Hugin and Munin

Hugin and Munin are two characters from Norse mythology. They are Odin's twin raven scouts and their names are commonly translated as "Thought" and "Memory". Odin sends them out each day to fly over the world and observe everything so that they may return to him with all of the information they have gathered. This led me to envision Hugin and Munin as two male human figures with raven heads and wings upon their backs, dressed identically in their solid black clothing. Hugin crouches to the ground to examine the detail of some object before him while Munin stands near and contemplates the larger picture. They both have cloth bodies over wrapped wire armatures. Their heads, hands and feet are sculpted from epoxy clay and/or polymer clay and painted with acrylics. Their clothing is made from leather and fabric and is based loosely on 11th century viking garb. I constructed their wings using real feathers over a wire and epoxy clay armature. They are pegged to a wooden base for support. This sculpture is currently in a private collection in Arizona.

Art Dolls, 16" tall, 2004