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The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #47320] Sat, 21 April 2012 16:41 UTC

joabaldwin
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Here is the new 3D sculpture I created, titled The Seed of Yggdrasil. The design is based on the classic Celtic-style knot symbol for the tree of life from Norse mythology, Yggdrasil.

You can find it in my store too:
http://www.shapeways.com/model/521177/7f969b15c11072e7395357 a8dcc7e531

index.php?t=getfile&id=16278&private=0

I created the seed sprout in the center, and inside the leaves you can see a small sphere of blue. If you look reaaally carefully, you could notice that the continents in the blue ball are in the shape of Pangea and not our current distribution.

The texture is amazing, the little ridges from the 3D printing process give it a very natural and tactile feel, and the colors are really vibrant. And the cat didn't care at all.

Attachment: seed_hand.jpg
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Attachment: seed_cat1.jpg
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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #47321 is a reply to message #47320 ] Sat, 21 April 2012 17:11 UTC

arklan
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oh, very cool.

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #47326 is a reply to message #47320 ] Sat, 21 April 2012 21:52 UTC

stop4stuff
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Wow!

The awesome sauce escaped again!

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #47400 is a reply to message #47320 ] Mon, 23 April 2012 20:40 UTC

CharGyse
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Wow, that looks really nice. The vibrant colours make it look almost juicy to me! I can imagine it growing.

Enjoys spending 98 hours a week learning, making and designing stuff. The picture of me as a kid is... pretty much what you're dealing with.

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #64639 is a reply to message #47400 ] Fri, 22 March 2013 06:40 UTC

Invicta_NC
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Outstanding, beautiful piece. I've added it to my wishlist for my next order.

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #65387 is a reply to message #47320 ] Wed, 03 April 2013 03:29 UTC

Silverbeam
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lovely design! would love a wsf and other material options though, I don't mind painting myself.

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #65395 is a reply to message #65387 ] Wed, 03 April 2013 07:17 UTC

joabaldwin
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Hey Silverbeam, thanks! I made white and white polished available for you. If you need any others let me know and I'll make them available, I just like to keep the options limited to the best materials for the design so that people don't get confused when ordering.

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Re: The Seed of Yggdrasil, Celtic knot sculpture [message #65398 is a reply to message #47320 ] Wed, 03 April 2013 09:20 UTC