chuyun lu‘s

This log details the parallel development of the doll and the necklace, applying my research into ossuary aesthetics. For the necklace, I successfully assembled fragmented bone shapes, referencing the dense, rib-like arrangements from the bone churches to create a highly detailed and decorative final model. The process for the doll was more analytical: I virtually ‘disassembled’ its anatomy to use the internal bone structures as decorative elements. I heavily iterated on the doll’s head, rejecting earlier, simpler versions for a final design I am satisfied with; it is built from numerous small bone fragments to achieve a higher level of intricacy and refinement than my previous work. Conceptually, I transformed the doll’s horns into part of an elaborate headpiece, a design choice inspired by the crowns of Chinese deities—using ‘natural’ bone forms to mimic this ‘artificial’ structure. I also successfully translated the doll’s ponytail into a spinal column, like a tail, which I feel is a very strong design element. However, this progress has led to a major creative block. While I am confident in the design of the head and the tail, I am currently stuck and do not know how to resolve the design of the body to connect these two successful elements.