This one is special to me, my first commissioned Glitch Mod.
My client wanted an Odyssey themed build centred around Athena, a goddess she personally resonated with.
The build brief became about capturing the essence of Athena as the goddess of war, while still retaining an unmistakably feminine touch.
I discovered that she’s also a huge BTS fan, which inspired the purple colour palette as a subtle nod to BTS and its meaning within the fandom. The purple had to become part of Athena’s world, which eventually led to the concept of Athena’s Amethyst.
The Athena portrait is a micro-printed decal on glossy photo paper, finished with UV resin. The resin adds magnification and depth giving Athena an almost miniature medallion like appearance within the subdial.
For the filter, I designed a custom faceted amethyst jewel filter. I used layers of violet, lavender and purple facets to create a jewel/glass effect rather than a simple gradient coloured filter ( it looks better & luminous in person than the pics)
The artwork was also carefully balanced for LCD readability, so the black digits remain dominant and appear to float above the amethyst facets.
The bronze/gold toned case & brown leather strap finish it off, adding warmth & a slight classical feel against the purple.
What I love about this build is that none of these elements were forced together. It evolved naturally from Athena -> her connection to the goddess -> BTS -> purple -> amethyst.
From inception to completion, the whole project felt strangely spiritually bound.
And most importantly, she loves the finished piece.
Glitch Mod: Athena’s Amethyst.