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Elleth Artifex
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An artist - getting up and running here and elsewhere. I make replicas, small scale sculpture, and other (hopefully) weird and wonderful things. (https://ellethartifex.com/)

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Elleth Artifex @ellethartifex.com · Oct 18
She's done! Here is Maven, now ready to move into her new home. Thank you to everyone who has followed along. I'm grateful!

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Three-quarters view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Front view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Back view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Three-quarters view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box.
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I love how she's coming together 😍

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Work in progress small-scale sculpture of Hornet from Silksong. Work in progress small-scale sculpture of Hornet from Silksong.
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Started work on Hornet's needle

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Clay model of Hornet's needle sword from Silksong
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Progress!

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November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Hornet wielding... chopstick. And with cloak mock up made out of the first random fabric I found. Enough to figure out where her arms should be!

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A test for arm placement for a sculpture of Hornet, with placeholders for her needle and cloak.
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Precariously balancing her head on her body. I think I'll need to figure out her cloak before I work on her arms.

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Work-in-progress sculpture of Hornet from Silksong.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Progress! 😁

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Progress picture of Hornet's head from the game, Silksong
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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OST is so good! Frisson inducing 🥹

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Hollow Knight: Silksong (Original Soundtrack)
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October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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While waiting for resin experiments to cure, I started working on an armature for Hornet's body. Lookin' a little mummified. #wip

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In-progress armature of a small sculpture, showing the wire and paper mache.
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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I wanted to try for a subtle compound eye look but, after a few tests, I like the simple one the best.

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A few test runs of resin-cast oval eyes. Work in progress picture of the head of the character "Hornet" from the video game Silksong, with an inset resin eye.
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Working on something new for fun: the precious child of wyrm and weaver.

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Work in progress picture of the head of the character "Hornet" from the video game Silksong.
October 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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She's done! Here is Maven, now ready to move into her new home. Thank you to everyone who has followed along. I'm grateful!

#art #sculpture
Three-quarters view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Front view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Back view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box. Three-quarters view of a faux wooden sculpture of a raven sitting on a decorative box.
October 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This probably won't show well in pics because I have a potato-of-a-phone, but I've repainted the whole bird.

Sometimes, I need to just finish the project even though it won't be quite what I had hoped. Other times (this time), it'll haunt me forever if I don't try for better.

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Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven from the front with sections painted with a faux wood effect. Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven from the back with sections painted with a faux wood effect. Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven from the side with sections painted with a faux wood effect.
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Life has been busy, but I'm still making slow and steady progress. Just the belly and the box left to paint!

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Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven from the side with sections painted with a faux wood effect. Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven from the back with sections painted with a faux wood effect.
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Paint in progress

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Work-in-progress picture showing a sculpted raven with sections painted with a faux wood effect.
September 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Slow work of sanding, painting, sanding again, painting more, messing up (and repeat!) ... until it's prepped for painting the faux wood texture.

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Detail picture of a painted faux wood effect on the surface of a sculpted raven.
September 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Done with shaping and now time for the epoxy coating.

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A work-in-progress picture of a raven sculpture showing the back and tail feathers. A work-in-progress picture of a raven sculpture showing the front and side. A work-in-progress picture of a raven sculpture showing the side profile.
August 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A foot-in-progress.

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A close up of a sculpted bird's foot made using air dry foam clay and EPS foam.
August 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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This bird needs some feet.

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A work-in-progress picture of a raven statue. The raven is perched on a decorative box.
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Carved feathers are complete on one side and halfway through the other.

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A work-in-progress picture of a raven statue, showing rustic looking carved feathers. The raven is perched on a decorative box.
August 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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and now carving the stylized feathers

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A work-in-progress picture of a raven statue, showing rustic looking carved feathers. The raven is perched on a decorative box.
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Mapping out the feathers

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A work-in-progress picture of a raven statue. The raven is perched on a decorative box and has a gridwork of lines sketched onto it.
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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A stand up bird (in progress)

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A progress picture of a raven sculpture
July 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Looking more birdly

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A rudimentary carving of a bird
July 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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and so the bird begins

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A partially complete cut out of a bird shape.
July 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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What I should be doing is getting started on the bird. What I am doing is getting picky about making the box texture look more like old wood.

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Close up of a faux wooden box that shows some of the texture.
July 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM