Starting on my reliquary project this weekend.

Step 1 is to prepare it for egg tempera painting, so gesso.

Big Q is do I *really* want to go fully authentic with rabbit skin glue, etc, or use a ready-made casein gesso ...

Oh, and I'll paint the box it came in for practise 🤣

And for fun, it turns out someone caught me printing that 🤣

Main things to take from the photo: the table is too low; my back needs a higher working height.

I managed a bit of progress. Part way through cutting the crucifixion block, and the two new blocks tweaked & printing okay

Just 'cos my dad played with them, when Durham were a good team, I'd have to include two of the 1962 Lions 🤣

Mike Weston (far left back row, next to my dad)
Stan Hodgson (with ball)

The colour photo was taken by my mum, the black & white is the official team photo.

The centre block here: sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/t...

After that, just 1 complicated Maria Mandoloran block to cut to fully recreate a pulpit hanging

Approx sky position. Star at bottom left of the box is μ Sagittarii (Polis)

I guess I should show the progression of an evening in Shenzhen.

A few cheap beers, some food (veg were also involved) and a nightcap in the hotel bar.