Prop development for a hypothetical theme park attraction: What if plants were given so much time to develop they created their own culture?
This prop was designed for the in-ride characters to calm the more predatory plants of the attraction (see Developing a Water Ride: Animatronic).
Knowing that the ride's characters are entirely plant-based, the instrument couldn't be made out of wood or any other functional plant materials (seed pods, gourds). So I instead explored string (made from shedded leaves) and wind instruments made from clay.
I chose a violin design keeping in mind its soothing sound and how closely it could resemble the ride's key animatronic beast.
Exploring the violin showing how it would be played and the scale it would have when compared to a human.
Final violin in color.
