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I had my camera up North last summer vacation and I was in a creative mood. I had been away from my XBox and Halo for near a month at this point so I was a little desperate for anything Halo. So I combined those two things and made some pictures. Enjoy!
Last summer I was in Maine and I came upon a pile of rocks that for some reason reminded me of the Seventh Column emblem. So I actually built the logo from rocks.
Seen here and a more artistic version here.
My family and I were sea kayaking out to an island that I had seen for my entire life from my Grandparent's house, but never been to. So we went there. It was quite an experience and actually an awesome island. The islands was large, about the size of a football field, and divided in half by a shallow stream of ocean over a bed of shells and sand. A lovely swimming spot and a great place to explore. Anyway, I commemorated the trip with a monument to Bungie that is most likely still there. You can see it at the link, its made of scavenged mussel shells. The water pressed the shells into the sand later on. Here is another view, this time with the shells' reverse side up.
Another thing that I was thinking about during vacation was the Master Chief. I had not yet seen the legendary ending, so I had not yet reached closure. I wondered where he was, what he was doing, and if we would ever get to play as him again. So I decided to make a little monument to him in one of the most beautiful coves in the world, near Orrs Island, Maine. I took a discarded mussel shell and spent twenty minutes carving "117" into the rock. I named it "Written in Stone". I left no explaination for the monument, but I hoped that someone would come by and appreciate what I did and the man it represented.
The last artistic thing I did that summer before really just eating, sleeping and playing with fire was make a wood-burner carving. The Halo 3 official emblem is a real piece of art, but always it is fashioned to be this futuristic thing. So I tried to make it rustic and not as advanced in this carving. Notice the burned border and the cracks and steaks in the wood. I actually went into the forest, found a fallen tree, cut this piece from it, sanded it smooth, prepped the wood and burnt it all by my lonesome. Things are a lot more valuable when you do them yourself.
(All these pictures are made by me and taken by me. All work here is mine, intellectually and physically.)
Fiat Lux Mortem!
[Edited on 02.16.2009 12:41 PM PST]