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Sky Burkson

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The Red Wheel
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, static grass, & clear resin
for my wife

Closeup photograph of a miniature red water wheel. Two children stand on a flagstone landing pointing at the wheel which is set in front of a plaster and brick millhouse facade. Three eight pane windows are visible and set into the facade.

A photograph of a miniature diorama that features a millhouse facade with a red water wheel. Two children stand on a flagstone landing pointing at the wheel. The facade is adorned in neutral gray bricks, plaster sheeting, and the upper third is paneled in vertical strips of wood that terminate into a symmetrically pitched roof. Three eight-pane windows are set into the facade in a stepped row at the bottom, three two-pane windows in a row above that, and one more eight-pane window at the pitched top of the facade. Old tin sheeting dresses the roof. There is a ring of grass surrounding the flagstone landing and the millhouse with bright orange pumpkins peppered throughout the green foliage. A hand is touching the roof for scale to show that the whole facade is approximately 5” tall.

A photograph of a miniature diorama that features a millhouse facade with a red water wheel all captured in a glass dome. Two children stand on a flagstone landing pointing at the wheel. The facade is adorned in neutral gray bricks, plaster sheeting, and the upper third is paneled in vertical strips of wood that terminate into a symmetrically pitched roof. Three eight-pane windows are set into the facade in a stepped row at the bottom, three two-pane windows in a row above that, and one more eight-pane window at the pitched top of the facade. Old tin sheeting dresses the roof. There is a ring of grass surrounding the flagstone landing and the millhouse with bright orange pumpkins peppered throughout the green foliage. Photographed on a lightly textured gray backdrop.

December 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Sky Burkson

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Resident Evil 6 is actually a Christmas movie

December 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Sky Burkson

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This was a good year to play the video games!
I put my top ten in a sort of order but who cares, these games all rule.

A list of my ten absolute favorite games this year using thumbnails and words —
Pictured are PEAK, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Citizen Sleeper, Look Outside, Haste, Mashina, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Final Fantasy VI, & Ex-Zodiac

A collection of other games I enjoyed playing this year using thumbnail posters — Text at the top says “Games I Loved This Year”
Thumbnails include -
First row: 20 Minutes Til Dawn, Bioshock Remastered, Blue Prince, Conscript, Cryptmaster, Daemonologie, Dredge. Second Row: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Epistory: Typing Chronicles, Exiled, FEAR, FlyKnight, StarFox Adventures, Unpacking. Third Row: Ultron, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Judero, Kunai, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Luckily My Arm is a Shotgun, Marsupilami: Hoobadventure.
Fourth Row: You Will Die Here Tonight, Overbowed, Ratshaker, Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate, Sk8r G8r 3D, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Toilet Chronicles.

December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Sky Burkson

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inching along on finalizing vignettes for WIP Paper Chrono Trigger
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, & toilet paper

December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Sky Burkson

@skyburkson.bsky.social

what must it be like to read your doctor’s bill after insurance only agrees to pay a pittance of the sum and not feel the touch of your inner Luigi

December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM

Sky Burkson

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Chrono Trigger Tower Combo
WIP Paper Chrono Trigger
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, & toilet paper

photograph of miniaturized version of the Chrono Trigger Black Tyranno boss fight castle bridge with the top of the Fiendlord Keep stacked on top held by a hand in front of a work desk with a lot of workshop clutter in the background. At the top of the castle is a stone dragon.

December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Sky Burkson

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WIP Paper Chrono Trigger
bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, & toilet paper

December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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Sky Burkson

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taking a moment as I near the end of this mammoth Chrono Trigger dio to say I’m reopening commission requests!
My queue isn’t empty but it’s looking light going into next year and I take all requests! Vidya games interps are the typical but it’s all game to me.
skyburkson.com has the form!

December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Sky Burkson

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I’m expanding my self-promo here with other little paper things you can ask for in case you’re not ready for a big sculpture
including —
teeny figures
teeny figures in teeny scenes
teeny figures in teeny scenes in a folding ring box

commish form — tinyurl.com/3bsctt2m

December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Sky Burkson

@skyburkson.bsky.social

taking a moment as I near the end of this mammoth Chrono Trigger dio to say I’m reopening commission requests!
My queue isn’t empty but it’s looking light going into next year and I take all requests! Vidya games interps are the typical but it’s all game to me.
skyburkson.com has the form!

December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Sky Burkson

@skyburkson.bsky.social

Lavos and Mammon Machine Room
WIP Paper Chrono Trigger
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, & toilet paper

photograph of a miniature version of Lavos’ Shell Form from Chrono Trigger held in a hand in front of a messy desk in the background. Shell is about 4” tall and 12” wide with sharp horns feet and an octopus-like beak

photograph of a miniature version of the room the Mammon Machine is suspended in from Chrono Trigger being held by a hand with a messy workspace out of focus in background. Room is circular and grand looking about 5” tall and 3” in diameter

December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Sky Burkson

@skyburkson.bsky.social

WIP painting every Chrono Trigger

A photograph of a mess of miniature vignettes in a stack all based on scenes from Chrono Trigger all sitting on a blue cutting mat on a desk with a hand holding a fragment of the Lavos Shell form in the foreground

December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Sky Burkson

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Troubleshooting Chrono Trigger lighting goes well: Just exploded a whole pack of 3v microLEDs today by strapping them straight to my 12v rechargeable battery pack bc I confused the converter with a quick clamp! I can only smell one color now!

November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Sky Burkson

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lil Lavos Core looking for a hug, think I need one for my desk
made from paper
WIP Paper Chrono Trigger

November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Sky Burkson

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Azala & the Black Tyranno
made from bristol paper, cardstock, & sketchbook paper
WIP Paper Chrono Trigger

November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Sky Burkson

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finally checking off at least the construction phase of the figure based vignettes starting with the campfire —

November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Sky Burkson

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Ayla on a Dactyl, Marle posse, Frog posse
bristol paper and cardstock
WIP Paper Chrono Trigger

Photograph of a hand holding a miniaturized version of Ayla from Chrono Trigger riding a flying Dactyl made from white paper. Tools and materials are strewn in the background out of focus. Figure is approximately 22 mm tall by 32 mm long, wingspan spreads about 50 mm

A photograph of five different versions of Marle from Chrono Trigger made from white paper. All is set on a blue cutting mat with a hand holding one for scale. Figures are approximately 16 mm tall.

Photograph of Five different versions of Frog from Chrono Trigger in different poses, all made from white paper. All set on a blue cutting mat with a hand hovering over one on left for scale. Figures are approximately 13 mm tall

November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Sky Burkson

@skyburkson.bsky.social

Victor Frankenstein: “what could such a pious and delicate being have to confess? I followed her.”
Ship’s Captain: “dude, you’re supposed to be explaining the hulking monster that killed six of our men.”

November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM