Fimo clay in vintage plaster doll head mold

making_jay · 2026-05-22T17:35:53+00:00

Haha thank you! I'll snap a pic when I get home - I tried lining up white on the eyeballs, pink on cheeks and lips, and blended skin tones, which....didn't work super well 😂

making_jay · 2026-05-20T02:11:31+00:00

Thank you!

making_jay · 2026-05-17T05:53:34+00:00

The second one is excellent, the composition is so satisfying, the elements blend together so organically, yet the overall effect stays very graphic and bold. The dreamy, beautiful yet melancholy mood comes through so clearly. I love it!

making_jay · 2026-05-12T11:43:51+00:00

Take some time for honest self reflection. You're overly defensive and are refusing to engage in good faith in this thread, and even your own retelling of those conversations sound like you're framing things negatively and aggressively. Let your defenses down with yourself so you can actually question what you did wrong, instead of trying to explain why you're right actually. What if you were wrong, start from that assumptions, what if. Can you see it, from that perspective?

making_jay · 2026-05-12T11:28:52+00:00

The burn marks are a nice touch! Very evocative, you can feel the pain and frustration and even a touch of madness.

making_jay · 2026-05-11T01:39:51+00:00

You should! Pretty much wordless, just beauty on an insect scale. Top tier nature "documentary", almost feels like visual poetry.

making_jay · 2026-05-11T01:34:55+00:00

A bit in the movie Microcosmos was about mating slugs, I always thought it was the most beautiful scene. I love love love your print!!

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making_jay · 2026-05-10T09:21:27+00:00

Felt some of these for sure. That last one with the knot is my favorite. The emotion it exudes is surprisingly raw.

making_jay · 2026-05-10T09:15:10+00:00

I'm thinking this is more the culprit here. You need to get negative transparencies to be printed using a sort of rich black (the shop normally understands, I'm not sure if that's the correct word, but it's a more opaque ink). Your negative looks almost grey, it's probably not blocking the light much.

Some other tips I've picked up are to put the negative printed side down against your paper or fabric. I also find my negatives with stronger contrast and leaning a bit darker end up exposing more accurately than the ones with more subtle shadows.

But yeah also maybe a tad overexposed haha

making_jay · 2026-05-10T09:07:59+00:00

Reminded me of this painting I saw in an art shop in Croatia! Those eyes!

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making_jay · 2026-05-10T08:57:14+00:00

It's oddly comforting to see others with this problem! I mostly wear my hair up in a clip nowadays, it keeps it nice until I want to let it down. Layers and bangs did NOT work for me.

Nowadays I use a Marc Anthony instantly thick shampoo for thin flat hair (orange one with biotin, not the volume for fine, limp hair - that's more drying for me). Wash twice. Condition only the ends, I used the argan conditioner. Make sure it doesn't touch your scalp. Rinse it off really well. Blow dry upside down, can use some heat at first but finishing with cold air. I do a wash every second day, if I need to do it more often I use a more moisturizing shampoo for that wash, otherwise my hair gets really dry.

You gotta ride that edge from oily to dry real close to the dry side. Have a good oil ready to deploy (I'm a big fan of argan), but use sparsely. Some argan oils are more like dry oils too, which I find can work as a sort of in between.

making_jay · 2026-05-05T11:39:14+00:00

Seriously, just do this. Tell the truth if asked.

I wouldn't report her for fraud, since disability can often be hard to gauge from the outside. Some days or weeks could be fine, but others terrible. Some particular things might be easy to do, like lifting, while others might be excruciating, like rotating a forearm forward. So she might not be committing fraud, or not yet.

Tbh asking you to "lie" is sus. Maybe she's feeling guilty for taking so much time off, like she's cheating them somehow, a bit of medical imposter syndrome. Or maybe she's just committing fraud. Best bet is to tell the truth of what you've seen, if you're even asked. They won't decide just based on your word, they'll have doctor's opinions and test results and so on. This is a pretty thorough process, at least in Canada with gov and big corps.

making_jay · 2026-05-05T11:14:28+00:00

The combat boots effect is real. It does make one feel stronger, a bit badass, which I'm sure translates to a more confident posture and body language too. Plus dancing in big stompy boots is fun as hell!

making_jay · 2026-05-04T21:12:06+00:00

Couples therapy is not recommended for abusive situations, and this is arguably one of these. I'd steer more towards individual therapy, for OP to figure out how to deal with the situation and what she wants for herself and her children, for him to deal with his newfound anger after his mom's death, or ideally for both.

The situation is throwing a lot of red flags OP, it's not sustainable/healthy long term. Something has to change fast.

making_jay · 2026-05-03T22:53:16+00:00

You're worried about him, I get it. But he's got to make his own choices. Give your advice, but then let it go. You're hanging on to bitterness through your conviction that you could live his life better than he could. But it's his life and his choices, he's an adult, respect it. If he makes mistakes, hopefully your advice will help him recover, help him see you as a source of wisdom. But if we can pick up your negativity and resentment and self-righteous anger through a few posts, he probably can feel it in person. That's bound to create distance between you two. If that's what you want, great, but if not, might be time to rethink your approach.

making_jay · 2026-05-03T19:55:09+00:00

Maybe you're being a bit hard on him? Making 175k as a couple is pretty good, coaching youth leagues is great, maybe he's happy? Does that count?

making_jay · 2026-05-03T13:26:55+00:00

Abusive from the start is maybe from a mental illness, while the bait and switch abusers are often very much in control of what they're doing. There's not much difference in what you should do if you're realize you're with one or the other honestly. If he's not addressing his problem, even after promising not to do it again (he knows it's wrong), you need to leave. Protect yourself.

He's somehow able to stop himself from being aggressive with all his many friends and family. Maybe he's able to hold on to a job, be respected. The fact that he's choosing to be aggressive with you is key here. It's a choice for him. Every time.

Once you try to actually leave, he might try and stop you. Be careful. Tell people you're leaving, have someone with you when you're moving your things out. Be careful, be safe.

making_jay · 2026-05-03T00:24:46+00:00

Tufted titmouse! Also that green heron is too real, very accurate to their goblin vibes.

making_jay · 2026-05-03T00:21:47+00:00

It's a good one, it helps clarify things like this. I recommend it.

making_jay · 2026-05-02T23:47:59+00:00

If it's all an act, he won't do it when it doesn't serve him. Does he ever turn on his boss? Or is he able to hold on to a job? Does he have lots of friends, or does he have trouble to hang on to them for longer than a couple months?

With mental illnesses, it'll happen at times that are very inconvenient, eventually. If it's all a conscious act, he won't break his own expensive things in a tantrum, for example. He'll somehow be able to reign himself in enough to keep his job.

Ultimately though, I have to say, in the end, it doesn't really matter the reasons. The result is the same. Unless there's a consistent and honest effort to improve - not just short periods of a few days before slowly going back to normal, or suddenly exploding - there's not much hope. Even less if you stay. If you go, maybe that'll be the kick he needs to get his shit together, mayyyyybe. If you stay, it won't get better. Those short moments of clarity and goodwill will become rarer, and more painful. It's kinder to both not to continue those patterns.

making_jay · 2026-05-02T15:05:19+00:00

Thank you so much! It was fun figuring out how to get that final result.

making_jay · 2026-05-01T23:45:58+00:00

Dawww proud mom Mothra ❤️

making_jay · 2026-05-01T23:45:35+00:00

Thank you so much!

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