New utility chair and appliances from the service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3d project. #practice #design #selfcare #creativity

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Do you know you could be a flight attendant when you grow up?

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When students don’t show up during office hours: I adjusted the cabinet and added a new (shorter) lamp so the doors can open freely. #blender3d

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Unfinished pine and not so ornamented, for the workshops and service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3d project.

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Green / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on for a fantasy #steampunk #blender3d project. Rendered in #eevee and getting a little better every time.

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Getting a little bit better with each #blender3D scene I render.

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If I don’t hang my own artwork on the walls of my #steampunk fantasy ship-of-the-line, who will? #blender3dart #blender3d #blender3dmodelling #eevee (flowers, picture frame, and upholstered texture and backdrops are all remixed)

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Opening night! So great to see live local theatre.

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Paradise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)

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