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[fwipination]

I'm swinging in very late to @slocotion 's DIY Plague Doctor Contest for December! This month the theme was Fruits/Vegetables so I based mine off of a tomato, taking themes from the famous tomato pincushion with the little strawberry (or pepper) at the end!

The mask shape really reminded me of the strawberry/pepper bit!

[sapphotash]

drew some character art of these cool dolls by @slocotion to try to get out of an art block

[audiovizualmakesart]

Designing a Plague Doctor doll for @slocotion's December DYO contest, a prickly pear themed friend!

[gooddoggirl]

this is one of the most beautiful items i have in my collection

ive only had you for 10 minutes Cherry Bug but i would kill for you

made by the amazing @slocotion

[hymbeauxs]

I know I should do something horrifying, but...weaches...

//for this month's design contest for the extremely skilled & talented @slocotion 🍑

[strawberryitzi]

the girls are ready for fall

[all-them-feelsss]

Here's my submission for @slocotion 's December DYO doll contest. The theme was fruits/veggies, and given that it's winter and also that this is my favorite fruit, it only felt fitting for me to go with a pomegranate design!

I'm very excited to introduce Meikos, the pomegranate plague doctor 💕

(I'm really hoping you'll just be able to zoom in on the pic to see the details 😬🤞🏼)

A little background on how/why I picked the name: if you don't know anything about the Eleusian Mysteries (which, fair, I'm just a big nerd), they were a cult in ancient Greece that worshipped Demeter and Persephone, and particularly the goddesses' connections to the seasons. If you don't know the myth of Persephone and Hades I would suggest looking it up bc it's a bit too much to summarize here, but Persephone has a big connection to pomegranates through that myth, and that's why I chose to pull inspiration from her cult when naming my lil guy!

I pretty much explain the inspiration for the details of everything in the photo, but a few things I didn't touch on:

The eyes have details that make them look a bot like cut gems, reflecting the facet-like nature of the fruit.

The pendant on the collar and the beads hanging from the hat have a brighter center to look like the seeds of the fruit.

The frill at the hem of the pants is meant to be lace, like on the doublet/top.

The mask portion of the face is a light pink to reflect the pink seen when looking at the seed of the fruit.

Not sure if it's clear enough in the photo, but they've got a big bow attached to the back of their collar. Not all that inspired by the fruit; I just thought it was really cute ☺️

Oh, and the witchy hat is because with the cult and the goddesses and all the inspo from ancient Greece, I kind of felt obligated to make them a little magical ✨

Here are the reference photos of the fruit and flower that I used as reference:

I made some adjustments to the colors to make them all work cohesively, but I hope the idea still comes across!!

Uhhh anyway I think that's it. Rushing this a little to make sure I get my submission in on time. (So paranoid about that since it was late last time T-T)

[stardustcartoonist]

The Jester Witch