I decided to make these out of fimo, as I wanted to paint them so needed them to dry out. My sculpting isn’t the best so they’re not completely accurate, but also not pushed enough for it to seem deliberate, so they’re a bit of a failure. Same with the actual painting – not accurate enough to be a true replication, but not abstracted enough to be something else. Oh well, just an experiment anyway!
The items I chose are all little talismans I’ve held on to for years. A tiny tarot card I stole from temple, a boar tusk my dad’s uncle gave him etc etc these little things become good luck talismans to me, and having them near me gives me a sense of comfort. I wanted to see if replicas would have a similar feel.
In my photos I have tried to replicate the gloomy shadows with a strong light source, as is common in classical Dutch still lives.
Devon Smith Ceramics 