Accordian

Squid a Month Club for the accordion lover.

This club was for newlyweds so I thought including their initials was apt.

I'm hoping to get back to posting some embroidery work in the next week or so. I feel so lazy not posting more often but there really isn't a whole lot to post right now since all of my work is not something worth showing at the moment. But there will be some more squid a month clubs coming up next month.

Keyboard Squid (Squid a Month Club)

Squid for a piano lover:

Shop Announcement!

Just a head's up. All of the Holiday Squid that I have left are now in the shop. This includes the last of the Christmas and Halloween mini squid sets. There isn't an insane amount left so stop on over and grab some early holiday cheer. Also, there are now 3 squidtivity left. And on top of all that, everything in the shop is now a whopping 30% off and I have been including a bit of nifty cleo dee history in the orders (along with lots of other goodies). This could be especially enticing if you've ever seen my tent setup and would love to have a piece of the show- (hint,hint). These items will run out soon so if you've thought of ordering grab it while you can. The librarian, sushi and many others are long gone now.

Oh dear!

It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything. Still just plugging away at animation and stop motion as well. I'm enjoying the latter since I really do love working with physical objects. Although the possibilities of combining the two is exciting. This week I'll be posting some more of the final squid from the Squid a Month Club. I'm now down to only 2 clubs which seems weird after having an average of 5 going on each month for years. I will miss the great idea lists that people sent me. This one is based on the request of "sock monsters".

The Last of the Squidtivity

Hey Folks!
I'm not planning on listing the rest of the holiday squid until a bit later but I have listed the last of the squidtivity. There are 5 originals left and 3 of the squidtivity additions (2 camels and a new shepherd). Also! These and everything else in the shop are still 25% off!

Animate

It'll be a long time before I post anything finished that I've done on here animation-wise, but I'll at least post an occasional snippet. This is the first one. This is the first after effects "mid-term" that Scott assigned me. There's another one next week. Right now they're all about animating abstract shapes to music. I used a snippet of Le Tigre's "The the Empty". It's still pretty frustrating not having a full grasp on the program and having to abandon ideas half-way through because I just don't know how to make it happen but overall I'm really enjoying it.

The blue path shows the key framing I did for the tiny ball inside of the big ball. I enjoyed that part way more than I thought I would. Like I really, really enjoyed doing that. Most of the tutorials I've watched so far just show you how to do everything with plugins and presets and such which has kind of bummed me out so mainly using masks and key framing for this was refreshing.

25% off sale

Everything in the shop is now 25% off. Also, as I have mentioned before, the squid in the shop are the last of their kind. I am no longer doing custom work and there are no more squid left to list. The only exception to this is when I upload the last of the Holiday squid later this year but this will be a very limited update
(but it will include a squdtivity or two!) 
So, point being, if you see something you like please grab it while you can!

And now, for some "last of their kind" shots: