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https://madisonwesley.com/2019/04/16/mirror-buying-guide/ | 2021-01-20T12:50:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703520883.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20210120120242-20210120150242-00262.warc.gz | 0.915855 | 1,615 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__91231340 | en | Mirror Buying Guide
Designer mirrors from Madison Wesley are both decorative and versatile, solving many interior problems and acting as striking pieces of art in their own right. Whether you’re looking for a dramatic finishing piece or an understated accessory that’s fit for purpose, when it comes to mirrors, the possibilities are endless.
To help you make the right decision, our design team at Madison Wesley have put together everything you need to know to choose the perfect mirror to enhance your home interior.
01. Types of mirrors
There is virtually no room in the house that wouldn’t benefit from a mirror; whether for practical or decorative purposes, different mirrors will work best in different rooms. Before you consider style, think about where your mirror will be kept and what it will be used for. There are three basic types:
• Floor – Floor mirrors are larger, statement pieces that are either mounted on a stand or freestanding and propped against a wall for dramatic effect. These types of mirrors work best in bedrooms and hallways where you need a full-length view.
• Wall – Wall mirrors are the most common and come in a huge range of shapes and styles, from large floor-length mirrors to small, quirky shapes like a star or hexagon. They can be practical or decorative; wall mirrors work just as well in the bathroom above the sink as they do in the living room as a focal point above the fireplace.
• Dressing Table – Dressing table mirrors are small, decorative mirrors made to sit on a dressing table or vanity. They can be mounted on a small stand, making them easy to adjust and rotate, or sit atop a table – fitted dressing table mirrors often come with three panels so you can view different angles simultaneously.
02. Shapes of mirror
Next consider the shape of your mirror; you can use your mirror to complement or contrast other shape patterns in your room design or choose solutions based on the amount of space you have available to you.
•Square – Square or rectangular mirrors offer an elegant, simple solution – they are also often referred to as portrait or landscape mirrors.
•Oval – Oval mirrors loosely resemble the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners and have a slightly vintage feel.
•Round – Round mirrors are circular but their radius can vary from compact hand mirrors to large wall mirrors.
•Abstract – Abstract mirrors are modern and eclectic, typically used to add drama to a space and can resemble anything from a broken shard of glass to an intricate geometric shape, star or striking antique sunburst shape.
03. Mirror frames
The frame of your mirror is the next important consideration and will have the biggest impact on the overall style of the mirror you choose. Frames have the ability to transform a mirror from a simple, understated piece to a dramatic focal point, so take the time to consider what you need for your space.
• Gilt – Gilded frames add a touch of drama, elegance and sophistication to any room and work well with a Luxe style. Metallic finishes range from silver and gold to bronze, champagne or grey and can range in style and shape from a delicate casing to a modern, ornate frame that will act as a focal point in the room.
• Wooden – Wooden frames give a natural, earthy finish and work well with a Chic or understated style. From a rustic stain to a weathered finish, you can choose a frame that highlights the natural grain, grooves and rivets of the wood or one that’s designed to subtly fade into the background.
• Mirrored – Mirrored frames are made from individual pieces of bevelled glass and typically frame the centre mirror at a different angle to create interest and reflect light in different directions, giving the mirror a three-dimensional feel. Mirrored frames work well as contemporary pieces in an Urban style as well as in Luxe styled interiors for an elegant vibe.
• Frameless – Frameless mirrors are simple, understated and versatile. This style of mirror is ideal for spaces when mirrors are for very functional purposes, such as in a studio to maximise space and reflect light.
04. Mirror finishes
You can also alter the style of the mirror by choosing different edges and finishes to add a new dimension and decorative touch to your mirror.
• Patina – An antique finish that gives a distressed look to make the mirror appear old, damaged or cloudy.
• Colour – A different finish is applied behind the mirror to gently tint the glass. Options include glamourous gilded and metallic finishes, brilliantly bold colours and artisan finishes such as crackled or natural woodgrain.
• Design – From wording, to logos, lettering, patterns or shapes, designs can be applied on top of the mirror to give the design a contemporary edge.
• Seamed edge – The glass edge of a mirror is naturally very sharp, but can be sanded and dulled to give a seamed edge that is safe to handle. A polished flat, waterfall or ridged seam are just a few options to add a touch of designer flair to a simple, frameless mirror and will provide perfect clarity and a shiny finish.
• Pencil edge – A smooth, rounded edge with a matte finish, an everyday example of this would be the everyday bathroom mirror.
• Bevelled edge – The face of the mirror is slightly angled at the edges to add dimension and create the illusion of a frame.
05. Mirrors in interior design
Mirrors are one of the most versatile tools in an interior designer’s arsenal as they can be used in countless of ways and solve common problems around the home, including lack of space, depth and height.
• For reflection – Hang a mirror in a bathroom, bedroom or hallway to quickly check your appearance or create a reflection of another important object in your home.
• To increase size – Mirrors can be cleverly used to increase the size of a room. A mirror hung at the end of a short hallway will add length to your space, while you can create width by staggering mirrors down either side of a narrow space.
• To maximise light – Mirrors are a great way to help bounce natural light around a room. Hang a mirror opposite a window or in a corner of the room that lacks light for maximum impact.
• To add depth – You can add depth to a room by using a large, dramatic mirror as a focal point or by placing a small mirror behind or below a special feature you want to highlight – for example behind a vase or on shelves where your best glassware is kept.
06. Mirror care
• Protection – Water causes damage to the back of a mirror; keep your mirrors in their best condition by keeping them free of moisture. Hardware stores can provide a variety of safe sealant solutions to protect the back of the mirror.
• Cleaning – To clean your mirrors, first remove any dust with a dry cloth, then use a dry, crumpled piece of newspaper and water mixed with vinegar as a natural cleaning solution for a streak-free finish.
• Damage prevention – Avoid strong chemicals and cleaning solutions that can damage your mirror and cause spots – spots are a result of the wearing away of the mirror’s back coating. To get rid of them, the mirror will need to be taken down and re-silvered.
• Mounting – Plaster or drywall isn’t enough to support a heavy wall mirror; make sure you mount any screws or hooks over wooden support beams behind the plaster.
• Suspension – Use rings and sturdy metal wire to create a strong hanging for your mirror that won’t snap or break and can be easily adjusted or straightened over time.
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Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo
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Moonlight Sonata, by Ludwig von Beethoven
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William Tell Overture, by Gioachino Rossini
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And of course everlasting French manicure that is, however, remarkably different from the manicure in 40s of 20th century. So we are talking about “moon” manicure that became popular in the previous season. Regarding summer 2010 – you can use different shades of nail polish starting, for example, from dark blue or black and ending with coralline or bright red. Just move the “smile” from the tip of the nail to its base and trendy “moon” manicure is ready. Regarding nails’ length we can confidently say that very long nails are not as popular and up-to-date anymore. Medium length and almond shape is the main feature of spring-summer 2010 manicure.
Finally, I want to add: dear ladies, neat and pretty nails will always be in! | artistic |
https://www.afterhoursharmony.com/blog/na-na-na-na-hey-hey-hey-goodbye | 2021-08-03T14:05:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154459.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210803124251-20210803154251-00433.warc.gz | 0.990653 | 704 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__37697417 | en | Tonight I'm going to see the farewell concert of the Nylons. Nowadays, the Nylons aren't exactly a household name but if you were alive in Toronto in the mid to late 80's, you knew who they were. They were Toronto's greatest musical export, the voice of the Pizza Hut jingles and Erin Davis at CHFI FM 98.1 helped bring their a cappella sound to the mainstream.
I'm not sure how their first record got into our home but I loved it instantly. To me it was a magic trick, how they made only four voices and some percussion sound like a fully produced and orchestrated song. They were so good at their craft, people would often forget they were only listening to voices. I don't know if they were really the first street corner, doo-wop a cappella group to record an album with percussion but they were the first to market it and give it a name, "Rockappella".
While I've seen the Nylons live a few times, I've never seen the original line-up. I wish I had begged harder for my folks to buy tickets to their Markham Theatre show back in 1990, the one that became their "Live" album, Four On The Floor. Lead singer Marc Connors died shortly after so that literally would have been my last chance to see him; he was my favourite.
The only surviving original member is tenor Claude Morrison. A few years ago, After Hours used to be a regular attraction at the Scotiabank Buskerfest. I'll never forget the day when I spotted Claude in the crowd, checking out our set. After we finished a song, I ran out to him, gave him a big hug and said to him that he was the reason why I did this. He smiled. Their current bass, Tyrone Gabriel, has also been caught dancing in the crowd at some of our live events and we've also sung for their lead, Garth Mosbaugh at the "SING!" event, which tonight's concert is sponsored by. After buying all of their albums and seeing them live numerous times, singing for them has been a great joy for me. It felt like coming full circle in a way.
Tonight will be bittersweet for me. I'm looking forward to hearing them again and I'm sure they will bring back some former guys (especially in Toronto) and have a few tricks up their sleeve for their final show. But it is sad as well. While most of After Hours, former and current, would tell you they got into a cappella because of Boyz II Men, I got into it because of the Nylons. They are my a cappella inspiration and I will indeed miss them.
While we have covered many Nylons arrangements over the years, most have fallen off the ol' set list. However, for as long as I can, I will continue to perform "Up On The Roof", which is pretty much note for note their arrangement, as a dedication to them and particularly to Marc, the original lead on that song. We've been told several times that our version is better than theirs. While that is a massive compliment that I'm happy to take and am always thankful to hear, I know which version I like best. :-) Thank you Nylons, without you, there'd be no us. Looking forward to tonight, break a pitch pipe! | artistic |
https://londonthemes.com/small-bathroom-decorating-ideas/ | 2024-02-23T12:47:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474412.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223121413-20240223151413-00611.warc.gz | 0.932132 | 593 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__185897569 | en | Small bathrooms need not be chaotic or too cramped. Small, bathrooms can be pretty spacious given the right aesthetics and arrangement. Adding a splash of colours that renders an illusion of wider space will make all the difference. Here are some bathroom ideas with small spaces:
If you can’t paint your bathroom or just renting, there is a solution that will practically transform your space without a splat of paint. You can go crazy and get creative with stick vinyl. Stick vinyl wallpapers are perfect for bathroom walls because they are waterproof and made to protect your walls from moulds. Stick vinyl can withstand bathrooms that are often misty or wet. Thus, apart from avoiding moulds, stick vinyl comes in all sorts of colours, patterns, and textures.
There is a vanity that comes with storage. If it’s hard for you to install actual storage due to some construction concerns. A temporary vanity will be perfect for your small bathroom. You can go around furniture shops or IKEA and look for a vanity that comes with storage space for your personal items such as skin care and toiletries.
Plants are a great and easy way to spice up the whole look of your bathroom. There are plants that love dense areas such as your bathroom. You can hang some hanging plants on your ceiling so it won’t take that much space. Another way is to place small plants on top of a floating shelf. Just make sure to choose a plant that can thrive indoors and constant density.
Paint is one of the best ways to totally change the look of your space. Be it a strong poignant shade of blue or subtle palettes of pinks, your room will see a new light with new splashes of hues.
A feature wall is a smart way to revamp your bathroom. If you have a small space, a wall with a striking pattern will add a lot of character to your wall. Be it a mural, a large painting, or a wall with textures, you will never go wrong with an accent wall as long as it is cohesive to the other elements around your bathroom.
There are floor tiles available that will not need you to strip off your old bathroom floors. Water-resistant vinyl floor cloth is one option that can tuck away your ugly and stained bathroom floors and replace them with a comforting material that is luxurious to step on. Another option is rubber floor tiles. Rubber floor tiles come in all sorts of colours, shapes, textures, and appeal.
If your bathroom seems a little outdated, you can modernise its whole look by adding accents of black. A new black faucet or black moulding can totally transform an outdated bathroom into something contemporary. Black adds dramatic contrast to your classic-looking bathroom.
There are other ways to refresh the look of your bathroom. Some may require more money to do it but these ideas can turn around your small bathroom aesthetic into a totally new look. | artistic |
http://www.myyardgarden.com/making-a-fairy-garden/ | 2018-04-26T05:47:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948089.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426051046-20180426071046-00045.warc.gz | 0.935868 | 611 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__195444840 | en | There are so many possibilities when thinking about fairy landscapes. Everything and everywhere seems to be usable from a teacup to the full yard. It is only limited by your and your children’s imagination. You can use artificial plants or real plants. We all love real plants so that’s what we’ll be using! Our options are an open or closed container, whatever you prefer. We like ours to be outside on the back porch or as an entrance to the garden, so open containers are for us.
Making a fairy garden is simple – you only need a few supplies. The “tricky” part is the fun part – using your imagination to set up and arrange a tiny little world.
Depending on how much up-keep you want to put into your creation once you build it, you can use real or fake plants in your fairy garden. As a newly-appointed gardener who likes a challenge, I prefer real plants – but artificial can be just as pretty.
Fairy gardens, along with plants and flowers, often feature tiny houses and lawn furniture, small gnomes and animals, and, of course, fairies – though the fairies are completely optional. Some people really get into the details when they build their fairy gardens by adding pebble walkways, miniature clotheslines, moss-covered hills and more.
The way I see it, making a fairy garden is an excuse for an adult to play with dollhouse furniture. All the miniature decorations are cute, too, so what’s not to love?
Before you add decorations and plants, you have to build the base. Using real plants, this foundation of pebbles, soil and moss is important. Here’s how to make a foundation for real plants.
- Pick your container. This can be large or small, deep or shallow, open or enclosed with a lid – all that matters is that you have plenty of room to add plants, houses and whatever you desire.
- Add pebbles, moss and a thick layer of soil. In that order. The moss and pebbles help your fairy garden breathe and drain – though you’ll never want to over water it in the first place.
Once your foundation is built, you can add plants and decorations.
Since a fairy garden is decoration-based, I like to add my animals, fairies, tables, chairs, houses, etc. first and arrange plants around them. Here’s where you can get as creative – or stay as simple – as you’d like. You can purposefully make your “miniature world” look like a little fairy’s yard surrounded by gardens and plants, or you can simply place a cute piece of furniture beside a plant and call it done. It’s hard to mess these up, because they’re so cute already.
*For more details, check out our source: carycitizen.com | artistic |
http://www.flashtestdummy.co.uk/about/ | 2021-10-28T17:05:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588398.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20211028162638-20211028192638-00041.warc.gz | 0.969906 | 268 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__10841579 | en | As a hobby photographer I have always had an interest in creating images, for many years, of inanimate objects or natural scenes which I then used as a basis for paintings.
Some years ago I decided to challenge myself as a painter and attempt what was for me the hardest subject to do, portrait painting!, to help with this, and to avoid endless
hours of posing for the subject, while I agonised in front of the easel. I started painting from photographs. Quickly discovering that finding the image I wanted to paint
was not an easy task, I decided to create the images myself.
This however has rapidly changed to the point where the photographic portrait has become the final result, not just an interim stage, where the lighting is achieved on the image,
not on a canvas. I have discovered a fascination with the play of light on the face and how varied emotive results can be achieved by the use of light. This I hope to pursue in
collaboration with whoever I work with, using my ideas or anything the model wishes to try.
The website is named after and also features some images of my long suffering test subject, The Bear (aka Flash Test Dummy) who sits endlessly through many hours of me testing lighting setups.
His suffering hopefully contributes to the creation of something good. | artistic |
http://blackbonenation.com/zakk.html | 2017-07-28T08:42:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549448146.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170728083322-20170728103322-00623.warc.gz | 0.981909 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__26505091 | en | "Zakk Styles first picked up the guitar at age 12 and has been playing & writing for the past 16 years. Following changes in band line ups he took up singing to fill the role of lead singer and has been singing for a little over a year.
The self-taught guitar player and musician began his musical journey learning guitar licks and riffs from metal albums the likes of early Metallica, Black Sabbath, Megadeth etc. Thereafter his focus shifted onto the musical styles of Flamenco, Blues, Classic Rock and even classical music in order to broaden his abilities and musical knowledge.
