monday, thank goodness. Monday is also the day I show my film to the class. When you show your film to the class, the following things happen: fingers trembling with trepidation, load the projector, fiddle with the sound, roll it, short round of applause, the class talks about your film for a while without any of your input, then you get to talk about it, then you take some questions, then you sit your ass back down. Needless to say, all I'm feeling is fear... but that is normal.

I picked up some inks from Opus, along with a variety of super skinny paintbrushes and my very first real X-acto knife in preparation for the post production portion of my film. Opus is now one of my favorite establishments because they give student discounts. I love a solid business who knows the financial perils of the student. I finished a rough cut today and will spend the next few days doing some all-too-fine work under a magnifying glass.

My one paper for the term is complete, pathetic as it was. My lame math presentation is done, thanks to one super group member who thanklessly did most of the work. Once my film presentation is done, it's on to studying for three exams. I will be done the Fall 2010 semester on the 14th and will be flying home to chilly Canmore on the 17th! I'm fairly excited to have a home visit after an entire year. Hard to believe it's been so long!

In recent (as in 10 minutes ago) news, I have finally started assembling this giraffe for my friend Amanda to give to her boyfriend's cousin who is two years old! I just put these fantastic eyelashes on it, aaand I sort of had to share it ASAP. SNEAK PEAK.

Working with the minky fabric has been a little bittersweet. Although it is extremely soft, it has a bad bad habit of looking a little mangy at the seams, and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. It was probably a fabric made for more large scale things like baby blankets.... but it will have to do!!

State of the floor. I'm going to have fun vacuuming out all of the minky bits out of the shag. Not.

I'm really happy to be sewing again. I haven't finished anything since the Rainbow Owl. I've sold a couple of felties since then. I seem to be missing them a little more than I had expected. I guess every feltie I make has a little bit of my love stitched into it (corny much?!). Bahaha. Anyways. Life goes on. More felties come to life!

Back to felting I go!

I do plan to finish that VIFF review sometime...

AUGH-ust.

Hey all, I just returned from a trip out to Vancouver Island to visit some family there. It was a very nice, relaxing break after final exams and before school starts, once again, in a couple of weeks. Here's a few pictures from my tiny adventures there. One of the highlights was seeing a little tiny tree frog after an early afternoon rain.

In other news, I chopped all of my hair - resulting in a sort of courage depletion via the loss of the lion mane. It's super short, possibily the shortest it's ever been. Prior to my cut, I pretty much looked like this cheeky fellow here, the Cowardly Lion. I finally found a decent hair dresser in this fair city. Not the cheapest, but every once in a while, we do pay for quality. If you're ever looking for a place to get your hair cut, the Chop Shop's where it's at.

School starts soon, and I've got to say, this is the most excited I've been about school ever in my life! At long last I am a film student - and even a brand new campus. Tuition destroyed my bank account, and textbooks are sort of kicking me while I'm down - but post secondary school is like that.

I've got another favorite TV show to add to my list: Arrested Development. Although it's not as funny as I was led to believe by scores of other people, it is still a fantastic show. Not to mention that Jason Bateman is super adorable. 

Sewing at last! One of a thousand projects I've got on my list: THE OWL. This owl and I have amazing things planned. He may or may not be super complex, but he sure is going to have some of those new, handpainted eyes that I received in the mail from Suncatcher eyes.

Yesterday, (after a short stint of reading spiritual books lent to me by a friend) I started reading Bambi vs. Godzilla by David Mamet. I'm not that far in, but his writing is sharp and intelligent. For anyone interested in film, screen writing, film history or even just the industry itself. He has some very interesting points, well worth the read!!

Favorite artist!?

Jing Wei! Artist of amazing.

Anyways, I've got a house to clean and I'm craving popcorn! Hope everyone's week has been swell!

This just in: Nighty night. With Elmo and Ricky Gervais.

Buckaroos

I was just sketching up some creatures when Little Buckaroo was born. After I made the small fella, I just felt compelled to make a larger Buckaroo, with an even larger mustache!

Today is Tuesday!

Hey everyone! Just some updates, I suppose. Did some shopping and some sewing the past few days. Today there was some thunder, some sunshine, some pouring rain. Good ol' Vancouver!

This swell fellow here is up on my Etsy site!