I've been busy crafting during this Xmas season and break from academic duties. This year I've been giving out a lot of my can lanterns, and making a bunch more. I've moved my can stamping rig inside, which consists of a sawhorse with a dowel clamped to it, and a desk light. To improve my precision and save my fingers, I've taken to keeping the nail I stamp with in a vise-grip.
I really like using painted cans, from exotic foodstuffs like El Pato sauces, coconut milk and other Asian delicacies.
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| Some tasty sauce in a beautiful little package |
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| All lit up |
I've also tried going back to working with stencils, starting with one of my favorite subjects, giant monsters.
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| Godzilla and King Ghidorah battle at the Cafe du Monde |
I have a couple of Cafe du Monde coffee and chicory cans laying around, which seem to lend themselves to some monster mayhem, using stencils and the painting on the can.
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| Godzilla descends upon the French Quarter |