Zakk has played alongside local heavy weight bands, the likes of L.A. Cobra, Haggis & Bong, Facing the Gallows and many more. He would consider his style pretty simplistic with a blend of straight forward blues and 80’s melodic lead licks. In his word “the music should speak for itself and make you shake your ass” He credits his vocal abilities and styles to Sebastian Bach, Steven Tyler and even some country and blues influenced artists. | artistic |
http://junehuntart.com/ | 2024-04-18T23:02:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817249.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418222029-20240419012029-00111.warc.gz | 0.988144 | 459 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__43324883 | en | June Hunt Art Collections
Shop for artwork from June Hunt based on themed collections. Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Artwork by June Hunt
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Gambel's Quail - Early Light by June Hunt
End of a Long Day by June Hunt
Early Spring Vermont by June Hunt
Blue Heron Fishing by June Hunt
Alaska Gold by June Hunt
Birch Fall and Barn by June Hunt
Visit to the Pottery Shop by June Hunt
Big One Coming by June Hunt
Grey Wolves at Dawn by June Hunt
After Renoir by June Hunt
Cooling Off by June Hunt
Aspen Impressions by June Hunt
Autumn in the Ozarks by June Hunt
Wichita Botanica by June Hunt
Wanna Play? by June Hunt
First Snow - Alaska by June Hunt
River Ranch by June Hunt
Peaceful Night by June Hunt
English Bulldog by June Hunt
Scarlet Macaws by June Hunt
Rita's Peonies by June Hunt
Barnyard Strutter by June Hunt
Spring Cleaning by June Hunt
Grandma's First Customer by June Hunt
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About June Hunt
An artist for over thirty years, June Hunt began painting while living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She has had the opportunity to travel extensively, and her paintings reflect the wildlife and landscapes of several different regions of the world, including Canada, Africa, and Europe, as well as many locations in the U.S.
Though largely self-taught, she was a fine-arts major at Wichita State University, and has taken classes with nationally acclaimed artists, including Hugh Greer, Jean Grastorf, and John Seerey-Lester. Her works hang in private collections in the United States, Mexico and Canada. She paints in oils, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic, and also works in glass mosaic. In the last several years, she has taught classes in these mediums. | artistic |
https://perblue.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hl8a/ | 2017-04-27T16:40:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122619.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00265-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941022 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__110834059 | en | PerBlue is looking for a detail-oriented Creative Coordinator to facilitate the production of creative assets for our mobile games. We’re a quickly growing independent studio whose free-to-play mobile games have been played by millions of people around the world.
You must be extremely process focused and organized, but also have an artistic eye. Our ideal candidate should have a good mix of left and right brain skills like: meticulous attention to detail, great communication skills, a tenacious eye for visual quality, and a creative imagination. You should crave organization and checklists on the one hand, but also have good sense of character, story and environment design on the other. You should thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and be effective at juggling concurrent products, pipelines, and releases.
You'll be responsible for effectively managing art production pipelines across multiple products, working with both external contractors and in-house artists. This is a cross-functional role that interacts regularly with the Chief Product Officer, Art Director, and Product Owners. Throughout the production process you’ll ensure creative assets are aligned with the creative direction, maintain visual consistency and quality, and are delivered on schedule. You should be experienced at managing all aspects of creative service production pipelines - from writing spec documents to tracking assets in production to handing off final assets for implementation.
Specific Requirements & Qualifications
- 1+ year managing a creative production pipeline
- Strong understanding of 2D and 3D digital art asset production pipelines and software tools
- Desire and willingness to learn new technology and tools
- Ability to effectively provide constructive feedback (verbal and written) to drive the creative process and deliver superb results
- Ability to effectively communicate with producers, artists, and management
- Close attention to detail, process driven, and results-focused
- Proactive and able to take ownership of processes and projects
- Strong artistic background and sensibilities (in one or more areas of 2D, 3D, concepting, animation, VFX, etc)
- Prior experience at a game studio (mobile, console, or PC)
- Interest in brand development and concepting
- Understanding of mobile technological constraints and challenges
- Ability to provide feedback via actual paintovers is a plus
- Unity experience is a big plus
Compensation and Benefits
We offer 6+ weeks of paid vacation and health, dental, and vision insurance as well as 401k. We have a catered lunch program, a snack-stocked kitchen, and a refrigerator full of liquid refreshments. You'll get membership to our local hackerspace Sector67 and enjoy our regular socials. You'll be part of an energetic and collaborative environment, and work with a great team. We have flexible hours and are located in a vibrant neighborhood in beautiful downtown Madison.
PerBlue is an independent game development studio based in Madison, WI with a highly skilled team of amazingly talented people. We’ve been named a “Top Developer” by Google, a “Best Place to Work” by Madison Magazine, and “Madison's Favorite Tech Startup” by the Isthmus. This is a full time position based in Madison, WI. Compensation is competitive and based on experience. | artistic |
https://oyoylivingdesign.dk/products/toppu-tray-large-tray | 2022-12-04T06:07:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710962.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204040114-20221204070114-00166.warc.gz | 0.914586 | 344 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__27019614 | en | WELCOME TO OYOY LIVING DESIGN'S UNIVERSE
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In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, we have designed a Limited Edition Anniversary collection.The Toppu Tray in a large size is part of the popular Toppu series. The Toppu series consist of decorative designs in ceramic and is one of our most popular design. Toppu was first presented in the SS17 collection, and the characteristic stripes have since been further developed into a whole series of unique products, inspired by trends of the time.In contrast to our earlier Toppu designs, this series presents a softer and more natural look, with an earthy tone, giving it a very Nordic look. Use the tray as a decorative element or for storage. Available in several colors and sizes.The series is made of 100% ceramic and is handmade.For cleaning it is recommended to wash with water and wipe with a dry cloth.
Brand: OYOY LIVINGStyle no. L300679Quality: 100% StonewareDimensions: Ø27 x H9 cm
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And receive 15% off on your first order. Enjoy our OYOY universe !
Thanks for Joining! | artistic |
https://www.wearestorytellersmedia.com/2013/04/cliftons-progress.html | 2018-11-18T14:35:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744381.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118135147-20181118161147-00104.warc.gz | 0.986542 | 168 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__84822797 | en | I met with Clifton to finish his Power Ranger book, but his imagination had already moved on to another story! Last week's book was pushed to the back burner and he started fresh, telling a story about the Ninja Turtles.
Clifton chose to work with a pen, when he had previously chosen colored pencils. This story focuses more on words, too, with just a few smaller drawings sketched in pen and colored in with pencils. It's interesting to compare these pages to the ones he had done the week before, when he was more eager to draw and tell me the story, not write the words.
It's so great to already see a difference in how Clifton approaches the storytelling project! It makes me so eager to continue working with the other individuals and see how they progress as well. | artistic |
https://tangojazzland.com/27-january-2018/ | 2024-02-29T05:51:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474784.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229035411-20240229065411-00244.warc.gz | 0.957614 | 781 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__118352714 | en | Congratulations with your stop at the TangoJazz Nightclub El Elegante, the beloved nightlife destination for excellent live music and merry-making. Your host of the evening, Kay Sleking, combines the best tango & jazz musicians on stage and finds it a real pleasure to give you, beloved audience, a night to remember.
TangoJazz Nightclub El Elegante is located in the hidden pearl Bar Black at the Rembrandt square. One of the enchanting places in the centre of Amsterdam in the middle of the cultural highlife. Bar Black is a nightclub pur sang with a cosy dance floor. And as part of the four-star Hampshire Hotel Rembrandt Square, you can make your initial night-out into a weekend adventure with the special El Elegante Arrangements.
studied classical guitar at the Academy of Arts and the Rotterdam Conservatory and devoted himself to the Argentine Tango. In addition to guitar he plays doublebass and bandoneon and performs internationally as a soloist and with various tango ensembles. He leads a tango big band, the Orquesta Tipica Belgica, and has recorded several CD’s, including Guitarra Y Tango, Valdarno with Victor Hugo Villena (bandoneon), and Flor de lino with his guitar trio Guitarras tango. This year, his new CD from Buenos Aires will be released. Kay is a professor at CODARTS.
Matías Pedrana started his career as a flute player. In 2000 he moved from Argentina to Europe and decided to study bandoneon. He obtained his bandoneon diploma at Codarts (Rotterdam) in 2008. Matias has performed with, among others, Orquesta Tipica OTRA, Nueva Manteca and Het Gelders Orkest. He also participated in CD recordings of Gotan Project.
Fernando Sanchez studied saxophone at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo in Portugal and continued his jazz study at the Amsterdam Academy of Arts. Fernando performed at many jazz venues and theaters as the Bimhuis, North Sea Jazz Club and Theater Carré.
Sebastiaan van Delft
Sebastiaan van Delft started with organ and piano lessons. He studied classical church organ at the conservatory of Hilversum. He also took jazz piano lessons with various jazz musicians. Sebastiaan played with Carel Kraayenhof's 'Sexteto Canyengue' for years. He plays in various tango, jazz and classical ensembles.
Studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Arts and continued her studies at the Academy of Drama. She directed Opera and Music Theater and worked over the years with many musicians and actors as casting director, resident director at Stage Entertainment and artistic director at Theater MLab. She taught at CODARTS and Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Besides her artistic work field she is an inspiring coach for artists and loves to see people shine in daily live and on stage.
Jan Kal (1946) is most likely the most productive writer of sonnets in the Dutch language area. He has written more than a thousand sonnets and this number is still growing. In his sonnets he reflects life with humor, timeliness and melancholy. Jan Kal is also active as a translator of poems. His most important publication in this respect is a collection of translated love poems by the Roman poet C. Valerius Catullus. The title of this bundle from 2000 is Let our lives and minuses; The most beautiful love poems. Jan Kal will add another poetic layer to the night with his sonnets, reflecting on the moment. | artistic |
http://wewereyoung.ca/ | 2015-05-28T19:51:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929561.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00246-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947255 | 124 | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-22__0__80360829 | en | WWY - BRAND FILM
We Were Young is a small design studio based deep in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Founded by designer and director Matthew Messiha as a platform for bringing together like minded creatives to produce innovative digital solutions and experiences for a diverse range of clients. We are consistently growing, always taking on new challenges and evolving with technology.
We are always on the lookout for exciting new clients, as well as talented creatives to collaborate with.
Get in touch with us.
Email - [email protected]
Skype - wewereyoungstudio | artistic |
http://rac-fans.deviantart.com/ | 2015-10-09T13:54:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737931434.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221851-00218-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.949085 | 380 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__31175188 | en | This club was founded by Blue-Bird-1494(now BlueBird1994), On December 4th, 2009.
It was made for fans of the Ratchet and Clank series, and everything related to it.
Icon credit goes to CaylePolin for making it. Thanks!
The group was made super by Pharenheit in the past, but is now super again thanks to TheLittleBear, Canon-Bah, and Writer-fromthe-Skies, and of course BlueBird1994!
Just click the Join Group button on the left hand column and you'll be automatically accepted in to the group as a Member
Thanks for reading! Have fun!
After joining, please follow the rules as to submitting artwork to this group and make sure you submit your artwork to the appropriate folder!
For further information on folders and what goes in them, please go to the following journal:
Also, please note that we do NOT accept R&C game screenshots (even if you took them), official game renders, traced and heavily copied drawings of official art (and other artists here unless they gave you permission). People who try to post those will have their deviation declined.
And please, for the love of Orvus submit your work to the CORRECT FOLDERS!
Also make sure your MATURE content is marked as mature, or else it will be declined! (we don't accept R18+ work here though, please read the rules before submitting mature work)
Also, we do NOT accept any harassment against our staff & members, nor do we accept any hate/revenge art towards people & R&C here. Behave in a rude & nasty manner, and you'll be banned from the group.
People who keep ignoring the staff and rules will be kicked out of the group without warning.
Now... have fun! | artistic |
https://www.riograndeur.com/about-us | 2023-03-21T16:50:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943704.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321162614-20230321192614-00787.warc.gz | 0.956733 | 308 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__171987162 | en | About Rio Grandeur
Rio Grandeur pronounced, (Rio Gran-dee-ur) destined for greatness is a lifestyle clothing brand blending French culture and the language of love with a minimalistic American streetwear design. Our mission is to empower the community through words and phrases of affirmation. We believe that through creative design we can unify our community; bringing together all individuals from various walks of life so they can visualize and fulfill their own destiny. No matter where life has set you, understand that we are all capable and worthy of achieving greatness and living life with purpose, because living life without purpose and meaning is a life not lived!
The concept behind Rio Grandeur is to design clothing that speaks for you. Often times we acknowledge the good in others but lose sight of the great within. A key to remind ourselves that even during our most vulnerable and difficult times, there is always someone who wishes they were where you are. Rio Grandeur wants each individual to find out what makes them unique, important, and great so they can continue to encourage one another, teach the youth, and bring hope to those who may see no light at the end of the tunnel.Therefore, our brand aims to spread peace and love while promoting a positive outlook on life, not just through fashion but also through community outreach, education, media, and the arts.
When you wear our clothing it shows that you not only support the movement but also represent your own purpose. With all things you do, continue on your path towards greatness! | artistic |
https://myloveofbooks.wordpress.com/tag/hemingway/ | 2018-07-18T22:12:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590329.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718213135-20180718233135-00307.warc.gz | 0.968718 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__242609930 | en | “Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.
Came across another book today that is an immediate add to the Wishlist.
The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain
No twentieth-century American writer has captured the popular imagination as much as Ernest Heminway. This novel tells his story from a unique point of view — that of his first wife, Hadley. Through her eyes and voice, we experience Paris of the Lost Generation and meet fascinating characters such as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and Gerald and Sara Murphy. The city and its inhabitants provide a vivid backdrop to this engrossing and wrenching story of love and betrayal that is made all the more poignant knowing that, in the end, Hemingway would write of his first wife, “I wish I had died before I loved anyone but her.”
I have a feeling I’ll be pre-ordering this from Amazon. I’m not a fan of Hemingway, but that time period and the people involved captivate me. The section from Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties devoted to Fitzgerald and Hemingway in Paris was fascinating. What an odd friendship. Fitzgerald thought Hemingway to be his best friend and Hemingway had a low opinion of Fitzgerald. Most of the problems seem to stem from Fitzgerald’s alcohol addiction. The Fitzgerald’s both thought Hadley to be a bit frumpy.
It looks to be in the same vein of Nancy Horan’s Loving Frank, which I absolutely adored. I look forward to reading this book. But why I wait until next February? That’s just cruel. | artistic |
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https://wehelpgive.com/journey-journals-unveiling-the-wonders-of-wanderlust/ | 2024-02-23T05:48:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474361.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223053503-20240223083503-00773.warc.gz | 0.901256 | 1,056 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__58145114 | en | Journey Journals: Unveiling the Wonders of Wanderlust– In a world filled with the hustle and bustle of daily life, the allure of exploration and adventure beckons to the wanderer’s soul. Traveling is more than just a leisurely escape; it is a transformative experience that broadens perspectives, ignites creativity, and cultivates a deeper understanding of the world. At the heart of every traveler’s odyssey lies the humble yet powerful tool — the journey journal. In this article, we delve into the wonders of wanderlust through the lens of these personal chronicles that capture the essence of our travels.
The Essence of Wanderlust
Wanderlust, a term derived from German, encapsulates the strong desire to travel and explore the world. It transcends the ordinary, pushing individuals to seek out new landscapes, cultures, and experiences. It’s an insatiable curiosity, a yearning for the unknown, and an acknowledgment that the world is a vast tapestry waiting to be unravelled. But how does one encapsulate the ephemeral beauty of a fleeting moment or the profound impact of a foreign culture? Enter the journey journal.
The Journey Journal: A Canvas of Memories
A journey journal is more than just a collection of scribbles on paper; it is a canvas where memories, emotions, and reflections are artfully woven together. From the rustling leaves of a secluded forest to the bustling markets of Marrakech, every page tells a story. The act of documenting one’s travels is a timeless tradition that transcends generations, providing a tangible link to the past and a cherished keepsake for the future.
