Maneki Neko

 

Maneki Neko 2.0. My previous Maneki Neko 1.0 is beckoning with his right paw - bringing good fortune for the household. This one is beckoning with his left, so he'll bring in customers and good business.

 

Maneki Neko

 

Maneki Neko

 

Maneki Neko

 

Maneki Neko

 

Maneki Neko

Wet clay model

Cupcake

 

Cupcake - my first ever food (well technically speaking, processed food) sculpture. I'm actually partial to red velvet myself.

 

Cupcake

 

Cupcake

Wet clay model

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde from Zootopia, or Zoopolis in the EU. My other Zootopia piece: Flash Slothmore

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

 

Nick Wilde

Wet clay model

Three Wise Monkeys

 

The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". I based them on Japanese macaques enjoying a hot spring in the winter.

The three monkeys are:

  • Mizaru (見ざる), "does not see", covering his eyes
  • Kikazaru (聞かざる), "does not hear", covering his ears
  • Iwazaru (言わざる), "does not speak", covering his mouth

 

Three Wise Monkeys

 

Three Wise Monkeys

 

 

Daffodil

 

Daffodils are from the genus Narcissus and its properties have been exploited in medicinal use in traditional healing and has resulted in the production of galantamine for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia. Long celebrated in art and literature, narcissi are associated with a number of themes in different cultures, ranging from death to good fortune, and as symbols of spring.

 

Daffodil

 

Daffodil

 

Daffodil

Wet clay model