DARUMA DOLL DUEL

From left to right: 

A = "Old Man of the Sea" by The Child.

B = "Daruma the Grouch" by Troy's Work Table.

C = "No Face" by The Child. 

D = "Bert-i-dharma" by Troy's Work Table.

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The Child and Troy's Work Table had a Daruma Doll Duel. The rules? Each participant had to create and two Daruma art pieces, one of which used a liter Coca-Cola bottle as a canvas, the other of which could be another bottle or can. Bottles and cans had a base coat of Montana Black Spray Paint, but any medium could be used. Participants had two weeks to work on pieces. They were then voted on by Instagram followers over a period of a week.

Troy's Work Table had his ass handed to him! The voting was ranked, so every voter had to vote for all four: first choice was awarded five points, second choice was awarded three points, third choice was awarded two points, and fourth choice was awarded one point. Points were tallied and compiled. The combined scores of The Child's two pieces were essentially double the combined scores of TWT's two pieces.

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In addition to acrylic paint, "Old Man and the Sea" includes a sculpted clay nose, eye sockets, and fish. Translucent white marbles were used for eyes. "Bert-i-dharma" includes papercut hands in two slightly different colors of yellow to provide a three-dimensional element.