Cathedral Of The Shipwrecks by frogdot
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Description
In 1823, a young man named Guillermo De La Toonavilla left Argentina, on a voyage to Spain, where he was to study for the priesthood. Somewhere between Africa and South America, the ship struck a reef and sank. Guillermo was the only survivor. The island he made it to was little more than a rock in the middle of the ocean, uncharted and unknown.
He built himself shelter from the unforgiving elements by collecting the wood from many previous shipwrecks and from the debris that regularly washed ashore. He saw no ships in his first few years and survived as he could by fishing and cultivating plants, whose seeds made their way to his rock and grew.
For the next 71 years, Guillermo built. He added and extended unitl he had contructed himself a cathedral, much like the one he had seen back home. One stormy night, the wind caused a candle to ignite the all-wood structure and a great consuming fire erupted. The following morning, in the depths of dispair, Guillermo saw a ship. He had his very first visitors soon after. They had seen the fire and when they came ashore, it was clear that a massive structure had once stood there.
Guillermo was rescued and eventually made it to Spain, where his story was investigated. Soon after, he was appointed Bishop of the Cathedral Of The Shipwrecks at age 93.
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For those that think I placed each and every single stick one at a time, you're absolutely correct. I started five years ago with Bryce 3.
For those that think I covered Marko Dubrovik's Sibenik Cathedral with a Bryce mat, yeah, you're right too.
**** addendum: The stained glass came from the 1421 bottles of various colors that washed ashore in the 71 years. The candles came from wax that the four bees he captured and kept in a hive made. The chain came from anchor chains. The hammer that he used came from Sears. It's not as much fun when I have to explain this stuff ;)
**** addendum: The stained glass came from the 1421 bottles of various colors that washed ashore in the 71 years. The candles came from wax that the four bees he captured and kept in a hive made. The chain came from anchor chains. The hammer that he used came from Sears. It's not as much fun when I have to explain this stuff ;)
Comments (24)
awesome work you made .. really fantastic model!!
wow... an impressive dedication... a brilliant, spirited, and inspired artwork.
Absolutely amazing work.
absolutely superb work! fantastic..bravo! V
Fantastic work! The sense of scale is very well done.
Um, where'd Guillermo get the glass for the stained glass windows?
aw, c'mon
lol - great texture, great POV, great idea! You never cease to amaze!
Impressive on all counts! Love the story!
Sears? guaranteed for life! smart guy. A fun, imaginative image, and super read for a Saturday morning. I really enjoy the structures you create with your sticks Dave. (=
man, fantastic imagination you have! thanks for giving us a peek at it. :)
Great story and picture!
Excellent work!!!Superbly done!!!
Wonderful work as always. I love the POV on this one as well as your detail in the model you have created. I can see a lot of work has gone into this piece Excellent work of art
That's a wild story! Certainly made me laugh... Super piece of work.
Lovely story and an impressive picture. I keep thinking of how hard those four poor bees had to work to make all that wax :-)
Holy Cathedral! This is remarkable.
"Started 5 years ago..." I think you must be shiprecked on an island too. Just kidding! Wonderful piece and thank you for that amazing story!
Fascinating!
Terrific job! Painstaking work, but well worth the effort. Well done! How 'bout an outside view ;)
A masterpiece ... whoops, I've just spotted the candlelighter ... I'll have to change that to pure genius. V
Sublime. :)
Great story to go with this fabulous cathedral. Excellent!!!
Cool pic. :-)