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Why it’s Helpful to Hear Terminology:

I’ve seen some debates about whether having a pretty word for a symptom actually makes any difference, and I’m here to say that it did for at least one person.

I recently learned that sensory overload is something adhd people can experience too, and learning a word for why I always felt “sick” and had to go to the nurse in middle school brought me so much peace. When I learn terminology for my experiences, I feel validated.

It’s like proof that I’m not just being dramatic or weak. Kind of like when I realized that the reason I’ve never been any good at sports was because I’ve had asthma all along. I thought I just tired out quickly.

It’s like having a name for my struggle gives me power over it.

So, TLDR: Terminology can help us feel validated in our experiences, and that can be a great encouragement.

Meet Sir Henry, my latest doll project.

Sir Henry's head used to be a pen decoration, his body is a 1/6th scale male fashion doll and I made his outfit.

I don't know where I got his boots, they're plastic and fit him perfectly. These cheap boots often come with a split at the back and I filled this split with Apoxy Clay, first time working with this sculpting material.

I love it! I think Apoxy Clay works very well, just like Fimo, but without the terrified step of baking, because it's air drying.

I also sculpted some faux screws, which I painted and later attached on his backpack.

Apoxy Clay consist of two components and I mixed a little to much; not to waste I used the remainder to sculpt some doll jewelry.

After glueing on the faux screws, his steampunk contraption is finished.

I made this backpack from all sorts of (left over) materials: cardboard, fabric, metal scrapbook and jewelry materials, all sorts of plastic caps and other small components. To give it the right look, I painted many of these parts with acrylic paint in copper and blue/green for the oxide.

For the decorations and faux buttons on his coat I used metal book corners and jewelry materials.

To give his boots and coat this old look, I used black and brown soft pastels.

I love my Sir Henry ♥️

Press Y to honk is now the new press F to pay respects

I made a fish man.

Well, partially. I had a Monster High body that was missing limbs and frankinsteined him some replacements. Plus a few extra fins and a tail. He can't really stand on his fin leg (though I did make the fin articulated), so I made him a simple crutch. I've been watching art doll videos recently (of the stuffed and wire-articulated variety) and got inspired.

I still need to paint some details to make everything more cohesive and repaint the head. All the translucent additions glow in the dark, so I really want that to come through in his eyes. To cover his head to neck transition, I'll probably use some painted fabric.

The fin for his left leg is somewhere, I just forgot to attach it before I took the pictures.

I really appreciate the eyes on this little guy.

My coworkers: what you'd do with your long weekend?

Me:

<3

insomnia m.e.726

This is Kyle. He was from a wealthy suburban family until he decided to cut ties from his family's money and become independent. At 26, he still has much to learn about how the world really is.

He's just borrowing that torso for the picture. n_n

crab time! maybe a crustacean can also qualify as mermay content?

i love sculpting weird heads, and this one started with the head shape, inspired by some ffxiv gear i was using on my character. i've also been wanting to make a doll with four arms for a while now. the most fun thing about this one is that because of the articulated crab claws, they can hold things.

[i'm still figuring out how to shoot on manual -> photos came out a little grainy this time. but i'll be a photographer yet.]

Welp, time to actually learn dutch and return to the motherland.