Capturing the Details
In a world where photos can be snapped at the touch of a button, the art of journaling may seem archaic to some. However, the tactile act of putting pen to paper creates a connection that goes beyond pixels on a screen. The details, often lost in the whirlwind of modern travel, find a home in the journal. The scent of exotic spices wafting through a Moroccan souk, the intricate architecture of a hidden European alleyway, or the laughter shared with locals in a bustling Asian market — these are the nuances that shape our travel narratives.
Moreover, a journey journal serves as a repository for practical details, from the name of that charming café hidden in the alley to the local turns that led to unexpected discoveries. It becomes a trusted companion, a roadmap through the labyrinth of memories that comprise a journey.
Reflections and Personal Growth
Beyond serving as a record of places visited, a journey journal becomes a space for introspection and personal growth. The act of reflecting on one’s experiences, challenges, and triumphs during a journey fosters a deeper connection with the self. As the pen glides across the pages, insights unfold, lessons are learned, and personal narratives evolve. Travel becomes not only an external exploration but also an internal journey of self-discovery.
Preserving Culture and Tradition
In an era of globalization, where cultural homogenization threatens the uniqueness of individual societies, journey journals become preservers of authenticity. They document the distinct colors of a market stall, the cadence of a local dialect, and the rituals of a time-honored festival. As travelers immerse themselves in diverse cultures, their journals become gatekeepers of tradition, ensuring that the vibrancy and richness of a place are not lost in the passage of time.
Connecting with Others
The sharing of travel experiences has the power to transcend geographical boundaries and cultural differences. Journey journals, when shared with others, become a bridge between worlds. Whether passed down through generations or shared with fellow wanderers in a hostel common room, these journals create a shared tapestry of human experience. They inspire, educate, and foster a sense of global community, one page at a time.
The Digital Age and the Art of Analog
In an age dominated by digital devices, the journey journal stands as a testament to the enduring power of analog pursuits. While smartphones and tablets offer convenience, they often lack the soul-stirring connection that comes with handwriting. The tactile experience of turning a page, the permanence of ink on paper, and the absence of notifications create a space for undistracted reflection.
Moreover, the vulnerability of a physical journal adds an element of authenticity to the narrative. Coffee stains from a quaint café in Paris or a smudge of desert sand from an African safari become cherished relics that enhance the storytelling.
In the fast-paced rhythm of contemporary life, the journey journal remains a timeless companion for those who seek the wonders of wanderlust. It is a treasure trove of memories, a canvas for creativity, and a mirror reflecting the transformative power of travel. In a world that often measures success in milestones, the journey journal reminds us that the true measure of a life well-lived is not in the destination but in the stories written along the way. So, let the pen dance, the ink flow, and the pages unfold as you embark on the endless adventure of capturing the wonders of wanderlust in your very own journey journal. | artistic |
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http://kevsworld.3brew.com/attractions-reviews/chapel-of-the-holy-cross/ | 2020-02-26T19:37:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146485.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20200226181001-20200226211001-00536.warc.gz | 0.97593 | 506 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__19839594 | en | Chapel Of The Holy Cross, Sedona Arizona. Colleen has been wanting to visit here for a long time and we ended up in a park, Distant Drums in Camp Verda Arizona, only twenty minutes from this famous structure. We took off in the morning and headed up the 179, a beautiful winding road going through some spectacular mountain countryside.
We topped one small crest and there it was, the Chapel, nestled among the beautiful mountains. We found the road to go in, stopped for a couple of pics at the bottom then went up. It was quite a site and you felt comfortable, at peace as you walked around. There is no charge to walk around but they do accept donations to the Church, which we happily did, and they have a nice gift shop downstairs. They were all so nice, they even provided cart rides for those who could not walk up the steep hill to get there.
A little history (from Wikipedia) :
The chapel was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, who had been inspired in 1932 by the newly constructed Empire State Building to build such a church. After an attempt to do so in Budapest, Hungary (with the help of Lloyd Wright, son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright) was aborted due to the outbreak of World War II, she decided to build the church in her native region.
Richard Hein was chosen as project architect, and the design was executed by architect August K. Strotz, both from the firm of Anshen & Allen. The chapel is built on Coconino National Forest land; the late Senator Barry Goldwater assisted Staude in obtaining a special-use permit. The construction supervisor was Fred Courkos, who built the chapel in 18 months at a cost of US$300,000. The chapel was completed in 1956.
The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. In the sculptor’s words, “Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all men and be a living reality.”
In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona.
For those who may happen to be in this area, this is a well worth trip and quite the site to behold. | artistic |
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I've done my best with this online portfolio and catalog to showcase each piece in a visually honest way that conveys the spirit of the work and gives the viewer an accurate representation. Even so, there are bound to be differences between the way you imagine the art to look and the way it looks in real life.
If you decide to forgo a studio visit and would like to buy a piece through my online store, please be aware that I do not offer refunds. If you're unsure about a purchase in any way, please contact me to schedule a phone meeting. I can answer detailed questions and send you more images to help you feel more confident.
I will have the work insured against damage or loss in the shipping process, but I don't accept returns of pieces that have been handled and repackaged. If you receive a piece with damaged packaging, you may file a claim against UPS. Once you remove the piece from the shipping carton, it's yours.
Shipping prices include the cost of insurance, packaging materials, plus a handling fee.
Prices are for US ground shipping only. Please contact me directly for shipping outside of the mainland US. Together we'll determine the means and cost of shipping based on your location and assess any duty fees.
A few things about copyright:
Exclusive copyrights to the physical work continue to belong to me post-sale and cannot be transfered without written consent, according to US copyright law. This includes altering the work, commercial use of the physical piece or reproductions of the work, or publication of the work that doesn't include proper attribution to the artist. I reserve the right to require that any repairs to the work should be done by myself unless I approve otherwise. Copyright does not change upon resale of the work. I reserve the right to be informed should the work be resold and to claim a fair resale royalty.
All content in this website, including all images, writing, design and code, belongs 100% to me.
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Grey Saturn is a Canadian Electronic music record producer, DJ, songwriter and musician who produces a style of Electronic music which is a conglomerate of Electro House, Synth Wave, and Trap. Being heavily influenced by ‘80s pop and glam rock/metal, he describes his sound as modern music with a nostalgic or retro feel.
In the past year, Grey Saturn has co-produced, directed and edited his The Encounter 5-part music video series, which have gathered over 430K views on YouTube and FaceBook, while his self-animated music video, The Beatzeria, earned him an IMA nomination for “Best Short Form Music Video.” He was also recently nominated for a WCMA Award for “Best Electronic Artist of the Year” for his debut album The Encounter that was released on December 15, 2017. His creative endeavors also include doing his own animation and designing all of his own artwork and album covers.
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http://www.jimmymcgrathphoto.com/ | 2017-04-24T13:07:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119361.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00428-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.980121 | 584 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__210103290 | en | The art of photography is so common place in the modern world that it is hard to think of a time when it did not exist. Photography is the process of recording pictures by capturing light on either a film or an electronic sensor. Photography has undergone many changes through the years and has now reached a point in its evolution where it is affordable and available absolutely everywhere.
The traditional method of film photography was the only one available up until 1990; this is when the first digital camera was born and unveiled commercially to the public. Now digital cameras are definitely the standard and the process they use of recording light on to an electronic image sensor is how the vast majority of photographs are made. Film photography is still widely used however, and is the preferred method with many professional and artistic photographers.
The word ‘photography’ originates from a French word that is in turn based on the Greek words for ‘light’ and ’stylus’. This gives us a deeper meaning of photography as a combination of two factors, the input or light from the world and the medium or stylus of technology that captures it. Light patterns that are reflected or emitted from objects in the world are streamed through a photographic lens during a timed period of exposure. Exposure is the total amount of light allowed on to the recording medium and is measured in lux seconds.
Photography has had many specific uses throughout its history. While it has been used in the past to study movement and act as a means of surveillance, it is now most often a means of entertainment and a tool of socialisation. Especially since the advent of digital cameras and their relative affordability, photography has now become an integrated part of many peoples lives. Digital camera technology has combined with mobile phone technology to provide consumers with a highly intergrated and accessible device.
While digital is the most prevalent, there are still many other types of photography in use as well. Black and white photographs were the original kind and even dominated long after colour film was available. Today, black and white or monochrome photography is still widely used for artistic and commercial reasons. Colour photography began in the mid 1800’s, and while it had troublesome beginnings, it did become the most used photographic type for the next century. A few other types of photography exist such as ultraviolet and infrared; these types capture a broader spectrum of waves and are predominantly used for technical and scientific purposes.
Photography has become a huge industry in the 20th and 21st centuries, it is used for everything from advertising to documenting wildlife and fashion shows. Photography as an art form has also taken off in recent decades and is now a regular at art shows and galleries around the world. When these two styles of commercial and artistic are joined with modern trends of photography for entertainment and social archiving, it is easy to understand why photography has become such an important tool in the modern world. | artistic |
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https://vincentvanblog.nl/en/tutorial-drawing-a-realistic-eye/ | 2024-04-18T06:50:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817200.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418061950-20240418091950-00598.warc.gz | 0.950047 | 3,016 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__107302440 | en | How to draw an eye?
For this blog post I thought it would be nice to go back to the basics of portrait drawings: the eyes. You can also see this blog as an addition to Annelies’ article, namely: how do I start drawing portraits? In this article, we focus on what really makes a face expressive: the eyes. They are not called ‘mirror of the soul’ for nothing.
For this tutorial I used the following reference photo:
The photo is quiet, front-sided, fairly sharp and without too much make-up.
For this tutorial I used the following materials:
- Mechanical pencils: HB 0.7 mm, 1B 0.3 mm and 2B 0.5 mm
- Erasing: Faber Castell pencil eraser and Tombow mono eraser
- Signo uniball fineliner
- Canson Bristol paper
- Blending products: stumpers, cotton swabs and tissues
Even though there are many art materials available, after more than 10 years of drawing, I found out that the materials listed above work the best for me. These are the materials that I use for every black and white portrait. I definitely recommend using similar materials. Especially thick paper, a mechanical pencil and a gum pencil will give a lot of improvement in your drawings. On thick paper you can build more layers, and with a mechanical pencil and a pencil eraser you can work much more detailed because of their thin points.
We divide the process of drawing an eye into four parts:
- The eye itself
- The skin
- The eyelashes
- The eyebrow
Step 1: The alignment and shape of the eye and the eyebrow
A drawing actually consists of two parts: sketching and coloring. It is therefore important that you have the basis sketch on paper first. Try to trace your reference picture as a kind of coloring picture for yourself. Ask yourself: ‘Which lines are important and will I use during the process of coloring?’ It is mainly about the base: the eyelid, the tear duct, the pupil, the iris, the eyebrow shape and the highlights. The highlights in the eye are usually a reflection of light from the environment (such as a window). Often you can see some eyelash hairs as a shadow that block the light. For the sketch it is useful to use an HB-2B pencil so that you do not make the lines too dark, as you also do not want the sketch to be visible in the end.
Step 2: Coloring the pupil
If you are satisfied with your sketch, you can start to colorize after erasing unnecessary lines. I always work from the inside out because you can apply corrections even better if necessary (especially the proportions). Color the iris carefully tight and dark. You get the best result by working in layers. Color the iris, wipe the pigment with a stumper and color another layer over it. Continue until it is evenly dark gray. It is important that you do not fill in the reflections with pigment already. If these remain white you will eventually get a much nicer contrast and a shiny effect. The coloring of the pupil can be done with a softer pencil. I use 2B myself but as long as you work softly and in layers you can also use up to a 6B pencil.
Step 3: Shaping the iris
The iris is an area with a lot of depth and details. Both dark and light shades are close together. It is therefore important to have gray as your basic tone. Later on you can draw over dark areas and erase light details. Personally, I achieve the softest colored result using a stumper. So actually you fill in the iris with the graphite that is still on your stumper (mine are always dirty). To make sure that your stumper does not leave any nasty stains, I first wipe off the first layer of graphite that is still on, on a loose sheet of paper. I always color with my stumper by making circular movements. Continue until your iris is evenly light gray. Do not forget to keep your highlights in your iris and pupil white.
Step 4: Drawing lines in the eye and accentuating the forms of the iris
The edge around the iris is almost always darker than the rest of the eye because of shadows and a higher density of structures in the eye. At the top of the iris (against the eyelid) there is almost always a shadow present. We are now going to draw extra shadows over the iris that we have just colored. To build up solid saturations for your shadows, I will advise to work in layers and to use a soft pencil (2B-4B). You apply the shadow with gentle sketching movements while pressing the pencil on your paper. This gives you a nice blended effect with nice contrast.
Furthermore, we will work on the lines in the iris. They scatter out of the pupil like a kind of sun, as well as from the edge of the iris. It is important that you draw different lines. Think of thin and thick lines but also light and dark lines. This gives a more realistic appearance. Build up the lines again. Spontaneous sketching lines often look more realistic than very straight lines.
Step 5: Blending lines and shadows
To make everything look nice and smooth, we will blend everything softly. For this you can use both a stumper and a cotton swab. You will see that some dark lines become more blurred. This can be fixed by re-drawing certain lines. As you may notice, we are drawing in layers again. There are no guidelines for how many layers are needed. This is a matter of continuing until you see a nice contrast, but everything also nicely overlaps. I usually need two to three layers (blending – drawing – blending – drawing – blending – drawing).
Step 6: Adding highlights
The nicest thing to do is to add the highlights by using a pencil eraser. This makes the eye so much more lively. Many people are always surprised that you can do so much by erasing. Erasing is actually the same as drawing for me. The only difference is that you create lines by removing graphite on your paper instead of adding graphite to your paper. You get the best result by working as precise as possible. This is possible with a pencil eraser or a Tombow mono eraser.
By looking carefully at your reference photo, you determine what kinds of shapes are present in the eye. Sometimes the lines are nicely located next to each other but eyes can also have more comples iris patterns. All eyes are different. Again, you get the best result again by gently, but precisely, erasing it. Often, I put more pressure at the beginning of a line so that it flows nicely into the rest of the iris. To create round shapes, I make a dotting motion. I repeat this until the spot becomes light enough.
Step 7: adding the final shadows in the iris
Now that you have many highlights you will see that your eye looks a lot more realistic but also has become a lot lighter. To create a beautiful contrast, you move your pencil one more time along the darkest shadows and the sharpest edges. For example, it is nice to have a dark shade next to a white shape so that it becomes even more striking and conveys depth. Erasing and drawing shadows over it can be repeated several times until you are satisfied. You work here again with layers.
Step 8: Working out the big highlights
It is now time to work out the big highlights. This is the great reflection of light that you can see in the eye. This can be one reflection but it can also be multiple. The eyelashes can often be seen in a reflection. This is because eyelashes prevent the light from shining in the eye. This is especially true if the reflection is high on the eye. We will focus on drawing the eyelashes later on.
Step 9: adding super highlights with a white gel pen
If you like it, you can also make the lightest spots and lines in the iris stand out even more by adding highlights with a white gel pen. I always use the signo uniball for this step.
The eyeball and the skin:
Step 1: Shaping the eyeball
The eyeball is never completely white. If this were to be the case, this would look flat and unrealistic. Because it is a ball, there is almost always a shadow around the edges of the eye and light falls in the middle. Build this very gently with a 2B pencil and wipe it inwards. I do this again by working in layers. The light on the eyeball can eventually be made more visible by erasing.
Step 2: The shades of the skin
There is always shade around the eye. It is therefore important to look carefully at your reference photo. Which parts are the darkest and where does the light fall? Often light falls on the eyelid and on the tear duct and there is a shadow under the eyebrow and under the eye. In order to build up all the shadows as evenly as possible, we work again in layers. Because you do not want to make spots in the skin, everything stays clean by blending with clean tissues or cotton swabs. I often use a B or 2B pencil for this.
As a finishing touch, it is nice to erase small highlights with a pencil eraser (you often find small points of light; for example, from pores or hair follicles). I do this often by making dotting movements. Keep it subtle.
For hairs, it is the best to use a very sharp pencil. I always use my 5mm 2B mechanical pencil. With a mechanical pencil you can work in much more detail and more beautifully mimic the shape of hair. Pay attention to each individual hair, especially with the eyelashes.
