Post #521641 by TikiMango on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 3:55 PM

From the far reaches of the South Pacific, deep within uncharted jungles, gaze upon this macabre spectacle! Personally acquired at great expense of life and limb, taken directly from under the nose of the village Chieftain himself! I present to you the Musical Head-in-the-Box. Crank the mystical handle, and out issues a hauntingly primitive tune that some say is akin to Pop Goes the Weasel, then feel the raw, spiritual energy of this great fallen warrior as his head amazingly levitates from the confines of it's enclosure!

Ok, enough of that. :D I had a blast working on this, and it was such a great theme. There's plenty of crazy, kooky, and awesome art in this thread, and there's still 2 weeks to go! If you're on the fence, then jump on down and make with the loppin' & shrinkin' already.

The mystical box...

The head actually does "pop" out, but it's a bear trying to stuff all the hair back in there. A little PNG shield on the front.

An alligator on this side.

I had to modify the bone in his nose, it was just a tad too big to fit into the opening, especially with all the darn hair. I managed to scalp a fashion doll for the hair, so you might notice the slight purple tint it has, and I had to sacrifice a shirt (but all worth it). I wanted to do some raffia, but it was just too difficult for me as I am by no means "crafty".

I apologize to all the tapa experts out there for my tapa printings, as I'm no student of that art.