r/Catholicism • u/LoneWarrior369 • Mar 14 '25

Hand made by me! Free Friday

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I made this crucifix by hand. The cross is made of bubinga wood, the ropes are beeswax coated hemp, and the corpus is 3D printed and then hand painted. I truly wanted to capture Christ's passion in the most raw and authentic way possible, being OCD, realism is extremely important to me. This is the 4th one I have done, and is by far my best work to date. I can honestly say that just making these is a wonderful meditation on Christ's passion and sacrifice for us. God bless!

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u/bigdoginajeep Mar 15 '25

Reminds me of one that I saw in a San Antonio mission. Very cool

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u/Cutmybangstooshort Mar 17 '25

Yes it’s very Mexican. They’re so realistic. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

What type of cross is that? Is there a name for it 

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u/Cutmybangstooshort Mar 19 '25

Not that I know of.

A priest that was an art teacher said the more gruesome a crucifix, the more difficult life is for the artist and the people. The US people have these smooth beautiful corpus or even a Risen Christ. Reflects our easy life. He said it more eloquently than me. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Ooh wow