Red Kappa’s brooch. These poisonous creatures are keepers of the Amazon river so you’d better keep your hands away from their headbowls: piranhas are their most usual familiars which would be happy to bite off any of your fingers, and the more, the better. Red Kappas are furious, average in height but almost same size wide; their arms are strong and enormously long, their hands dragging on the ground when the kappas come out of the water; you’re doomed if you decide to swim in the river for nobody can beat the creatures in swimming and those who have lost are their food. Each of their finger tips produces sticky slime, similar to their stomach juice, it doesn’t resolve in fresh water so you’d better never ever allow them to touch you. The creatures have no pity, they are far not as polite as their Japanese relatives, they cannot be pleased by a cucumber or whatsoever with your name carved on its surface, and the only way to get rid of them is a torch burning bright, as they are deadly afraid of fire. Unfortunately, humans have made it so hot here on Earth that the whole Amazon ecosystem is afraid of fire, so just keep out of the creatures and stay away from the Amazon, leave it be.
Another sweet face appeared in my studio today! Meet Valentino! He is the keeper of kind words. Every great love poem and Valentine card is influenced by this little guy. He’s like Cupid’s sidekick!
Valentino will be available beginning next Friday, over on my Facebook page.
My latest commission, Marisol. I was asked to create a character from a story written by my friend’s niece. I was absolutely honored and had so much fun bringing her character to “life”
Marisol is the last of her kind and blind in her left eye.