starchild’s crafts

Since I was a child, I have enjoyed making stuff – sculptures, drawings, miniature models, among other. On this page, you can find few examples of past and ongoing crafts. For more, visit my Instagram, FB page, read about an exhibition I had in 2021, or check the post about how the last handmade creative stage started.

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2022 Pence gallery‘s “Exhibit It” community reward for “Where Do We Stand #2,” Davis, CA.

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2021 exhibition “Najzad se neko setio da vaja moje crteže: Omaži & asamblaži Srđana Tunića / Finally someone decided to make clay versions of my drawings: Homages & assemblages of Srđan Tunić (2017-2021)” at DKSG Belgrade, Serbia. For more info, read the article.

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2017 – today: new beginning (Starchild’s Crafts)

From September 2017, I finally got back to the handmade world. I am mostly inspired by popular culture (comics, films, games, music, etc)*, sci-fi and fantasy, but also the world in small and nature. See my draft portfolio here. Currently working on a series of insects, but also accepting custom orders and always up for trying something new 🙂

Materials: polymer clay (Fimo, Sculpey, and Beolin), assemblages, and acrylic colors.

What I make: jewelry (brooches, earrings, necklaces, rings, and medallions), magnets, key chain pendants, pet tags, miniatures & figurines.

Motifs so far: dragons, insects, movie and book characters, anime characters, miniature foods, etc.

*fanart, not official.

Dragons:

Toothless (How to train your dragon), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Haku (Spirited Away), 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Gorbash (The flight of dragons), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Various dragons, 2017-2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Bryagh (The flight of dragons)2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Toothless, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

The flight f dragons, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Gorbash, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Mini food:

Candy canes, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ćevapi s lukom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Watermelons, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Donuts, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Donut, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Krofne, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Štrudla sa makom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Watermelons, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Mohn-strudel, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Mini breads. 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Mini MacDonald’s French fries, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Donut rings, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Slavski kolač, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Coffee cups, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Breads, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Insects & nature:

Mushroom, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Medusae, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Peashooters (Plants vs Zombies), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybug, Mushroom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Stinky bug, Mushroom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybug, Mushroom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Worm, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Hens, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Monarch butterfly, Mushroom, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Tulips, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybugs, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Eagle-falcon, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Burnet, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Butterfly, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Monarch butterfly, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybugs, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybugs, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wolves, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybugs, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Butterflies & buggies (Xmas tree decor), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Dogs, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Birds (wedding cake top), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wabbishes & Medactuses, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Anime & Japan:

Totoro, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Totoros (My neighbor Totoro), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

No-face / Kaonashi (Spirited away), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Totoro and No-face, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Satsuki & Mei (My neighbor Totoro), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

No-face / Kaonashi, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Totoro & Catbus (My neighbor Totoro), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Radish spirit (Spirited away), 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Haku, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Kitsune, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Naruto, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Claystories:

2019 (starchild’s crafts)

2019 (starchild’s crafts)

2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Darth Naruto, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Medictator & the Wabbit Council, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Pop culture characters:

Spirit (Stallion of the Cimarron), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Frank the Rabbit (Donnie Darko), 2018-2019 (starchild’s crafts)

RHPS, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Batman, Star Wars and Harry Potter Xmas decorations, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Harry Potter & the Little Prince brooches, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Plans vz Zombies, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX), 2017 (starchild’s crafts)

FNAF Nightmare, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Baby Yoda, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Jalapeno (Plants vz Zombies), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

The Little Prince, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Siouxsie & The Banshees, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Siouxsie & The Banshees, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Toothless, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Totoro and No-face, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Christmas tree decorations:

Xmas tree decorations, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Batman, Star Wars and Harry Potter Xmas decorations, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Candy canes, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Butterflies & buggies (Xmas tree decor), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Xmas tree decorations, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Snowmen, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Xmas tree decorations, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Xmas tree decorations, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Medas & Wabbits:

Wabbishes, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wabbishes, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wabbishes, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wabbishes & Medactuses, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Medactus, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Rabbit, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Medictator & the Wabbit Council, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Medictator & the Wabbit Council, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Bear chess set, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Surprise wabbit, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Special orders:

2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Hearst house, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Coffe brooches, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Dream bird, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Hearst house, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Wolves, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Cassette tape rings, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

New VW Beetle, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Konvoj Bonton Bajkera, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Konvoj Bonton Bajkera, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Ladybug donut, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Falling stars, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Set, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Meda chess set, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Science fiction stuff:

Batman, Star Wars and Harry Potter Xmas decorations, 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Bender (Futurama), 2019 (starchild’s crafts)

Machinarium, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

2018 (starchild’s crafts)

R2D2, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Mars rover, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Moon, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Assemblages:

2017 (starchild’s crafts)

Sulphate dusk, 2017 (starchild’s crafts)

Poppy seed pods, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Radiation, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Match, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

2017 (starchild’s crafts)

Electric buggies, 2017 (starchild’s crafts)

A room for Muha, 2017 (starchild’s crafts)

Poppy seed pods, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

Poppy seed pods, 2018 (starchild’s crafts)

2017 (starchild’s crafts)

Little owls, 2017 (starchild’s crafts)

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2011 – 2013: bedžobroševi (badge-o-brooches)

Brooches made from Das clay (air dry), painted with enamel colors. Mostly custom-made for friends and family.

Bedžobroš Cica

Bedžobroš Betmen

Bedžobroševi

Bedžobroš sovica

Bedžobroš Karađorđe

Bedžobroš Rocky Horror Picture Show

Bedžobroš Siouxsie

Bedžobroš We don’t play guitars (Chicks on Speed)

Bedžobroš synths

Bedžobroš kuca/doggie

Bedžobroš surf

Bedžobroševi

Bedžobroš Dogon mask

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Around 2000/01: miniatures / models.

Inspired by plastic replica kits, decided to make my own models as miniature rooms. Material: balsa (and other) wood, scraps, lime, and tempera paint.

Chalk miniatures (high school boredom)

A window miniature

A room for Poirot

A room for Poirot (detail)

Room for aunt

Building (gray)

Building (gray), detail

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Before and around 2000: high school, elementary school.

M. Milanović art classes, landscape, 2000

Dino fossils, 1997/98

Dino fossil (detail), 1997/98

L’roi (hommage to Rouault), 2000

Božidar Kovačević art classes, landscape Zlatibor, 2001

Budva, 2001.