Yes, I finished the sushi, and my friend LOVED them. She even squealed, which was very amusing. They're based on California rolls with Laura's flair with avocado, mushrooms, red peppers, crab meat, and cream cheese (all colored with acrylic paint).
And I also completed another wand. But alas, I forgot to take a picture of the final result, so all the only photo I do have is this one where I compared it to the first wand. Obviously, I like sticks of that length. <_< ? I made this wand for a professor who has left, and so this was my way of showing how much I appreciate her. The difference between this pic and the final result isn't much. It's pretty much the shape of Shoshana's wand (the one with the trees and leaves) without decorations and lighter. The reason I chose not to add decorations was because I liked the idea of letting her determine what she wants on it because it's her wand. With Shoshana, it was giving her a new perspective. With Charlotte (the professor), it's giving her another surface on which to expand her ideas. There's a long brown line down the side of the shaft which you can't see in the photo, but I chose not to cover that up because it also shows how she's scarred, but that doesn't take away from her overall beautiful person. Yes, I am Augustus Waters (from The Fault in Our Stars) in the fact that I see everything in metaphor.
This one was quite a thrill to do. So, Shoshana, the friend I made the first wand for, is a huge fan of Star Trek and collects earrings. What I have failed to notice, however, was the combination of these things. I fixed that. This is the first project that didn't involve a piece of wood that I found somewhere in the forest. Both pieces were bought at Michael's and only needed some sanding to smooth out the edges. After that, I traced out the emblems and used a woodburning pen to darken it. Then I used acrylic paint to color it, then finished it off with fixative. Shoshana loved them and I hope she will wear them the next time she dons her Uhura dress.
Now that summer has started, I'm hoping to get moving on more projects and completing those that I've been working on for a while. I'm still working on the thyrsus, as well as a cane for my friend, Naomi, and a wand from a stick that another friend found and thought I could do something with it--I don't know who it's for yet, but it will be amazing.
