For the past several weeks I have been working on a collection of Victorian Style pickled specimens. Not content to merely sculpt known types of specimens, I have engaged my imagination and created the types of specimens that I would like to collect as a traveler. Sculpting things from my imagination allows me the luxury of having some truly unique specimens and also saves me from having to actually kill any actual animals. Please note that I did not add any fluids to "preserve" these specimens because I did not want algae and nastiness to form on the inside of the bottles.
The First Specimen that I created was a sort of unknown type of creature whose origin I imagined came from the Plateau of Leng from Lovecraftian lore.
The Second Specimen was originally supposed to be a hydro-cephalic fetus but as I worked on it my imagination led me to make him a sort of Elvish creature.
My next creation is what I call a Bulgarian Lamprey. This item is not based on any actual animal but I decided that something called a Bulgarian Lamprey would definitely sound exotic.
Finally, my last creation is what I call an insectopoid. This slightly Lovecraftian creation resembles an insect but has eight octopus style legs. This is possibly my favorite creation.
