In his ongoing Daily Sculptures project, Dutch artist Frode Bolhuis has developed a unique creative ritual: the making of small, figurative sculptures in a steady rhythm.
Though the title suggests a daily practice, each piece typically takes between one and three days to complete, resulting in two or more sculptures each week.
The works are crafted from polymer clay and enriched with textiles, wood, metal, and paint. What emerges are colorful, idiosyncratic characters—some wrapped in soft fabrics, others sprouting leaves, draped in bulbous shapes, or carrying architectural forms. Each figure has its own personality, expressed through texture, gesture, and color. They seem to exist somewhere between folklore and fantasy, radiating both playfulness and a quiet sense of mystery.
For Bolhuis, the attraction lies in the paradox of the process: the self-imposed limits of scale and technique open up boundless creative freedom. Each sculpture is a surprise, an unexpected encounter with a new character that appears almost as if it has always existed.
With Daily Sculptures, Bolhuis offers a body of work that is intimate in size yet expansive in imagination—a vivid reminder that creativity can thrive in rhythm, repetition, and the smallest of forms.
