This component provides the spinning mechanism needed for the wheel and can be adjusted at speeds between 25-40 RPM. This will ensure that the animation can be perfect; according to my previous research, if the wheel spins too fast or too slowly, the animation will be blurred or too dim. The remote control that was included with the motor should allow me to do this.

This component will essentially power the device. As the motor that I have chosen needs at least 5V of power, I have opted for a battery holder that holds 4 (1.5x4). The wires will clip in to the circuit board, that comes with the motor. 

This bearing will allow for the turntable to spin easily on a platform. The lazy Susan can be attached to the the wheel itself as well as a table-like platform. 

After each piece of sculpture was duplicated and added to the composition I decided to go further. I cropped parts of the sculptures to make completely new pieces. These could then be added to expand the reliquary. 

                                                           

The finger is on the longest dowel as I want this to be the main focus (being the relic and all); it looks as if it is floating. The different layers/heights really give the image depth as well as obscuring the scale. The pieces themselves measure from 5-20cm in length, however I think that these varied heights make them look significantly larger. 

The Turn of the screw:

"St. Thomas is best known for his role in verifying the Resurrection of his Master. Thomas' unwillingness to believe that the other Apostles had seen their risen Lord on the first Easter Sunday earned him the title of "doubting Thomas." Eight days later, on Christ's second apparition, Thomas was gently rebuked for his skepticism and furnished with the evidence he had demanded - seeing in Christ's hands the point of the nails. Thomas even put his fingers in the nail holes and his hand into Christ's side. After verifying the wounds were true, St. Thomas became convinced of the reality of the Resurrection and exclaimed, "My Lord and My God," thus making a public Profession of Faith in the Divinity of Jesus."

Perhaps doubting Thomas was merely a skeptic, he wanted proof of this resurrection. If Saint Thomas hadn't doubted Christ, he never would have been given his nickname 'doubting Thomas' which is a term used today 'don't be a doubting Thomas'; this simply means that people should stay true to their beliefs and not be too sceptical in life. I think that this could be applied to anyone, not just exclusively to Christians, as a life motto of sorts. I think that  many of  Christian beliefs and lessons can certainly be learned and applied in modern society without having to be a religious person. I would really like my work to materialise these Saints as if to bring them back to life and re-tell their stories. I really think that humour is unavoidable in my project just as Micheal Landy and Jake and Dinos Chapman's work is; perhaps animating/3-dimensionalising an important figure instantly generates amusement? It takes the figures out of their context of being solely used for worship and animates them into a childlike scene. I think that my work could potentially be satirical yet with the naivety of a child. All of the relics that I've researched have been preserved before a gruesome death, so I think that I should either try to exaggerate this gore or subvert it, changing the meaning all together. 

Marc Quinn's Evolution explores human development in its various stages of gestation and how 'matter comes alive' in the materialistic world. They appear to be fossilized and excavated as if this is an old, died-out process- however this is the factual and is presumably an indefinite way in which to produce a child. Perhaps this piece is a comment on the advancements of technology and how maybe one day a female host won't be needed for a child to be created? After all, we can already inseminate an egg with sperm outside of the womb (IVF) so perhaps the next step is external gestation?

I have sculpted the next 2 components of my reliquary, a border and a more detailed decorative piece.