This one was supposed to start out as a small monster suitable for hiding in a geocache, but it got away from me!

I was going to base him on Fizgig, from The Dark Crystal, (which I still adore because fantasy + Jim Henson = everlasting love).

So, I was thinking fluffy, small, round, with a huge mouth. I also wanted to give him a bit of a pointy nose. I tried out a different way of doing a conical snout, but it turned out more beaky. Also, I decided to make him in red because I hadn’t used it in ages, and then there was some violet eyelash yarn I couldn’t resist, and he ended up looking a bit like a Firey from Labyrinth. (More fabulous, bonkers 80’s Henson with design by Brian Froud, and David Bowie as the Goblin King.)

So I just kept going, but I went where the monster was taking me. And here he is, my 80’s fantasy mash up creation.

Bad sketch of new monster.

Yeah! Chilly down.

Let’s go on an adventure! I’ll help you keep your head.

He doesn’t have a name yet, but he’s off to visit the amazing Pia Long  (designer of Nimakim) to get one. Have fun together, you two!