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Not sure if it was intentional or not, but bathtime Rachel with the bubble fascinator was giving me Yvette from Clue vibes. And I'm here for it. 1+2+2+1 = 6, which is the number of letters in Rachel.
I love the idea that someday, years and years and years from now, someone's going to stop by the estate sale at the Maksy estate and decide this is a perfect lamp for their living room, and they'll have no idea that they're adopting a tiny, bronze version of *you* into their home.
I imagine it will appear on whatever version of Antiques Roadshow the future holds & have to laugh at what the experts will have to say about the provenance of the piece 😂
@@MsSarahKelly I need reassurance - you mean there's a possibility _some of them_ know nothing about the Antiques Roadshow? I need to revaluate how I spent some of my Sunday afternoons in the 90's... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
the fact that it was handmade and fairly cheap too makes it funny. imagine someone finding it in the future and going "OmG a ViNtAgE" hoping to sell it for money or something and it's not actually valuable 💀 (not dissing on rachel and her craft obvi, it turned out looking really beautiful!)
Some (hopefully helpful) advice for the next time you work for epoxy sculpt: I work in layers when I'm working with it! So I'll make something, wait for it to harden up and then sculpt on top of that! BONUS! Waiting a bit for epoxy sculpt to harden up (but not COMPLETELY dry and hardened!) You can do more detailed sculpting! So if you ever sculpt a teeny tiny face ever again, make the base of the head, wait for that to harden, and then add the facial features so you don't end up smooshing it! THAT ALL BEING SAID: this turned out SO CUTE and now you got me wanting to sculpt tiny art nouveau women 😂
Read it as “Making myself INTO a vintage lamp,” then thought No way, I definitely read that wrong. It must be “Making myself a vintage lamp.” Nope. It is in fact making myself INTO one. I should have known better than to question it 😂💙
It's funny to me that every time Rachel says she isn't sure anyone is going to like the video it usually turns out to be one of my favourites, and this is no exception. I really hope one day she can feel secure enough to just make whatever she wants without having to think about the view number
@@marynewsom6037After a night on the town, I get social exhaustion and have to hibernate for three days. But making a myself into a lamp? At the end of the day I get a lamp so…
Okay. I thought you were going to cosplay as a lamp. As cool as that would’ve been, I must say that this is EVEN COOLER. Amazing project again, Ms. Rachel! ✨
I love that as polished as Rachel’s videos get, they still feel so genuine unfiltered and real she’s always felt more like a friend than a RUclips personality Never lose the goofy you beautiful beautiful human
I'm so glad to hear someone else say that ASMR doesn't do it for them. Every time I say to someone that they make me uncomfortable I get looked at like I'm insane 😭
I feel like 85% of Rachel's projects are things I would never make or want to make, but Rachel's enthusiasm while making them makes the videos thoroughly enjoyable to watch.
I love how the light shines on her little face. It's like she was walking through the forest and suddenly this huge glowing flower appeared l...makes sense why she would "faint"😊
Rachel: I don't know if anyone is going to like this We the Fans: ANOTHER VIDEO! MUST DROP EVERYTHING TO WATCH!!!!!!!!!! ... After watching: Truly. Yet another masterpiece from Queen Maksy. We have been gifted.
I don’t think she should give herself such a hard time about it being a project more for her than us. Your quirky ideas are what we love best about you Rachel ❤Passion is contagious and we love watching you make things that your excited about ❤
What a fantastic idea! Sculpting on an existing lamp to make it your own. I can imagine many years from now, you will become a family Myth. “The lady in the lamp.”
As a fellow lover of Art Nouveau, I now want to try this myself! For future reference, a good way to work with Apoxie Sculpt is to sculpt a rough base, let that cure and then go back in for the details to avoid smooshing things.
I feel this one so hard... 😭 Just like scissors & seam rippers, rulers & measuring tapes have legs & live a mysterious hidden life of their own, disappearing in the middle of every project whenever they're most needed!!
@@zanerose1394Yes 1st thing I thought about. When I saw that happen I felt so bad . That said I just bit my own thumb while eating a wonky sandwich the other day so I'd never throw shade.🤣😂🤭
I gasped when you turned the lamp on in the reveal, I think her leaning back worked out so perfectly and the glow *chef's kiss* it's like she's shielding her eyes from the light and I find that so relatable lol ❤
Aluminum foil works great to bulk out armatures for projects like these, and with clay that needs to be baked. Bonus hack: if you're sculpting a figure with a long skirt, you can totally skip sculpting the legs underneath. Just bulk out the shape with foil and lay sheets of clay on top like fabric.
