For some weird reason, I have the urge to make wax models of roadkill... Specifically foxes. They definitely represent grief to me, and I did use them in that way in "Brave Mr Fox". On reflection it makes sense in some ways - they represent hidden nocturnal lives of adventure, cut brutally short in a very random/impersonal way, and then laid bare as a grisly spectacle for passing traffic to inspect, or ignore. Mostly likely ignore - overlooked in plain sight. They are also in pathetically heroic poses like fallen warriors or martyrs.
I imagine making little dioramas of the context - kerbs, drains, verges. I feel strongly I have to ensure they are at least heavily based on real roadkill, so I'll probably have to invoke the artist licence to act like a weirdo and take some photos.
Practically I haven't a chuffing clue how to do this... My initial idea was to cast wax foxes from a toy and modify them. Then I thought that's going to give poor results, because unlike a person, the shape of the fox's body is quite dependant on their posture. So then I thought I'd pose them in Blender, and then 3d print them... But now I'm coming back towards casting from a toy... But rather than cast the whole fox and then try to deform it to my desired position, I think I'll dismember the toy (which I will buy specially, and which I will butcher when my daughter isn't around!) and create a sort of 'toolkit' of 'fox parts' which I can then hopefully pose/deform and assemble back into the final piece... Let's see... I'd then make a very simple base (somehow?!) and put it all in a clear plastic display case, ideally around 10cm cubed.
I want to make sure the final pieces look like tributes or precious objects, statues to fallen heroes, not trophies!
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