Do What You Wish

Grograman, the Many-Coloured Death. He is the juxtaposition between the Goab Desert and Perilin, the Night Forest. Wherever he walks, death and multicoloured sand follow. Nothing can live in his presence. As the day ends and the sun sets, he dies and turns to stone. Only to allow Perilin, The Night Forest to flourish. This forest is beautiful and fast-growing, and is a threat that could overtake all of Fantastica! It's only Grogramans awakening that stops the torrential growth of Perilin. When I first read this in "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende, I thought the concept of Grograman and his constant, unwilling, and unknowing strive for homeostasis was beautiful, sad, and unlike anything I’ve ever read before. I juggled a few other ideas for this entry but always came back to Grograman. The colours and basic design have roughly kept their shape throughout the whole process and have simultaneously changed with each step. Grograman would always consist of flowy colours, fur, and a corset. The corset changed from a cage corset (to signify the stone he would become) to a brown underbust corset. The stone took shape in the front of the black dress as two pillars to represent his paws that Sabastian slept between. The multi-coloured flowers on the back of the black dress are for Perilin. The gold, flowy skirt and the teal/pink poncho are the Goab Desert. They’re kept loose and flowing like the sands of a desert, particularly one that changes colours with each step!