Me reading the video title: "hmm, a lamp cosplay... Maybe like Lumiere" Me as soon as Rachel explains: "oooooh, that kinda makes more sense" I enjoyed this, as with all your videos. Love your artistic flair.
you know... i genuinely thought that i'm just someone who doesn't care much for lamps as a decorative object. but now, thanks to rachel, i have been enlightened. ART NOUVEAU LAMPS! 😍
I always find Rachel absolutely hilarious but rewatching this video today, for some reason it's being even more hysterical than usual. Thanks for a good laugh on a not-so-great day.
Just for the epoxy process, I’d recommend using a set of scales next time! That way it’ll be much easier to accurately measure and will therefore hopefully mean the curing process is perfect each time. I’d also recommend a chopping board of some description, and a clay-rolling pin. Just suggestions though! Thought the video was brilliant :D Sending love from England
the dress you are wearing in the intro is SOOOO BEAUTIFUL. I agree that a soft and gentle "ough" is the feeling of looking at a beautiful lamp... and I like many other commenters thought this video would be you dressing yourself up to look like a huge human sized lamp, which I was completely down to see, but this is really nice too and makes way more sense!!
Watching this made me envision your future grandkids marvelling at seeing a sculpture of grandma when she was a young woman! I think that is so precious to have!
not saying that i clicked on this video thinking i would see a life size cosplay of a lamp, but i did click thinking Rachel was going to make herself, her human physical being, into a lamp. why? because why not? all jokes aside, the end product was really pretty, rachel never fails to impress me with her many talents and wonderful brain.
For sculpting, you can take tinfoil to build up the structure and you can also use smaller wire to make the head and fingers. I think the channel is AceSculpting, or something to that akin, and he’s a really phenomenal sculptor and his videos are easy and simple to follow!!
I'm sure a tone of other people will have suggested it already, but you can also bulk up a wire armature with tinfoil to give it more mass and stability. That way you won't use as much clay, and it will hold itself upright better instead of smooshing under its own weight. Anyway thank you for introducing me to the world of art nouveau lamps, I am now PINING for the tiffany snail lamp that i cannot afford lmao
SHE SCULPTED ✨HANDS! ✨The ✨holy grail✨ skill of any artistry work that I will commend any artist for no matter what the art looks like is the ✨hands ✨looking good. How is she so talented?! The rest of the piece is amazing on top of the hands. Love your whimsically wonderful work and self.
I'm really impressed by the sheer amount of prep work you did before starting. Usually it's just you jumping in, flailing around for a bit, and then pulling together something amazing. This time you did soooo much prep work and then just did amazing from the beginning. She's beautiful and I love your little lamp lady.
I wish there was a INSIDE OUT kind of movie about your mental processess. Also, is there anything that you say... nah, that i CAN'T do? because you really are good at everything you set to do! Just had so much fun picturing Michaelangelo
For some reason I thought you were going to drape fabric on the figure & starch it like papier maché, but you sculpted it out of clay. So talented! I probably would have started with a Barbie 😅
My current "Make" project isn't exactly a make. My dad has asked me to repaint his vast collection of lawn gnomes. I paint with acrylic. He brought me spray paint, which makes sense. It's going in the yard. I'm finding it really interesting to mix colors. My arms look like a kaleidoscope each day when I get done, but when you get that perfect rosy pink flesh tone out of a few sprays of pink and yellow and just a spritz of white... *chef's kiss*. It makes me happy. The project is going to take me forever, but atm I've got that creative drive to do it. I just hope it lasts me 25+ some odd gnomes and other figurines before the weather breaks or I burn out.
