Finn's Story — The Little Quirks We Miss First
I was afraid I'd forget the little things. This helped me keep them.
The moment
Over time, memory gets “smoothed out.”
The little quirks—the ones that made him him —are what you're most afraid of losing.
So this piece starts there: the raised paw, the slight asymmetry, and that familiar half-smile that still feels like a hello.
The making
We locked in the posture first—balance, paw scale, and the exact angle of the lift—so it wouldn't get “corrected” into generic symmetry.
Then we built the coat in soft layers: airy whites, warm patches, and subtle transitions around the muzzle and chest, refined up close until it felt alive.
The reveal
In the finished piece, it doesn't feel idealized. It feels honest—him as him.
Placed at eye level, it becomes part of everyday life again: a small presence you can reach for without searching.