Ao-bouzu(the Blue Monk)

[yokaijohn]

Ao-bōzu
青坊主 (あおぼうず)
Blue Monk
other names: Me-hitotsu-bō
When the wheat is green, the blue monk is said to emerge from the verdant fields,
and children who dally on their way home will be carried off by this monstrous false bouzu.
Sekien Toriyama drew the ao-bōzu as an oddly-proportioned cyclops, which may have been inspired
by other tales of one-eyed demons in priestly vestments, of which there are many.
Here's my Ao-bouzu action figure.I sculpted his head and his entire body(except his arms)from clay over a Jax Pacific Wrestling action figure(I dyed green with rit fabric dye).His Zouri(straw sandals)are also sculpted on with the clay.I painted the entire figure with acrylics and sealed with modpodge.My wife Tomoko made his blue Monk's robes.







You can see more pics of Ao-bouzu and my other latest Yokai here:
Pictures by yokaijohn001 - Photobucket

[rche]

awesome; the hairpiece is a fantastic touch. Body sculpting is also very cool on this one.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

He would make me hurry home from school. I love his gown too.

[yokaijohn]

Thanks Rche (I cut the hair from some blackpompom fur and glued to Ao with E-6000) and Cat(I think Tomoko did a great job on the outfit too),glade you like him.

[rche]

I concur with cat
the kimonos on these last few yokai have been awesome. Many thanks to the seamstress. It is also cool that you are getting support in your hobby from you family. That doesn't always happen.

[Meule]

Yeah, Tomoko did an excellent job on these last couple of suits.
Your sculpts are off the hook again, as usual.


Priests and little kids... hmmmm, we've had plenty of those stories here lately unfortunately

[piecemaker]

This guy is Super Cool,excellent sculpting on his head and body!The added on hair is a nice touch and the robe is very well done,looks great!

[yokaijohn]

Thanks Thomas and PM!I'm going to show this thread to Tomoko so she can see what you all wrote about her stitching.Hopefully I can get her to make an outfit for my Red Tengu #2(this ones got wings and a castaway body)next.