Below I will give some useful tips using illustrations:
Important to the eyelashes is that they are banana-shaped hairs and therefore certainly not straight lines. When we look at the origin and the course of the eyelashes, we see that a hair never grows straight up from the hair follicle as people often draw. Eyelashes first grow slightly forward and then grow upwards. The farther the eyelashes stand out, the more you look at it as a side view and the more bent they are. Below I will show an example:
The incorrect but widely used way:
The correct way:
Eyelashes from different views:
Eyelashes are the thickest at the origin and become thinner towards the end. This is why you put the most pressure at the origin and less at the end of the eyelash.
An eyelash drawn by putting the same pressure everywhere or by gradually reducing the pressure.
Make your eyelashes more realistic by varying in length and thickness. All eyelashes do have a different lenght. Often, I start with a few long lashes and I use the smaller thinner hairs to fill everything up.
Eyelashes also overlap. Take a good look at your own lashes.
Step 1: Determine the direction of the eyelashes.
Start by drawing a number of long eyelashes spread over the lash line to determine the direction and curve. After that, it is easier to place the other lashes in between.
Step 2: Completion
If we have drawn a few hairs that indicate the direction in each area we can draw more lashes in between them. Do not forget that the direction and bending is a guideline. There are always lashes between them that do not run perfectly. Play with length, thickness and direction.
Step 3: Small eyelashes
We fill the lash line even more by drawing small hairs. They often stick to other eyelashes. Keep this in mind.
With eyebrows a lot is the same as with the eyelashes. Eyebrow hairs are also thicker at the origin and end in a sharp point.
Step 1: The alignment
Normally this step would be: ‘drawing the outline’ but we have already done this at in the beginning of this tutorial.
Step 2: Basic color
Color the alignment shape very light gray. This provides a nice base for adding hairs later on and making it whole.
Step 3: Hair direction
Start as with the eyelashes with a few eyebrow hairs in each area. Look carefully at the hair direction. At the start, the hairs run from the bottom to the top, then horizontally and on the outside more from the top to the bottom.
Step 4: Completion
Fill your eyebrow with hair. Keep track of the origin and the direction, but do not be afraid to keep variation. Especially in men, we see that the hairs run in random directions. A neat and predictable eyebrow hair pattern looks unrealistic. So keep track of the growth direction per zone but also play something with some hairs.
Step 5: Blending
To make the eyebrow a little less rough, I often go over it with a stumper. Also here I recommend to work in layers as some hairs will fade when you start blending. Continue blending and drawing until you have found a nice balance between softness and contrast.
Step 6: Finishing touch
If everything is neatly on paper and you are satisfied with the eyebrow, it’s time to zoom in. Are there dark spontaneous hairs that you have forgotten? Are there some extra highlights to be found? In most cases there is sometimes some light glimmering on some hairs. You can replace the hairs in a few places with some erased lines. This way, your eyebrow gets so much extra depth.
This is my end result:
- Use thick paper, a sharp pencil and a sharpened eraser with a sharp tip (pencil eraser, tombow eraser)
- Only start coloring when you are completely satisfied with your sketch
- Work in layers by gently leaving graphite on your paper every time, blending it and then applying details with a pencil or an eraser. Repeat this several times for the most blended and realistic effect.
- Notice that erasing is also actually drawing. Play with your pencil eraser and you will see endless possibilities!
- Practice drawing hair on a another sheet of paper or practise in your sketchbook. Find out which way works best for you.
This blog has become a bit longer than expected. I hope you learned something from it. Please show your results because I am very curious! | artistic |
https://www.innerworldsmusic.com/html/prodinfos/14merlin_heart_reiki.html | 2022-08-14T00:06:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00229.warc.gz | 0.895186 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__39276708 | en | |An extended version of the popular ReikiLight Touch, remastered and produced as one long session, this is perfect music to accompany a Reiki treatment, a massage or any other bodywork session.
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http://coastalhg.com/In-the-Garden/a-garden-evolution.html | 2018-07-21T04:01:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592309.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721032019-20180721052019-00519.warc.gz | 0.959689 | 1,775 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__92801192 | en | A Garden Evolution
One couple’s garden unfolds room by room
Some country gardens bring to mind a vision of cheery flowers in bountiful beds or borders, but Jill and Dan Sczepanski’s one-acre garden in Rowley, Massachusetts, unveils its style and beauty room by room. The progression through these spaces is so structured and so unexpected that you have to move slowly to absorb the full impact of what you see.
“Things are there to be discovered,” Jill says about the garden’s design. “You don’t want to show a garden off all at once. It’s your experience in the garden that counts.”
For 30 years, the Sczepanskis have nurtured their garden, expanding and transforming a barren yard into a showpiece of connecting, formal and informal outdoor rooms, each with a different function in the landscape. Spaces include a stunning formal entry, pool, patio, fountain area, teahouse, woodland memorial garden, English garden folly, and seating areas set in borders and beds filled with shrubs and flowers. They design, hardscape, and maintain the garden themselves.
Dan is a banker and Jill recently retired from a career in clinical laboratory sales to paint, create ceramics, and offer garden coaching and design services. “My husband and I are creative, and we’ve worked in jobs that box us in,” she says. “The garden was necessary for us, like air to breathe.” Dan’s particular strength and passion is hardscaping—he is a carpenter and craftsman, using skills he learned from his father. “Dan knows how to connect the inside of a structure with the outside. Whenever he builds something, he believes it’s important to build something that will last beyond our lifetimes. The sense of creating a garden to last is important to us. We’re visitors here for a while, but the structure of the landscape will be here for a long time.”
The couple moved to Rowley when Jill was expecting the first of their two daughters, Sarah and Anna. “The garden ebbs and flows like our lives,” Jill says. “Some of it was planned, some was intuitive.” The house, built in 1900, had been vacant for a year and the old landscape could not be salvaged. The couple’s first garden room was a patio outside the back door with gravel floor, peaked white lattice arbor leading to the main lawn, and stone walls made of rocks saved from an abandoned fishpond on the property. A small boxwood-enclosed parterre followed the patio, then a swimming pool screened from the rest of the yard. Brick pavers surround the pool, forming discreet sitting areas that alternate with beds of shrubs and small flowering trees. An orchard and shade, woodland, and formal gardens came later, along with a teahouse and an English storybook cottage, each in a distinctive landscape. A new vegetable garden is on its way.
Dan built the picturesque cottage as a playhouse for the girls when Sarah was five and Anna, three. He had a pile of lumber delivered to the main house and started building with no plans to guide him. “Early on we were influenced by visits to Old Town and ’Sconset on Nantucket, as well as ‘visits’ we made to English and French gardens via coffee table books,” Dan says. The cottage door opens into a small but comfortable living room; up a tiny flight of stairs is a bedroom with a balcony offering stunning views of the surrounding landscape, including a tiered fountain, a woodland garden, and the central lawn, all connected to the cottage by various paths.
“I remember reading that a garden isn’t a garden without a path. That comment stayed with me,” says Dan, who did landscape construction and maintenance jobs in college. “A path takes you on a journey through the garden; it pulls you through the different rooms and spaces, winding and twisting and making you wonder what’s around the next turn. We most definitely needed a path.” The Sczepanski’s paths vary from straight and wide to narrow and curving. Each has a focal point at the end to entice you forward—a fountain, a glimpse of sculpture, a planted urn, or a structure through which you can see another garden room.
Over time, the couple acquired land abutting their house. They purchased a lot behind their property on which they intended to install an informal woodland garden. The stones Dan ordered for this shady area were delivered September 11, 2001, transforming this informal space into a memorial for the victims of 9/11, a deceased uncle, and their dogs Booka and Dahlia. Next to the house, they bought a second lot where a lavish formal entry garden now flourishes.
As in any formal layout, design elements are identical on either side of an imaginary line drawn down the plan’s center from a particular point of view. Symmetry creates a feeling of stability in a garden plan. In the Sczepanski’s entry, matching black urns on pedestals flank low black gates. Just beyond the gates in the center of the garden is a circular bed with a similarly symmetrical design, composed of a tall central urn ringed by roses and enclosed by a short boxwood hedge.
But that is where symmetry ends. The plantings display Jill’s delight in color and texture. Massed arborvitaes on either side of the gates provide a solid green backdrop for the urns, beyond which the foliage of trees and shrubs in tints of green, gold, and purple interweaves.
The circular path in the center branches off to a dark green teahouse decorated with comfortable wicker furniture. The teahouse overlooks a large, open lawn. In high school, their daughters’ friends would come over for band rehearsals on the lawn, and the family still enjoys clambakes and summer parties there. The teahouse, built from leftover wainscoting Dan had used on a kitchen project, has a window on the back wall. Even in that detail, the couple kept the design in mind. Instead of installing glass in the window, they used mirrored panes to reflect the colorful mixed border across the lawn.
The garden develops successive waves of color from spring to fall. In spring, the front of the house shines with masses of blooming tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and Siberian and bearded irises. By summer, hot-hued daylilies and other perennials flower in sunny borders and in beds near trees and shrubs. Fall transforms the leaves of deciduous trees to shades of red, yellow, orange, and purple. To keep the beauty of autumn fresh in her mind, Jill collects fallen leaves, which inspire her ceramic designs.
In winter, the garden’s structured, connected plan keeps the landscape alive. Abundant evergreen shrubs and trees accent beds, borders, and paths. Many of these woody plants are topiaries pruned into neat cones, mounds, and hedges, lending vertical interest to the garden even under a thick layer of snow. Jill uses some of the prunings for Christmas decorations and collects seedpods and dried grasses from the beds to include in her arrangements.
Jill, a founder of the Great Marsh Garden Club of Rowley, studied design with the Garden Club Federation of America and is a landscape design consultant with the Massachusetts council. She says the courses she took helped her refine her own garden’s design. Time spent in both her garden and several civic gardens also gave her valuable knowledge that she has applied to her own property. She and Dan are generous with their time and knowledge and like others to enjoy what they create. “The garden is not a possession; it’s an expression, and one of our joys is sharing it,” says Jill, who offers aspiring gardeners three tips for an effective landscape design:
• When designing a new garden, install the hardscape, trees, and shrubs before the flowers.
• Before you buy a plant, always research its height and width at maturity so you can visualize its effect in the garden.
• When placing garden sculptures and ornaments, look at possible locations from different points of view to ensure the best position. | artistic |
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- Add depth and detail to skies in landscape photography
- Bring warmth and enhance the sun in photos
- Transform photos and add an all-new sky in seconds – also includes Water Reflections
Technical Details and System Requirements
- MacOS 10.13.6 or later | artistic |
https://blueprintbusinesssolutionscorp.com/establish-valuable-brand-design/ | 2023-09-22T01:48:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506320.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922002008-20230922032008-00591.warc.gz | 0.943254 | 728 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__5785098 | en | Determining your creative brand can be difficult and laborious to start with. If you are a startup company trying to establish an effective label or a business facing a transition phase for revamping, then you can start visualizing now or bring creative minds on board to materialize such goals. The brand will serve as the face of your business in building relationships with the target audience. Hence, it will play as the touchpoint for consumers looking for the right product or service.
As mentioned earlier, establishing a brand is not an easy-peasy task. It should comprise all the essential elements including how it would convey the message and the way it represents your business objectives overall.
Here is a quick snapshot of how you can bring out an effective concept for your ideal brand.
- Connect with Creative Vision – You don’t have to face an empty painting canvas to design your ideal brand. To start out a productive brainstorming process, one must consider all the professional aspects of the business and let it intersect with your artistic vision. Think about the people who can see your brand; how do you think they would react to it? Do you think your industry niche would fit on your innovative and whimsical vision? Or should it be formal and less dramatic to uphold consistency and formality? The verdict? — it’s up to you.
- Build the Character – Perhaps you just have your long list of aesthetic ideas and have also formulated the ideal concept it should in. Now it’s time for you to develop the persona and make an objective judgment that would fit the business niche. Look at it in a marketing approach; do you think it will work on your future audience? Will it be appropriate to become extra on the structure and rule out the conventional design? Don’t be afraid to be meticulous in the process. It is crucial for you to do so, in order to establish a sound decision.
- Understand the Design Elements – Design aesthetics are dynamic and modifying. There are constant tweaks here and there just to conform with the audience standards. With this, you have to think about the minor detail elements of your proposed brand and look at how it would play in the digital culture and prospect consumers alike. Do you aim to establish a minimalistic yet sleek design or you wish to rehash a classic style by incorporating the scope of fonts, color symmetry, and overall design structure? Though you can do your own research or get insights from a professional marketing practitioner.
- Finalize and Get Feedback – In this phase, culminating the right judgment can be done with the right people — especially in the company. There might be certain aspects you overlooked during the creative process that can be added to make your branding more effective and widespread. You get to see the bigger picture and possible roadblocks you will encounter in the future for the best of the brand. Thus, to make sure the design is not replicated or subconsciously duplicated from those existing ones. The main objective of creating a brand design is to make it unique and outstanding in the eyes of people.
Establishing the right brand and thinking about its possible receptions is overwhelming. But the creative process should not be pressure, to begin with. It will take time to determine your goals and how you can leverage creativity to succeed. The most important thing here is to make your business brand resonating with the right audience — aesthetically and practically — to make marketing initiatives both effective and efficient. Also, the creative process must be an exciting and rejuvenating experience — not a heavy burden. So get off your anxiety from your chest and be creative! | artistic |
https://twopsychologiststalk.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/music-memory-and-therapy/ | 2023-02-04T09:24:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500095.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20230204075436-20230204105436-00286.warc.gz | 0.968625 | 1,037 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__139110406 | en | The power of music is undeniable. Just a few lines in a song can transport us back to a particular time, place, and event in our lives. Research shows that those suffering dementia or traumatic brain injury who listen to familiar music from their past have triggered long, lost memories. This relationship between music and memory has already been used with dementia patients but has continued to spur new research. These researchers are now working to better understand how music and memories support the therapeutic effect.
As a young teenager, song lyrics and poetry helped to heal me and give me a voice. For some friends it was about the guitars, drums, keyboards. For me it was the words. To this very day, as a senior who more often has memory gaps, I can sing lyrics from decades old songs. What is it about music that seems to stay with us and can automatically place us in a time machine, retrieving vivid feelings and memories from days gone by?
When working with young people in counselling sessions, I have observed music aid in the release of emotions that may otherwise have remained buried deep inside. Somehow music seems to illicit the feelings that words cannot. Music moves us in ways like no other and has always been present in the most poignant times of our lives.Whether it be our happiest moments of celebration, like birthdays, weddings, graduations, or our darkest moments at funerals in the loss of a loved one music is always there. Music always seems to be an identifier in our lives, marking a particular event or moment in time.
When examining the impact music plays in our lives, it is important to have a basic understanding of the brain and memory.The hippocampus and neocortex are crucial areas of the brain when we examine memory. As mentioned previously, it is not always easy to retrieve certain memories and we may literally be at a loss for words. It appears that the structure of a song, along with the melody and rhythm of the words help to evoke images that stay with us. These songs appear to provide a conduit for the memory. As early as kindergarten we teach children their A,B, Cs , prayers, and stories via rhyme and song. Lyrics or song is a vehicle that not only aids the transmission of memories but also seems to illicit strong feelings. So why is it that music often allows us to access these strong feelings?
When researchers examine memory, they identify two very different kinds of memory: explicit and implicit memory. Explicit memory is a very deliberate type of memory in which we very consciously attempt to retrieve information. It often occurs when we are sharing stories.We may ask ourselves specific questions about a particular event in time to try and narrow down the details. “Was that my first year of university? Who was my roommate? Was that the year we went to Boston? What movie did we see?” On the other hand, implicit memory tends to be unintentional and sometimes come up when we least expect it. It is often precipitated by a smell or a sound, such as the smells from a walk in the woods or listening to a song from your past.
