https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell en-us 2022-08-19 20:24:40 UTC 2026-03-02 19:09:32 UTC hello@padlet.com katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278644342 2022-09-01 02:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278644342 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278645804 2022-09-01 02:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278645804 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278648073 1 of my truths was I have piloted a plane before]]> 2022-09-01 02:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278648073 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278648803 2022-09-01 02:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278648803 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278650439 I made a penguin that can fly]]> 2022-09-01 02:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278650439 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278653069 I made a stack of pancakes by flattening, and made an eel next to some seaweed by both rolling and pinching ]]> 2022-09-01 02:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278653069 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278653818 2022-09-01 02:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2278653818 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357680604 My background, I made with slabs and using slip & score. ]]> 2022-10-26 17:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357680604 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357683183 This is the base shape of my koi-fish after I hollowed it out. ]]> 2022-10-26 17:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357683183 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357684875 This is where I added the fish's fins and tail, and I added line details on the fins. ]]> 2022-10-26 17:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357684875 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357686133 Building of more details in the face and gills of the fish, making the face more accurate to an actual fish.]]> 2022-10-26 17:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357686133 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357687489 Here's where I added scales on the back of the fish by layering small circles. ]]> 2022-10-26 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357687489 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357688911 I added details to the eyes, and added headphones. ]]> 2022-10-26 17:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2357688911 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2360722934 The wave to hold up the fish]]> 2022-10-28 14:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2360722934 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2360724110 Details added to the wave, and the fish secured onto the wave. ]]> 2022-10-28 14:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2360724110 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2363547895 The koi fish in this piece represents me since koi fish are one of my favorite animals, and koi fish are a Japanese fish and I lived in japan when I was a little girl. The wave represents how I used to live overseas, and how my family loves to travel to new places. The fish is wearing headphones because I love listening to music and it's a big part of my life. It is hard to find me without my earbuds in my ears. I tried to do the scales in a style like that children's book The Rainbow Fish to tie in how I'm a little kid at heart. ]]> 2022-10-31 15:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2363547895 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412239412 Here was where i was going to have the spine to hold up the ribcage i was making. ]]> 2022-12-07 14:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412239412 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412242784 I missed a few photos, but I rolled out one huge slab, and cut this out. I then sat it up and cut out little squares so later I could make the squares one long rib-bone. ]]> 2022-12-07 14:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412242784 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412245537 Unfortunately, I didn’t do a very good job at keeping this standing upright and it cracked and fell, breaking in half. ]]> 2022-12-07 14:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412245537 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412249264 I started again, rolling out three smaller slabs. I cut out the shape of each of them and instead of laying them up and down, I laid them on the back. I used paper to give them their round shape. ]]> 2022-12-07 14:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412249264 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412251956 I cut out of a slab some small circles that fit the shape of the bottom of the ribcages. This way, I can stack them on top of each other in a totem pole way. ]]> 2022-12-07 14:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2412251956 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491378405 This is the cut out hand from the slab I rolled]]> 2023-02-22 16:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491378405 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491425234 Here is where I started to round out the fingers and making them look more like fingers then they did. ]]> 2023-02-22 16:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491425234 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491427883 Here is where I added the fingernails to the fingers ]]> 2023-02-22 16:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491427883 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491428631 This is where I pulled the thumb forward]]> 2023-02-22 16:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491428631 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491429898 Here is where I added all the depth to the palm of my hand]]> 2023-02-22 16:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491429898 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491431894 Here is where I cut my hand to hollow it out, i hollowed it out and put it back together]]> 2023-02-22 16:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491431894 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491433596 This is where i started adding the detail into my hand like all the creases in my palm and fingers. ]]> 2023-02-22 16:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491433596 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491532483 Here is the final picture. ]]> 2023-02-22 18:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2491532483 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526570216 2023-03-22 04:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526570216 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526576001 I started with a bowl made with a mold]]> 2023-03-22 04:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526576001 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526576514 Then I added a foot to the bottom of my bowl]]> 2023-03-22 05:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526576514 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526577170 I started to make the craters by making rings with slip]]> 2023-03-22 05:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526577170 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526578205 I cover the entire bowl with these craters made of slip to make it look like the moon]]> 2023-03-22 05:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526578205 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526581583 Then I use the back of a paintbrush to make smaller craters in the slip, and I use a small sponge to create