New subscriber. I see this lamp in all your videos and always think "Oh my goodness! Such a beautiful vintage lamp, I wonder where she bought it." And now I finally see you HAND MADE the little figure and modeled her yourself?! Incredible work.
a little bit too late but as a sculptor myself i would recommend not only to mix epoxy sculpt making two snakes and twisting them together like a DNA (it's WAAAY easier to blend them doing this way), but also to use cold porcelain when you need to imitate fabric. this material is used in artificial floral art and it's very elastic and can be rolled to a very thin layer! p.s. i love your channel and your chaotic energy and your art so much, you inspire me to keep doing my own stuff
paused the video to come and say that 'Bob Ross mixed with Miss Frizzle' is the PERFECT description of your vibe. Happy, warm friendly chaos where we get to explore new things and happy little accidents are taken in stride❤
I paused at minute 22:48 to type this. It might not matter at this larger scale, but cloth effects are MUCH easier to do with Green Stuff. While it is soft, it's more elastic than Apoxy Sculpt and can do that "cloth draping" thing with ease. It's also great for very small details. I like to use Apoxy Sculpt for basic shaping and bulk, then use Green Stuff for details and fine tuning.
It can be so hard to decorate in front of something so dramatic. But she fits so perfectly in the space, exactly like an occupant of your forest scene.
I'm amazed at how creative you've managed to stay and how diverse your video topics are. I love when you bring new things to the channel, from a little felt frog boi to making costumes for your dog to a near perfect recreation of a movie dress to making/remaking furniture pieces, to... turning yourself into furniture pieces? It's such a bright spot in my week!❤
Ok, the Home Alone bit got me. 🤣 But it turned out wonderfully! Your range of skill never fails to amaze! (And I loved spotting the mouse knight in the background too.)
Does anyone else with ADHD watch this and feel like they found their RUclips kindred spirit? No? Just me? Personally, if we could officially claim this gal as one of ours, that would make my week. But her brain and the discussions she may or may not have with others outside of her channel about it is really only her business. Thanks for making weirdos and creatives with or without labels feel at home, Rachel!
This turned out wayyyy better than I would have expected. Scultping this level of detail is harrrrrd. I was wondering if you could bypass the whole sculpting process by taking an old barbie, making her they way you want the result to look (curl her hair, glue fabric to her to make the dress) and soak the whole thing in spray glue to make it hard. Then plastidip, then paint. I think I will try that myself at some point in the future when I am in dire need of a vintage lamp.
My advice about the apoxie sculpt and smooshy face issues: Mix up smaller amounts at once, and do the base layer first, and let it harden, and build more on top of it with fresh clay. If you do have parts where you added too much, it can be sanded, carved, cut, or filed away. If the bit of clay you're working with at any given time is too smooshy, walk away for 10 minutes and come back when it's firmed up a bit. (but don't forget about it hahaha don't ask how I know)
@rachelmaksy you can put apoxy sculpt in a plastic zip loc bag and heat it up by 1) putting it in the microwave for a short amount of time or 2) putting it under hot water. Heating up the apoxy sculpt makes it way way easier to mix together quickly and evenly (and saves the hard work on your hands! :) Love your videos
Nina's card reminded me of when I, as a small child, was thoroughly scandalized by hearing my grandma say 'crap' which I thought was a strong swear word. Precious.
As an art model for a living, it was such a joy to watch you figure out head units (cranial units sounds so much more legit lol) and make an armature and build up a sculpture. I'm 7 heads tall as I think is the average person so I was a little confused at your counts of 3s lol, but you did a fantastic job☺️ Always a joy to watch your videos
I love the stuff you do. You do it to please yourself! Which makes it more fun for us to watch. BTW I’m not your average subscriber. I’m 72 years old. Mother of 4 girls, grandmother of 9 and great grandmother to 2 and soon to be 3 any day now. I was first attracted to your sewing videos but now I enjoy it all. Life is short my girl, if I were where you are now I would give up on your self doubt. People don’t come here to learn how to do things. Mostly people come here to spend time with a cool, interesting, fun lady. You come across with so much kindness and joy in what you do. Drive out those demons that young women all have to some degree. I wish someone had told me that when I was your age.❤️🇨🇦 I’m from Canada as you can tell by the 🇨🇦
SO LOVELY!!!! Also! You can always start with some apoxie sculpt for the face and let that cure then add onto it (and/or also use some exacto blades, carving and sanding tools on it after it cures!) This was a wonderful project! loved every second of it!
I'm so obsessed with art nouveau lamps as well!! I'm always saying "If it's not made of bronze and stained glass & shaped like a plant or animal, I don't need it in my house." This was awesome!
You are absolutely a perfect mix of Bob Ross and Mrs. Frizzle, and why I never realized it before is beyond me. An absolutely delightful video as always!
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Has anyone told Rachel that commercial citric acid is made from black mold?
Not sure if it was intentional or not, but bathtime Rachel with the bubble fascinator was giving me Yvette from Clue vibes. And I'm here for it.
