Earlier in the week I mentioned a Swap-Bot project I was working on which featured a knitted serpent.  What could it possibly be, you might ask?  Well, it’s finished and ready for it’s unveiling:

Perhaps I should’ve warned you.  The purpose of this swap was to make a voodoo doll, which explains the curious, somewhat creepy, picture above.

I love voodoo dolls, so when I read this swap I knew I had to sign up.  But what kind of doll to make?  I wanted to be creative.

I really don’t consider myself a feminist, but I’ve always kind of bristled at the Christian concept of sin and how Woman brought it to Man and as a result she is Cursed.  I don’t know, it just seems a little outrageous to me.  I think Eve has gotten a pretty bad rap, and I’m sure she thinks so as well.  I figured she wouldn’t mind having a voodoo doll to incur a little of the wrath of God(dess) on her partner.

Thus, this Voodoo Man was born.

He comes complete with a serpent, apple, fig leaf and pin.  The always mischievous Eve can inflict him with the pain of childbirth, leg waxing, and cramps, or, if she so desires, the discomfort of thong panties:

I absolutely love the concept of this doll, if not the execution.  I made a few mistakes along the way, but this is a great prototype.  I want to make more of these in the future, but will have to experiment with materials, faces, etc.

Swap-Bot is fun!