Polémon and the House
One of my favourite projects, even though I'm progressing on it very slowly and only sporadically. I created this articulated doll quite spontaneously one afternoon using all sorts of materials I already had at home. The process was a real joy, and I love the strange result that came out of it.
The house came afterwards, equally on a whim. After all, any respectable monster deserves to live in a cosy home. Unlike Polémon, it has already taken me an enormous amount of time and is still very far from finished.
I like to imagine Polémon as a somewhat imposing creature, but calm and taciturn. In a perfect world where days and energy were endless, he would have lots of friends joining him over time.
The three eye sockets are all connected to the same large glass marble, behind which I applied translucent purple paint. In the right light, his eyes seem to glow from within.
One of his thumbs was broken by my cat. At first, I planned to repair it, but the more time passes, the more I feel like it has become part of his story. I'm thinking of making a little bandage for it instead and incorporating it into his design. I do think I'm going to make him a second slipper, though, he doesn't look very comfortable with one bare foot.
It was the youtube channel KaypeaCreations that taught me how to make poseable dolls, and I highly recommend checking it out if the subject interests you. I adapted the technique with whatever I had on hand by making a wire skeleton. The hands and head are made of polymer clay, and the body is covered in faux fur that I sewed around the frame.
The three eye sockets are all connected to the same large glass marble, behind which I applied translucent purple paint. In the right light, his eyes seem to glow from within.
One of his thumbs was broken by my cat. At first, I planned to repair it, but the more time passes, the more I feel like it has become part of his story. I'm thinking of making a little bandage for it instead and incorporating it into his design. I do think I'm going to make him a second slipper, though, he doesn't look very comfortable with one bare foot.
It was the youtube channel KaypeaCreations that taught me how to make poseable dolls, and I highly recommend checking it out if the subject interests you. I adapted the technique with whatever I had on hand by making a wire skeleton. The hands and head are made of polymer clay, and the body is covered in faux fur that I sewed around the frame.
The house is made almost entirely from reclaimed materials, particularly old cardboard and papier-mâché. It works with a large hinge on one side that allows it to open completely and gives access to the interior.
The interior door is functional, the hatch leading upstairs should be as well, and there is a hidden drawer in the window seat on the left.
Downstairs there will be a small kitchenette and a cosy sitting area. Upstairs, the bedroom occupies the large room, and the smaller space on the right will become a bathroom.
I have to admit that I've become a little burnt out on this project. Building the main structure took much longer than I expected, and the interior design stage, which I had been looking forward to, has turned out to be complicated. I thought it was charming that everything was crooked, but it makes building furniture or decorating the walls and floors quite difficult. Doors are even worse.
Sometimes I want to throw it all away and start over with a proper wooden base... but it just wouldn't be the same thing. So I keep going, slowly.
The interior door is functional, the hatch leading upstairs should be as well, and there is a hidden drawer in the window seat on the left.Downstairs there will be a small kitchenette and a cosy sitting area. Upstairs, the bedroom occupies the large room, and the smaller space on the right will become a bathroom.
I have to admit that I've become a little burnt out on this project. Building the main structure took much longer than I expected, and the interior design stage, which I had been looking forward to, has turned out to be complicated. I thought it was charming that everything was crooked, but it makes building furniture or decorating the walls and floors quite difficult. Doors are even worse.
Sometimes I want to throw it all away and start over with a proper wooden base... but it just wouldn't be the same thing. So I keep going, slowly.