1+2+2+1 = 6, which is the number of letters in Rachel.
The fact that we all thought Rachel was going to cosplay a lamp * a totally normal thing for Rachel to do* makes me laugh.
Right? I thought she was going to make a dress inspired on a particular lamp!
Yeah same, I was here for Lamp!Rachel
@@BlackKoshka23 Now she needs to do this!
This is exactly what I thought it was going to be lol
I ALSO thought that
I’m guessing I’m not the only one who thought Rachel was going to make a Victorian Lamp costume 😂
I thought the same!
Let's be honest... that's very on brand for Rachel 🤣
I absolutely thought the same!!
That's the entire reason I clicked on the video and I feel bAiTeD!
That’s why I’m here!!!! 😭
Rachel, slamming her hands on the table: *LAMP*
The moths in the vicinity: I’m listening
😭Lollllllllll I love this
This is the most beautiful comment I’ve seen in a hot minute
😂😂😂
I feel seen somehow
I've always wondered if the smell of wool being ironed is like a moth's idea of a BBQ
I love the idea that someday, years and years and years from now, someone's going to stop by the estate sale at the Maksy estate and decide this is a perfect lamp for their living room, and they'll have no idea that they're adopting a tiny, bronze version of *you* into their home.
even better, it comes with Frodo boi hair.
I imagine it will appear on whatever version of Antiques Roadshow the future holds & have to laugh at what the experts will have to say about the provenance of the piece 😂
@@shmashley I love that there are fellow followers of this channel that watch and even know what the Antiques Roadshow is. Makes my heart so happy. 🥹❤
@@MsSarahKelly I need reassurance - you mean there's a possibility _some of them_ know nothing about the Antiques Roadshow? I need to revaluate how I spent some of my Sunday afternoons in the 90's...
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
the fact that it was handmade and fairly cheap too makes it funny. imagine someone finding it in the future and going "OmG a ViNtAgE" hoping to sell it for money or something and it's not actually valuable 💀 (not dissing on rachel and her craft obvi, it turned out looking really beautiful!)
Some (hopefully helpful) advice for the next time you work for epoxy sculpt: I work in layers when I'm working with it! So I'll make something, wait for it to harden up and then sculpt on top of that! BONUS! Waiting a bit for epoxy sculpt to harden up (but not COMPLETELY dry and hardened!) You can do more detailed sculpting! So if you ever sculpt a teeny tiny face ever again, make the base of the head, wait for that to harden, and then add the facial features so you don't end up smooshing it! THAT ALL BEING SAID: this turned out SO CUTE and now you got me wanting to sculpt tiny art nouveau women 😂
I came here to give this exact same advice lol
@@katehucks774 yup, me too hahaha. Typed out my whole comment before I saw this one do it better and more concisely XD
Ooh! Ooh! And you can sand and carve epoxy sculpt with filing tools. And maybe a dremel.
I'm really glad I wasn't the only one assuming "oh yeah totally normal, Rachel will be cosplaying as a vintage lamp. Can't wait to watch"
i mean technically she did fir the reference photos
NGL, I was ready for the whole Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast. 😄
@@reneestarling9525 Completely. The Hobbit interpretation of Lumiere.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Same! 😂
Read it as “Making myself INTO a vintage lamp,” then thought No way, I definitely read that wrong. It must be “Making myself a vintage lamp.”
Nope. It is in fact making myself INTO one.
I should have known better than to question it 😂💙
i mean... it does say "making myself into a vintage lamp"
Can we please talk about how great Nina's letter is? She knows whats right and she is not afraid to tell it to Rachel. 🔥
Peak representation of my country, she should be an ambassador.
Nina definitely knows what’s up 😂
Nina should run our country
It's funny to me that every time Rachel says she isn't sure anyone is going to like the video it usually turns out to be one of my favourites, and this is no exception. I really hope one day she can feel secure enough to just make whatever she wants without having to think about the view number
Amen to that!
same!! you can see how much fun she has making this lamp and i love watching people do their passion projects like this
Agreed!!! ❤
THIS. I love watching everything she posts. I literally get so excited when I get the notification.
Did I think you would be dressed as a lamp? Yes. Am I disappointed? Hell no. This is such a fun and clever crafting idea!! ❤
Can confirm: turning into a lamp is 100% completely totally normal. I do it all the time!