Implicit memory appears to come from a different part of the brain and is sometimes referred to as unconscious memory or automatic memory. We remember past experiences without ever thinking about them. Memories that are stimulated by music most often come from a time in our lives as teenagers or young adults where music had great significance with where we were in our lives and in fact seemed to be the sound track of our lives. In psychology this is referred to as the “reminiscence bump” where we remember more from late adolescence and early adulthood than any other stage of our lives. As we age, we tend to harken back to our youth when everything was new and fresh. Researchers have theories regarding the reason why we remember more from this period in our lives, most common being the brain’s ability to transcribe novel information more than the day to day mundane ones. However, there are still not enough studies to confirm this theory. That being said, we do know that with Alzheimer patients it is usually the explicit memory that is most impacted. It appears that it is the implicit memory being activated when listening to generational music.
Though we still do not have enough research based evidence regarding the impact of music on our brains and how it relates to memory, and therapy, I believe the research we do have and even anecdotal evidence points to the importance of music in our lives. Music produces endorphins that help us to relax and provide a temporary escape from the day to day stressors of our lives. Music can give a voice to people who may feel they do not have one. Music can move us to access the deepest part of our souls and memories from bygone days. Music can make us laugh, and music can make us cry. Music can help to calm and heal. Music is an accessible and viable tool that we all need in our tool box. Hopefully, as more study and research is done in this area, the better able we will be understand and use music in our day to day lives and in our counselling spaces. | artistic |
https://www.earthimagegallery.com/Background | 2020-04-06T13:14:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00240.warc.gz | 0.925286 | 996 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__99323655 | en | Photography has been one of my hobbies since I was a teenager. As a professional earth scientist I have been travelling, working and living in many countries around the world. In combination with my passion for the “great outdoors”, in particular mountain hiking, this has offered many opportunities to pursue my photographic interests.
For over 40 years I have been using Nikon and Canon (d)SLRs. Currently I am mainly using full-frame cameras such as the Nikon D800 and D600/610, with a limited number of professional (zoom)lenses, plus Sony's RX100 Mark V high-end compact camera. Using quality photographic equipment with large size sensors is important, since these offer a higher dynamic range and markedly higher signal-to-noise ratio, and thus give visibly better results, especially in landscape photography and low-light environments.
However, the photographer creates the image - the camera is merely the tool to capture the scene. Given the major improvements in camera technology, the critical factor is rarely the camera equipment used. Instead, an evocative image often reflects the alignment of the photographer's mind and the subject. In my experience, the critical factors for a memorable photo are (a) the subject - being somewhere special at the right time in terms of light (early morning and late afternoon are the 'golden hours'), (b) creativity, in particular regarding composition, and (c) patience to wait for the right moment or conditions.
Photography offers a life-long opportunity for learning, not just in terms of imaging techniques, but in particular about the fascinating celestial body we live on - Planet Earth.
Earth and the surrounding atmosphere display an immense variety of continuously changing and evolving shapes, forms, colours and hues at all scales - a true 'Terra Magica'.
Big three-dimensional features on Planet Earth, ranging from very slowly evolving mountains and landscapes to fleeting objects such as clouds and waves, constitute wonderful photographic subjects. The challenge is to capture the essence of such large spatial objects in the two-dimensional world of photography. I try to put a personal perspective on my subjects, e.g. through repeated observations under different circumstances such as changing weather and light conditions.
Exploring our 'Terra Magica' with a camera and a creative state of mind is a fascinating way to enjoy nature in all its forms. Taking the time to make photographs slows down the pace, concentrates the mind, and helps one appreciate the surroundings more - often leading to observations and/or small discoveries which otherwise would have been missed.
The images featured on this website hopefully provide inspiration for your next activities, travels and/or photographic exploits, or trigger a desire to know more about a certain country, location or subject.
About this Website :
My website features a selection of my photographs, covering landscapes, different environments and habitats, people, wildlife and a wide range of other subjects. The galleries are regularly updated with selected new photographs or older images from my digital collection. Images have undergone only limited processing - I like them to be a reliable representation of reality.
My Home page displays a random slideshow of images, plus digital links to five Collections. Each of these Collections contains a series of photo galleries dedicated to a specific theme or subject. At the bottom of the Home page is a Search option - allowing you to do a quick check if a certain country, location, subject or topic is featured on this website.
Within the photo galleries, thumbnails are shown on the left. If there are more pictures than currently displayed, click the < or > buttons or the page navigator below the thumbnails to navigate through the whole gallery. Larger versions of the images are shown on the right, with a caption below.
To view a full-screen slideshow of all images in a particular gallery, simply click the ‘Slideshow’ button in the top right corner. The slideshow can be navigated using the < or > buttons on the screen; alternatively, you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Return to the gallery view by using the X button at the top right, or using the Escape button on your keyboard.
All images on this website are photographs made by Jeroen Peters (Amsterdam, 1958), except the above picture of myself swimming with a manta ray in the partially submerged Monokini volcanic crater in Hawaii which was shot by my son.
Images are copyrighted © Earthfocus by Jeroen Peters, and may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes, in whatever form, without permission. If you are interested in one or more images, you can contact me by e-mail here.
This website is dedicated to the memory of Maria Christodoulou, my beloved wife and enthusiastic travel and hiking partner, together with whom I explored our beautiful planet for more than 37 years, until her untimely death in early 2016. | artistic |
http://mappingback.org/workshop-participants/molly-roy/ | 2018-07-18T12:06:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590169.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718115544-20180718135544-00423.warc.gz | 0.908254 | 154 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__232865211 | en | Molly Roy is a cartographer and artist whose work centers on dynamic, storytelling maps and graphics. She is the head cartographer for Rebecca Solnit’s Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas and a contributing cartographer to Solnit’s Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas. Molly is a cofounder and board member of Guerrilla Cartography, a non-profit producing globally crowd-sourced and crowd-funded atlases. She was a lead editor on both Food: An Atlas and Water: An Atlas, two of Guerrilla Cartography’s most recent works. Molly runs her own mapping business, M. Roy Cartography, and her work can be viewed at mroycartography.com. | artistic |
http://dbtune.org/artists/last-fm/ | 2016-12-04T16:12:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541324.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00230-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.819968 | 217 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__4098500 | en | This service provides an RDF representation of music artists and their similar artists based on the Last.fm API. Last.fm, when available, uses musicbrainz identifiers which allows us to easily inter-link this data with bbc.co.uk/music/artists as well as with dbtune.org/musicbrainz.
This representations is designed using the Music Ontology and MuSim the music similarity ontology.
Starting from a Last.fm artist name:
http://dbtune.org/artists/last-fm/<last-fm artist name>Alternatively (and preferably) you can use a musicbrainz identifier:
For example _the_ Godfather of Soul James Brown has the uri:
http://dbtune.org/artists/last-fm/James%20Brownas well as the musicbrainz-based uri:
The service returns RDF/XML representations.
As usual, all the code running this service is open source and based on Python and CherryPy. | artistic |
https://www.ralphcwilsonjrfoundation.org/ralph-c-wilson-jr-foundation-commits-100m-to-bolster-arts-culture-sustainability-economic-impact-and-access-in-southeast-michigan/ | 2023-09-22T11:31:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506399.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922102329-20230922132329-00645.warc.gz | 0.934364 | 1,614 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__53933028 | en | Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Commits $100M to Bolster Arts & Culture Sustainability, Economic Impact and Access in Southeast Michigan
DETROIT – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced today a $100 million commitment to transform the financial strength and long-term viability of Southeast Michigan’s arts and culture communities through the establishment of an endowment that will support the sector now and forever.
The Wilson Foundation will contribute nearly $60 million over 10 years to establish an endowment at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. This investment will create permanent operational funding streams for 11 of the region’s largest arts and culture institutions that play a critical role as economic drivers. It also includes an annual grant opportunity for additional arts and culture organizations across the region. Once fully funded after 10 years, the endowment will generate approximately $3.75 million in annual payout to permanently support the operations and sustainability of the region’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
To ensure the program has immediate impact on the sector and regional economy, the Wilson Foundation will provide an additional $3.75 million annually over nine years, for a total of $33.75 million, allowing grantmaking to begin in 2022 while the endowment is built.
Finally, the Wilson Foundation is awarding a $5 million capital campaign gift to the Motown Museum, one of the largest gifts to-date for the museum’s $55 million capital campaign.
“We are building upon years of substantial investment by critical public funding streams and philanthropic funders that have helped these institutions become the cultural treasures and economic drivers they are today,” said David Egner, president & CEO, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. “As a regionally focused foundation with a limited life, we saw a unique opportunity to make this significant contribution to impact the region’s quality of life and economy through jobs, tourism and more. We hope this annual operating support will help to strengthen the financial condition of these institutions allowing them to continue to develop creative, audience-centered initiatives that make them more inclusive, welcoming, and accessible places for all.”
Of the $3.75 million in annual funding, a total of $3 million will be dedicated to the following 11 institutions including their annual grant allocation: Arab American National Museum ($100,000 annually); Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History ($300,000 annually); Detroit Historical Society ($200,000 annually); Detroit Institute of Arts ($700,000 annually); Detroit Symphony Orchestra ($700,000 annually); Detroit Zoological Society ($150,000 annually); Holocaust Memorial Center ($100,000 annually); Michigan Opera Theatre ($200,000 annually); Michigan Science Center ($200,000 annually); Motown Museum ($200,000 annually); and The Henry Ford ($150,000 annually).
The overall impact of these gifts is significant as these unrestricted funds can be designated for general operating needs. Each organization will also co-design, in partnership with Community Foundation and national consultants, metrics and benchmarks that support their goals and strategic plans.
The Wilson Foundation is also dedicating $500,000 annually to support other arts and culture nonprofits, primarily of small to medium size, across the seven counties of Southeast Michigan. These funds will be deployed flexibly based on organizational and community needs. The first grants will be awarded by the end of 2022.
“From arts organizations that anchor a neighborhood to ones that anchor a region, these creative businesses make significant contributions to the economic health and growth of communities, and the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis supports this insight with data showing the arts industry as larger than construction, transportation, and agriculture,” said Omari Rush, executive director, CultureSource. “The attention this Wilson Foundation investment gives to wide-ranging arts groups is a beacon of opportunity for any policymaker, philanthropist, or agency looking to drive economic development. It is a provocation to shift narratives from the arts being nice to the arts being essential.”
The remaining $250,000 in annual funding will support permanent capacity at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to manage and operate this endowment and grant program, which includes leading the efforts to advance inclusion and access within the grantees individual operations and the sector. The Community Foundation, together with CultureSource, will launch community conversations to help build capacity for adaptable and inclusive arts organizations. Local arts and culture organizations can sign-up to participate at https://cfsem.org/initiative/wilson-arts-and-culture-investment.
“The vision of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to make such a significant investment in our regional arts and culture organizations is transformational and will serve the residents of southeast Michigan for generations to come,” Mariam Noland, president, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Since its inception in 2015, the Wilson Foundation has paid out more than $540 million in grants, including nearly $100 million within its “Entrepreneurship and Economic Development” focus area. In Southeast Michigan, this has included support for major projects including the New Economy Initiative’s Inclusive Small Business Network Fund, Detroit’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund, Enterprise’s Community Development Organization Fund and more.
“While arts and culture are not specific funding priorities for the Wilson Foundation, the pandemic laid bare the fragile operational health of this critical sector of our economy,” said Eugene Driker, life trustee, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. “Witnessing the subsequent struggles within this sector, the Foundation trustees made the decision to address this broadly with a one-time strategic approach through the lens of our economic development focus area. Consistent with Ralph Wilson’s philosophy of giving, reflected in how he structured his foundation, our aim with this historic gift is to make an immediate and significant impact. We know there is more to be done and hope it will inspire many others to fund operations of cultural organizations across the sector and help further build their endowments.” The mission and administration of the Wilson Foundation’s arts and culture funding program are mirrored in Western New York, its other region of focus, with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo as the managing partner. The following institutions in western New York are receiving endowment grants: Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly, Albright-Knox Art Gallery), Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Zoo, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Explore & More: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor and anchor institutions, National Comedy Center, Shea’s Performing Art Center and The Strong National Museum of Play. Additionally, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and The Strong Museum of Play are each receiving $5 million capital campaign grants.
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is a grantmaking organization dedicated primarily to sustained investment in the quality of life of the people of Southeast Michigan and Western New York. The two areas reflect the devotion of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. to his hometown of Detroit and greater Buffalo, home of his beloved Buffalo Bills NFL team. Prior to his passing in 2014, Mr. Wilson provided that a significant share of his estate be used to continue a life-long generosity of spirit by funding the Foundation that bears his name. Based in Detroit, the Foundation began with a grantmaking capacity of $1.2 billion over a 20-year period, which expires January 8, 2035. This structure is consistent with Mr. Wilson’s desire for the Foundation’s impact to be immediate, substantial, measurable, and overseen by those who knew him best. For more information visit www.rcwjrf.org. | artistic |
http://scrappersinparadise.blogspot.com/2014/09/cricut-artfully-sent-cartridge-now.html | 2018-07-22T07:03:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593051.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722061341-20180722081341-00389.warc.gz | 0.858735 | 1,121 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__17647667 | en | Cricut® CollectionsWe’re delighted to introduce Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® cartridge collections. We’ve worked with Provo Craft to bring you incredible Cricut® cartridges filled with inspiring shapes and projects hand-selected by company founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton. You’ll love how fast and easy it is to cut embellishments, cards, 3-D flowers, gift boxes, and more with the touch of a button. Simply insert the cartridge into your Cricut® machine (sold at retail stores), add your paper, and presto!—perfectly cut shapes appear.
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Complementary Stamp ImagesNumerous My Acrylix™ stamp images in our Idea Book pair wonderfully with images on our Cricut® cartridges. When you see the Cricut® symbol or a stamp image outlined in red in the Idea Book, you will know there’s a matching shape on one of our cartridges. Cut out the coordinating shape with your Cricut® machine using the setting indicated on the stamp’s carrier sheet, then stamp your image on the base shape — quick and simple!
Cricut® Artfully Sent CollectionCardmaking has never been easier or more fun! With our newest Cricut® collection you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is “just because”! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves and pocket cards. Order your Cricut® Artfully Sent collection (Z3017) today.
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Cricut® Artbooking CollectionTake your scrapbooking to never-before-seen levels with the new Cricut® Artbooking collection! With oodles of images in each of 15 layout themes, you can create several coordinating pages for each theme using just two keys and one dial size. Images include accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats—in standard photo sizes!—and more.
The Cricut® keys are optimized for creating 12" × 12" pages in a jiffy. You’ll love creating 10 themed mini books, also optimized for several different sizes using just two keys and one dial size. Celebrate birthdays, new baby, vacations, friends, sports, Halloween, Christmas, and more. When you’re finished cutting, use the coordinating stamp sets and Dimensional Elements shapes to add even more pizzazz! Order your Cricut® Artbooking collection (Z1906) today.
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Cricut® Artiste CollectionThe Cricut® Artiste collection helps you turn everyday events into magical celebrations! The unique cartridge takes creativity to a new level allowing you to cut themed projects and shapes using a single key. Color-coded images in the accompanying booklet indicate shapes that are linked and can be cut using the same size setting for hassle-free layering and assembly. Choosing a themed project is easy with the project reference pictures, and assembling 3-D items is a snap with the separate assembly and folding guide.
With 700 images, you’ll find a themed project for any event, large or small, from Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and Halloween, to occasions like birthdays and baby showers, plus clever motifs like signage, game night, gears, timepieces, awards, and more. Use the three coordinating My Acrylix™ D-size stamp sets to jazz up your Cricut accents, then splash in some Dimensional Elements shapes from the three included sets for added flair! The Cricut® Artiste cartridge makes it easy to create a charming, cohesive project, taking you from crafter to awesome artiste in a flash. Order your Cricut® Artiste collection (Z1790) today
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Cricut® Art Philosophy CollectionOur Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge includes foundational shapes and building blocks that are an essential staple for every crafter. You’ll find versatile geometric shapes, classic brackets, frames, florals, flourishes, borders, fonts, numbers, and more. With 700 images to choose from, it’s the cartridge you’ll buy and never take out of your cutter. Favorite elements include unique gift boxes, elegant doilies, and stunning 3-D rosettes, to name just a few.
