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stumpdawg t1_j9pyqf5 wrote

Someone needs to take care of the small gods.

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mtomsky OP t1_j9pzpkp wrote

A daily song and dance is how they accept homage.

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CryptoCentric t1_j9rcc2f wrote

Came here to recommend Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. I'll never forget his descriptions of the Great God Om as an angry little turtle.

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stumpdawg t1_j9rd06f wrote

MAY YOUR GENITALS FALL OFF AND FLY AWAY!!!

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mtomsky OP t1_j9pz22x wrote

Obviously is still up for question whether any gods exist, maybe by making these I've thought these ones into existence like a Neil Gaiman book? Regardless, they were designed in procreate and illustrator and made from layers of laser cut, stained plywood

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Captain_Quinn t1_j9qejap wrote

Do you have a store?

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qsljf wrote

You can find all my work here

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Posaunne t1_j9sa1sp wrote

Man, I'm a music teacher and realllly want a pair of these for my office... don't suppose you ship to the US?? Haha

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mtomsky OP t1_j9sugwl wrote

US shipping is no trouble at all!

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squsquSQUIRTLE t1_j9tj00x wrote

I. Love. Your. Work. Absolutely fabulous stuff.

Had I just not paid for a new semester's tuition, I'd be going hog wild in your store!

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ungodguy t1_j9r8mnr wrote

Love the aesthetic in all your good. Work stuff!

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sidechickee16 t1_j9s1vbp wrote

Add a name for “your gods”. Start a new legend of gods for future generations to incorporate into plays, books and movies (neil gaiman style—-love his work too)

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boricimo t1_j9sapmd wrote

Yep, was gonna say: you made a shrine no different and just as valid that as any other ever made.

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thefactorygrows t1_j9qjnxr wrote

Y'all:

https://www.martintomsky.com/

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Throwforventing t1_j9sl5xk wrote

Is this OP??

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mtomsky OP t1_j9sujrr wrote

Yep, that's me.

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HmmNotLikely t1_j9tjaus wrote

I bet you get tons of love for the hand one 😃 also these little gods remind me of Oracle Envoys from Elden Ring lol

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mtomsky OP t1_j9u1jxg wrote

Thank you, I'm currently playing Elden Ring and enjoying it a lot even though I might be 30 hrs in and have absolutely no idea what's going on.

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IDoPokeSmot t1_j9pyyui wrote

Music, coffee and wine? Where do I sign up!

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mtomsky OP t1_j9pzvsw wrote

A dream combo, although not together I think.

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SolaireOfArstotzka t1_j9q02v5 wrote

What are they called? So that I may pray to them.

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mtomsky OP t1_j9q0kos wrote

Their names are unknown although it's rumored they could be called Simon & Garfunkel or Hall & Oates...

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giltwist t1_j9q0zew wrote

Rumor has it that there is a third god carrying a spliff and djembe to complete the triumverate of slightly inebriated philosophical debate.

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Nechta t1_j9q8x6j wrote

So like all people who make shrines to gods. (Good job, though!)

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qsr97 wrote

Thanks! I guess most people have some preset guidelines.

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warm-saucepan t1_j9q1j42 wrote

It well may be that by your act of worship you have made them manifest into the universe.

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Sarpanitu t1_j9sw7v8 wrote

'shrines to gods that don't exist' ...

So just shrines to gods

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daggersrule t1_j9uhak5 wrote

I sometimes write songs that don't exist. I call them "songs".

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southpark t1_j9q4a8m wrote

They exist now! The nature of gods depends on people worshiping them. Because you believe they exist. Therefore they do.

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hauntedandholy86 t1_j9q4si3 wrote

Those are beautiful. Do you have an online shop?

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qtvtp wrote

Thank you I do! I'm allowed to share one link here so its higher up in the comments or you can find it in my profile.

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hauntedandholy86 t1_j9qvfuv wrote

Absolutely stunning work 💙 I know exactly what I'm doing when I get paid 😊

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MoochoMaas t1_j9qi2g4 wrote

As opposed to 'existing" ones ?

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qve27 wrote

I'm only interested in making up my own tbh

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Dubhdarragh t1_j9r1rem wrote

The muses of morning tunes and evening music respectively. I hereby name them Radioea and Karaokus

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MadArchitectJMB t1_j9q57wa wrote

Op make some for all the world's major religions so we can finally prove none of them are real thanks to your great omnipotence.

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qt6xs wrote

It wouldn't be me making those up, so where's the fun in that??

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MadArchitectJMB t1_j9qtvhx wrote

That's fair. I would be very interested in seeing a shrine to a fish god.. have you ever heard of the crocodile ice fish? It's worthy of a google search and definitely a cool godly shrine.

