Solstice28 - one last time

 The world hasn‘t changed and is still mad. It is possibly even more mad, than last year and help is needed everywhere. But most of us enjoy the most wonderful time of the year: a time for giving and cheer!

And by that I am of course referring to the winter solstice, and a charitable celebration of all things grimdark: #Solstice28 !

This is an event I created 2021. out of a drive to bring the community together to give back to worthy causes around the world. And in 2021, with a great deal of help from some fantastic hobby friends, we succeeded in raising 1300$ for a collection of charities. 

In 2022, I set up the whole thing a bit differently and offered you, dear reader, to opportunity to “buy” resin casts of the icons I sculpted in exchange for a donation to a good cause. That way, we managed to gather the incredible amount of 1000€ for various good causes.

I was not sure, if the success from the previous years could have been topped, but 2023 exceeded the even the first year and all together 2000€ were donated. It took me up until April to do all the casting, but it was worthwhile the effort.

This year, so for Solstice28 2024, I've decided to keep it as it was 2022 and 2023. I've sculpted and cast different icons, and I'll be sending copies of them to you, dear readers, in exchange for a donation. 

I am very happy and very proud to have found in Pk-Pro a partner, that sponsors the silicone I use to make the molds for this years casts.

So, what is different this year? Heavy hearted, I have decided that I will run this even the last time. Why, I hear you ask, did we conquer the evil in the world? No, sadly, we didn‘t, but as I stated earlier, I have spend almost all of my free time from January until late April with casting. And this effort has brought me to the brink of it. Additionally, international shipping will become more complicated in the immediate future, to a point where I fear, that this project will become unreasonable. So, all in all, this will be the last time for you to do good and enlarge your eldrich altar at home.

As in the last years, I have added a new sculpt to be cast.

                                                    

                                                        Icon 1: The Headless (2021's Idol)

                                                        Icon 2: Samael (The Eyeless, form 2022)

                                                    Icon 3: Ktulhu (The Tentacled, from 2022)

Icon 4: Tschatogguah (The Demonfrog)

And this years sculpt to complete the pentagon of doom!

 

However, here's the charitable part: you cannot “buy” the icons. 

If you donate 80€ or more, you qualify for the “Pentagon of Doom” level, which includes all five icons.

                                                              

If you donate 60€ or more, you qualify for the “Quadruple of Calamity“ level, including the Ktulhu, the Samael, the Frogdemon  and the brand new Locust icon.

If you donate 20€ or more, you qualify for the “Locust” level, including the Locust icon.

                                                               

Instead of sending that money to me, I want you to take the amount listed above you want and to donate that amount to one of the following charities:

ICRC

Doctors Without Borders / Medecin Sans Frontieres

UNICEF
UNHCR

The Bail Project

Then take a screenshot of your donation confirmation, clearly showing the name of the charity and how much you donated, the date and your name and send it to me to receive your reward!

The only expense you'll need to send my way will be the cost of shipping, which will be handled through PayPal at the following rates:
If you're in Germany, shipping will be  5,50€

If you're in Europe, shipping will be 13€

If you're in UK, shipping will be  18€

If you're in Rest of the world, shipping will be  23 €

To place your order, simply make your donation to the charity of your choice from the four listed above, then send the screenshot of your donation confirmation to me at Solstice28@gmx.net and fill out this GOOGLE-FORM to forward me your information (thank you Ben for helping me out with this. It makes things A TON less time consuming). Due to the amount of incoming emails, I will not be able to send you an immediate reply, but I will write the first email to all participants late January. So, if you haven’t gotten a message by then, please let me know. 

That's it! You'll have done good, and you'll have a lovely icon to commemorate your generosity!

But be sure to get your donation and email in soon! All donations must be in by 30.12.2024 at the latest.

Thanks for your interest in using our shared hobby for something good, and I can't wait to see what you accomplish with your icons! A share on Instagramm or on Discord would also highly be appreciated!

- Simon / Hydra

Solstice28 returns for the third time!

The world has gone mad and help is needed everywhere. But most of us enjoy the the most wonderful time of the year: a time for giving and cheer!

And by that I am of course referring to the winter solstice, and a charitable celebration of all things grimdark: #Solstice28 !

This is an event I created 2021. out of a drive to bring the community together to give back to worthy causes around the world. And in 2021, with a great deal of help from some fantastic hobby friends, we succeeded in raising 1300$ for a collection of charities. 

In 2022, I set up the whole thing a bit differently and offered you, dear reader, to opportunity to “buy” resin casts of the icons I sculpted in exchange for a donation to a good cause. That way, we managed to gather the incredible amount of 1000€ for various good causes.

This year, so for Solstice28 2023, I've decided to keep it as it was 2022. I've sculpted and cast different icons, and I'll be sending copies of them to you, dear readers, in exchange for a donation. 

I am very happy and very proud to have found in Pk-Pro a partner, that sponsors the silicone I use to make the molds for this years casts.

You have participated last year? Thank you first of all. But why should you participate this year again? Because I have made yet a brand new icon! So, these are all the icons available this year: 

                                                        Icon 1: The Headless (2021's Idol)

                                                        Icon 2: Samael (The Eyeless, form 2022)

                                                    Icon 3: Ktulhu (The Tentacled, from 2022)

And this years addition:

Icon 4: Tschatogguah (The Demonfrog)

 

However, here's the charitable part: you cannot “buy” the icons. 

If you donate 65€ or more, you qualify for the “Quartett of Solstice” level, which includes all four icons.

If you donate 50€ or more, you qualify for the “Triplet of Calamity“ level, including the Ktulhu and the Samael and the brand new Tschatogguah icon.