You’ll also receive three 12" × 9" sheets of Dimensional Elements shapes, including Mixed Shapes, Tags, and Banners, as well as three exclusive, D-size My Acrylix™ stamp sets featuring sentiments and images—all designed to work together for mixing and matching fun! Order your Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686) today
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https://natashacrain.com/little-songbirds-kids-worship-cd-review-and-giveaway/ | 2022-08-09T08:36:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570913.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809064307-20220809094307-00184.warc.gz | 0.964384 | 802 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__91452985 | en | Today I’m excited to tell you about a worship CD for kids that I received from Little Songbirds. We’ve bought quite a few worship CDs for the kids over time, but many of them never catch on. It seems like we always come back to the same few that they love! When Little Songbirds offered to send me a CD in exchange for my honest review, I was happy to try something new.
In two short weeks, the Little Songbirds CD has become a new family favorite! Here’s a little about why my kids and I are loving this album. They’ve also sent me a CD to give away to a reader and I’ll let you know at the end how you can win!
1. The music is very catchy. This is very important for kids, who typically become connected to the music before the lyrics. My kids quickly embraced these songs and immediately were moved to dance – even my normally stoic 3-year-old son. About half of the 12 songs are Hawaiian in style, which naturally makes you want to get up and have fun! I’ve found myself humming the songs when my kids aren’t even around.
2. It’s different from the other CDs they have. Is it just me or do a lot of kids’ CDs start to sound the same after a while? I feel like if you buy 10 CDs, you are guaranteed to have 9 songs re-creating Noah’s Ark. This CD is highly original and refreshing, especially with the Hawaiian flare.
3. The lyrics, for the most part, are simple AND clear. This is huge for me because I love for the kids to hear the lyrical message as well as the tune itself. I’m often amazed by how complicated the lyrics can be on some kids’ CDs. My kids quickly memorized several of the songs because the lyrics are clearly enunciated, simple and repeated several times. There are a couple of songs that are less clear, but it doesn’t detract from the album overall.
4. The kids who sing complement the songs rather than detract from them. It makes me a little crazy when, on almost every kids’ worship CD, it’s difficult to understand the words the children are singing, despite their good intentions. I love that on this album the kids are involved in just the right way.
5. The message of the songs is impactful. The lyrics of the songs provide a wonderful Christ-centered message that can be the basis for a variety of discussions with your kids (for example, there is a very fun song about what is and what is not a fruit of the spirit). To give some variety to our nightly worship, I’m going to start using the CD this week for both singing and discussion!
You can hear samples of all 12 songs on the Little Songbirds website: http://www.littlesongbirdsmusic.com/music/ The CD is offered in both a physical and digital form. If you are interested, you can buy it here (non-affiliate link): http://littlesongbirds.bigcartel.com/.
How to Enter the Giveaway:
Little Songbirds also sent me a CD to give away to a Christian Mom Thoughts reader! Here is how to enter the drawing (one person will be chosen at random). Leave a comment on this post (not on Facebook!) and tell me: 1) One thing you like about this blog and 2) one topic you would like to see me post about (if you have more than one, I’m all ears!). That’s it! I will do the drawing on Friday and contact you via email if you win. Good luck!
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this CD in exchange for my fair and honest review. | artistic |
https://www.vernonalliance.org/events/cowboy-christmas--217/2023-12-08 | 2023-11-29T03:15:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100047.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129010302-20231129040302-00512.warc.gz | 0.969 | 589 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__104510191 | en | Cowboy Christmas is a delightful mix of song, story, poetry and drama capturing the “Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas”. Rob Dinwoodie and the band will bring you into the Christmas season by playing both new and favourite Christmas songs and carols that you’ve grown to love. Throughout the show a drama will unfold that will transport you to a Christmas in the early years of BC. Jason Armstrong, popular Okanagan DJ, playwright and actor plays the part of Shorty Pringle of the historic Gang Ranch from the Chilcotin. Jason depicts a cabin-fevered cowboy looking for community in the winter of the late 1800s and the Christmas that changed his view of this occasion.
Rob Dinwoodie has been a singer songwriter for almost 4 decades with many venues and shows under his cowboy belt buckle. A cowboy first and singer songwriter second, Rob has entertained folks from around the world as he and his band Open Range have hosted the popular Cowboy Dinner Show at the Historic Okeefe Ranch just north of Vernon. His style ranges from pure western, country, swing with a touch of bluegrass. Rob and Open Range have recorded 2 albums and are working on their newest recording to be released in 2024.
Ken Mather, popular historian, author and cowboy poet will bring cowboy poetry and his special way of sharing the history of the region. Ken has written 6 books on the BC West and has shared the stage with Rob for many years. His poetry and stories will bring back memories of the historic Okanagan Valley and some of his favorite personalities and Christmases past.
What would Christmas be without a fiddle? Anjuli Dynna joins the musical troupe for this Christmas occasion. She has played for the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra as well as in popular bands in the valley. Anjuli will entertain the audience with her mastery of this instrument as she both accompanies and plays some of the old-time favourite Christmas songs. Sing along to these favourites and enjoy the arrangements of songs that have made Christmas the favourite season of the year.
Once again this year net proceeds from Cowboy Christmas are directed to our own Common Threads ministry. “There are so many needy folks in our community and Common Threads really fills that gap physically, emotionally and spiritually. So as folks come they contribute to this important ministry of Vernon Alliance Church “ says Rob Dinwoodie.
Cowboy Christmas is sure to bring back fond memories of Christmas and is sure to be the highlight of your family's Christmas season.
Tickets - $30 – Adults
Students - $15
Tickets at Ticketseller.ca
Use the link to order tickets online. If you prefer to buy tickets in person, Ticketseller is open at the Performing Arts Centre, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. | artistic |
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Learning at the Library – “Bouquets for Every Day”
May 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Brazos County Master Gardener Donna Murray will show how to create “Bouquets for Every Day” with materials from the cutting garden, flower and veggie beds, untidy edges of the yard, and even roadside ditches. Her delightful creations dress up Master Gardener events and are weekly features on the MG Facebook page. Some lucky attendees will take home the arrangements created during the presentation.
The event is open to the public at no charge. | artistic |
http://appna.org/24th-international-meeting-cuba-plus-dominican-republic/ | 2017-10-19T05:10:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823229.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20171019050401-20171019070401-00071.warc.gz | 0.918631 | 2,715 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__190959425 | en | Final Registration Deadline Extended to August 15th.
To register online, please log into your APPNA account at the following link.
You may also register for this meeting by downloading the registration form and returning it with payment to APPNA by mail/fax/email.
Phone: (630) 968-8585 ext. 106
Fax: (630) 968-8677
6414 South Cass Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559
APPNA 24th. International Meeting
Cuba & Santo Domingo
November 11-18, 2017
DAY ONE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11th
Arrival in Havana
• Arrive in Havana at José Martí International Airport and transfer to the hotel.
• Check in hotel.
• Enjoy the unique opportunity to learn about the mysteries of the most famous Cigars in the world by the hand of a Habanos Sommelier. You will learn about the origin, cultivation, processing and final consumption of the product. As a culmination they will enjoy a pleasant tasting of Habanos and their pairing with Cuban coffee thus achieving an exquisite mixture of flavors.
Departure for dinner in Restaurant Café del Oriente, located in Plaza de San Francisco de Asis. Dinner with traditional live band.
Departure to Tropicana to enjoy a great tropical show in this “paradise under the stars” The Cuban culture was forged in a mixture several cultures, fundamentally the Spanish and the African. From there came the roots of their rhythms, their dances and their music. Tropicana Show is a trip through Cuban rhythms and dances from its origins to the present day. Here you will not only enjoy a cultural event but also learn about the island’s musical culture and dance.
Return to Hotel.
DAY 2, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12th
Havana, its history and architecture.
Breakfast in Hotel
Depart to visit Fusterlandia. Discuss the artist’s public art revitalization project and stroll down streets decorated with mosaics, pausing to interact with the locals whose neighborhood has been transformed by the project.
Straight to Old Havana for a walking tour. Enjoy a private tour around old Havana highlighting the main historic plazas: Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza de San Francisco and Plaza Vieja. During the tour, you will be able to exchange with their residents and learn about how the city was founded and developed, as well as how Cubans live today.Then cross the tunnel of Havana to enjoy a Panoramic visit to Morro Castle.
Lunch at La Divina Pastora, a place where not only you will enjoy a tasty meal, but also enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the city, as well as the calm waters of the entrance of the Bay of Havana.
Peruse Almacenes de Depósito San José, a giant arts and crafts market, and interact with artists and practice your haggling for those final mementos. For those who want to return to the hotel to freshen up and get ready for the night, a 15-minute transfer service will be provided between 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm.
Enjoy a dinner with music hosted by the Ambassador of Pakistan to Cuba at his residence. Here you will have the opportunity to exchange with the Ambassador of Pakistan on the island, and learn about the influence of Pakistani culture in Cuba. In addition, they will know about Cuba seen from the eyes of the Ambassador. Dinner on the pool and performance by Salsa band.
Return to hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13th
The countryside and its beautiful landscapes, flora & fauna.
Breakfast in Hotel
Departure to visit Las Terrazas, a rural experience of sustainable development located within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve that occupies a natural area of about 5 thousand hectares. The territory enjoys numerous landscape values, mountain ranges and narrow valleys refreshed by rivers and streams with beautiful waterfalls that mix with profuse evergreen forests of characteristics similar to the rainforests. Here you will have the opportunity to exchange with residents, and learn about their customs and way of life. Arrival at Villa Soroa where you will enjoy a Walking tour to a ceiba tree, the most ancient tree in the region with more than 650 years, brief explanation of its history and values on afrocuban religion; Visit to the Botanical Garden, Soroa’s Orchids Garden including varieties of Cuba and the world as ornamental plants and trees; Continue the tour until “Complejo Las Terrazas”; Welcoming cocktail at Rancho Curujey. Brief explanation of that nature wonder project; Visit to Buenavista coffee plantation a partially restored XIX century farm; Visit to Moka Hotel; A walking tour along the main streets of the community gives the visitors the opportunity to get in touch with the warm and hospitable locals. Lunch including one drink in Casa del Campesino.
• Briefing and Q&A with a local anthropologist on Cuban society. During this conversation, you will have the opportunity to learn about the status of Cuba-USA relations, their impact on the Cuban population and the expectations of Cubans based on the changes made, all from the perspective of a Cuban anthropologist.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th
Havana, its culture and art.
Breakfast at your hotel.
Drive to Ernest Hemingway’s Finca Vigía. You’ll hear about some eccentric stories surrounding the writer on the bus over, and then have some time to wander on your own around the property.
Lunch at El Aljibe, a restaurant where everything evokes Cuba from its infrastructure to the way of peasant ranch, to the stools and tables of simple assembly but finely decorated, as well as the uniforms of the service dressed with Guayaberas. A place where they will taste the best of traditional Cuban food through recipes whose secrets jealously guard their founders.
Depart to visit an agricultural market. This will be a good opportunity to learn about the agricultural production in Cuba and the commercialization of its products, while interacting with the farmers and traders.
Visit to the project ROX950, In Search of the Sun: “The true beauty in the simplicity of the exclusive”, which builds the imaginary of its creator, Rosana Vargas and places it in the most contemporary slopes, while implying its altruistic feeling when being constituted in Light and path for unemployed young people who learn from their teachings in the office of fire and forge. Here you can exchange with its founder and learn about how difficult the art of goldsmithing in Cuba can be developed.
Visit to the home-studio of the young painter and engraver Kelvin Lopez, who if something characterizes his work, is the diversity of styles that make of his art an expression of his own style. With many individual and collective exhibitions, this painter has achieved that his works are exhibited in places like: Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix; Amistad Foundation, New York; And MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, California. During the visit you will be able to interact with the artist, who will gladly receive you, and his work.
Return to the hotel to freshen up.
Take a cruise in old classic convertibles up to Club Havana, where you will enjoy a dinner specially prepared for you with spectacular views and an unforgettable sunset. APPNA has rented fleet of old classical convertable cars that will drive us through scenic route to Club Havana located on ocean. you will enjoy sunset views and followed by delicious dinner with live music.
Return to the hotel
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
Breakfast at your hotel.
Transfer to Airport for charter flight to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Arrive in Santo Domingo; Transfer to hotel – Check-in
Santo Domingo City Tour:
Have a fascinating journey around the great capital of Dominican Republic and discover the important cultural and historical sights of Santo Domingo on a 4 hour guided tour of the city. Explore the city of Santo Domingo on board a comfortable vehicle with a professional guide to assist you through the tour. Learn the interesting history and some fascinating facts about Santo Domingo as you tour around the city taking in the attractions and sights along the way.
Start the tour at Colonial Zone, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and explore the notable landmarks situated in the area, such as Fortaleza Ozama, Catedral Primada de America and Calle Las Damas. Stop at National Botanical Garden and Blue Mall, as well as the Three Eyes Park, an underground cave with three natural lakes.
With many amazing attractions around Santo Domingo, make sure to capture wonderful photo opportunities, particularly at Palacio Nacional, Waterfront Artisan Kiosk and Columbus Lighthouse.
Dinner on own (many restaurants to explore near hotel in down town)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16th
Las Maravillas Caves & Altos de Chavon Day Tour
Embark on a fascinating adventure as you journey from Santo Domingo to Maravillas Cave and Altos de Chavon. Learn about the culture and history of each place from an expert guide as you discover the wonders of the Dominican Republic’s southern coast.
After hotel pick-up in Santo Domingo, head towards Las Maravillas Cave, the first natural museum of Rupestrian artwork in West Indies, located inside a hundred year old cave. Have a glimpse of the cave’s exquisite geological formations and learn about the history of the pictographs left by the native Taino Indians.
Continue to Altos de Chavon, a re-creation of a Mediterranean village situated atop the Chavon River. One of the most popular attraction in the city, Altos de Chavon has an archaeological museum, amphitheater and cultural center. Browse through the craft ateliers and small production centers where local artisans develop and create ceramic, silk-screen and woven-fiber products showing the island’s history at the same time boldly introduce design concept and quality internationally.
DAY 7, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th
Catalina Island Tour with Snorkel
Discover the beauty and charm of Catalina Island on a day trip from Santo Domingo and spend the day filled with fun activities, including eating, drinking, snorkeling, swimming and even dancing. Considered as the hidden treasure in the Caribbean, the island of Catalina is surrounded by coral reefs and white-sand beaches. With an expert guide, get an insight of the geography and history of Catalina Island and its natural environment.
After hotel pick-up, head towards La Romana Port to board on a boat going to the island of Catalina and enjoy the scenic views of Boca Chica and San Pedro Town as the guide talks about the sugar industry and famous baseball players born in the region. Upon arrival, take in the beauty and charm of Caribbean’s exquisite paradise. Take delight in a welcome drink and learn about the island of Catalina as your guide shares the island’s interesting history and fascinating facts highlighting the natural features of the island.
Continue to the Wall, one of the most beautiful diving sites in the country, and snorkel your way into the water using the equipment provided. Get a chance to see extraordinary species underwater and observe them at their own habitat.
Enjoy a typical Dominican lunch buffet with drink from the open bar, including water, soft drinks, beer, coffee and cocktails such as Cuba Libre and the famous Ron Dominican Mamajuana.
Hit the white-sand beach for your free time and take a refreshing swim in the island’s crystal clear waters, take some time to relax and stretch out on a lounge chair, or show off your impressive dance skills as you dance merengue and bachatas on the dance floor with the local entertainers and guides.
DAY 8, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th
Fly back to USA
Day One – Wednesday, November 15, 2017: 8PM – 11PM
|Arif Muslim, MD||Intestinal Gas|
|Sajid Jalil, MD||Liver Cancer – HCC|
|Fauzia Rana, MD||Bleeding Disorders|
Day Two – Friday, November 17, 2017: 7AM – 10AM
|Uzma Nasim, MD||Alzhemier’s Dementia|
|Shahid Ahsan, MD||Sleep Disorders Current Guidelines|
|Fayyaz Hashmi, MD||Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery| | artistic |
http://www.thenativetransplant.com/wp/about/ | 2018-04-22T17:54:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945637.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422174026-20180422194026-00415.warc.gz | 0.958978 | 359 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__164527134 | en | Alexandra Steinmetz has been blogging under several different guises for the past 11 years. Prior to relocating in Montana in 2014, Alex spent several years in New York City working in film and television production, as well as in the production side of graphic design and animation where she worked on projects for clients such as Visa, Verizon, and TJMaxx. Her live production work includes Behind the Heckle and Jokes Through the Ages for Official Comedy, as well as Deadly Devotion for Discovery ID.