Not a day goes by where I don’t turn into a vintage lamp.
Indeed, a good lamp-transforming session beats a night on the town any old day!
@@marynewsom6037After a night on the town, I get social exhaustion and have to hibernate for three days. But making a myself into a lamp? At the end of the day I get a lamp so…
😂😂😂
Because you're bright!
Okay.
I thought you were going to cosplay as a lamp.
As cool as that would’ve been, I must say that this is EVEN COOLER. Amazing project again, Ms. Rachel! ✨
This is 100% what I thought as well hahaha
So did I! 😂
That was my first thought too! This was a pleasant surprise to be wrong! :D
Future video idea? 😂
Same 😂
"Life is short. Make yourself into your own knickknacks." - Rachel Maksy
WORDS TO LIVE BY! 🙌🙌🙌
so glad i didnt have to look far for this
I love that as polished as Rachel’s videos get, they still feel so genuine unfiltered and real she’s always felt more like a friend than a RUclips personality
Never lose the goofy you beautiful beautiful human
I'm so glad to hear someone else say that ASMR doesn't do it for them. Every time I say to someone that they make me uncomfortable I get looked at like I'm insane 😭
Totally Not Alone! and I came searching for this comment because I needed the validation that there were more of us out there! 😊
I don’t like them either. They are annoying, not soothing.
I also do not care for ASMR videos, I agree with Rachel about the chewing noises.
I feel like 85% of Rachel's projects are things I would never make or want to make, but Rachel's enthusiasm while making them makes the videos thoroughly enjoyable to watch.
My exact thought lol
Ikr!
felt on an emotional level
I love how the light shines on her little face. It's like she was walking through the forest and suddenly this huge glowing flower appeared l...makes sense why she would "faint"😊
Aw 🥲✨
that's perfect !
Rachel: I don't know if anyone is going to like this
We the Fans: ANOTHER VIDEO! MUST DROP EVERYTHING TO WATCH!!!!!!!!!!
...
After watching: Truly. Yet another masterpiece from Queen Maksy. We have been gifted.
This is how I feel every time a new one is dropped. We have been gifted. lol
I don’t think she should give herself such a hard time about it being a project more for her than us. Your quirky ideas are what we love best about you Rachel ❤Passion is contagious and we love watching you make things that your excited about ❤
@@laurafriedman9736 absolutely!
What a fantastic idea! Sculpting on an existing lamp to make it your own. I can imagine many years from now, you will become a family Myth. “The lady in the lamp.”
Don't forget you can carve the cured epoxy clay so you can refine little details, as a future reference. :) This turned out awesome!
As a fellow lover of Art Nouveau, I now want to try this myself! For future reference, a good way to work with Apoxie Sculpt is to sculpt a rough base, let that cure and then go back in for the details to avoid smooshing things.
Thank you for this tip!
"Do I NOT have a single instrument for measuring?" I feel says a lot about Rachel's usual creative process 😂
Cut to: clip of Rachel accidentally cutting the measuring tape that one time
I feel this one so hard... 😭 Just like scissors & seam rippers, rulers & measuring tapes have legs & live a mysterious hidden life of their own, disappearing in the middle of every project whenever they're most needed!!
@@zanerose1394Yes 1st thing I thought about. When I saw that happen I felt so bad . That said I just bit my own thumb while eating a wonky sandwich the other day so I'd never throw shade.🤣😂🤭
reading the comments I love how many of us saw the title and were like 'oh she's cosplaying as a lamp today' and didn't question it at all
I would like to personally thank Nina for the fantastic representation of our country 🇳🇿
I gasped when you turned the lamp on in the reveal, I think her leaning back worked out so perfectly and the glow *chef's kiss* it's like she's shielding her eyes from the light and I find that so relatable lol ❤
Aluminum foil works great to bulk out armatures for projects like these, and with clay that needs to be baked. Bonus hack: if you're sculpting a figure with a long skirt, you can totally skip sculpting the legs underneath. Just bulk out the shape with foil and lay sheets of clay on top like fabric.
When I read "sheets of clay" I totally heard it in my head as in Eddie Vedder singing "Black" on MTV unplugged. Swoon. 😅
She looks like she's entirely bewitched by the giant flower and it's amazing. I love this so much!!!
Me reading the video title: "hmm, a lamp cosplay... Maybe like Lumiere"
Me as soon as Rachel explains: "oooooh, that kinda makes more sense"
I enjoyed this, as with all your videos. Love your artistic flair.
