Living Dead Girl Nicole is a Canvas Rebel

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I am thrilled to announce that I have been chosen to be featured as a Canvas Rebel! Read my full feature interview here!

For those not familiar with Canvas Rebel here are some snippets from their website about who they are and what their focus is…

“The small business owners, artists and creatives in our communities are brilliant and deserve more coverage, more platforms and more opportunities to share their stories and insights and we’re excited to play a small role in getting those insights out into the world through our CanvasRebel features.

Our mission is to create a space for artists, creatives and entrepreneurs to be able to learn from their peers through the magic and power of storytelling. Through our conversations with thousands of small business owners, artists and creatives we noticed that there was a need for even more storytelling – stories about our business or career that we might share at dinner or over coffee, but that wouldn’t necessarily make it into our memoir at the end of our lives; stories that illustrate the nitty-gritty details of what it takes to be successful day to day, how to build and grow a client base, recruit, train and manage a team or generate a living from your art.

From the soap you use, the clothes you wear, the coffee you drink to the gym you frequent and art you hang on your walls – there are an infinite number of ways to support the independent artists, makers and small business owners who make our communities amazing places to live and work. There is so much we can learn from each other and we hope these stories inspire you to pursue your passion and support those who are doing so themselves.

I’m incredibly grateful to be included among so many rebels who are making strides in the creative arts world and am honored to add this to my ongoing list of Creature Features on my portfolio website!

Stay Strange, Magical & Rebellious,
LDG Nicole

Remains: Ava’s Kitty Cheshire Headpiece

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So I got commissioned for a special job πŸ™‚ My goddaughter Ava wants to be Kitty Cheshire from Ever After High for Halloween.

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She has the costume but not the headpiece/hat/headband. She goes to Halloween stores and keeps reminding her Dad that she still needs her hat. Well anything he shows her of course is “not HER hat” ha ha. So that is where Aunt Nicole’s magic comes in!

Just finished it last night. It’s a bit of a combo between the cartoon and doll versions all rolled into one. That away no matter what version people think of her…it’s still “HER hat” ha ha. Instead of hard plastic (like the store bought one would have been) I made it out of a fun textured black felt that will be nice and soft on her head and much more “kitty” like. The ears are made from wired black fun fur. The headband was already covered in black fun fur as it was from a set of cat ears her Dad purchased at the store as a back up plan. It’s hard to see from the photo but the inside of the ears are made from glittery iridescent white foam sheets. The whiskers match by being made of iridescent sparkly pipe cleaners. The lighter lavender paint on the cheshire grin actually glows in the dark πŸ™‚

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See my other misc artsy projects in the Remains section of my official website!

Stay Spooky!
LDG Nicole