My Creative Outlets

I love flexing my creative side whenever I get the chance. First time doing these things, and I look forward to doing more of it and watching my progress!

Hand Carved Maraca

First, I did a pencil sketch onto the maraca
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Then I etched the drawing into the surface
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Next, I carved the image
Every part of the logo that is black I carved deeper
Painting - where it really started to come together
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The final product after I painted on Rattler's scales
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I’ve recently gotten into wood carving! I really dig it. I made this as a gift – a maraca customized with their school mascot.I’ve recently gotten into wood carving! I really dig it. I made this as a gift – a maraca customized with their school mascot.

Painted Apple Box

Ombre on the base layer
Adding the ground to the bottom
Adding the little girl in the mix
The final product - my little dreamer pointing to the stars

I designed this apple box as a tribute to my mother, the original sci-fi nerd in my family. The little girl is her, pointing to the sky and wishing on a shooting star, dreaming of space adventures.

Engraved Star Trek Wafter

My blank slate
My Star Trek dedication with my favorite ST slogan: Ad Astra Per Aspera
For my love of the stars and space

Another wood carving in progress – a customized wafter dedicated to one of my favorite shows, Star Trek.

Painting Faux Wood

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First time building a mini-flat. After watching a woodgrain faux finishing tool be used, I got to try it myself to paint my flat. My results weren’t bad!

Crafting Alien Tech

Painting on the alien goop
My carving in a block of foam, trying to make a pattern; I used a trim router.

The first pic: getting messy with latex to make a giant alien pod! It was so gooey and messy, I loved it!

The second pic: my carving into a block of foam to make the outer edge of a spaceship. It created a lot more fuzz than you might expect! I definitely learned to keep a running shopvac on deck.

Recreating Famous Props

My recreation of the Save the Clock Tower Flyer using my hometown's clock tower.
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The results of my dye job next to the original untreated paper for my recreation of Doc's 1885 letter to Marty.

A few shots of my recreations of the paper props from the Back to the Future franchise – one of my favorite franchises! The Save the Clock Tower flier and the Western Union letter and map from Doc from 1885.