RACHEL! What the heck this turned out so well. It’s such a great conversation starter too. Like “hey that’s a cool lamp” “thanks! It’s ME”. Brava 😂❤
I also thought that Rachel was real inspired by a lamp and was going to make like some Tiffany lamp dress or something 😂 this was a fabulous project!
I came into this video fully prepared for you to cosplay yourself into a lamp. LOL! I would have been happy either way, but this is beautiful.
So glad you've seen the light! Bright days are ahead! 💡
you know... i genuinely thought that i'm just someone who doesn't care much for lamps as a decorative object. but now, thanks to rachel, i have been enlightened. ART NOUVEAU LAMPS! 😍
Enlightened.
Hehehe! 🤭
I know I have a pintrest board of these so now Ive got an evil itch to make one 😅
Definitely! Most modern lamps are just so so to me. Art nouveau lamps though? Those are amazing. I love the ones with shells in them as well
Ngl I've been obsessed with lamps since I was little. I think it's the magpie in me going, "Ooooooh SHINY"
I love how everyone went "she's making a lamp cosplay? okay that sounds on brand" 🤣
I always find Rachel absolutely hilarious but rewatching this video today, for some reason it's being even more hysterical than usual. Thanks for a good laugh on a not-so-great day.
Just for the epoxy process, I’d recommend using a set of scales next time! That way it’ll be much easier to accurately measure and will therefore hopefully mean the curing process is perfect each time. I’d also recommend a chopping board of some description, and a clay-rolling pin.
Just suggestions though! Thought the video was brilliant :D
Sending love from England
the dress you are wearing in the intro is SOOOO BEAUTIFUL. I agree that a soft and gentle "ough" is the feeling of looking at a beautiful lamp... and I like many other commenters thought this video would be you dressing yourself up to look like a huge human sized lamp, which I was completely down to see, but this is really nice too and makes way more sense!!
Watching this made me envision your future grandkids marvelling at seeing a sculpture of grandma when she was a young woman! I think that is so precious to have!
This comment is so wholesome it made my day.
Never seen a person get hot and bothered over a vintage lamp, but I respect it. 🗿
You probably did in A Christmas Story, the one Ralphie described as Electric S*x.
@@lauramathews3151 "You used up.. all the glue... ON PURPOSE!"
not saying that i clicked on this video thinking i would see a life size cosplay of a lamp, but i did click thinking Rachel was going to make herself, her human physical being, into a lamp.
why? because why not?
all jokes aside, the end product was really pretty, rachel never fails to impress me with her many talents and wonderful brain.
seeing other comments after this i see im not the only one, im not special, which fair enough XD
For sculpting, you can take tinfoil to build up the structure and you can also use smaller wire to make the head and fingers. I think the channel is AceSculpting, or something to that akin, and he’s a really phenomenal sculptor and his videos are easy and simple to follow!!
I'm sure a tone of other people will have suggested it already, but you can also bulk up a wire armature with tinfoil to give it more mass and stability. That way you won't use as much clay, and it will hold itself upright better instead of smooshing under its own weight. Anyway thank you for introducing me to the world of art nouveau lamps, I am now PINING for the tiffany snail lamp that i cannot afford lmao
"LAMP!" I already love. Also, that dress. SO CUTE!
SHE SCULPTED ✨HANDS! ✨The ✨holy grail✨ skill of any artistry work that I will commend any artist for no matter what the art looks like is the ✨hands ✨looking good. How is she so talented?! The rest of the piece is amazing on top of the hands. Love your whimsically wonderful work and self.
I could never
HANDS!
Rachel just casually being an incredible sculptor after a day of watching videos 😂
I'm really impressed by the sheer amount of prep work you did before starting. Usually it's just you jumping in, flailing around for a bit, and then pulling together something amazing. This time you did soooo much prep work and then just did amazing from the beginning. She's beautiful and I love your little lamp lady.
And now.... I'd love to see a matching lamp with hubby sculpted upon it! 😍
I feel like Rachel is the Jenna Marbles of sewing/crafting RUclips. The vibe is there and it is immaculate
Tip for sculpting faces: use a ball of aluminium foil ontop of the wire as a base. It provides more structure and saves you money on clay
I wish there was a INSIDE OUT kind of movie about your mental processess. Also, is there anything that you say... nah, that i CAN'T do? because you really are good at everything you set to do! Just had so much fun picturing Michaelangelo
I love seeing you happy, Rachel, that brings me so much joy! Keep doing what you're doing!
