The Making Of an original art toy – from sketch to sculpted prototype
Sqoosh Farms
More than a series of art toys, Sqoosh Farms is an entire universe.
In Sqoosh-verse, instead of cultivating wheat, humans have cultivated this marvelous mutated grain: sqoosh.
An animated TV show, a series of computer games – from casual gaming (Sqoosh Farmville) to VR multiplayer adventure. An immersive art experience?! Of course! These are all in the works.
Sqoosh is a magical natural resource. Its texture is between a cloud and a flan; between cotton candy to marshmallow to bouncy slime.
It’s an aphrodisiac, an antidepressant, a stimulant stronger than caffeine, more addictive than nicotine, with slight euphoric and hallucinogenic effects.
Sqoosh can be consumed by eating, drinking, or surgically implanting under the skin. However, sqoosh implants are temporary, as sqoosh dissolves within the humanoid body.
Sqoosh Farmer’s Daughter
Arya is a first of a kind art toy prototype. The technique used to sculpt her is roughly explained in this very calming tutorial.
I formed Arya in the following steps:
1. Imagine the character, her unique body and personality. Her relationships.
2. Very quick, aluminum foil draft made in class, that resulted this dynamic delightful body posture
3. “Precise” design sketch of Arya in detail, in real size, from two angles
4. Sculpting the skeleton out of wire, for strength and support. Looks very intriguing and dynamic as is
5. Constructing the “flesh”on the skeleton with aluminum foil. This time more precisely, following the detailed sketch
6. Sculpting the “skin” and folds and all those lovely details of Arya’s perfect sqooshy body
Behind the scenes sculpting timelapse on my Instagram
Meet Arya
Some might see little Arya’s ample body and think she has a commentary on obesity in store. Alas, this is incorrect. Arya has a perfectly normal weight for her age, she loves her body, and hopes to grow thicker and plumper, and hopefully one day become as luscious and sqooshy as her mother.
You see, Sqoosh farms is a place in a universe parallel to ours, the “uzh-verse”. there are many similarities between our universes, but the societal conventions are completely different.
In her world, Arya is a normal popular little girl, who just wants to be fat and fabulous. Because in Sqoosh Farms, fat is celebrated! Fat is beautiful, fat is sexy, fat is happy and confident. In Squoosh Farms, “putting up a few” is a symbol of wealth – a symbol of a plentiful Sqoosh harvest season.
How will Arya be painted, if at all? Which other sqooshy characher will meet her in the upcoming weeks? What material will be chosen to represent the magical, potent Sqoosh? We shall find out, in the upcoming episodes of Sqoosh Farm – the blog post format.