After six years of living the fast paced hustle and bustle life in New York City, Alexandra retreated back west to her hometown to help her father open his office for Lyndon Steinmetz Design Co., LLC., where she works as his Business Manager. When she’s not in the office, she’s always chasing down an independent film job where she can find it, or working with collaborators on personal projects.
Alexandra’s inspiration and hope for The Native Transplant is to explore a bit more of Montana in a way she hasn’t experienced it. Having grown up here, Alexandra spent most of her time working on art and playing in her backyard, but hasn’t fully grasped all the opportunity Montana has to offer. The Native Transplant will be a chronicle of those adventures, as well as a story on a native Montanan becoming a bit more Montanan.
Alexandra currently resides in the beautiful Flathead Valley in Northwest Montana, with her Staten Island rescue dog, Caboose. She loves to spend her weekends exploring the outdoors, experimenting in the kitchen, or curled up with a good book.
For more information or to work with Alexandra, please contact her at: [email protected] | artistic |
https://therealbest.com/national-tile-day-february-23/ | 2021-10-16T15:58:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323584886.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016135542-20211016165542-00177.warc.gz | 0.938647 | 603 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__184136511 | en | When is National Tile Day?
National Tile Day may not be a day that you remember at first. If you are into interior design and especially into tile design, you’ll never forget February 23. Because Feb 23 marks the day for national tile day celebrations.
Tile Day Trends in 2020
If you are struggling to find a beautiful tile, you have to check the websites of famous interior designers like Alena Capra. Also, social media activations will certainly increase before and after this day. It may be a good opportunity to listen to social voices to learn more about benefits of tile.
Miss Capra is also the brand ambassador of the event. She quotes:
“National Tile Day is rooted in a desire to celebrate the many great benefits tile has to offer as a material. We’re encouraging the architecture and design community to get inspired by tile.”
National Tile Day is relatively a new day. It was founded by Coverings which is the largest international tile stone show in North America. Participants from 40 countries showcase each year their new designs, building material, printing technologies, and so on.
It is a very important event for the stone industry. Ceramic tile, porcelain, mosaic tiles, marble, travertine, granite, limestone, and all other natural stones will shine a timeless element of architecture and design at Coverings 2020.
Tile trends may change every year. If you are an interior designer, bath designer, or designing outdoor spaces, or if you are someone who just wants to remodel his/her kitchen with durable, efficient, and less costly materials, you have to observe National Tile Day.
Before Coverings tile and stone exhibition, many tile stores are doing extreme discounts to celebrate Tile Day.
In 2018, Coverings was held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2019, it was held in Orlando, Florida, In 2020 it will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Every year new trends emerge in tile making. Recently, we see more bold tile patterns. This is because of 3D Modeling. This new technique adds more flair and dimension to 2D-looking walls. A stunning tile can change an ordinary surface into exquisite beauty. This is the power of tile design.
Natural stones are not only natural stones anymore. With water-cutting technology, 3D designs are easily implemented with the usage of natural stones as source material.
There are certain tiles that will never be out of date. Black and white marble for instance is one of these timeless classics. With digitally printed images, black and white tiles changed their form and became more intriguing and eye-catchy.
National Tile Day is the highlight, a mark in the calendar that alerts us about the next Coverings event. Every year more than 1000 exhibitors participate in the event. It is a powerful networking opportunity for professionals in the tiling industry.
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https://www.graingeandhodder.co.uk/laser-cutting | 2021-09-24T23:29:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057584.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20210924231621-20210925021621-00354.warc.gz | 0.940195 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__92289414 | en | Grainge and Hodder provide laser cutting services to the modeller and the model trade.
We are always happy to help with design ideas, and are able to assist beginners with artwork production.
With our laser cutting facilities we are able to cut through, or engrave into, sheets of material normally Plywood, Card, Perspex or MDF. with an accuracy of .1mm with parts up to 1200mm x 900mm.
The length of time it takes for the laser cutter to run your artwork determines it's cost. Using simple or small artworks reduces this cost, while using complex or very large artworks increases this time. Therefore it is advisable to make your artworks with time-to-cut in mind.
It is usual to build up models of several layers. As shown in the illustration above, the bottom layer is plywood, with added card layers to model the panels.
We keep in stock a variety of sizes up to 9mm in Plywood and MDF, but we can cut many different materials, which can either be ordered in for you, or we can use your own material if suitable.
Producing Laser Cutting artwork is similar to Photo-Etching artwork but with some important differences, outlined in our guide.
Usually a CAD produced dxf file is submitted to us. We then convert this to the Laser software and set cutting depths as required for the material. | artistic |
http://www.lyncs.org/staff/nathaniel-lynch | 2019-07-16T23:20:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524972.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716221441-20190717003441-00086.warc.gz | 0.980079 | 317 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__24212286 | en | "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" 1 John 3:1
This is my first year at Evergreen working in the kindergarden class as an aide and taking on recess duty as well. I graduated from Everett Community College, in Everett Wa, in 2015 with an Associates in Technical Arts degree in Education Paraprofessional. I also have and Associates of Arts in Communication from the University of the Nations in Kailua-Kona, Hi. For the 2014-15 school year I worked at Whittier Elementary in Everett, WA in the library and in a 5th grade classroom.
I grew up in Washington in the Snohomish area and I have been volunteering in youth groups and as small group leader at ever church I have attended since I was 14 or so. I grew up doing missions every year since I was 6 years old, and that passion for missions has continued with me as I grew up. To the point where I spent most of 2010 to 2012 traveling the world as a missionary/photojournalist with YWAM (Youth With a Mission). I am a very creative person and I enjoy anything that allows me to think differently and be creative such as baking, photography, journalism, painting, drawing, digital design, etc.
I am very happy to be working at Evergreen in such a God centered community of people, raising up the next generation to love Christ and to the love those in the world to Him. | artistic |
http://aragonromanico.com/aragonromanico-is-back/ | 2019-02-19T11:04:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247489933.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20190219101953-20190219123953-00359.warc.gz | 0.956558 | 1,059 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__220904412 | en | Overview of the musical fact that develops in this era, contemporary to the splendor of Romanesque, and that extends into five chapters, each specifying the various aspects from which the subject can be treated.
It is varied the theme carved in stone framed in the eardrums of the covers that go from simple crismones to more complex biblical scenes or moments of lives of saints that will be described in a detailed way.
Contemporaries to the Romanesque works are these buildings that exerted such an active role in such turbulent times. We present a photographic catalog with brief information and links to deepen in each of them.
The group formed by the churches of the Serrablo has a series of common characteristics, with specific differences between them, that seek in the combination of architectural and aesthetic elements, the constructive and decorative solutions, forming a very well-characterized set.
In the first place, it should be noted that these are very small churches. Their ships are of rectangular plant, with the exception of San Pedro de Lárrede, that is of Latin cross, and have their apses in the Eastern side. In several cases they have side naves attached to the main one, such as Basarán, Oliván, Lasieso, etc., but always of construction much later than the original building.
The lateral walls are different, since the North-oriented ones are totally blind, being the South wall where both the doors and the vanes that illuminate inside are located (except for the case of Ordovés). To collaborate in this lighting, there is usually a gap in the gable of the feet. The factory of the walls is made with sillarejo little worked in general.
The doors are constituted by horseshoe arches, of half a point in other so many occasions, and linned to support an arc of unloading in enough occasions, but always to the interior, except for some very particular case. In certain cases they are framed with an alfiz (San Pedro de Lárrede and San Juan de Busa). The arches are always formed with voussoirs.
The apses are, together with the towers, the most typical constructive element of these churches. They are built on the eastern side and their shape is basically semicircular, but sometimes it is rectangular, in the case of San Bartolomé de Gavín, or in the shape of a horseshoe. They have a decoration composed of a series of blind wall arches (between seven and nine, depending on each case), and a bocel that goes on top of them, on which is placed a frieze of baquetones or semicircular columns that go through the entire apse . Immediately above these is a small course of wall on which the tejaroz stands directly.
The roofs of these churches used to be of wooden armor in practically all cases, although later reforms were made in stone in some cases, constituting barrel vaults, as in the case of San Pedro de Lárrede. To support the sustaining work of the walls, in some of them buttresses were built. The apses are covered with a shell vault.
The other most characteristic element of these churches is the bell tower. These are very slender towers, decorated with tríforas windows and friezes of baquetones in the most outstanding cases, which are reduced in size as they gain height. They are covered with vaulted vaults and roofs with two or four slopes.
The windows that are placed in these towers or sometimes in the walls, have a high decorative content and are of one, two or three spans, built with horseshoe or half-point arches. In some cases they are framed by an alfiz. Perhaps the most beautiful are those of San Pedro de Lárrede, San Bartolomé de Gavín or the parish of Susín.
It should be noted that the decoration in these churches is made with architecture, lacking any type of carvings or inscriptions (made the exception of San Bartolomé de Gavín in the tower or the Kufic characters on the cover of San Juan de Busa). This architectural decoration is based on the blind arches and the friezes of baquetones of the apses, in the tríforas or simple windows, and in the alfices that frame doors and windows. With these simple elements are achieved solutions of great aesthetic capacity, of which some churches take all the elements or some of them in isolation.
Apart from this stylistic singularity, both in the Serrablo and in the sierras of the middle course of the Gállego there are numerous examples of rural Romanesque, small rectangular churches with a simple drum apse without any decoration, which were parochial of small villages in many cases today abandoned or exercising chapels of cemeteries. Not for that reason there are some majestic examples of Romanesque architecture, such as Santiago de Aguero or the castle of Loarre, although more closely related. | artistic |
https://www.teprin.com/eng/Projects/63/Houses-in-Classe | 2022-10-06T01:26:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337680.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005234659-20221006024659-00262.warc.gz | 0.918186 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__25140852 | en | Text from: Quattro progetti. Ed. Essegi. 1988
This residential complex consists of six duplex houses and a terraced building comprising 14 dwellings. The location is the boundary fringe between a small village of detached houses ,near the basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe ,and the agricultural land towards Ravenna. The aspect of this zone is suburban with decidedly “human” features, due both to the size of the houses, each with a small private garden, and to the surrounding cultivated fields. The concept of designing an entire street, and therefore a piece of town, guided us in our planning. The typology at the origin of the project was indicated by the client. We sought to build with a selected type, a given typology and existing standards, an urban form that might be recognisable through completeness. The latter is given by the overall form of the intervention which, notwithstanding repetition and the different composition of the elements themselves, takes the location as being determining. The new street consists on one side of the row of terraced houses that defines the village boundary and on the other of its more fractioned counterpart (the duplex houses), the limit between the urban part and the countryside. Recognizability is given by the assembly and repetition of certain elements, which from those of type proceed to the microscale of materials, constructional details and colours. All these groupings, none excluded, constitute the architecture, resolving without tricks the passage from design to construction. All the dwellings have a private garden front and back. The building materials are traditional, which is to say exposed brick, door and window frames in painted wood, copper roof and cement rendering.
Progetto architettonico: arch. Claudio Baldisserri, ing. Lorenzo Sarti, arch. Aldo Aymonino (Teprin Associati).
Realizzazione e Direzione lavori.
Direzione lavori: arch. Claudio Baldisserri (Teprin Associati).
Impresa: C.M.C. Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna | artistic |
https://www.bodyandbrow.com/team | 2019-09-17T04:56:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573052.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917040727-20190917062727-00531.warc.gz | 0.962306 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__186616741 | en | Kate Ashton | Owner
Kate draws on several years of experience in the spa and salon industry. After exploring different crafts, she found her passion in waxing and hair removal. Exclusively waxing at some of the Kentucky's premier waxing salons for the past 8 years, Kate has established a variety of techniques and an abundance of product knowledge to help make the unpleasant task of hair removal as pleasant as possible by pampering, personalizing and catering to the client’s individual needs. Kate has obtained numerous certifications throughout the years in male brazilian waxing, eyelash extensions, threading, lash perming, spray tanning and microblading.
Holly Gohmann | Technician
Holly has the ability to make all who enter her room feel warm, welcomed and right at home. She is versed in the latest trends and techniques of waxing, including brow design, body waxing, lash perming and microblading. She has an eye for detail, and is very thorough in her work. With Holly's 15 years of experience and sweet demeanor, you can't go wrong in her hands!
Maisie Rose | Technician
Maisie brings 5 years of experience to Body and Brow- along with her enthusiasm for all things waxing and beauty related. She provides excellent waxing, lash perming and brow design services. If you desire a calm, relaxed service, Maisie is your go to girl!
ashley | Technician
Many of you know Ashley as our fearless leader, but now you will recognize her in a new role as a beauty technician. While Ashley specializes in all services offered at Body and Brow, she is most known for her painless and quick brazilians for both men and women. She loves making men and women feel confident in their own skin by keeping them smooth, comfortable, and educated in all of the latest waxing techniques. Want a fast and nearly painless body service? Ashley is your go to girl.
Mary Pat | Technician
Mary Pat brings years of experience with makeup and beauty to our team. She first found her passion in the beauty industry as a makeup artist and has since branched out to esthetics. She enjoys making women feel beautiful, whether that be through makeup, spray tanning, or a simple wax. Because of her knowledge, she serves as a staff trainer for makeup techniques, but her favorite service to perform is a brow wax and tint. Ask her how she can transform your brows today.
Morgan Schmidt | Skin Tech | artistic |
https://commonsdev.pratt.edu/funeral-advice/planning-ahead/ | 2022-01-27T05:03:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305141.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220127042833-20220127072833-00502.warc.gz | 0.948341 | 512 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__21052448 | en | Almost three years after the brutal extreme metal masterpiece, I, Monarch, Hate Eternal came back to the death metal scene with a new record and a new home on Metal Blade Records. Fury and Flames, the band s fourth studio album, marks the start of a new chapter in Hate Eternal s already illustrious career. Fury and Flames was hailed as a diverse, heavy, chaotic, and emotionally fueled record and saw the band on the road with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder, Decrepit Birth, Soilent Green, Skeletonwitch, Cephalic Carnage, and Toxic Holocaust just to name a few, as well as playing such great European festivals such as Party San, Summer Breeze and Brutal Assault. For the writing and recording of Phoenix Amongst the Ashes, HATE ETERNAL sought out a new bassist and recruited J.J. Hrubovcak who joined the devastating combo of Erik Rutan on guitar and Jade Simonetto on drums. In terms of the writing on Phoenix Amongst the Ashes, Rutan stated "it was my goal to expand upon what the band has done in the past, and add new dynamics and twists to the traditional, dissonant HATE ETERNAL style, yet keep it in the same vein. It took the three of us really pushing ourselves, and digging deep into the essence of who we are as musicians and writers and players to create something very unique and special. We cannot wait for everyone to hear what we have in store." HATE ETERNAL recorded their fifth studio album at frontman Erik Rutan's own Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL with mastering handled by Alan Douches of West West Side. Artwork was once again handled by Paul Romano (Mastodon, Chiodos, The Acacia Strain, Godflesh, Earth Crisis) who has also created cover art for HATE ETERNAL s I, Monarch, The Perilous Fight (DVD), and Fury amp; Flames. HATE ETERNAL will be hitting the road in support of Phoenix Amongst the Ashes starting things off in Europe in late April and carrying through to the end of May. Joining HATE ETERNAL will be Obscura, Beneath the Massacre, and Defiled. Shortly after HATE ETERNAL returns to the states, the band will hit the road on a headline run out June through July with Origin, Vital Remains, and Abysmal Dawn as support. | artistic |
https://dyler.com/shop/brands/gestalten | 2024-04-19T13:21:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817398.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419110125-20240419140125-00757.warc.gz | 0.910887 | 356 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__152526192 | en | Showing 1–24 of 28 items
Gestalten is an esteemed publisher, dedicated to producing beautifully designed books that celebrate the passion, innovation, and artistry of the automotive world. Our expertly curated publications offer an immersive experience, taking you on a journey through the history, design, and spirit of automobiles.
