I've been getting very interested in flat figures this year, but I don't actually like a lot of the designs. Then I saw that someone had carved out a coin to just paint the head and had a bit of a brain wave: hobo nickels.<br />
If you're not aware, hobo nickels were originally carved from real coins by hobos to make a bit of money way back in the day. Eventually they became a kind of art form in themselves, and now the best ones are worth absolutely ludicrous sums of money.<br />
Death is a common theme for the coins because the faces obviously lend themselves to being turned into skulls.<br />
I decided to do a series to make the most of it. I would warn anyone who also wants to try it to be aware that a lot of the time there's very, very little relief to work with - quite a lot less than on most flats. The Native American coin suffered from that quite a bit, especially the script around the edge, which is frankly an absolute mess.<br />
Still, very happy with the overall result.