tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319299902011-10-18T23:46:07.482-07:00Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929990.post-21568790970252978162008-03-16T19:11:00.000-07:002008-12-11T05:49:02.570-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R93X_8f6XhI/AAAAAAAAABE/XnyGO62Tiyk/s1600-h/all_four_fronts_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178532640117644818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R93X_8f6XhI/AAAAAAAAABE/XnyGO62Tiyk/s320/all_four_fronts_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This year we decided to make some of our friends unique gifts. These are some <span style="color:#ffffff;">caricature </span>ornaments Garrett designed and I sculpted. Each one came to be about 2.5" tall. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31929990-2156879097025297816?l=littlemissdemp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929990.post-27279261020225003142008-01-10T19:36:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:49:04.178-08:00Here is a sculpture I did to add a personal touch to our wedding cake.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154059444461238274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4blweJb-AI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zkMESmd8ZNs/s320/painted_top_web.jpg" border="0" /><br />For it to sit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">on top</span> of the cake it had to remain light, so I used wire mesh for the bottom of the dress. This kept the sculpt including the base to weigh 0.5lb.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154061703614036002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4bnz-Jb-CI/AAAAAAAAAAc/IJ_MNf2iPTs/s320/wire_frame_web.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQeJb-DI/AAAAAAAAAAk/VKE9kFlzt1U/s1600-h/no_detail_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154062193240307762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQeJb-DI/AAAAAAAAAAk/VKE9kFlzt1U/s320/no_detail_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQuJb-EI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ulB1kmonMKE/s1600-h/detail_angle_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154062197535275074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQuJb-EI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ulB1kmonMKE/s320/detail_angle_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQuJb-FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/yupjuVSPcIw/s1600-h/both_side_detail_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154062197535275090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQuJb-FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/yupjuVSPcIw/s320/both_side_detail_web.jpg" border="0" /></a>Final painted sculpt. Total height: 7" Total width: 4"x 4"<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQ-Jb-GI/AAAAAAAAAA8/_xRaBpbCWsw/s1600-h/painted_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154062201830242402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kpSINd79uM/R4boQ-Jb-GI/AAAAAAAAAA8/_xRaBpbCWsw/s320/painted_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31929990-2727926102022500314?l=littlemissdemp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929990.post-1156216189960126802006-08-21T19:59:00.000-07:002006-08-21T20:17:22.750-07:00Here's another Hard Eight maquette. Material used: Plastalina. The character is 6 inches tall. This version of Hard Eight was designed by Eric Gonzales.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/gute_char_web_front_side.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/gute_char_web_front_side.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/gute_char_web_front.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/gute_char_web_front.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/gute_char_web_back_side.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/gute_char_web_back_side.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31929990-115621618996012680?l=littlemissdemp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929990.post-1155788886571364082006-08-16T21:12:00.000-07:002006-08-20T19:31:08.040-07:00Here are some views of a Maquette I sculped based on one of the characters from the graphic novel Hard Eight. This character was designed by Garrett Shikuma. To learn more about the stories of Hard Eight visit <a href="http://www.hard8comic.blogspot.com">www.hard8comic.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/Garretts_char-web_front.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/Garretts_char-web_front.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/Garretts_char-web_front_arm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/Garretts_char-web_front_arm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/Garretts_char-web_side.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/Garretts_char-web_side.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/Garretts_web_back.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/320/Garretts_web_back.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31929990-115578888657136408?l=littlemissdemp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929990.post-1154331999122297712006-07-31T00:25:00.000-07:002006-07-31T00:46:39.130-07:00Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy my artwork and the future artwork to come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/L_corona_pelicans_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/400/L_corona_pelicans_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oil on Board<br />These are pelicans captured on foggy day in Little Corona. I often enjoy painting with my friend <a href="http://www.briangrowe.com">Brian Growe</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/1600/L_corona_rocks_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7970/3480/400/L_corona_rocks_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oil on Board<br />A sunny day in Little Corona. As you can see this is one of my favorite places to paint.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31929990-115433199912229771?l=littlemissdemp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amber Dempsey Shikumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323741375194558108noreply@blogger.com5