Saint Colin Dvde

...And Saint Colin grabbed a shield and said unto Pharaoh, " follow me dude- I'll get you out of this". But Pharaoh, was a cook, and wiped out...

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Saint Colin Dude is patron saint of surfers, wax, and instant noodles

 I've been a devotee to St. Colin Dude for quite a while, and decided that with surf season coming up, I needed a version for the dashboard of my car. So, I made one.

A bit of history of St. Colin Dude

16th century etching showing St. Colin in the line up

 No one is sure where Saint Colin originated but all scholars agree it was from a coast or an island. Although references in the old testament are vague at best, ( mostly found in St Thomas' gospels) as far as we can tell St. Colin was a Roman soldier- most likely an auxiliary as their shields are more oval and board like. Like all good Saints, Colin was martyred by being boiled alive in a vat of top Ramen. Before he died his last miracle happened wherein the Ramen kept growing so much that it fed all around!  (other stories say he was boiled in wax)

Dutch/German Woodblock- most likely after contact with the Japanese 

The making of a Reliquary

This piece was done up on my laser-inator. I imported a drawing I had been noodling with and started translating the vector lines. After a few attempts I got something I was looking for cut wise.

Cut and unpainted. Still a bit tall for a car dashboard

Vector lines WIP

St Colin Dude and his Martyr pals Check out the waves

Over all a good weekend project, but I may go back and do a bit cleaner drawing of the dude.
 Thinking of including these as a goal prize for hitting a level on my upcoming kickstarter. Whaddaya think?

Cheers