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Silent Auction: Hand-drawn Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Map
Winner: RedikalusUsername for $3,210.00
Straighten your paper mustache, pick out your favorite badges, and prepare to set off on your adventure with confidence using this handcrafted and beautifully illustrated map of the Mushroom Kingdom from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. This mystical map is crafted from a coffee-stained and torn-edged piece of fine vellum, using acrylic inks, Pigma Micron pens, and a few custom designed, 3D printed elements. Important city locations and points of interest from throughout Mario’s journey are illustrated on dimensional “pop-up” panels, and if a need ever arises to collect them again, the location of each Crystal Star has been helpfully denoted as well. Mario’s map may be creased and tattered, but this recreation has been carefully preserved within a wooden shadowbox, custom-built by the artist to protect the piece and display the dimensional elements. The framed piece measures at 18 inches square by 1.75 inches deep (46 cm square by 4.5 cm deep). It is just deep enough to stand on its own for shelf display, or it can be securely hung on the wall using the attached sturdy photo wire.
Donated By Caffeinated Kitty
Caffeinated Kitty is a lover of coffee, cats, ttrpgs, cartography, and video games. She's a freelance artist, making custom fantasy maps and painting miniatures. Kitty first started making maps and painting miniatures in 2016 and is always excited to try something new with each new project. She also streams on twitch where she plays video games, and works on cartography, miniatures painting, and any other art project that strikes her fancy.