Well... it all started with a needle-felting kit from Amazon.
Remember those cats from my 2016 animation challenge? They were real fun to make... so when the holidays rolled around and I had a bunch of left over wool, I decided to make some silly ornaments for a few friends of mine.
Don't ask me how a vaginas came to mind... but they did and they were a hoot.
About a week ago, myself and 16 other artists signed up for a 3-day Molding & Casting workshop, offered by Festival Stop Motion Montréal.
The workshop was held at Sial in Laval, QC, where they ever-so generously supplied us with the space and materials we needed in order to experiment. If you're a stop-motion nerd like me, it was a serious candy store.
I jumped on this opportunity to improve my puppet m...
Breathe in... Spring is here. I guess it's been here for a week already?
Time for rain and sunshine to wash up that polluted wintertide, for it sure was a tough one.
The darkness, the bitter cold and my want for hibernation really took over this year.
I am thankful for my amazing partner, supportive friends and this wonderful project which kept me entertained during what seemed to be a dark time. Does it get easier?...
What a year it was! Full of dramatic entrances and exits, shocking tales and testing times. It's important to reflect on the year we've had though. It may have been a really bad one- but there have been worse ones, and the best ones? They're up next.
In November, we seem to need quiet time. This year our little getaway was no exception.
Total tranquility in the middle of not much going on.
It's hard to disconnect from the frenzy of the big city. And let go of your phone.
Everywhere I go, I grab a little piece of nature to take home with me. Don't know why... I have a thing for dried flowers... there is beauty in the death of a living thing....
October is a difficult month for me. It is one of my favourite months, but one that brings joy and sadness all at once... all the feels. It's funny how a time of year can make you feel, the same way, every year.
This year, October also brought a lot of work and distractions my way, which I am thankful for.
But of course, that meant very little time for this animation.
I've probably mentioned this before, but I think hands are fascinating.
For some odd reason, they really inspire me, often.
For July, I knew I wanted to build a shadow box. Of course the word shadow led to puppets!
Shadow puppets!! They just bring me back to being a kid. With flashlights, in tents or forts, it felt really cool when someone showed you how to make that 'shadow bunny'.
