For this last project we had to make an assemblage sculpture in real or meat space, and then turn it into a 3D model. I used Sketchup to create my 3D model.

These pictures above are of my 3D model. Unfortunately at the time of the shooting, I had lost the little gear that was supposed to sit on the back left corner. This gear is however, in my 3D model.

this is an overview shot of my model. As you can see I chose to considerably shorten the cord, something I wish I had done with the original.

 Here is a shot from the back so you can see the lightbulb and the gear clearly. It was quite difficult to get the image of the flowers on the lightbulb.

 This is a decent shot of the plug. As you can see I did make some changes to the design of the plug. I wanted it to read better then the original did.

 Here is a nice shot of the army man. I had a hard time getting the army man quite right. I downloaded an already made one from the sketchup warehouse and then edited him to get him more like the original. I had to add a beard and more hair and the sidearm. He does have a different belt type thing on than the original, but I decided that adding another on top of what he was already wearing wouldnt look good.

 Here is a shot of the lightbulb where the flowers did a fairly decent job aligning themselves. As you can see the butterfly is a piece of madness though.

And a final friendly shot of the front.

Part of the point was to make a talisman type object, something that held meaning for us. The army man I chose to link to my childhood.  He is a talisman for me anyway, I found him in my first car, but I am certain it belonged to one of my many brothers. It holds a strange nostalgic value for me. The gear is also a personal talisman, it often disapears and then I will refind it again. The lamp is fully functional. I made and wired it. I enjoy working with tools and making things, I love wiring things. But the light is because I think that we need to be a light to other people. We have the option to be a great many things. The flowers on the lightbulb is to remind us of our connection to nature, and also that beauty is an aspect of light. I think that this talisman reflects many sides of me, there is the army man, or warrior aspect, the light and flowers, or the domestic and traditionally feminine aspect, and then the gear, to represent intelligence and thought. (It is interesting though how many power tools were involved in the making of the feminine aspect though.)