Sometimes accidents lead to mysterious works of art. Finnish sculptor Kim Simonsson wanted to add texture and color to the surface of his ceramic figures. He began experimenting with a technique known as flocking, attaching tiny nylon fabric fibers onto the ceramic surfaces. Placing yellow and black fibers next to one another resulted in an unexpected deep, mossy green. “I really liked the result and continued using it further,” he explains.

Simonsson’s life sized sculptures of children represent independence. The children “are trying to protect themselves by acting like adults, or the way they think adults are supposed to act,” he says. “The moss serves as a camouflage in a natural habitat like the forest.”