made you look
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009I decided to get all three dimensional on you this week. I started sculpting that bunny many months ago and just never got around to giving her any facial features. I realized today that it was because she wanted a mask and rather than draw the comic I decided to grant her wish and finally complete her.
Here’s a photo of the rest of her body:

masked rabbit figurine by calan ree
I have a new jewelry collection in the works involving creepy baby doll heads made out of polymer clay. (just in time for Christmas!) I wish I had a photo for you but I’m just finishing up the first couple of pieces so it will be another day or two. I’m over the moon excited about them though. I keep getting busy with things that must take precedence but all I really want to do is make little heads with pouty black lips and dark eyes. Anyway, you’ll see…
So, St. Augustine was a lot of fun. We went on a ghost walk and to Ripley’s and mostly just walked around otherwise. Ripley’s rocked. If you get the opportunity, take it. The museum is filled with interesting, bizarre, funny and sometimes downright chilling stuff.
We saw a real shrunken head:

shrunken head at Ripley's St. Augustine FL
And a vampire hunting kit:

Vampire Slayin' Kit
And a Mummy Cat!

mummified cat at ripley's st. augustine
And some Skeleton Pirates!

argh and stuff!
One of which poked me in the forehead:

poke
And lots and lots of other crazy stuff I didn’t bother to photograph. It was a lot of fun and really interesting and inspiring.
Hooray for road trips and touristy kitsch and playing in gift shops:

mask shopping
Oh, and just before heading back to St. Pete we swung by the beach.
Dear Atlantic Ocean,
I MISS YOUR SALTY RUGGED GORGEOUS SELF! The Gulf of Mexico has nothing on you.

st augustine beach
Thanks for the fractured shells. I jingle them in my hands and think of you often.
XOXO
calan



November 18th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Masks are a treasure
especially a bunny
hop hop, “well hello.”
November 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
cute little bunny
where are your eyes young one
cant see past the mask
the pictures are lovely and the bunny is precious. you should name her.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
she might look human
but her reddish eyes betray
a skittish rabbit
all the better to
hear you, she says, ears twitching
nose high in the air
as she takes her stick
handbag, luscious fur coat and
hop jumps her way home
November 18th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Nice pics again. Love the poke. Also awesome job on the bunny. I love it.
When bunnies aspire
to be human we question
but bunny just smiles
At the bunny ball
her masquerade costume won
most horrifying
November 18th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
thanks for the haiku and positive feedback on the bunny. i’m getting back in to clay after many many years and am feeling very excited and happy about the possibilities.
*hops around*