Sophie (she/her/ella)

Anna Garcia, Zac Oyama, and Ross Bryant

It's so hard to believe in the potential of making a wee business out of this 🥲 but I've got to at least try!!

I want to be productive so bad but it's so snowy and sleepy today

Working on business cards, eeee~

They should have placed that wreath somewhere else so it wouldn't have that sign messing up photos!

The side-eye seal!!

Finally photos of our ofrenda!! It's the nicest one we've made so far :) #DíadeMuertos

Honestly, I don't want to buy more stuff? And I'm low enough on storage as it is 😅 I need to use up more before I should be adding to it

Tried 2-part epoxy glue

Pros
- very drop-proof
- didn't stick to the plastic wrap used to keep it from sticking to the clamp, unlike E6000

Cons
- need to use a clamp and wait for it to dry, same as E6000
- smells awful, like E6000
- spread beyond the filigree and can't be removed, unlike E6000

“Smoke”

I didn't take as many photos as usual, but here was my Catrina for Día de Muertos this year :) More pics were taken and are incoming, I hope!

#DayoftheDead #DíadelosMuertos #artpost #art #Mexicana

Omg photo 2, y'all look so fire

Guardians of Death and Time @gildedflowers.bsky.social

Shades of autumn 🍂🍁 #canon6dmarkii

Thanks for reminding me that I own 2-part epoxy! 😂 I try to avoid both epoxy and E6000 because of the fumes, but sometimes you just need the strength I guess 🤷‍♀️ I'll try an epoxy test tonight

I'm terrible with clay! My wire work is bad but my sculpting skills are worse :p 😂

An interesting idea! I don't think hot glue would hold any better to a flat spot, as I think it's just a matter of glue strength vs materials. If I do end up using E6000, though, maybe I could try that on the thicker sticks. The thin sticks might be too thin to handle anymore being filed off

A hand is holding a gold-painted bamboo sticks that has brass filigree tied to it in thin gold wire

I want all of my pieces to be drop-proof, so I'm testing methods for attaching filigree to bamboo sticks. Doesn't appear to be common, and for good reason: gluing on round things is hard.

Hot glue was no good; 2 drops and it fell apart. Trying to avoid E6000 by trying wire

#art #artprogress

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Looking forward to listening to this!!

Side note, still despise how we can't edit posts

A hand is holding up a Styrofoam head. On the head is a headband that has a gold skull on the center and several bamboo sticks radiating from a cardboard base

A hand is holding up the same headpiece as before. Now the cardboard is painted black and the rays are painted gold

Progress continues!!

#headpiece #art progress #díademuertos

Sophie is wearing black and is sitting on a dark ottoman in front of a dark red wallpaper with black baroque designs. She is looking slightly to the side, reaching a pale hand towards a skull resting on a black mantelpiece by an unlit candelabra. She is in colorful Catrina makeup (Mexican decorative skull makeup). She is wearing a bright rose and marigold flower crown with gold rays. Gold filigree earrings poke through her long, dark hair.

Día de Muertos 2022 series - 💖💀

Headpiece, makeup, styling, and modeling by me

Photography and editing by Linda Maria Photography

Set by Studio Ethereal

#artpost #art #Catrina #headpieces #crown #DiadeMuertos #spooky #darkart #DayOfTheDead #SkullMakeup #Skulls #crafting #crafters #creativemakeup

Illustration of various animals wearing hats

Choose a tiny creature wearing a hat

Sophie is wearing black and fading into the black coffin she is standing in. The coffin has a skull and bones on top. Her pale hands are pressed in prayer at her chest. Her eyes are closed and she is in colorful Catrina makeup (Mexican decorative skull makeup). She is wearing a bright rose and marigold flower crown with gold rays.

Día de Muertos 2022 series - 💖💀

Headpiece, makeup, styling, and modeling by me

Photography and editing by Linda Maria Photography

Set by Studio Ethereal

#artpost #art #Catrina #headpieces #crown #crafters #crafting #handmade #artsandcrafts #skulls #deathart #DiadeMuertos #DayoftheDead #darkart

A Styrofoam head has an incomplete headpiece on it. So far, a gold skull and cardboard have been attached

A drill is going through the gold skull in the center of a headpiece. The skull is being held in place with a hand

Finally making a headpiece after 9 months of being away from it 😭

Cempasúchitl (Mexican marigold flower)
We start to see many vendors all over the town.