If you donate 20€ or more, you qualify for the “Demonfrog” level, including the Tschatogguah icon.

Instead of sending that money to me, I want you to take the amount listed above you want and to donate that amount to one of the following charities:

ICRC

Doctors Without Borders / Medecin Sans Frontieres

UNICEF
UNHCR

The Bail Project

Then take a screenshot of your donation confirmation, clearly showing the name of the charity and how much you donated, the date and your name and send it to me to receive your reward!

The only expense you'll need to send my way will be the cost of shipping, which will be handled through PayPal at the following rates:
If you're in Germany, shipping will be  5,50€

If you're in Europe, shipping will be 13€

If you're in UK, shipping will be  18€

If you're in Rest of the world, shipping will be  23 €

To place your order, simply make your donation to the charity of your choice from the four listed above, then send the screenshot of your donation confirmation to me at Solstice28@gmx.net and fill out this GOOGLE-FORM to forward me your information (thank you Ben for helping me out with this. It makes things A TON less time consuming).

That's it! You'll have done good, and you'll have a lovely icon to commemorate your generosity!

But be sure to get your donation and email in soon! All donations must be in by 30.12.2023 at the latest.

Thanks for your interest in using our shared hobby for something good, and I can't wait to see what you accomplish with your icons! A share on Instagramm or on Discord would also highly be appreciated!

- Simon / Hydra

The Gathering of the Three: 2022 #Solstice28 Festive Fundraiser

 It's the most wonderful time of the year: a time for giving and cheer!

And by that I am of course referring to the winter solstice, and a charitable celebration of all things grimdark: #Solstice28 !

This is an event I created last year out of a drive to bring the community together to give back to worthy causes around the world. And in 2021, with a great deal of help from some fantastic hobby friends, we succeeded in raising 1300$ for a collection of charities.

This year, I've decided to do things a bit differently, but the underlying ideas are the same: I've sculpted and cast three different idols, and I'll be sending copies of them to you, dear readers. Here are the Idols available: 

                                                        Idol 1: The Headless (2021's Idol)

                                                        Idol 2: Samael (The Eyeless)

                                                    Idol 3: Ktulhu (The Tentacled)

However, here's the charitable part: you cannot “buy” the Idols. 

If you donate 50€ or more, you qualify for the “Triumvirate of Solstice” level, which include all three Idols.

If you donate 30€ or more, you qualify for the “Duett of Calamity“ level, including the Ktulhu and the Samael Idol.

Instead of sending that money to me, I want you to take the amount listed above you want and to donate that amount to one of the following charities:

Doctors Without Borders / Medecin Sans Frontieres
UNICEF
UNHCR

The Bail Project

Then take a screenshot of your donation confirmation, clearly showing the name of the charity and how much you donated, the date and your name and send it to me to receive your reward!

The only expense you'll need to send my way will be the cost of shipping, which will be handled through PayPal at the following rates:
If you're in Germany, shipping will be  5,50€

If you're in Europe, shipping will be 13€

If you're in UK, shipping will be  18€

If you're in Rest of the world, shipping will be  23 €

To place your order, simply make your donation to the charity of your choice from the four listed above, then send the screenshot of your donation confirmation to me at Solstice28@gmx.net, along with the following information:

- Your first and last name

- Your address

- Your choice of Levels (the Triumvirate or the Duett)

- The email address associated with your PayPal account so I can send you a request for shipping

- Your Instagram handle (if you have one, so I can publicly celebrate the generous folks who've donated, and follow you to see what you do with your Idol!)

That's it! You'll have done good, and you'll have a lovely Idol to commemorate your generosity!

But be sure to get your donation and email in soon! All donations must be in by 30.12.2022 at the latest.

Thanks for your interest in using our shared hobby for something good, and I can't wait to see what you accomplish with your Idols!

- Simon / Hydra

@weird_witticism

 

It took me a long time to work out what to do with Simon's beautiful sculpt: there are just so many ways you could interpret it...

In the end I took the cosmic horror into a sci-fi style. I always love the friction in mashing organic and fantastical elements with futuristic stylings (e.g. H.R. Giger), so I tried to mirror Lovecraft's tentacled monsters with a writhing mess of cables. 

@4ydra

 Dear Hobbyists,

The solstice is only hours away and with that the conclusion of this little endeavor. It is time to have a look at the entries that you can win.

How to that, check the page „PARTICIPATE“ right there————>

The first project that shall be shown here, is my own.

More after the jump!

the beginning is near

Dear Hobbyists,

I have been approached by several people wishing to obtain a cast of the statue aswell. We have discussed this and have decided to make the casts available.

 

But you can not simply "buy" a cast. We don't want to generate money for ourselves with this project. If you want to have a cast you need to do the following:

1. Donate 20$ to one of the organizations we support with this event.

2. While you are donating anyway, why not add a bit for a raffle ticket aswell? For every additional 5$ you get a ticket for the raffle.

2. Send the confirmation of the donation (or a screenshot of it) until the 21.12.2021 with the topic "Cast" to solstice28@gmx.net 

3. The shipping costs will depend on where you are located. Check www.dhl.com to get an idea what shipping costs (I am sending the casts from germany). 

 If you have any further questions, shoot us an email.

-Hydra

Solstice is drawing near

 

Dear Hobbyists!

The #solstice28 project is running on full steam and more and more of the artists show off what they are working on.

If you want to take part in the raffle, check the PARTICIPATE page to see the details.

To make things a biteasier on our end, please include the following information into your email:

• Name and Surname
• Country 
• Instagram Name (if available)
• Donation amount

Thanks a lot!

Hydra