WEBVTT -- English 00:00:09.525 --> 00:00:11.525 Hi, I'm Sheryl and this is the Lady of Innsmouth. 00:00:11.904 --> 00:00:13.904 I'm an artist from Maine and I've been sculpting since 2004. 00:00:14.365 --> 00:00:16.364 As well as running an Etsy shop and traveling to Comic Cons 00:00:16.414 --> 00:00:18.414 and other events around New England 00:00:18.495 --> 00:00:20.495 selling my jewelry and smaller sculptures. 00:00:22.385 --> 00:00:24.385 I was inspired by one of my favorite stories 00:00:24.535 --> 00:00:26.535 by H.P. Lovecraft 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth'. 00:00:26.625 --> 00:00:30.289 I took a more sympathetic view of the denizens of Innsmouth than Lovecraft did. 00:00:30.486 --> 00:00:32.981 Imagining them as both alien and aquatic but still striking and beautiful. 00:00:33.218 --> 00:00:35.771 The revulsion of outsiders was out of fear 00:00:35.810 --> 00:00:37.941 and hatred of the unknown rather than 00:00:38.030 --> 00:00:40.030 because they were of truly monstrous appearance. 00:00:43.875 --> 00:00:45.875 The Lady of Innsmouth is 8 1/2 inches tall 00:00:46.094 --> 00:00:48.094 and sculpted out of polymer clay. 00:00:52.075 --> 00:00:55.319 She is the culmination of over a year of work off and on between other projects. 00:00:55.475 --> 00:00:57.475 My goal is to mold her and cast resin statues of her. 00:00:58.604 --> 00:01:01.579 Hopefully I will have the first casts ready in time for NecronomiCon 00:01:01.682 --> 00:01:04.719 in Providence, Rhode Island, August 20th to 23rd. 00:01:04.864 --> 00:01:08.450 Especially since this year is the 125th anniversary of Lovecraft's birth. 00:01:09.944 --> 00:01:12.439 I also want to create 3 different versions of the Lady of Innsmouth. 00:01:12.635 --> 00:01:14.635 The first, most basic, is a plain white resin statue 00:01:14.754 --> 00:01:16.754 that can be custom painted or displayed as is. 00:01:17.125 --> 00:01:19.125 The second version will be in cold cast bronze, 00:01:19.564 --> 00:01:22.769 this is a process of mixing real bronze powder into resin 00:01:22.825 --> 00:01:25.608 to give the look and feel of metal without the need for a foundry. 00:01:25.844 --> 00:01:27.844 I also plan to give it a blue-green patina 00:01:27.885 --> 00:01:29.885 as if it's been exposed to the elements. 00:01:30.015 --> 00:01:33.039 Last is a limited edition run of hand painted statues, 00:01:33.075 --> 00:01:35.772 I'll only ever be painting 36 of them. 00:01:35.875 --> 00:01:37.875 35 for collectors and one as the paint master 00:01:38.284 --> 00:01:40.284 that I'll use to match them all up. 00:01:40.715 --> 00:01:42.715 Only 25 of these will be available through the Kickstarter. 00:01:44.454 --> 00:01:47.478 I decided to use Kickstarter because this is going to be a big project. 00:01:47.504 --> 00:01:50.409 It's just me with a little help from a few friends making this happen. 00:01:50.575 --> 00:01:53.459 Hi, I'm Dany. I'm organization and social media. 00:01:56.908 --> 00:01:58.908 Hi, I'm James. I help with shipping and grunt work. 00:01:59.435 --> 00:02:02.938 I'm Josh. I'm also shipping and grunt work. 00:02:03.674 --> 00:02:05.674 Most of what I need to make this a success 00:02:05.765 --> 00:02:07.765 is materials and some new equipment. 00:02:08.495 --> 00:02:10.495 The resin, bronze powder, mold silicone, 00:02:10.544 --> 00:02:13.598 and other materials and equipment for the molding and casting. 00:02:13.633 --> 00:02:16.899 I'm going to go through a lot of mixing containers, stirrers, and gloves. 00:02:17.574 --> 00:02:20.909 For the painted statues I also need to buy a portable air tank for my airbrush. 00:02:21.474 --> 00:02:23.675 So please help me send the Lady of Innsmouth out into the world 00:02:23.743 --> 00:02:25.743 by supporting this Kickstarter campaign. 00:02:25.895 --> 00:02:27.895 Thank you.