the texture of the moon’s surface]]> 2023-03-22 05:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526581583 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526582940 And I cover the entire bowl with these smaller craters and textures ]]> 2023-03-22 05:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526582940 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526583818 Here is the first finished bowl ]]> 2023-03-22 05:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526583818 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526584277 Here is the finished bowl again]]> 2023-03-22 05:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2526584277 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609130990 This is a yellowjacket, which is the wasp that i used as reference for this project]]> 2023-05-30 13:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609130990 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609132920 This is the mold of the face i started with]]> 2023-05-30 13:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609132920 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609135857 This is the piece of card stock i cut out to look like the shape of the yellowjacket’s head]]> 2023-05-30 13:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609135857 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609136793 I taped the mask onto the card stock befor building up the mask]]> 2023-05-30 13:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609136793 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609137655 Here is where i used news paper to build up the mask at the top]]> 2023-05-30 13:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609137655 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609138211 building up the mask at the bottom]]> 2023-05-30 13:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609138211 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609139388 This is when I layered it with wheat paste ]]> 2023-05-30 13:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609139388 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609141161 These are the details i built up with paper mache. You can see the middle of the bugs face, the eyes, the pinchers, and the two spots at the top where the antenna will go. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609141161 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609143340 Her are two antennas I made by wrapping newspaper around a wire bent to look like the antenna, and wheat-pasting it down]]> 2023-05-30 13:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609143340 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609144566 Here is after i attached the antennas, and i also built up more in the eyes to make it look more bug-eyed]]> 2023-05-30 13:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609144566 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609146403 I added peas over the back here to make this part textured]]> 2023-05-30 13:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609146403 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609147328 this is the mask from the front, and a little break for your eyes. party rock! ]]> 2023-05-30 13:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609147328 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609148089 I painted the whole thing black before i used any other paint]]> 2023-05-30 13:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609148089 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609148718 Here is where i started layering the yellow]]> 2023-05-30 13:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609148718 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609149453 This is what it looked like after I got all the layers of yellow]]> 2023-05-30 13:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609149453 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609150497 I started adding materials, and i started with this twine, wrapped around the antennas. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609150497 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609152737 If you look at the eyes, I added a window screen to cover the eyes, and make it look like a bug’s eyes. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609152737 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609153910 I braided some beads into twine to hang around the antennas]]> 2023-05-30 13:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609153910 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609154991 I cut up some paper felt, and used it in between some of the twine on the antenna, just to give it a little texture. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609154991 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609156414 Here is the braided, beaded twine added onto the mask. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609156414 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609158191 I added black buttons to the black parts on the mask]]> 2023-05-30 13:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609158191 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609158835 I also added some brown buttons to tie together the colors of the twine]]> 2023-05-30 13:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609158835 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609159961 I added moss around all the yellow parts of my mask too add more texture]]> 2023-05-30 13:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609159961 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609161917 The feathers I used were large white feathers, layered below smaller grey feathers. The feathers represent wings for the yellowjacket.  ]]> 2023-05-30 13:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609161917 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609163011 I cut up some black straw and layered it like this onto a piece of construction paper to add to the back of my mask]]> 2023-05-30 13:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609163011 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609163627 Here is the straw added onto the back, and the final picture. ]]> 2023-05-30 13:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2609163627 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665923657 This is the clean, finished work. ]]> 2023-08-18 15:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665923657 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665925115 This is it glazed, sitting in my room. i used it to hold my lego flowers]]> 2023-08-18 16:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665925115 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665926153 This is a clean picture of it]]> 2023-08-18 16:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665926153 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665926700 This is glazed, and its green!!]]