When we lived in Oakland our house backed up to a rocky, eucalyptus dotted hill, and when we would eat our breakfast we were often greeted by a family of deer.  It's one of the things I miss most about living where we did.  Despite the fact that we were in a big Bay Area city, we were confronted by nature every day.  I was staring at a newly purchased block of air dry clay, thinking... and decided to make my own young buck, a piece of tiny art, to remind me of that time.  I'm no Jonathan Adler, but it's pretty cute.  Displayed with a cluster of other weird plant-life including the gilded coral makes a little flora and fauna statement.  Here's my tutorial with handwritten instructions, because it's hard to take pictures of yourself working with clay... 

I am still having fun with the arrows. Inspired by a recent J.Crew window display I decided to make a 3D art piece using the arrows and some cork and wood rounds.  See the full tutorial below including the video from last week about how to make the arrows using wooden dowels and duct tape.