Mood Organ

So, a few weeks ago I was thinking of the mood organ from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (DADoES). Basically it’s a machine with a dial, and you can punch in the number of the mood you want to be in. There’s even a random option, for when you’re feeling indecisive about your mood. In the book the organ is not described, I don’t think, so I got to thinking – what would this organ look like?

So I started doodling, and this is what I came up with:

And then I bought some el cheapo air-dry clay, since I haven’t worked with clay in a long time and hence didn’t want to splurge, and made this:

This is what it’ll look like when put together, roughly, except I’m planning to glaze it and paint it bright yellow and purple.

This is what the dial looks like at the moment, though I’m not particularly pleased with this – air-dry clay is very hard to use when you want to get good detail. I might have to think of a way to redo this disc.

Eye!

I’ve sanded down the pieces, but not totally – I kind of like the “wrinkled flesh” look. Next, I have to get some Jo Sonja glaze medium and some bright yellow and purple paint, and go nuts.