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Post-Dragon*Con update: Oh. My. Gawd. The charity project entries were actually for a contest. And I won first place! The box earned $80 for the American Heart Association at the auction. :boogie::w00t!::boogie:

Bet you didn't know I could sculpt. Well, that makes two of us! It's been about ten years since I tried to sculpt anything, so I had to relearn some stuff as I went along.

This is a project for the 2008 DragonCon charity auction that will benefit the American Heart Association. The art show directors sent artists a plain wooden heart box and told us to do amazing things with it. This is what I created.

I used Model Magic (it's like sculpting with marshmallow fluff), with craft glue to fill the cracks (because the wooden box absorbed the moisture from the modeling fluff). I painted it with acrylics, then used a glossy spray to seal in the color. I added star sequins around the outside.

Dad took the picture of the box that's in full daylight. I used my scanner to get a round of details later.

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I didn't know you could sculpt, you're right! Very pretty, too. It's nice that you're doing this for charity, too.

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“I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” - Britney Spears
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Thank you. It's more "girly" than most of my stuff, but I figure that bug-eyed monsters might not go over quite as well. :D

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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Thanks very much.

I try to do some charity work every year, and I almost always contribute a pack of prints to each convention I visit. :-)

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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This reminds me of the full moon. Everytime I see it, I can see a dragon in it. The head, the collar, the chest and a wing. The rest can't be seen just like the dragon on your sculpted heart! That's why I love it. It's beautiful. :love:

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I'm sure they make a killing!!! :D

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“I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” - Britney Spears
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Thanks very much! :glomp:

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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I absolutely adore the color palate! Way to go doing it for charity, too.

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Thanks! :-)

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus

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