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Grotesque clockwork creature made of various timepieces

Grotesque clockwork creature made of various timepieces

"The Ticker" would be a large, grotesque, clockwork creature, with a body that appears to be stitched together from various timepieces—pocket watches, grandfather clocks, and broken hourglasses. Its skin would resemble cracked, aged metal or porcelain, like the outer casing of an old clock, with cogs and gears visibly embedded into its limbs and torso. Its face might be a patchwork of various clock faces, some frozen, others ticking erratically, creating a disorienting and unnerving effect. In its chest, there could be an exposed mechanical heart that beats in sync with the ticking of the clocks scattered across its body. Some of the clock faces could be cracked or missing, symbolizing time that’s been lost or erased. The hands on its clocks might spin uncontrollably or even reverse Mehr sehen