Edit: grammar

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qv7de wrote

Just googled, very cool! Fish god is definitely in the pipeline, I did sketch one proudly holding a fish - the god of excellent fishing trips / rural tinder profiles.

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Corvado t1_j9q67r2 wrote

Doramefa and Solatedo

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YeuxBleuDuex t1_j9qls33 wrote

I really like this, perfect scale also. Well crafted!

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kvlt_ov_personality t1_j9qof2x wrote

They remind me of this game my kids used to be obsessed with called "my singing monsters"

How long did these take to make?

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Agreeable-Dinner t1_j9qrrdf wrote

Gods only exist in the minds of thier worshipers, your gods are as valid as anyone else's.

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qubao wrote

Thanks, all we need are some worshippers and we can get the ball rolling.

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cutelyaware t1_j9qwf6n wrote

Do you want to create even more gods? Because that's how you create even more gods.

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MegaSpuds t1_j9qy3qm wrote

Jokes on us, that’s actually what Jesus looked like.

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Pushmonk t1_j9qz3z6 wrote

I loved your pieces! I will buy one, one day!

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reddit_user13 t1_j9r6pcc wrote

The gods of Drunk Lyring and Caffeinated Luting.

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classl3ss t1_j9rbzc5 wrote

so cute! Also, as real as the other gods.

I could totally get down with worship of the coffee and lute god on the left. Seems chill :)

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DrBeavernipples t1_j9rgh43 wrote

Your art is so imaginative and captivating. My wife and I are in the beginning stages of building a house and we are making sure there is an appropriate space for one of your larger pieces. Amazing work my friend.

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mtomsky OP t1_j9suwi0 wrote

Ah amazing, thank you so much. I'm always happy to design something that can fit into a specific space, good lcuk with the build!

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[deleted] t1_j9rjftd wrote

How do you make them?

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mtomsky OP t1_j9suzho wrote

Designed digitally and separated out into layers, each layer is laser cut into sheets of ply separately and then assembled by hand.

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Jefe_ftw t1_j9rl6ln wrote

Very talented. The portfolio is tremendous.

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Brittainthecommie2 t1_j9rm379 wrote

They have the same proof of existence as any other "god", so all hail the Musical Godlings.

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BrokenAnchor t1_j9rpsym wrote

Oooo…creating gods is something you should research. Creating a shrine is again something you should research. These look amazing. You’ve created Tulpas. Give me their names.

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Littleputti t1_j9sban8 wrote

You are selling your work too cheap

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thergoat t1_j9scq55 wrote

You have described every shrine.

Cool shrines, though!

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CoyerCo t1_j9shfcb wrote

Careful now. Might create an egrigore.

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_joeBone_ t1_j9sifb4 wrote

Wake...and...Bake

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smr312 t1_j9sina9 wrote

Can I hire you to make one of a guy surrounded by 4 cats?

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lynwinn t1_j9sj92h wrote

These are gorgeous, I want them

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Saladin-Ayubi t1_j9smqkz wrote

Aren’t all shrines are to gods that don’t exist?

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WalkingCloud t1_j9soybu wrote

They look like something from Outer Wilds

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Shadowslipping t1_j9tgjdo wrote

The world is full of shrines to gods that don't exist. But at least you are honest about it.

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VanillaBubblePerm t1_j9tmuch wrote

They look like the creatures from the oculus game half half

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theplaneguy321 t1_j9pzh2o wrote

Have u made the Abrahamic religion gods yet

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CheetahStocks t1_j9q7pgm wrote

To be honest we really don’t know what god or gods exists and who’s functionally right. All we know is we support the outer “power” that put us here or has allowed us to live. I feel as long as you have a sense of passion, respect and belief. They look well made!

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mtomsky OP t1_j9qtawd wrote

Thank you, they're pretty sturdy!

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MisterTylenol t1_j9ru4i2 wrote

The fuck you mean they don’t exist? Why you disrespecting my religion?

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porknwings t1_j9siiyh wrote

That'd be all of 'em then.

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JacobRAllen t1_j9sj0ba wrote

It’s okay, every other religion does too.

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lRhanonl t1_j9t4hfd wrote

Well now they do exist. That is the whole point of God's.... Wtf.

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Tenocticatl t1_j9tg5tc wrote

> gods that don't exist

That's all of them, or almost all of them, depending on who you ask. You mean "gods you made up yourself".

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Sukrum2 t1_j9tjizs wrote

We have enough of those all over the world.... xD

(Sick art though)

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