Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

This is my second version of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf and I am really liking the evolution of the characters. In my first version, the wolf was much more “grandmotherly.” In this one Red is getting older and their embrace is much more sweet.  You see the friendship growing between the two as they meet in a hidden forest glen lit by only moonlight.

I created the free-form sculpture using polymer clay over a hollow duck egg shell. The polymer is light-weight yet adds strength to the egg making it quite durable. I decided to hang the egg from an antique gold chain looped through an open metalwork bead.

What I love about working with fairytale themes is the variety in how you can portray a familiar subject. There are so many stories waiting to be told within the one subject. Depending on my mood, the Wolf could devour Red or they cold live happily ever after.

Purchase “Red and Her Wolf”

This piece is available for sale in my Etsy store. Check it out here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarieYoungCreative

Vote in the March Challenge (Nature)

While there is still much to explore with the topic, I was happy enough with how it turned out to enter it in the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy’s March Challenge: Nature. Voting is open today through March. 7 and everyone who votes is entered in a prize drawing so head over to http://polymerclayartists.blogspot.com/2015/02/march-challenge-nature.html and choose your favorite three entries. There are some really clever takes on the theme with 12 entries in all.

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