Rabbit Figurine as a sign of the New Year 2023

A sculpture of a mystical Water Rabbit, which I made as a symbol for the New Year 2023

Creating mystical characters is both interesting and quite a difficult task. ...Because you don't know for sure what that imaginary creature should look like 🙂
So, in some certain sense, working on such projects is a meditative process.

...2023 Year of the Water Rabbit... Water Rabbit... how is it possible?...
A few months ago, I thought of making a symbolic sculpture for the New Year ...but somehow nothing original came to mind ...so I decided to leave this idea until "better times".

...but a few days ago, quite unexpectedly, an image of a rabbit appeared in my mind, which, dreamily closing its eyes, sniffs a new stream, and water droplets flow around its body, merging into thin rivulets and patterns...

One of those projects where the idea was implemented as close as possible to reality.

In Chinese culture, the Year of the Rabbit symbolizes longevity, peace and prosperity ...and 2023 is also expected to be a year of hope.
* ...interestingly, I found information about the meaning of this symbol already when I was writing the text for the publication of the work ...but the image of the Rabbit, who felt a new flow and looks to the future with hope, was the main concept of this project from the very beginning ...I think it's not for nothing 😉

This project on my website:
https://monacofelice.com/water_rabbit.html

Also, you can buy this beautiful figurine in my EtsyShop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/monacofelice
or eBay Store:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/monacofelice