Great Zero Technicians Pin III

The crystal turns in suspension, a giant in its cathedral, orbited by the ornamented coils, pinions, and dials of its colossal golden machinery. 
The air rumbles with energy, discharges shocks of lightning to lesser crystals of the chamber perimeter. 
Of power, it is both a symbol and a source, the Zero coordinate, its vital operation once overseen by guildspeople who wore the insignia of esteemed stations.

This was the third in my sculptural jewelry series inspired by the Great Zero machine of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, a game which was very meaningful to me. They were all intended to be iconic, to symbolize the concept of the machine and not just recreate it. After completing the first emblem with a plain crystal, I purchased a set of four gorgeous, angel-aura quartz*crystal points. They were stunning, hypnotic little things, each individual, and it became a personal challenge to vary the theme to suit each of them. 

Here I started trying out different trappings for the crystals, more solidly locked in to their mechanisms but still abstractly electrical. It was just before Steampunk-themed findings were starting to show up in craft stores and you had to either find real gears or make them yourself. So I did - I filed and cut teeth into a disc I cut out of brass. A little rough but it did the job. The crystal of this one was particularly lustrous and beautiful.


*natural quartz crystal modified with a permanent iridescent luster

The series:
I.    II.    III.    V. 


[Edit 3/25/11- Holy Moly! My first ever Daily Deviation! Thank you so much for all your views and comments and faves!]
[Edit 3/28/11- The pin has been sold!]