#cempasúchil #cempasuchitl #cempasuchil #marigold #dayofthedead #diademuertos

Sophie is standing in a dry yellow cornfield. She is wearing a halo crown covered in gold filigree with red rhinestones and pearls; red, orange, and yellow marigolds; a shirt covered in black and red Mixtec embroidery; a blue fabric skirt; and a yellow and purple fabric belt. Her arms are crossed on her chest with her hands near her neck. Her face is made up in a Catrina (decorative skull makeup) that has designs based on the Mixtec embroidery on her shirt. Her hair is in two braids and she is wearing dangling filigree earrings.

Sophie is standing in a cornfield. She is wearing a halo crown covered in filigree with rhinestones and pearls; marigolds; a shirt covered in Mixtec embroidery; a fabric skirt; and a fabric belt. Her arms are crossed on her chest with her hands near her neck. Her face is made up in a Catrina (decorative skull makeup) that has designs based on the Mixtec embroidery on her shirt. Her hair is in two braids and she is wearing dangling filigree earrings. The whole photo is in black and white.

Día de Muertos 2023 series - 💖💀

Headpiece, makeup, styling, and modeling by me

Photography and editing by Robbi Shed

Dress by Määtsä' Tlahuitoltepec

#artpost #art #Catrina #headpieces #crown #DiadeMuertos #Skulls #skullmakeup

Sophie is wearing black and is sitting on a dark fur. Behind her is a black mantlepiece and desk; to the side is dark red wallpaper with black baroque designs. The furniture is covered in spiderwebs and also has dark plants, unlit candles, a black unlit candelabra, a mirror, and a skull. She is looking slightly to the side, her pale hands resting in her lap. She is in colorful Catrina makeup (Mexican decorative skull makeup). She is wearing a bright rose and marigold flower crown with gold rays. Gold filigree earrings poke through her long, dark hair.

Día de Muertos 2022 series - 💖💀

Headpiece, makeup, styling, and modeling by me

Photography and editing by Linda Maria Photography

Set by Studio Ethereal

#artpost #art #Catrina #headpieces #crown #DiadeMuertos #Gothic #DarkArt

Scheduled 2 Glazed photos on IG for the first time since Jan 2025. I stopped posting in June 2024, save the one Jan 2025 post, due to Meta's AI policies.

I did it because I feel so disconnected from the community and it's making me feel disconnected from my favorite holiday. But I feel gross, too

Sophie is wearing a colorful blue, white and yellow flower headpiece with gold rays. Her face is painted in a monochromatic blue Catrina (decorative skull makeup). She has on a white shirt with a blue necklace. Her skin is pale and her hair is long and a wavy white blonde. Her eyes are closed in a pensive expression. The background is a plain white wall.

Sophie is wearing a colorful blue, white and yellow flower headpiece with gold rays. Her face is painted in a monochromatic blue Catrina (decorative skull makeup). She has on a white shirt with delicate blue and gold necklaces. Her earrings are gold hoops with white stones with a sea green sun dangling in the middle of the hoop. Her skin is pale and her hair is a long and wavy white blonde. Her hand is on her shoulder and her eyes are closed. The background is a plain white wall.

Sophie is wearing a colorful blue, white and yellow flower headpiece with gold rays. Her face is painted in a monochromatic blue Catrina (decorative skull makeup) with yellow jewels. She has on a white shirt with delicate blue and gold necklaces. Her earrings are gold hoops with white stones with a sea green sun dangling in the middle of the hoop. Her skin is pale and her hair is a long and wavy white blonde. Her hand is on her shoulder and she is peering at the camera with heavy-lidded eyes with only 2/3 of her face visible. The background is a plain white wall.

Sophie's face is painted in a monochromatic blue Catrina (decorative skull makeup) with yellow jewels. She has on a white shirt with delicate blue and gold necklaces. Her earrings are gold hoops with white stones with a sea green sun dangling in the middle of the hoop. Her skin is pale and her hair is a long and wavy white blonde. The background is a plain white wall.

Blue Catrina Stencil Experiment - 💖💀
Headpiece, makeup, styling, and modeling by me

This was my first attempt using stencils, and it turned out decently! I enjoy doing freehand a lot, but stencils are also a lot of fun :)

#artpost #art #Catrina #headpieces #crown #DiadeMuertos #Skulls #skullmakeup