Emily Jane Foster

@emilyjaneart.bsky.social

Freelance artist from Surrey, UK. MSc Biology, QTS. Science, nature & folklore/myth. www.emilyjaneart.co.uk https://emilyjaneartstudio.etsy.com Commissions: emilyjaneartstudio@gmail.com Married to @drrelling.dev

A friend requested a platypus carving, and after only a small (well medium) amount of wondering how the heck I was going to make that, this is what I came up with. I think it's a pretty cute lil thing!

A carving of a very chubby platypus resting on my head, side view.A carving of a very chubby platypus resting on my head, side view.

I lost the top for this tube a while back and was going to make a stopper when I remembered I had this failed carving from the chess set. Ironically, I threw it out because the arm was too high, which makes it perfect for this! (insert Bob Ross quote here)

A carving of the head and shoulders of a druid in a hood, being used as the top of a tube of dice in front of some old books.A carving of the head and shoulders of a druid in a hood, being used as the top of a tube of dice in front of some old books. Close-up so the features are more obvious; he has a long beard and a large nose.