{"id":1909,"date":"2025-02-03T00:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T05:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/new-bird-stamp\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T00:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T05:51:47","slug":"new-bird-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/new-bird-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"New bird stamp!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My family gave me some new tools and materials for my birthday. I had a bunch of ideas for bird stamps laying about, so I did one. <\/p>\n

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Need to dig out the blank ink and the cards and do a few handmade cards next.<\/p>\n

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In a way I’ve been withdrawn from my art a bit for quite a while\u2014 leaving lots of projects just sort of drifting \u2014so it feels good to make a new stamp. <\/p>\n

(Memo to self: edit this on the web too, so there will be al text, since the patreon mobile app apparently doesn’t offer that.)<\/p>\n

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My family gave me some new tools and materials for my birthday. I had a bunch of ideas for bird stamps laying about, so I did one. 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