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villa-chinchilla Member Registered: May 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 124	Here you can see the result of what happened yesterday when I set down to iron wax onto a card with the question "Who am I" in running around in my head. TADA this is the answer.... OH OH @__@ OK it's definitely not what I expected at least not at first anyway. But in a weird kind of humor it still makes sense when I interpret it like this: I'm no beauty but still can be kind of pretty sometimes in a special way at least and I also can be really ugly. I try to be nice most of the time and I seem harmless enough, but I do have a feral even wicked core. I'm often being too sensitive to the moods of others , easily excitable and feeling vulnerable. Therefore I put up my scales in a kind of defensive mode when I'm in public around people to keep them at a distance that makes me feel very comfortable and very lonely at the same time. Although I have this strong wish to blend in, to become part of the crowd and best even be invisible, I somehow always manage to stick out like a sore thumb. I hate it and yet I need it... I guess this all makes no sense anyway So whatever... Just enjoy this picture hug As usual this is made mostly by Ironing but I also used the Knife to scrape away wax for the details and I also used non-watersoluble Edding Markers in he colors Red, Blue + Silver to make some of the nice patterns. Moreover I cut out the head of my Fantasy-Alter-Ego with a scissor and glued it to anoder card where I've drawn the background. That way everything stays neat and clear
	· Date: Mon August 18, 2008 · Views: 250 · Tags: 1 ·
	Additional Info
	Size cm: 10 x 15 cm A6
	Wax type: Hobbyline
	Tools: Iron, Knife, Edding Marker + Silver Marker
	Support: High glossy fotopaper
	Comments indicator honest helpful comments please

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Heather

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Registered: March 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 670

Tue August 19, 2008 00:07

You sound like a very loving individual with a joyful spark of energy evident in your most current piece.

Bee U.

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shelly

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Registered: November 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 544

Tue August 19, 2008 16:22

What beautiful work!! I really like this

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shelly

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a cäsuna
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Registered: July 2008
Posts: 7

Wed August 20, 2008 12:00

It's passionate!

I am curious how you could create those opalescent and glistening colors separated from each other? It is not like if you would worked with iron, because they are so separated as they would be pieces of colored glass.

Anyway I enter into your feelings, Vinchilla, I have felt same way many times. There are a lot of lonely people, I think you should search them, because those people who have suffered lonelyness are much more tolerant and openminded - as well towards you. We have some languistic barrier between us, but I don't think the situation would be different in Germany than in Hungary. Continous searching and fighting is important.

At least I think that.

Lev

MarioZ

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Registered: January 2006
Location: Schleswig/Germany
Posts: 1,022

Wed August 20, 2008 17:49

Hi Marion,

Great experiment you've done here....

What an open mind you have.

The use of marker has some interest effects, so go ahead (lol)

A nice week to you

Greetings Mario

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villa-chinchilla

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Registered: May 2006
Location: Germany
Posts: 124

Wed August 20, 2008 17:58

First of all thank you everybody for all your supportive and sweet comments *hugs*
Now to answer your question: "I am curious how you could create those opalescent and glistening colors separated from each other?"

Well that is easy enough.
The White Outlines and white line patterns on the face (like the whiskers) I made just by scraping away the wax, around the scales, eyes and so on with a knife.
The dark red and blue pattern lines + outlines surrounding the scales, eyes, teeth and brows I made by drawing on top of the wax with red and blue permanent Edding marker + at some places with silver marker which makes for a light shine.
Moreover I cut out the face of my Fantasy-Alter-Ego with a scissor and glued it to another card where I've drawn the background. That way everything stays neat and clear

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Happy Chinning & keep up the good Work

~VChilla~

Madam Thera

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Registered: June 2007
Location: Copenhagen Denmark
Posts: 813

Tue August 26, 2008 21:18

I just love it, very good colours.Well done.

Thera