Meet the Wandmaker

By June 9th, I had finally stopped crying after watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and began my dizzying dive into the Wizarding World. I did all kinds of research: wizarding fashion, the laws, and functions of the Wizengamot, herbology and its uses in potion brewing, and, best of all, wandlore. 

Those who know anything about Harry Potter and Voldemort's wands know that the lore behind their construction is vital to the plot of the story. The wood and core represent specific aspects of a person's character. Some wands are more suited to certain disciplines, while others are picky about the morals of their owners. The aesthetic representation of these wands speaks a lot to their character, so I decided to try my hand at recreating some assigned Pottermore wands.

I first began carving wooden dowels from Michaels and quickly realized what a pain it was. My tools were not sharp, the dowels were not meant to be carved in the way I wanted, and it was very messy and thorny. It was a week after I began designing wands that I hit myself on the back of the head because I should have been using polymer clay the entire time. I have a lot of it around, specifically because I like to keep it with me to fidget with, and I had recently taken a 3D Design class in which we made sculptures, so I still had the tools. 

Many, many months of practice later and here we are!