Kinoko, #14 in the Dragon Snail™ series, makes his home in the deep forest among the fungus.
His "beak" helps him dig tasty insects out of the deadwood, as well as nip morsels from the mushrooms.
(Kinoko takes his name from the Japanese word for mushroom.)
Polymer clay and mixed media.
This piece may be displayed as shown in a curio cabinet, or it may be securely attached to an elegant custom-made wall-mount shelf (see photo #8). The mushrooms are permanently attached to the driftwood base, though Kinoko is removable. A wingnut is firmly embedded inside his body, and the driftwood and wall-mount shelf have holes to allow a screw to pass through them into the Dragon Snail, creating a solid unit. The shelf mounts flush to the wall.
Kinoko alone is 4.25 inches long from nose to tail, and 2.5 inches tall without the base. The driftwood base, with mushrooms, is 7 inches long and 7 inches tall. The wall-mount shelf alone is 8 inches long (left to right), 3.75 inches tall (with mounting plate below the shelf), and 4 inches deep (wall to front).
The entire unit assembled is about 10.75 inches tall.
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