{"id":2529,"date":"2024-12-30T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2024-12-28T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:38:41","slug":"godzilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/30\/godzilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/60A1AFFE-76ED-4FD5-A92B-D51FF0662880-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me, showing off my beautiful smile thanks to two and a half year's of braces, holding Godzilla balanced in my hands.\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/60A1AFFE-76ED-4FD5-A92B-D51FF0662880-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/60A1AFFE-76ED-4FD5-A92B-D51FF0662880-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/60A1AFFE-76ED-4FD5-A92B-D51FF0662880-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/60A1AFFE-76ED-4FD5-A92B-D51FF0662880.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2A3FB944-664D-47C4-B61F-A61FFC1239B7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me and Godzilla cheesing it up for the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2A3FB944-664D-47C4-B61F-A61FFC1239B7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2A3FB944-664D-47C4-B61F-A61FFC1239B7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2A3FB944-664D-47C4-B61F-A61FFC1239B7-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2A3FB944-664D-47C4-B61F-A61FFC1239B7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/D71DF0C9-4A9C-46A9-A584-9D0205E96474-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me and Godzilla smiling serenely\" class=\"wp-image-2492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/D71DF0C9-4A9C-46A9-A584-9D0205E96474-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/D71DF0C9-4A9C-46A9-A584-9D0205E96474-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/D71DF0C9-4A9C-46A9-A584-9D0205E96474-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/D71DF0C9-4A9C-46A9-A584-9D0205E96474.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DB1A4D7C-D4BB-49F0-AC0C-D69F0476AC89-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me, holding the Godzilla in my hands with a Marge Simpson vibe like, &quot;I just think they're neat.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-2493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DB1A4D7C-D4BB-49F0-AC0C-D69F0476AC89-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DB1A4D7C-D4BB-49F0-AC0C-D69F0476AC89-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DB1A4D7C-D4BB-49F0-AC0C-D69F0476AC89-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DB1A4D7C-D4BB-49F0-AC0C-D69F0476AC89.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">One of my personal projects for this year was this Godzilla totem!<br>I started him back in March (I think?) because I wanted a new Godzilla Minus One figure but it was too expensive for me so I decided hey, I should just make my own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It ended up taking me practically the whole year before I could actually finish him. He required renting the large kiln for the luster firing, and for $75 there was no way I was going to rent the kiln just for one piece. So he waited patiently for months until my <a href=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/28\/wild-arcana\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/28\/wild-arcana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antler Gallery pieces<\/a> were ready for their gold luster firing before he got his final cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black sgraffito Godzilla sculpture with California Poppy motifs carved all around it's body. There are gold overglaze details on his spines, claws, and toes.\" class=\"wp-image-2497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/godzilla5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I made him so early on in the year, and looking at him now there are some things I would do differently. But I absolutely love how he turned out! Now I just need to find a spot for him in my home!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my personal projects for this year was this Godzilla totem!I started him back in March (I think?) because I wanted a new Godzilla Minus One figure but it was too expensive for me so I decided hey, I should just make my own! It ended up taking me practically the whole year before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,23],"tags":[16,25,24],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-pottery","tag-art","tag-for-me","tag-pottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}