You definitely are Bob Ross mixed with Ms. Frizzle! Also, I'm with you on the ASMR thing.
For some reason I thought you were going to drape fabric on the figure & starch it like papier maché, but you sculpted it out of clay. So talented! I probably would have started with a Barbie 😅
Art Nouveau is my favorite art era, so I completely get the unhinged joy looking at the lamps. Your lamp turned out SO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!
You did a FREAKING AMAZING job!!!!! It looks so professionally done! Love it 🥰
My local antiques store has a room FULL of Art Nouveau lamps and every time I go in there I just ascend, you are so right about them
Things of beauty ❤❤❤❤
VIDEOS/PROJECTS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY MAKE US HAPPY! Absolutely so happy with how the skeleton looked at 9:27.
I love that Lamp Rachel is throwing up the love sign. She does indeed love lamp, and lamp love is self-love. 🤟
My current "Make" project isn't exactly a make. My dad has asked me to repaint his vast collection of lawn gnomes. I paint with acrylic. He brought me spray paint, which makes sense. It's going in the yard. I'm finding it really interesting to mix colors. My arms look like a kaleidoscope each day when I get done, but when you get that perfect rosy pink flesh tone out of a few sprays of pink and yellow and just a spritz of white... *chef's kiss*. It makes me happy. The project is going to take me forever, but atm I've got that creative drive to do it. I just hope it lasts me 25+ some odd gnomes and other figurines before the weather breaks or I burn out.
I’ve retouched some of my grandmother’s garden decor, including some gnomes. I just used acrylic then sprayed a sealer over after the paint dried.
That would also be a great idea for Rachel to do. To make a garden gnome creature for in her garden.
Rachel, the lamp turned out to be a work of vintage art.
New subscriber. I see this lamp in all your videos and always think "Oh my goodness! Such a beautiful vintage lamp, I wonder where she bought it." And now I finally see you HAND MADE the little figure and modeled her yourself?! Incredible work.
a little bit too late but as a sculptor myself i would recommend not only to mix epoxy sculpt making two snakes and twisting them together like a DNA (it's WAAAY easier to blend them doing this way), but also to use cold porcelain when you need to imitate fabric. this material is used in artificial floral art and it's very elastic and can be rolled to a very thin layer!
p.s. i love your channel and your chaotic energy and your art so much, you inspire me to keep doing my own stuff
I initially thought you were going to make a dress inspired by a lamp. This is incredibly creative of you! It turned out lovely 😊
As a mathematician, I laughed out loud at the unexpected math segment 😆
Love your videos!!
Rachel's content is the perfect combination of aesthetic and pure chaos, I love that for her 😭😭😭😭
I’m with you on the ASMR topic. But for me it’s literally any ASMR (mostly.)
Especially anything mouth-sound-ish and nails tapping.
at 2:40 it makes me feel like a moth ''yessss, shiny, fancy lamps. they glow so nice.''
paused the video to come and say that 'Bob Ross mixed with Miss Frizzle' is the PERFECT description of your vibe. Happy, warm friendly chaos where we get to explore new things and happy little accidents are taken in stride❤
It never ceases to amaze me how talented and creative in so many mediums Rachel is. How cool! 💖
The good luck spot made me think of the Juliet statue in Verona.
I paused at minute 22:48 to type this. It might not matter at this larger scale, but cloth effects are MUCH easier to do with Green Stuff. While it is soft, it's more elastic than Apoxy Sculpt and can do that "cloth draping" thing with ease. It's also great for very small details. I like to use Apoxy Sculpt for basic shaping and bulk, then use Green Stuff for details and fine tuning.
It can be so hard to decorate in front of something so dramatic. But she fits so perfectly in the space, exactly like an occupant of your forest scene.
I'm amazed at how creative you've managed to stay and how diverse your video topics are. I love when you bring new things to the channel, from a little felt frog boi to making costumes for your dog to a near perfect recreation of a movie dress to making/remaking furniture pieces, to... turning yourself into furniture pieces? It's such a bright spot in my week!❤
I love watching your process of translating creative ideas into a real object! Very impressive.
"OOF what are the lumens on that baby!" I have never GUFFAWED so loudly in my LIFE
That was perfectly normal.
