Oddly compelling custom order.

[merimask]

Well, sometimes I get a custom order that kinda makes me tilt my head to one side and say "Huh?".  I have to admit though, now that this one's done I think it's actually adorable.  Based on my arm dragon design...a white arm peacock.

Here's the tail, which has to lay off to one side (obviously, that's the only way it could be wearable).  She wanted it all white but I talked her into having a little color...'cause it needs it.

Here's a good profile of the head.  I know the neck is too long.  If I ever do another one I'll change the design a little.
 

And while I was out there taking these pictures, it started snowing again!  WHY???   I'm so sick of these cold gray days.  *sigh*  At least all the snow that fell last week has melted...but just look at my poor daffodils.  They were just about to bloom, and now they're all squashed-looking.

Poor things.  The ones over by Guy, the garden griffen, seem to be faring slightly better.  Probably because he watches out for them.

He has a certain dignity, even when the snow is flying in his face.

 
I just got a BIG box of leather (two hides, which cost almost 300.00!  Prices are going up), so I'll be starting that Kirin soon.  I'm going to do two different designs, just to see which works better.  I want them to look like kirin, and not unicorns, so it'll be tricky.

Comments

[ramblinsuze.livejournal.com]

How can you have a peacock design with no color??? I'd be coloring the heck out of it! lol Looks gorgeous! :D

[merimask.livejournal.com]

lol I know! She wanted it white, 'cause she's in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism...sort of a medieval recreation group) and I guess a white peacock is in her personal device. I was all "...but you NEED to put some color in there or it won't look like a peacock!" I might have used too much color on the head, but peacocks have these banded mask patterns around their eyes and it just needed some darker color there. Hope she doesn't mind.