This black-capped chickadee was apparently a Unicorn-a-Dee …<\/p>\n
Ballpoint pen on sketch paper. Just for fun.<\/p>\n
I like making Halloween costumes. This year I made a Loki-cape for one of the kids. It’s green and shimmery. Last year I made an Elven Archer\/Ranger half-cloak for the other kid. What with this love, kid sports and musicals and birthdays, I again didn’t complete a 31-day Inktober. but I had fun with what I did do!<\/p>\n
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This black-capped chickadee was apparently a Unicorn-a-Dee … Ballpoint pen on sketch paper. Just for fun. I like making Halloween costumes. This year I made a Loki-cape for one of the kids. It’s green and shimmery. Last year I made an Elven Archer\/Ranger half-cloak for the other kid. 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