sneak peek - yasli kadin / old wife

evet efenim, sneek peak serimiZe ana karakterlerden biriyle devam ediyoruZ.

and we're continuing our sneak peaks with one of the main characters. yine tel iskelet uZerine polimer kil ve epoksi macunu. ekstradan boyun icin kuruduktan sonra da elastik kalabilen bir hamur kullanildi. iki set goZkapagi var, acik ve kapali. iki de agiZ yapmistim ama sonunda sadece bu hafif aralik olani kullanmaya karar verdim, rolu icabi.

she's constructed with polymer clay and epoxy putty over a wire armature, as usual. but i used a different kind of clay which can stay somewhat flexible after setting for the neck. she has two sets of eyelids; open and closed. i also made two mouths but decided to use this one only, considering her role in the film.
en Zorlayan coraplar oldu bu arada. toplu igneden hallice iki igne kullanarak ordum kendilerini. boylece orgu ormeyi de ogrenmis oldum :)

the hardest part was knitting the socks. i used two pins (they were a bit bigger than the usual pins) to knit them, meanwhile, i learned how to knit :)
bu arada koltugun da kaplamasini degistirecegim sanirim, turuncu-kiremit rengi agirlikli bir sey yapmayi dusunuyorum.

by the way, looks like i'll be changing the armchair's coat, to someting more orangish i guess. we'll see.

sneak peek - kafka

di mi kac Zamandir "film film film" diye sayiklayip duruyorum ama herhangi bir icraat paylastigim yok. efenim, gerek fotograf makinamla yasadigim bir takim sorunlar, gerek de sacma sapan calisma tempom sayesinde gunisigini bir turlu yakalayamam nedeniyle mumkun olmamisti simdiye kadar.
velhasil, bugunden itibaren bu gidise bir son veriyorum. hem Zaten artik hemen herseyin bir an once bitmis olmasi da gerekiyor, bir hafta kaldi saka maka cekime baslamama.

i know, i've been talking about that film business of mine all time for a while, yet i've never showed anything to prove its reality. but since i was having some problems with my camera and missing the daylight due to working during ridiculous hours, it just wasn't happening. until now.
starting today, i'm stopping this. i need to start getting everything ready real soon anyway. still feels unreal, but the actual shooting will be starting in one week.

ve iste karsiniZda kafka bey. filmde epey bir yan karakter olarak yer alacak kendileri masasi ve de sandalyesiyle birlikte. masa gerci dolu olacak tabi, kagitlar vs, ve bir de kirmiZi elma ile.

and i present you mr. kafka. he'll have a really small role in the film as a side character, with his desk and chair. well, the desk will be full though; with loads of papers and a red apple.
masa biraZ bilinci biraZ da kaZa eseri yimik oldu. ama yakisti bence ;)
masayi balsa ve bir takim tahta boncuklar kullanarak, sandalyeyi de yine balsa ve kurdan yardimiyla yaptim. kafka bey de klasik kuklalarim gibi tel iskelet uZerine epoksi macunu ve polimer kil kullanilarak yapildi. tek fark, ayaklarinin icinde somun olup stop motion'a yonelik olmasi.

the tabe is crooked, a bit intentionally and a bit accidentally, but think it suits this way :)
i used balsa wood and various wooden beads to construct the table. and made the chair using balsa wood and toothpicks. kafka himself, is just like my usual puppets, constructed over a wire armature with epoxy putty and polymer clay. the only difference in the nuts inside his feet, enabling him for animation.
kendileri 17 cm civarinda oldu. klasik minyatur skalasinda yani. isin asli, film bittikten sonra belki satabilirim diye dusunuyorum. ama bakalim, belli de olmaZ.

he measures about 17 cm, just about the siZe of a 12th scale miniature. actually, i'm kind of planning to sell him after the shooting. but we'll see, i'm not sure yet.

kategoriZe isler ve bir baska roportaj / categoriZation and another interview

efenim, uyumamak ve fakat ayni Zamanda da guya dinlenmis olmak adina oturup tum yaZilari teek tek kategoriZe ettim, onlarlarla oynadim. yetmedi yaftayi yapistirip isim koydum. her sey navigasyon kolayligi namina tabii ki.
taZecik listemiZi sayfanin en dibinde bulabilirsiniZ.

just to be able to stay awake and kind of rest at the same time, i categoriZed every single post. you can find the list at the bottom of the page. all for better navigation, right?



heh, roportaj da burada, iki hafta onceki sabah gaZetesinin cumartesi ekinden.
lakin belirtmem gereken bir durum var, haberde soylendigi gibi 40'in uZerinde filmim yok malesef. olsa keske, ama yok iste. gemeinschaft ilk filmim hatta. neyse, boyle iste. ben soyleyeyim de sonra kalkip "sonra da ona buna laf ediyosun 'senede 5 film ceken adama guven olmaZ' cart curt diye, ne bicim boyle" denmesin.

and the interview is here, and unfortunately in turkish.

indirim ve yeni kupeler / a sale and new earrings

UYARI: okumak uZere oldugunuZ yaZi, faZlasiyla fotograf barindirmaktadir, ona gore.

