Okay, so today I tried to do something pretty wild, and I just had to share the whole messy process with you guys. The idea? “Rotting Fruit of the Alien Tree.” Sounds crazy, right? It started with this weird dream I had about, you guessed it, a tree from another planet with fruit that looked like it was rotting but tasted like heaven.
First, I grabbed my sketchbook and started doodling what I remembered from the dream. The tree was all twisted and glowing, and the fruit… oh man, the fruit looked like blobs of goo hanging on by a thread. I tried to capture the colors, which were like nothing I’d ever seen before. Imagine a mix of neon green and deep purple, but also kind of shimmering.
From Sketch to Real Life
Getting this from my head onto paper was one thing, but I wanted to make it real. I decided to hit up the local craft store. I was wandering around, and I bet I looked totally lost, trying to find stuff that matched my alien tree vibe. I ended up grabbing some wire to shape the tree and this weird, iridescent fabric for the leaves.
- Found some glow-in-the-dark paint, which was a total score.
- Picked up clay for the base, thinking I could sculpt it to look like alien soil.
- For the fruit, I was stumped. Then I saw these water beads that swell up. Perfect for that gooey look!
Back home, I got to work. Twisting the wire into a tree shape was harder than I thought. My fingers were sore, but I managed to get something that resembled the tree from my dream. Then I wrapped the iridescent fabric around, trying to make it look like it was glowing. A few dabs of glow-in-the-dark paint here and there, and it was starting to come together.
The Messy Part
The clay was a whole other story. Let’s just say it didn’t want to cooperate. But after a lot of squishing and shaping, I had a base that looked somewhat otherworldly. The real fun began with the water beads. I soaked them overnight, and they turned into these squishy, translucent orbs. Dyeing them was a trial-and-error process, but I finally got that alien green-purple mix.
Attaching the “fruit” to the tree was tricky. I used some clear thread and a lot of patience. But in the end, there it was. My rotting fruit of the alien tree, in all its bizarre glory. It looked even cooler in the dark, with the tree glowing and the fruit looking like they were about to drop off and float away.
Honestly, it’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever made, but I’m kind of proud of it. It was a messy, frustrating, and totally fun process. And who knows, maybe I’ll dream up another crazy project soon. Stay tuned!
