Jeff Wilson: With this Dryad, I wanted to try to depict a different Dryad aspect, more of a vine or willowy aspect this time. My concept was the Dryad would use vines to entangle a foe or use as a defensive measure against an opponent by forcing him to wade through a net of vines and thorns to get to his target. I also pulled this technique from my Atlanta Golden Demon 2004 entry, but I wanted to give it a face lift for this Dryad.

The conversion process on this one was a little more intense. After assembling the Dryad with extra Dryad bitz and branches, I set about trying to figure out where to place the vine-whips. I trimmed off some fingers to create enough room for a small drill bit, and I mean really small. After drilling holes in finger tips, forearms, a palm, and an ankle, I attached the 24-gauge brass wire. Learn more here.