Who else is happy the holidays are over? Also.. the Mandalorian fan art...

I enjoyed the hell out of Christmas this year. It's the first year we weren't home for Christmas and that's significant for more than one reason. One, it's normally a time of year that we just don't make plans, and if we do they can be easily upended by weather due to our seasonal business and two, we've entered that point in our lives were Christmas doesn't have to be at "mom and dad's house". Both kids own their own homes and live their own lives and it was so awesome to go away for Christmas. It really was about time that a Christmas holiday not be dictated by having to work. We gave the keys to someone else who appreciated the work and it just worked out for all of us.

The weekend is half over and my regular Monday through Friday job starts back again in a couple of days but until Monday morning, I'm relaxing at home and not worrying about a damned thing. I have a baby blanket that needs finishing, a hat pattern that I started as something to do that didn't take up most of my lap this weekend and I had to get some render time in as well. I found a Mandalorian 3D clothing item for a character and I just had to make this...

This was just a quicky render, that didn't take much time at all, to satisfy my need to render some fan art. I have another 'mando in the works that should take much longer and be more detailed. Grogu is from Thingverse and while I managed to fix him to where I can get him into Daz Studio and he's textured enough for him to be in the background the search still continues for a truly decently rigged Grogu that works in Studio.

Also.... KETO! Monday begins a full keto challenge and I'm looking forward to that. Holidays are hard on my arthritis as it's too easy to give in to sugar, wine and champagne all of which cause my arthritis to flare up to an unbearable point, especially in winter. Wish me luck!

Stargate City

Felt like a little Stargate fanart using the Atlantis gate and my version of a Wraith Queen. Technically her hair should be white but....it is what it is.

It's a holiday weekend here and I'm extremely glad that I don't have to get out there in that traffic. I spent the morning finishing up this render including the postwork. I have a crochet project for a friend that I need to get some work done on and I made an Etsy sale last night that I need to package up. I'm also waiting for a crochet-a-long to be posted so that I can add yet another project to my ever growing list of yarn projects that I have to finish. This one at least is a small one, a pumpkin for autumn. :)

Happy Saturday!

New in the Gallery

Latest render is a Stargate Atlantis fan art image. In case it's not obvious by my gallery I am a super fan of Atlantis. When an online acquaintance said they were working on a gateroom model I was ecstatic. I'd been trying to piece together a gate room from bits and pieces of models but this beats anything I came up with. I've been working on 3D characters that looks somewhat similar. I can't draw so I'll take this outlet. :)