> 2023-08-18 16:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665926700 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665927474 This is the glazed inside of the bowl]]> 2023-08-18 16:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665927474 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665927792 This is the glazed outside of the bowl]]> 2023-08-18 16:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2665927792 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368410 here is where i started dennis walter’s beautiful shape, horns and all]]> 2023-08-31 22:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368410 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368795 I gave him legs! so he can sit there and look pretty]]> 2023-08-31 22:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368795 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368947 I cut off his head]]> 2023-08-31 22:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680368947 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680369230 Here is his main body hollowed out]]> 2023-08-31 22:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680369230 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370355 He looks a little creepy in this picture but thats ok we still love him]]> 2023-08-31 22:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370355 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370522 look at him all put back together again! ]]> 2023-08-31 22:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370522 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370935 I opened his mouth, gave him teeth, and started giving him some hair/ fur]]> 2023-08-31 22:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680370935 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371165 Here is more of the fur on his back]]> 2023-08-31 22:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371165 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371385 I added details to the hair on his legs/feet and gave him claw-like toes]]> 2023-08-31 22:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371385 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371544 and here is dennis walter all done!! ]]> 2023-08-31 22:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2680371544 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766359917 This is the start of my bird, the head and shoulders]]> 2023-10-27 14:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766359917 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766360503 here is me posing with him]]> 2023-10-27 14:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766360503 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766361589 Here it is from the front]]> 2023-10-27 14:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766361589 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766363631 Here is more added onto the rest of the body]]> 2023-10-27 14:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766363631 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766365363 Here is added legs ]]> 2023-10-27 14:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766365363 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766365959 and then he was cut in half]]> 2023-10-27 14:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766365959 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766366982 I carved out the eye depth]]> 2023-10-27 14:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766366982 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766367531 Here is me starting the stump for bongo to sit on ]]> 2023-10-27 14:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766367531 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766368106 The stump with more detail]]> 2023-10-27 14:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766368106 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766368423 cut in half stump which I’m frustrated i didn’t just hollow it out from the bottom]]> 2023-10-27 14:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766368423 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766372394 This is me posing with my mask ]]> 2023-10-27 14:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766372394 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766373289 Here is me in a dark room with dennis walter ]]> 2023-10-27 14:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766373289 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766373923 Here is me using my bird as a phone ]]> 2023-10-27 14:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766373923 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766375402 SOFIA IN THE MONKEY HAT🙊]]> 2023-10-27 14:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766375402 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766375746 Birthday king👑]]> 2023-10-27 14:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2766375746 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816409100 I carved out the wings on the body of the bird]]> 2023-12-06 18:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816409100 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816414301 After your help, I was able to make the eye for my bird. ]]> 2023-12-06 18:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816414301 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816415421 Here is the right eye and left eye together, after I made the left eye]]> 2023-12-06 18:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816415421 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816415946 I started carving out the feathers on the wings of the bird ]]> 2023-12-06 18:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816415946 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816416591 Here is more detail on the wings ]]> 2023-12-06 18:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816416591 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816416989 Side view of the wings ]]> 2023-12-06 18:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816416989 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816421377 I cut off the bottom half of the bird’s feet so i could comfortably place them on the log ]]> 2023-12-06 18:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816421377 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816423181 This is where I put the bird on the log. Once I was able to do this, I have a lot of hope in this project, and I’m excited to see how it turns out. ]]> 2023-12-06 18:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2816423181 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823187001 I made the talons by cutting them out from a small slab, similar to how we made the hands last year ]]> 2023-12-13 00:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823187001 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823188188 I attached the talons of the bird to the bottom of the legs, and undercut them to make it look like it was covered by feathers. ]]> 2023-12-13 00:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823188188 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823193312 This is the finished, Bongo the bird. Bongo and I have been through a lot, but I couldn’t be prouder of how he turned out. I started making Bongo on September 6th, and ended on December 12th. I have learned a lot in these three months about my own patience, and am so glad I pushed through my frustration with this piece. ]]> 2023-12-13 00:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2823193312 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876759017 he looks crazy😍]]> 2024-02-07 15:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876759017 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876759856 pack ur bags- youre FIRED]]> 2024-02-07 15:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876759856 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876760384 oh! that wasnt supposed to happen…]]> 2024-02-07 15:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876760384 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876762387 OOO HES CHANGIN ]]> 2024-02-07 15:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876762387 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876763373 this shoe polish was the best idea ever thank you mr stout😁]]> 2024-02-07 15:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876763373 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876765690 shoe polish DONEZO

