I cut the top of the heads of the FP figures off, glued them back on with a glue gun and photographed them from above. I wanted the sad face to be a cross between the typical face of one of these little FP figures and one from a pain chart in a doctor’s office or hospital. This face is based on a child I taught, who I believe was suffering from some type of childhood depression. He was always the odd kid out in groups and would earnestly protest that people were picking on him. Really, I imagine we’ve all felt like this at one time or another. We wonder why everyone else seems to be having an easy time in life. Perhaps, those suffering from depression are actually the only ones keyed in to what is actually going on? Life can be tough, rough, and is certainly short. Maybe the figure with the sad face is the only one whose eyes are open to reality? Or, perhaps this is all wrong and the one with the sad face in the crowd is just the first to see the missile headed straight towards them.
Hi Angela,
I’m enjoying all of your new work, especially this top of the heads piece. I hope that you are well.
Bill