Wassup, my homies? Chet (and Char) here. Welcome to The Beast Boutique’s first newsletter! I expect we’ll have monthly updates or so, including recaps, current projects, model releases, upcoming events, and Model of the Month announcements. (Read to the end for February’s MotM!)
What happened in January:
Longtime followers might recognize Baby John. He’s been nothing but a head for the last ten years, though there have been attempts to give him a body. I finally succeeded in January. He’s a real boy now, and we hope to bring him to the shop soon.
Employee update: All felines are up to date on their vaccinations. Also, we had to shave Sigh's butt cheeks. Morning cuddles can resume now that he’s not a nasty boy.
In pursuit of our mission to recycle as much of our art waste as possible, I have discovered that filament recycling sucks. I’ve tried two toaster ovens, and my kiln. All do the job of melting plastic, surprising no one. However, I have yet to find a suitable surface to melt the PLA onto. I am getting kind of tired of wasting tons of tin foil. And I've already ruined one mini muffin tin. Experiments will continue.
In terms of sculpting, Char fulfilled a longtime ambition and made hella horses. So many horses. So many wigs. And they will wear those wigs. When?
Expeditiously.
Which brings us to February:
Happy Year of the Horse! To celebrate, the first of our horse models is debuting as February's model of the month! All versions of this model will be on sale until the end of February, and as time goes on, we hope to release more poses and hairstyles.
Finally, happy birthday month to my (Chet's) mom, the recipient of one of our very first figurines. Her favorite animal is the river otter, and all otter figurines we make are in her honor. She’s been a steadfast supporter of our shop since it started, and we wouldn't be where we are today without her by our side. Happy Birthday, Mom. <3
That’s all for this time. Thank you for reading, and we’ll catch you later!
- Chet (and Char, who says hello!)
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