Even if you don’t get paid, and there’s no bigger strategy, and it’s not a hobby you can stick with, and it comes out imperfect, and AI could have done it, or you could have bought one. Cause sometimes it’s worth making things, just to make them.

Things we made

These are some things our family made over the years, plus notes on process and materials

big felt sculpture

After my little felt sculptures were online for a bit, someone emailed to ask if I could make a life-size corgi that would resemble this little wooden toy. For a moment I thought it was a scam, but he was serious.

I got a big piece of styrofoam, an electric cutter, and an extra big needle poker. I have to say the cutting of the styrofoam released a lot of toxic smells. But it worked; I was able to cut the body of the corgi into shape, and layer wool on top by poking it into the foam.

He came out really good:

And then we wrapped him up:

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Things we made

big felt sculpture