snug in the safety of his friends the little meercat checks to see if we are still watching
(picture taken at our local zoo)
the white is receding leaving everything brown, dull from a distance, but it amazes me how many shades there are when you look closely.
unknown puffball seedhead
this looks like dandelion seeds but the leaves are all wrong
three flowered avens in seed
at the last minute i decided i didn’t like the way the skirt was going so remade the fabric and started over. the bodice was right but i changed the skirt ruffles around
and i redid the underskirt as well to give it an airier and less substantial feel
i had major problems convincing ember to pose properly. she looks very awkward when standing.
i learned how to make a collage in photoshop to focus in on the details
and since she hated standing we did her glamour shot sitting down, which i think was particularly effective