]]> 2024-02-07 15:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876765690 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876766527 hes starting to look shiny✨]]> 2024-02-07 15:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876766527 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876767739 HES ALL DONE🫶🫶]]> 2024-02-07 15:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2876767739 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924148722 Started off the hand just like the one i did last year]]> 2024-03-19 01:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924148722 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924149551 added finger nails]]> 2024-03-19 01:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924149551 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924152171 I added up mass to the hand to look more like a hand ]]> 2024-03-19 01:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924152171 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924153489 majors! ]]> 2024-03-19 01:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924153489 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924155177 put the fingers together ]]> 2024-03-19 01:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924155177 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924156908 bent the hand ]]> 2024-03-19 01:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924156908 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924157638 first hand✅]]> 2024-03-19 01:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924157638 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924158949 second hand was a lot harder because I had only ever done my left hand, not the right so this was new to me]]> 2024-03-19 01:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924158949 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924160109 skipped a lot of steps because i made basically this entire hand in just one period]]> 2024-03-19 01:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924160109 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924160985 boom both hands bent and ready to hollow out! ]]> 2024-03-19 01:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924160985 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924161712 before hollowing ]]> 2024-03-19 01:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924161712 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924162537 after hollowing!!]]> 2024-03-19 01:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924162537 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924163678 two hands after hollowinng]]> 2024-03-19 01:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924163678 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924165032 slipped and scored the hands together, then put an oval ring at the bottom of the hands for the foot ]]> 2024-03-19 01:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924165032 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924166336 hand bowl done! ]]> 2024-03-19 01:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924166336 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924167535 hand bowl]]> 2024-03-19 01:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924167535 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924170225 ive gotta hand it to ya… get it…? ]]> 2024-03-19 01:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924170225 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924171260 Avery and I on the floor at midnight bowl at 2 in the morning ]]> 2024-03-19 01:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924171260 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924171769 PIZZA TIME ]]> 2024-03-19 01:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924171769 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924175831 me outside on the floor at 5 in the morning ]]> 2024-03-19 01:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2924175831 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925596282 its SOOO pretty ]]> 2024-03-19 18:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925596282 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925596561 Front view too]]> 2024-03-19 18:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925596561 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925598779 wowzers. beautiful. ]]> 2024-03-19 19:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2925598779 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2927258490 ants! ]]> 2024-03-20 17:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/2927258490 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012728034 I started with the wire ribcage. It had a 2d outline, and circles around the outline to make it 3d ]]> 2024-05-30 05:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012728034 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012728842 I extended the ribcage forward to make part of his neck]]> 2024-05-30 05:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012728842 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012731336 Here are the frames for the two heads I built ]]> 2024-05-30 05:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012731336 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012733884 The neck was built farther out so it could support and hold both cheese and burgers heads ]]> 2024-05-30 05:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012733884 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012735276 Cheese and burgers heads fully built up ]]> 2024-05-30 05:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012735276 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012737224 Here are the legs built onto it. This is where I realize the heads are too big for the rest of the body, but i like the size of the heads, so I decide to size up the rest of the body to match]]> 2024-05-30 05:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012737224 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012741186 I built up the legs and body of the cow in order to make it more proportional. With the legs a little taller, Cheese and Burger are starting to look less like an alien. ]]> 2024-05-30 05:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012741186 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012742595 I added ears onto Cheese Burger’s heads to make them look just a little bit more like a cow and little less like a weird devil creature ]]> 2024-05-30 05:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012742595 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012744971 Here is cheese burger!! Im pretty sure hes all done ]]> 2024-05-30 05:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012744971 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012745806 More of Cheese Burger]]> 2024-05-30 05:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012745806 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012746767 Glaze! ]]> 2024-05-30 05:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012746767 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012747205 Glaze!!]]> 2024-05-30 05:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012747205 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012747998 Glaze!!!]]> 2024-05-30 05:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012747998 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012748885 AHHHHHH]]> 2024-05-30 05:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012748885 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012751354 Spare change?]]> 2024-05-30 05:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012751354 katersoc https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012752038 Throwback to when Cheese Burger looked like a crab fishing cage ]]> 2024-05-30 06:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katersoc/KateOConnell/wish/3012752038