WARNING: the post you're about to read contains loads of photographs, beware.
efenim, oncelikle "yeni" kupelerden bahsederek baslamak istiyorum bu yaZiya. ha, kendilerinden tirnak icinde yeni olarak bahsettim Zira aslinda cokca Zamandir fotograflanmayi bekleyerek kenarda duran seylerdi kendileri. malum, film falan derken bu tip maymunluklara pek vakit kalmiyor (velhasil, uygun isigi yakalar yakalamaZ set mobilyalarinin yapim asamasi fotograflarini da paylasacagim Zaten).

well, first of all, i'd like to talk about the "new" earrings. the reason of the quotes is that they're not actually new. they've just been hanging around, waiting to be photographed for a long time now. since i'm working on the new film, i don't really have the time to work on these little fellas lately anyway. (and yes, i'll be sharing the making of photos of the furniture i've been making for the set as soon as i catch the right light.)


efenim bu yukarida gormus oldugunuZ sallantili (boyle mi deniyor ki?) kupe seti, bir adet kirmiZi sarap sisesi ve cesitli peynirler, ekmek ve bir miktar da yesil uZum ihtiva eden bir adet peynir tabagindan olusmakta. peynir tabagindaki her sey polimer kil kullanilarak tamamen elde yapimistir. kendilerini suradaki etsy adresinden veya buradaki pasaj adresinden Ziyaret edebilirsiniZ. ya da ozlem@ozlemakin.com adresine mail atarak pasaj fiyatinin %10 indirimli haline ulasabilirsiniZ.
duzetlme: satildi!

this dangle set you can see above contains one bottle of red wine and one cheese platter, which includes various cheese types, some bread and grapes. everything on the platter is completely handmade with polymer clays. they're available here on etsy.
edit: sold!


bu frambuaZli mini kekler de yine polimer kil kullanilarak tamamen elde yapilmistir. kendilerini henuZ etsy ya da pasaj'a koymadim ama ilerleyen gunlerde koyacagim. her gune bir kupe listelemek gibi bir planim var simdilik, bakalim.

these raspberry mini-cakes are also completely handmade, using polymer clays. i haven't listed them on etsy yet, but they'll be available on one of the next days ahead. i'm currently planning to list one item per day, so we'll see.


bu yabanmersinli tartlar da yine polimer kilden yapildi ve yine tamamen el yapimi. kendileri suradaki pasaj adresinde ve buradaki etsy adresinde yeni evlerine gitmeyi beklemekteler. yine sarap setinde oldugu gibi pasaj fiyatinin %10 indirimli haliyle de bir mail uZaginiZda.

these blueberry tarts are also made of polymer clays and they're completely handmade as usual. they're available here on etsy.


ve son olarak bu orman meyveli (bkZ: berry neden yemis diye cevrilir ki turkce'ye?) mini tartlarimiZ var. ivet, kendileri yine polimer kil kullanilarak tamamen elde yapildi. frambuaZli kekler gibi bunlar da henuZ etsy yahut pasaj'da satisa cikmadi, ama yarin obur gun cikarlar, merak etmeyin.
duZeltme: kendileri su adreste pasajda, bu adreste de etsy'de yeni evlerine gitmeyi bekliyorlar.
duzeltme: satildi!

and as for the last but not least, here are the berry tartelettes. they too, are made of polymer clays and they're completely handmade as usual. i haven't listed these ones too. they'll be available on monday if not tomorrow.
edit: they're now available here on etsy.
edit: sold!


evet, gelelim indirim meselesine. bundan birkac onceki yaZida bir indirimden soZ etmistim ama pek kimsenin umurunda olmadi. yilmadim, bir indirim daha yaptim. bu sefer pasaj fiyatlarinda da yaptim hatta indirimi. neyse, deyatlara gecelim..

and it's finally time to talk about the sale. as i let you know in one the previous posts, i made a sale for some of my jewelries. no one seemed to care about that but i didn't give up, so here i am with another sale. this time, i don't have some of the items listed on etsy though (since they were expired and i didn't want to re-list them). but you can always get in touch with me via email (ozlem@ozlemakin.com) regarding these items on sale. anyway, lets get to the details.


