05/13/2022
I was walking through my garden when I saw slight movements near a pile of stones. When I bent down to take a look, a tiny hand reached out from beneath the pile. It had long, skeletal fingers, yet looked like it was made from stone and could crumble to dust at the slightest gesture. Without thinking, I reached down. The cold hand grasped mine with a dainty touch. Before my eyes, a slender figure lifted herself out from the earth, shaking off roots and leaves. She looked like she had been there for a thousand years. When I asked her if she needed help, she didn’t understand. She told me her name is Aedyth. She told me I could keep living here as long as I was kind to creatures of nature. I agreed.
This is my final project for advanced materials class, and a little tiny short story because she deserves one. 😉 Aedyth is a tabletop puppet with a muslin and batting interior body, sculpted worbla hands and feet, sculpted and roto-cast resin head, yarn hair, fosshape hat with plastic leaf adornment, hand sewn costume made entirely of silk scraps, silver wire and lace jewelry, and vintage buttons. I distressed her costume with a soldering iron which is one of my favorite tricks in the book. I applied a glaze to her head, hands, and feet to try and get some texture and depth. I’m still learning so please send me suggestions if you have any! It’s hard to get good pictures of her without a second person, but I’ll try and get some movement shots soon! In the meantime, make sure you don’t step on any plants, and don’t kill that spider. She’s watching. 🕷
