This pencil holder:
The creature was intended to combine traits of a moth (six legs, bug eyes), bird (wings, tail), and a dog (overall pose/personality), while also having a skull-like face. I also wanted it to give off a vaguely unsettling vibe, which is exactly what I got when people described it as "...Cute?", like, with a question mark. Which is perfect, because it's exactly what I was going for. :D
I admit it would probably look cooler if I had the pencils pointed
out instead of
in. But then, it would probably physically injure me at some point if I tried to use it as a pencil holder with the tips jutting out like that. o_o
I regret not having more time to work on it (I can't change it now, since I've already applied the finish to the outside to prevent moisture and mold from getting in), as its sides look rather plain and undetailed. I also wish I'd made the holes a bit thicker, as they can
only fit pencils, not pens...
Still, overall I'm pretty happy with it. :3
I'm also planning on making a real-life katamari over the summer. I plan on it being part of a cosplay, so I want it to be full of things that one would find at a convention, or that otherwise connect to nerd/convention culture. You know, so that it looks like I rolled everything up at the con. XD So far I haven't done much other than just gather up objects that I want to include in it, though. But that big bag full of objects does currently include: pocky boxes, old headphones, old chargers, troll horns, a TARDIS charm, old Gameboy cartridges that don't work anymore, Homestuck pins with all the trolls' and kids' signs, a triforce charm, the box for some sort of weird Pikachu candy from Japan that tasted gross but at least the box design was cool, old convention badges, anime keychains, a Bowser toy that I saw at a garage sale recently, etc... I'm tempted to throw some other Pokemon, Sonic, and MLP figurines in there, too. But like, I might also just want to keep those for myself... XD
When I'm finished, it just might eclipse my cute-but-mildly-unsettling pencil holder as my favorite thing I've created. XD We'll see...