ilk brosumuZ bu emo hanim. kendileri polimer kilden yapildi, akrilik boyayla boyanip parlak vernikle kaplandi. saclari icin ham yun, kiyafeti icin de boyle dantel gibi bordur gibi, oZel bir ismi olduguna inandigim ve fakat o ismin ne oldugunu bilemedigim bir kumasli delikli, iste oyle bir sey kullanildi. cengelli ignesi de saclarinin arasinda, kafanin hemen arkadasina konuslanmis durumda. kendileri posta haric 51 liradan 25 liraya dusmus bulunuyorlar. kendilerini garip bir sekilde, niyeyse, pasaj'a koymamisim. su ara da yeni takilari listemekteyken bir de bunu koymayayim dedim. velhasil, kendilerine ulasmak icin bir e-mail yeterli.
duzeltme: satildi!

our first brooch is this emo lady. she's made of polymer clays, painted with acrylics and sealed with acrylic varnish. mohair was used for her hair and some kind of lacy fabric was used for the dress. she's not available on etsy but you can buy her for $18 (shipping included) by sending me an e-mail.
edit: sold!


ikinci brosumuZ da bu hanimefendi. kendileri yine polimer kilden yapildi, akrilikle boyanip parlak akrilik vernikle kaplandi. saclari icin ham yun kullanildi, kiyafeti ve taci da tig isi. kendileri pasaj'da indirimli olarak beklemekteler. emo hanim gibi bu da 51 lira idi vakt-i Zamaninda. pasaj yoluya degil de biZZat bana ulasarak edinmek isterseniZ kendilerini, posta haric 25 lira olacaktir indirimin de indirimli fiyati.

duZeltme: satildi!

and the second one is this little lady. she's also made of polimer clays, painted with acrylics and sealed with acrylic varnish. mohair was used for her hair and her costume was crocheted by me. she too, is not available on etsy but she's available via e-mail for $18 (shipping included).

edit: sold!

evet, broslar bu kadardi. gelelim digerlerine..
aZ sonra soZ edecek oldugum arkadaslardan daha once surada bahsetmistim, o yuZden cok detayli aciklama yapmayacagim.

well, these were the brooches. and here are the other jewelries. i've talked about these jewelries (that i'm about to present you again) a few months ago here. so, i won't be talking about the techinal details this time around.


bu yukaridaki visneli cheesecake takimi su adreste pasajda, bu adreste de etsy'deler.
duzeltme: satildi!

this cheesecake set is available here on etsy.
edit: sold!


bu visneli tart da surada etsy'de, burada da pasaj'da.

and this cherry tart is available here on etsy.

"stiny vzpominek"

aslinda bu arkadastan tee ne Zamandir bahsedecegim guya ama bir turlu yapim asamasi fotograflarini ele geciremedigim icin hep kaldi. aklima gelmisken sonucu paylasayim bari dedim.
"stiny vzpominek", "hatiralarin golgesi" filan gibi bir anlama sahip. filmin hikayesi petra hanim'a, kuklalar da bana ait. kuklalari haZir armatur kullanarak yaptim. bu armatur kullanma meselesini sevemiyorum malesef Zira kuklanin isi bittikten sonra kendilerini parcalayip armaturu iade etmek gerekiyor. ic parcalayici, evet.
filmin esas olayi 35mm deneyimini yasamis olmamiZdi, herhangi bir teknolojik cihaZ kullanmanin yasak oldugu bir ortamda bir haftada cekip bitirdik. animasyonlarda da golge animasyonlarini cam uZerinde paper cut-out teknigini kullanarak peter bey ve Zofka hanim kotardi, kukla animasyonu da benim isimdi.
velhasil iste, boyleyken boyle. deneyim deneyimdir..

actually, i should've been talking about this a long long time ago but i never got hold of the making-of photos. so i decided to share the result instead.
"stiny vzpominek" means something like "shadows of the memories". the story is written by petra and the puppets are made by me. i made them using stop-motion armatures. yet, i really don't like using those armatures since they need to be torn apart after the shooting. such a tragedy, if you ask me.
anywho, the main thing about this little film was to be able to experience the good ol' film magic with 35mm and without using any technological devices (such as computers, softwares and onionskins). the shadow animations were done by peter and Zofka, using paper cut-out on a glass. and i did the puppet animations.
and yet, experience is experience anyway. better than nothing, eh?

bir roportaj daha / another interview

evet efenim, surada one dergisiyle yapmis oldugumuZ roportaji bulabilirsiniZ. bahaneyle de "halen hayatta gibiyim, sorun yok" demis olayim boylece.
ya bi de, hani cok sikayetci oldugumdan degil ama, su gemeinschaft'in modasi da bir turlu gecmedi sanki..


here is the link for an interview i made with one magaZine. i know it's in turkish, but i also wanted to say "i'm still sort of alive, everything's just brill" meanwhile.
oh and, it's not that i'm complaining or anything but, it amaZes me to see gemeinschaft is still kind of a big deal..