The Night and Gale

A friend of mine wrote a book and ask me to build a topper based on the two main characters, Gale and Lucas, for his launch party. Like the Legend of Zelda topper they are depicted in a romantic moment but I've gotten a bit smarter since  then. Three things made the project much easier. One, their faces are just a bit farther apart. Two, her hair has all blown to one side of her head. There were still moments of painting challenge but not so difficult as Zelda and it doesn't obscure the faces. Three, by placing the bodies at a slight angle it allowed me easier work access and displayed them for better viewing.








Gale is a supernatural character associated with ravens so the finished piece has a cloud of them swirling around the pair. I laid out a sheet of clay then cut out each individual bird before baking. The strength is distributed across all the small intersections. Since this a new technique I kept the size conservative. Visually, it probably should have been bigger. It is stronger than it looks but still would have been terrifying to ship. The best course would have been to leave them separate and have them assembled on arrival.


The book is "The Night and Gale" by Daniel Carrier. I'd describe it as an action romance set in the Lake Erie  island country featuring fantastic creatures that live unbeknownst among humans.