I'm glad the clay worked out this time.
She didn't want to stare into the light any more than you did. ;)
Cute lamp accessory. You should always do what makes you happy no matter how chaotic or crazy it is. I'll be here watching.
Ok, the Home Alone bit got me. 🤣 But it turned out wonderfully! Your range of skill never fails to amaze! (And I loved spotting the mouse knight in the background too.)
Rachel had a good time. I had a good time. Everyone had a good time. This video is a gem!
Now I am looking for flower lamps to add to my office. My office is a smash of vintage / witch/ fandom memorabilia. lol
Does anyone else with ADHD watch this and feel like they found their RUclips kindred spirit? No? Just me?
Personally, if we could officially claim this gal as one of ours, that would make my week. But her brain and the discussions she may or may not have with others outside of her channel about it is really only her business.
Thanks for making weirdos and creatives with or without labels feel at home, Rachel!
This turned out wayyyy better than I would have expected. Scultping this level of detail is harrrrrd. I was wondering if you could bypass the whole sculpting process by taking an old barbie, making her they way you want the result to look (curl her hair, glue fabric to her to make the dress) and soak the whole thing in spray glue to make it hard. Then plastidip, then paint. I think I will try that myself at some point in the future when I am in dire need of a vintage lamp.
Can so tell you're feeling better, Rachel
My advice about the apoxie sculpt and smooshy face issues: Mix up smaller amounts at once, and do the base layer first, and let it harden, and build more on top of it with fresh clay. If you do have parts where you added too much, it can be sanded, carved, cut, or filed away. If the bit of clay you're working with at any given time is too smooshy, walk away for 10 minutes and come back when it's firmed up a bit. (but don't forget about it hahaha don't ask how I know)
8:45 omg this song is beautiful 🤣
@rachelmaksy you can put apoxy sculpt in a plastic zip loc bag and heat it up by 1) putting it in the microwave for a short amount of time or 2) putting it under hot water. Heating up the apoxy sculpt makes it way way easier to mix together quickly and evenly (and saves the hard work on your hands! :) Love your videos
Nina's card reminded me of when I, as a small child, was thoroughly scandalized by hearing my grandma say 'crap' which I thought was a strong swear word. Precious.
Rachel looking at lamps, channeling her inner moth❤
Honestly sponsor Rachel in this video was absolutely pin up vibes and I'm here for it!
As an art model for a living, it was such a joy to watch you figure out head units (cranial units sounds so much more legit lol) and make an armature and build up a sculpture. I'm 7 heads tall as I think is the average person so I was a little confused at your counts of 3s lol, but you did a fantastic job☺️ Always a joy to watch your videos
I love the stuff you do. You do it to please yourself! Which makes it more fun for us to watch. BTW I’m not your average subscriber. I’m 72 years old. Mother of 4 girls, grandmother of 9 and great grandmother to 2 and soon to be 3 any day now. I was first attracted to your sewing videos but now I enjoy it all. Life is short my girl, if I were where you are now I would give up on your self doubt. People don’t come here to learn how to do things. Mostly people come here to spend time with a cool, interesting, fun lady. You come across with so much kindness and joy in what you do. Drive out those demons that young women all have to some degree. I wish someone had told me that when I was your age.❤️🇨🇦 I’m from Canada as you can tell by the 🇨🇦
The absolute level of joy that I feel when I realize you have just posted a new video is astronomical. ⚜️🖤⚜️
I love how much fun Rachel had in this video!! 🥰
SO LOVELY!!!! Also! You can always start with some apoxie sculpt for the face and let that cure then add onto it (and/or also use some exacto blades, carving and sanding tools on it after it cures!) This was a wonderful project! loved every second of it!
My sister in law passed away and she always reminded me of you. Seeing videos of you makes me feel like I'm talking to her again ❤
I'm so obsessed with art nouveau lamps as well!! I'm always saying "If it's not made of bronze and stained glass & shaped like a plant or animal, I don't need it in my house." This was awesome!
i loved how happy Rachel was this whole video
You don't give yourself enough credit for just how talented you are. You created a masterpiece lamp, amazing
Petition to have Rachel make a Victorian lamp costume for a video.
"heck, why not?" is the best attitude to take to art, self-indulgence, and self-indulgent art.
You are absolutely a perfect mix of Bob Ross and Mrs. Frizzle, and why I never realized it before is beyond me. An absolutely delightful video as always!