missmonstermel: Made some buckles! Will be emailing folk

The real missmonster (

missmonstermel) wrote,
@ 2008-03-07 18:32:00

Made some buckles! Will be emailing folks back later on...i just ordered 12 more buckle backs and bought new plastic so please feel free to keep ordering!

(Post a new comment)

	killerjamjams 2008-03-08 12:59 am UTC (link)
	all of these turned out so awesome =P I just cannnot stop staring at that bear skull! :D (Reply to this)

	shiftcommathree 2008-03-08 01:10 am UTC (link)
	oh my gosh, the first thing I thought of when I saw the bear skull was Iorek's armor. it's amazing, really! (Reply to this)

	dingybatty 2008-03-08 01:11 am UTC (link)
	wow. I want to donate my skull to ART. :D (Reply to this)

	wolf_nymph 2008-03-08 01:28 am UTC (link)
	bearskull! holy crap, this one is bad-ass... Are you selling this one, out of curiosity? I'd want to hang on to it, it's very beautiful. If you ever do a smaller skull, like a cat in this style, I'd be interested in it. =3 (Reply to this)

	techno4tomcats 2008-03-08 01:43 am UTC (link)
	I would wear that skull as a helmet if it fitted. XD (Reply to this)

	ananthymous 2008-03-08 01:48 am UTC (link)
	MAN that skull looks so cool!! I bet you could do a gallery show with a series of those. (Reply to this)

	vulturekisses 2008-03-08 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Man, these skulls you're painting are fucking gorgeous. :D (Reply to this)

	airukitsu 2008-03-08 02:52 am UTC (link)
	How can you be such a jack of all trades? AUGH STOP IT. (Reply to this)

	headstone 2008-03-08 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Oh man! If I had a way to get more of them, I would totally ask you to do up one of my deer skulls. But they're precious to me since I have trouble attaining things like that. :\ Looks awesome, though! (Reply to this)

	spiritwolven 2008-03-08 03:33 am UTC (link)
	holy crap. I want a steam punk skull. that is so awsome (Reply to this)

	Awesome... But..? sevian 2008-03-08 03:37 am UTC (link)
	I love these designs, but I think it'd be so much cooler if the clockwork pieces were attached in a manner giving them some sense of purpose. Perhaps a hole cut in the skull with the gears protruding from it. It's just my opinion, but I've always liked steam art in a manner that made you believe it could work. (Reply to this)

	sunhawk 2008-03-08 04:38 am UTC (link)
	OMG! SO GOLD AND NIFTY :D Where does one get a bear skull?? (Reply to this)

	mrmunkeepants 2008-03-08 07:18 am UTC (link)
	I love that these seem like armor for the animals, rather than painted skulls. I think having gears over the front of the eye sockets (like visors) would have been awesome, too! (Reply to this)

	beldolor 2008-03-08 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	I love the skulls! Have you had them laying around, or did you pick them up at some point? Think you'll be doing more at any point? Would you possibly be taking orders for them ever? Awesome work. (Reply to this)

	thehind 2008-03-08 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Hey Lady I wanna order a Belt Buckle, let me know when would be a good time to do that! and I am still waiting breathlessly for my purse, and eventually a foo dawg. Perhaps it could be steampunked? Lurv from Austin. (Reply to this)

	Homo Sapien Art (Anonymous) 2008-03-08 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Like early homo sapien art made from discarded UFO parts. Very interesting. Peter J. Lupo Esq. antiaging4geeks.com (Reply to this)

	xiuzan 2008-03-08 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	Cool... you made it to BoingBoing again :D. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	missmonstermel 2008-03-08 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	WHAT??? no shit? Woah...SWEET! :D Hahaaaa, thanks for the heads up! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	magdalena_down 2008-03-08 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry to pop in so abruptly, but I just found out about this show myself...and then to see your work! I thought you might be interested...it's the Unusual Animals Call for Entries in the 930 Art Center in Louisville, KY. It seems like your work already fits the bill. The deadline is the 15th though, so if you're interested, sorry for the short notice. -m (Reply to this) (Thread)

	missmonstermel 2008-03-09 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Oooh, thank you! i'm going to see if i can make the deadline. THANK you for the heads up, i really appreciate it! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	magdalena_down 2008-03-13 06:23 am UTC (link)
	No problem! As I said, I immediately thought of this contest when I saw what you were doing. Best of luck! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	foofers 2008-03-09 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Dangit, you're so fricken' awesome, it kinda pisses me off. :) Say, could I make a suggestion or two on the steampunk skulls? Just some details that I think could be even better, but I don't want to come across as going all "cats with earlobes!" on you...it's your own schtick and of course your own say how these things go. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	missmonstermel 2008-03-09 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Dude YES please do! :D I can use all the help i can get! Haha, cats with earlobes...snerk.... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

foofers
2008-03-09 02:33 am UTC (link)

That earlobe thing is gonna go down in the anals of history, isn't it?

Anyway! I think the uncut rivets are cool, so poo on that guy. But a couple of other bit do cast an "off-period" glare my way. I know, it's a fantasy medium, and anything goes. The still and zinc bits aren't as cool as could be though...the electric conduit locknut for the wolf skull's third eye, and the two wood screws on the crown of bear skull...just seem kinda incongruous.

You planning on doing more of these? I might have some assorted brass hardware fiddly bits I'm no longer using.

(Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

missmonstermel
2008-03-09 02:46 am UTC (link)

Woah i didnt even think about that! Thats something id like to be aware of though, you know? Right now im pretty much just putting on whatever i think is aesthetically pleasing...but i didnt even think of what like...."fits" you know? From a gearhead/builder's perspective the parts are probably glaringly naive. It's sort of like a kid smearing glitter on some popsicle sticks at this point, haha. But i do like this train of thought with consistently fitting bits. Thanks man!
and yeah im going to make more....whatever you have i can probably use! BRASSSSSS!! :D Any guidance you want to give on parts and what you think would fit together on a piece would be appreciated of course...

(Reply to this) (Parent)

	mythos_amante 2008-03-09 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	This post makes me feel joyful! Your painted skulls are thrilling in a prop way. I mean, talk about a piece to give a room or a costume a bit of character! Wow! And I had no idea you'd be casting your monster-pendant design in resin as belt buckles. Just WOW! (That IS what you;re doing right?) Are you selling those? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mythos_amante 2008-03-09 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	Dyurrr, nevermind, I read the previous post! (Reply to this) (Parent)

Riveting tip
(Anonymous)
2008-03-09 08:41 pm UTC (link)

Amazing work! One note on your copper rivets, though: you're supposed to cut them off (about 1/8" above the burr) and "peen" them over. i.e. Smack them with a hammer until the copper sort of blooms out like a mushroom cap and locks the whole assembly into place. My apologies if you already know this and were just making an aesthetic decision to leave 'em long. If that's the case, consider filing them to sharp points! Makes 'em look mean... Thanks for posting these kick-ass pix, and keep up the awesome work!

(Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Riveting tip (Anonymous) 2008-03-09 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	ummm... never mind. I'll read the whole thread next time! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Riveting tip missmonstermel 2008-03-09 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	Haha, thanks though :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

Username:		Create an Account Forgot your login? Login w/ OpenID
Password:
	Remember Me
	English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…

About

Help

Get Involved

Legal

Store

LJ Labs