Two beasts together
When I did my demonstration in Pittsburgh, I decided it would be nice to show both teeth and horns. I did a quick sketch to see what it would look like. (There’s a bit of a ToDo list in the corner.)
Here’s what the finished demonstration beast looked like. I ended up only having time to finish one of the beasts, and that was even after having taken several shortcuts.
After I got back home, I decided I really liked idea of the two horned beasts. The interaction of the two beasts was a really interesting problem. The horns made it difficult for them to fit together, but I really liked their potential. I decided to start another pair of them back in Seattle.
At this point, the legs are attached, and I’ve pretty much gotten their shapes down. I really like them!
They have a cute little tails. This really shows the lean of the one on the right.
Here, they’re pretty much done at this point. I just need to finish up the horns and the teeth. The funny thing is that while I originally sketched them out with lots of teeth, I just didn’t think the teeth worked right this time. In the end, I gave one tooth to each.
It’s pretty funny to see how these guys developed from that first sketch. I’m very happy with them. I can’t wait to see how they come out of our October firing.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:45 am
How long does one beast typically take to craft, beginning to end?
September 4th, 2008 at 7:42 am
It generally takes about three hours or so, but spread out over two weeks. However, it varies a large amount. It wouldn’t surprise me if I put an extra hour into these two just figuring out how they fit together.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Are these for sale? I saw them on the gallery Madera site and I LOVE them. They just grabbed my by the stomach and tugged. Lovely.
August 29th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I’m glad you like them! Sadly, they’re already sold, to a guy in Italy.