Having featured some cute creations the last days I was going to post something more elaborate today. Until came across this: a resin figure that Bubi Au Yeung of Treeson fame created at the end of 2009. The character is apparently called “Ghostb” and according to the creator he’s been around for a while already and producing him in resin was a project that Bubi AuYeung wanted to tackle for quite a while already. Now, all this is not really my focus but instead that phrase up in the top right corner: “I am not perfect”. Is it an excuse? Or is it a self-assertive statement? I don’t know (except that Ghostb seems very confident in this picture) but it is this ambivalence that got me thinking. I make my own toys as well and I am a horrible perfectionist. I can spend hours, even days, on the tiniest details and a lot of times I am rather dissatisfied with the outcome of my attempts. Well, why? I guess mostly because I am a perfectionist. Wouldn’t it be easier to realize that, indeed, I am not perfect and that perfection is the one thing I will never achieve? And yes, it is the imperfection that gives so many resin toys their charm and personality. Look at the toys of Hello, Brute or LeMerde, for example. These are all but perfectly round shapes (as we see in so many vinyl platform toys). They live through the personality of their creators and the realization that nothing ever is really perfect. Especially not if you use your own hands. So, if you ever thought about making something yourself but were discouraged by all the seemingly perfect around you, start right away because it’s the little mistakes that make life worth living (and interesting at that).