The collection was born "by chance" one day in 2019 when the artist was sorting through her 1001 boxes in which there are 1001 unfinished pieces. A pearl placed on the beginning of a pendant made her think of a face. Letting her creativity flow, she created a mouth with polymer clay and then a nose with brass wire. Having had a lot of fun with this first funny face, Delphine made a second, then a third, with different shapes.
When she was preparing the subjects for her workshops in 2022, Delphine decided that it would be a fun and interesting idea to teach the Funny Face. She imagined and designed new shapes, new colors and also made earrings. Some funny faces are inspired by real characters like Rosie the riveter. Some people say that the pieces remind them of African masks or artists like Picasso. “I really enjoy creating these characters,” says Delphine. “It requires a little precision to make the small parts, but I like it.”
The first Funny Face workshop took place at the end of January in the south of France. “I was both excited to see the funny faces of my attendees and at the same time I was a bit worried, as it happens with each new subject,” recalls the artist. “It was amazing to see the attendees imagine new shapes of faces, mouths, eyes… I saw things that I would never have thought of. That's the magic of teaching, it's sharing and giving what we have created and receiving new ideas in return.”
This subject will be taught several times this year, in France and Belgium. It’s a subject that offers an infinite of possibilities and provides a lot of pleasure and joy. One particularity of the Funny Faces is that it draws everyone’s attention and regardless of the fact that you like it or you hate it, you will certainly notice it.
