The first, uh…thing…of 2011 has begun.

I suppose we should name it.

Hadn’t thought about that.

Heady on my purchase of the torches, we went back for more on Saturday, and bought what I was ORIGINALLY going after to begin with. Of course, I could not afford ALL of what I wanted, so we had to settle for just the framework this weekend.

The end piece will measure 6′ tall, but the head is down around the 4′ mark, to stare those 8-10 year olds in the eyes.

From 2011 buildup

Just what the heck is it, though?

Well, the body is drawing inspiration from skull and bone’s 2006 kreep. But the right hand will be holding a lantern, and the head is coming right out of my own past, drawing from the good ole pelvis bone.

From An UnOrthOdOx Halloween

I’ve used one of these on several occasions, in fact, it’s what started it all at this house:

From An UnOrthOdOx Halloween

(wow…a few years ago that was the entire display…)

It’s only fitting to bring the thing back. We’ll be taking a rough mold of one, and doing a little sculpt work, maybe even adding a ‘lower jaw’ to the thing.

From 2011 buildup

It’s going to end up a real Chimera…which is not a bad name after all. We hope to replace the scarecrows with different Chimera this year.