At Gestalten, we are driven by a deep appreciation for the visual and cultural aspects of the automotive industry. Our diverse range of books encompasses various facets of car culture, from iconic vehicles and groundbreaking designs to the people who have shaped the industry. Each volume is a testament to the rich heritage and enduring allure of automobiles, showcasing stunning photography, insightful narratives, and exclusive interviews with industry pioneers.
Our collection of coffee table books is meticulously crafted to provide an engaging and informative experience, making them the ideal conversation starter for your home, office, or garage. Whether you are an avid car enthusiast or simply appreciate the beauty and artistry of automobiles, Gestalten’s publications are sure to captivate and inspire you.
In addition to our automotive books, Gestalten offers an exceptional selection of publications that explore various aspects of design, art, and culture. These thought-provoking titles are perfect for those who seek to broaden their horizons and delve into the fascinating world of creative expression.
As a brand showcased on Dyler, Gestalten is committed to celebrating the essence of automotive culture through our expertly crafted books. Immerse yourself in the captivating stories and stunning visuals that define the world of automobiles by exploring our exceptional collection today. With Gestalten, you can experience the passion, innovation, and timeless appeal of car culture right from the comfort of your own home. | artistic |
https://shop.bebebicyclette.com/product/out-for-a-cycle-wooden-mobile/ | 2023-03-28T05:28:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948765.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328042424-20230328072424-00660.warc.gz | 0.921202 | 339 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__224246278 | en | To inspire dreams of the freedom of two wheels, the Out for a Cycle Mobile is a fun addition to any nursery or playroom.
The Out for a Cycle Mobile includes bike riding animals bobbing amongst clouds and apple trees. Can you spot the bucket bike bears, town bike bunny, dapper city fox or Brompton wheeling giraffe? All the animals bob and spin on the rotating colourful arches.
Dream big: Personalise your Out for a Cycle Mobile with a name or memorable quote to create a treasured keepsake for years to come. Just add the name, DOB, or words you would like to include to the Notes section when you place your order. I will then add these to the circle that dangles in the centre of the spinning bikes, making your Out for a Cycle mobile entirely unique to you.
Please note: This item is made to order so please allow 10-15 days for manufacture and delivery.
Measuring approximately 60 x 70 cm once assembled.
Made from sustainably-sourced birch.
Each illustrated component is 6mm thickness
The wooden mobile components are manufactured in Devon, UK. The workshop was chosen for not only its craftsmanship but also its environmental ethos.
The wood used in the products is sourced from controlled and managed forests, FSE and PEFC certified plantations. This means every time a tree is used, another is planted.
The illustrations are printed directly onto wood using UV cured ink, giving an odourless, energy efficient result, as opposed to solvent based used by many printers.
The electricity used at the workshop is from 100% renewable sources. | artistic |
https://guestinresidence.com/en-ee/blogs/gir-world/discover-gir | 2024-04-24T03:24:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00838.warc.gz | 0.951833 | 818 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__40167140 | en | GUEST IN RESIDENCE IS A CASHMERE BRAND FOUNDED IN NEW YORK BY GIGI HADID, WHO SERVES AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE FUTURE HEIRLOOMS - KNITWEAR DESIGNED TO LAST YEARS, NOT SEASONS.
“Reflecting on years of travel and transience, away from home regardless of the place, I was a guest in residence. Of course, those existential thoughts can creep up of feeling homesick, but I always tried to find ‘home’ within myself—my internal residence. I became comfortable with the concept of a guest in residence. And it made me think further: We’re guests on this planet and in our bodies, guests when we travel, and indeed, guests in our clothes. Clothes, when well made, can have many different lives, different owners, and different stories. The genesis of Guest In Residence is to honor past heirlooms and give life to new ones spanning generations.” - Gigi Hadid
Second-hand cashmere sweaters, handed down by Gigi’s parents when she moved to New York, were cozy, portable keepsakes for her while on the road. Each piece, with its own history, feel, and personality, allowed Gigi to adopt a cherished family heirloom and make it hers.
A sweater, to Gigi, isn’t clothing; it is a story, a marker of time and memory, and something that contextualizes her world. This inspired Gigi to design thoughtful knitwear that anyone can wear, style, love, and ultimately pass on to their loved ones, whomever they might be.
The Yearbook campaign is a visual time capsule memorializing a time and place for our community. Gigi selected 100 people, from infants to centenarians, to illustrate Guest in Residence’s timelessness and intergenerationality. Many of the models featured are family and friends of Gigi, including Tonne Goodman, Grace Coddington, Luiz Mattos (Gigi's life-long agent), and Waris Ahluwalia, among others. The campaign was shot by Pablo Di Prima and styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.
ABOUT GIGI HADID
Celebrated supermodel Gigi Hadid (b. 1995) began her modeling career as a toddler when she appeared in a campaign at two years old. She signed with IMG models when she was just 16.
Since her NYFW debut in 2014, Hadid has become one of the most celebrated models in the industry. She is a staple in global fashion weeks and, to date, has over 30 Vogue covers worldwide. At age 20, Hadid won the “Model of the Year: Women” award at the Models.com Industry Awards. Since then, Hadid’s earned the British Fashion Awards “International Model of the Year,” Variety’s ”Power of Women” award, and Glamour’s “Woman Of The Year.” Additionally, Hadid has been honored for her non- profit work with Pencils of Promise and UNICEF.
Alongside modeling, Hadid has designed several capsule fashion collections with other brands. Gigi has also taken up photography, shooting campaigns, and editorials for Versace, Miu Miu, Weekend Max Mara, V Magazine, and i-D Magazine.
With lifelong experience as a model and creative, Guest in Residence is Hadid’s way of paying homage to those who taught her, paving the way for the next generation of creatives, all while pioneering a modernized take on heritage.
For more information, email us at [email protected]. | artistic |
https://nearu.io/article/speculation-a-distraction-from-reality-or-a-useful-drive-for-change | 2022-08-16T03:33:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572220.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816030218-20220816060218-00486.warc.gz | 0.963833 | 704 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__84892188 | en | Directed by Liam Young and written by Tim Maughan, Where the City Can't See is the first film shot entirely through laser scanning technology. The film is set in the Chinese-owned and controlled Detroit Economic Zone (DEZ). In a future not so far away, Google Maps, urban management systems and CCTV surveillance become active agents in mapping and ruling our cities (Cover: Where the City Can’t See, 2019).
Dystopia is not a place: it is a warning.
Whilst the terms utopia and dystopia may offer a distraction from reality and the bigger ‘what if?’ questions about our future, it can be useful to value the radical and speculative ideas they bring forward as a way of understanding key societal challenges threatening our future.
Dunne & Raby are a London-based design studio who utilise design as a tool to facilitate discussion between designers, industries and the public about the social implications of emerging technologies. In their book, Speculative Everything (2013), they present a taxonomy of futures in which speculative design can be found within one of four possible futures: probable, preferable, plausible and possible. The taxonomy of futures offers a refined boundary within which speculative design aims to operate. These futures can be viewed as lenses through which to better understand the ‘now’ and what the outcomes may be on the future. Outside of this taxonomy is where the realm of fantasy can be identified which is often misidentified as speculative.
Post-war housing was made with permanence as a solution to the turmoil and anxieties of war. At the time, Archigram was notably influential in their ability to ‘access’ and communicate with such a wide audience which transcended industries including music, art, and technology. Archigram were embracing mass production and lightweight materials that were ephemeral and of the moment, mobile and playful. In a context of brutalist housing blocks and public buildings this was the ‘radical’ of the time.
They introduced new ideas of what architecture could be without building. They left a spatial impression through their ability to risk-take and push boundaries.
Archigram realised that society was shifting and information systems, communication and the way we used technology were advancing rapidly. During this societal shift, the group quickly adapted, and computer-based technology became the forefront of the release Archigram 7 – a publication of loose papers which came folded together in a plastic bag.
This was an early demonstration of the relationship between technology and culture in which technologies produce culture and are produced by culture.
Speculative design offers many opportunities for those responsible for shaping cities to explore new boundaries, however it does carries many challenges notably in its value and purpose – what is it really for? According to Dunne and Raby, the key challenges faced by speculative design can be summarised into three categories: “market forces”, “atomization” and “pessimism”.
The creation of cities, physically and digitally, is narrowing in its ability to engage with wider audiences particularly those unrepresented in urban processes. ‘Accessible’ has become a buzzword, traditionally used in an unintentionally derogatory way which is something that speculative design sets precedent for. Speculative design doesn’t require extensive architectural knowledge or an understanding of construction and real estate to understand and make useful because its true value is within its encoded ideas. | artistic |
https://www.alkaptonuria.info/a-10-point-plan-for-without-being-overwhelmed-9/ | 2022-12-05T11:23:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711016.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205100449-20221205130449-00866.warc.gz | 0.963359 | 553 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__139843820 | en | Non-fungible token art is an art kind where you can purchase an item of art work for an established cost. Tokenized art work is an excellent alternative for collection agencies looking to obtain great works of art. This type of artwork is usually developed by musicians in their network, and the tokens represent possession in the art item. Lots of creators like this style of art since they have extra liberty when marketing their job. Rather than relying on the standard art market, they can sell their art straight to enthusiasts as well as earn one of the most earnings. In addition, they can gather royalties when reselling their jobs. Non-fungible Tokens are also better for musicians since they can choose the industry they wish to market their work in. This permits artists to set their prices and identify their very own profit margins. To market your NFT, you will certainly need to develop a digital documents of the item you wish to tokenize. This can be either a photo, or an opus. You can upload the files to an industry such as Rarible or OpenSea. Next off, choose a cryptocurrency that works with your picked system. Most people choose Ethereum because it is compatible with the majority of on-line industries. Making use of non-fungible symbols, artists can guarantee the authenticity of their artworks. By offering evidence of possession, non-fungible tokens have opened brand-new means to trade and market electronic antiques. They stand for distinct digital properties that can not be changed. As well as since non-fungible symbols are kept on blockchains, they can not be counterfeited. Non-fungible symbols are progressively prominent, and also they are beginning to influence traditional art markets. In July 2020, star William Shatner sold 10,000 electronic trading cards, which included 125,000 digital images, and sold out in 9 mins. In March 2021, the band Kings of Leon released their album as an NFT with a lottery system. The blockchain enables customers to buy and sell art work and various other possessions. In the case of cryptocurrency, this creates a profitable setting. As an example, if you wish to market an original, one-of-a-kind item of art work, the blockchain is the excellent option. The Counterparty platform is an innovative peer-to-peer exchange that allows individuals to trade cryptocurrencies and non-fungible symbols. Despite the fact that non-fungible symbols are not fungible, they still have intrinsic worth. For instance, a screenshot of a NFT can bring thousands or perhaps numerous dollars. Not just does this produce a profitable specific niche, but it likewise provides its owner the right to bragging rights over an item of artwork. | artistic |
http://crafthouse17.blogspot.com/p/shabby-chic.html | 2018-07-22T22:03:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676594018.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722213610-20180722233610-00250.warc.gz | 0.75213 | 1,004 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__110704985 | en | Cos'è lo Shabby Chic? Se non ne avete mai sentito parlare, magari da capire, solo leggendone una definizione, può risultare un po' difficile. Ciò che posso fare io, prima di provare a trovare una definizione consona ed esaustiva da offrirvi, è dirvi che all'apparenza può sembrare solo un modo di arredare casa o ambienti vari ma che in realtà è un vero e proprio stile di vita e un modo di pensare e di vivere.
Ciò che è successo a me è stato innamorarmene a prima vista la prima volta che mi è capitato, per caso, di scoprirlo. Sembrava fatto apposta per me. Da quel momento, dunque, non l'ho più lasciato anche se, a dir la verità, mi piace sempre personalizzarlo e creare il mio "Shabby Chic", magari fondendolo con un bel po' di Country Chic...
Di seguito una definizione di questo meraviglioso stile, della quale, appena avrò un attimo, farò seguire una traduzione:
"Shabby chic is a form of interior design where furniture and furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique. At the same time, a soft, opulent, yet cottage-style decor, often with a feminine feel is emphasised to differentiate it from genuine period decor.
Shabby chic items are often heavily painted through the years, with many layers showing through obviously time-worn areas. The style is imitated in faux painting using glaze or by painting then rubbing and sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats. Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens, with linen being particularly popular, inspired by old French linens. Whites and worn or bleached out pastels are favorite colours. Fabric is often stained with tea to give it the look of old fabric. Bleached and faded are terms often applied to the style. It is not meant for old chipped furniture.
The essence of today's shabby chic style is vintage and antique furniture with the original aged paint, or painted white (or another soft pastel color) and distressed at the corners by sanding. Antique pieces such as pie safes and jelly cupboards are popular in shabby chic décor.
Popular decor items are pillows made of vintage barkcloth fabric, vintage linens, chenille bedspreads, vintage chandeliers, and anything with roses on it. It is a soft, relaxed feminine romantic way of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting. Also called cottage style.
The style started in Great Britain and evokes the type of decoration found in large country houses where there are worn and faded old chintz sofas and curtains, old paintwork and unassuming 'good' taste. The end result of shabby chic is to achieve an elegant overall effect, as opposed to the sentimentally cute Pop-Victorian. Recycling old furniture and fabrics is an important aspect of the look and was especially popular with modern Bohemians and artisans that made up a sidelined counter-culture movement during the 1980s when expensive quality decor became very fashionable with the upper middle classes. The original shabby chic interiors were usually considered in themselves works of art.
The early forms of shabby chic were rather grand but the style has evolved taking inspiration from many forms of decoration. These range from 18th century Swedish painted decoration, the French Chateau as well as the American Shakers where simplicity and plainness was essential.
The term was coined by The World of Interiors magazine in the 1980s and became extremely popular in the US in the '90s with a certain eclectic surge of decorating styles with paints and effects, San Francisco, with heavy influences from Mediterranean cultures such as Provence, Tuscany and Greece.
Shabby chic is also a general term which can be used to refer to a person who is stylish rather than fashionable, where their style reflects quality as opposed to newness." (Wikipedia)
Non posso, a questo punto, che deliziarvi con una delle tante meravigliose immagini disponibili che cercherà do descriverlo meglio di qualsiasi altra parola... | artistic |
http://www.aacvr-germany.org/alston/ | 2021-10-18T23:19:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585215.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018221501-20211019011501-00456.warc.gz | 0.929095 | 448 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__249181065 | en | Charles H. Alston
Charles H. Alston (1907-77), born in Charlotte, North Carolina, was an African-American artist and educator. He grew up in New York and received a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University in 1929. Alston played an active role in the African-American cultural and intellectual flowering of the 1920s and 30s known as the Harlem Renaissance. Following the depression, he worked for the Federal Arts Project of the New Deal’s Work Progress Administration and designed, among others, the murals of Harlem hospital.
During World War II Alston was employed by the Office of War Information (OWI) and created more than one hundred propagandistic drawings aimed at an African-American audience. They were designed exclusively for publication in black weekly newspapers and meant to address specific, controversial issues in the black community while garnering African-American support for the war. Most of these drawings neglect the continued reality of discrimination African Americans experienced on a daily basis and portray an American war consensus indiscriminate of skin color. As a consequence, some of the black press, notably the Chicago Defender, did not print Alston’s OWI drawings but preferred to feature more critical art throughout World War II. After the war, Alston continued his work as an educator, becoming the first African-American instructor at the Art Students League of New York (1950-1971) and the Museum of Modern Art (1956). He later worked as a full professor at the City University of New York.
– Alston, Charles Henry: Portraits in Black: Charles Alston’s Drawings of African Americans (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992).
– Amana, Harry: “The Art of Propaganda: Charles Alston’s World War II Editorial Cartoons for the Office of War Information and the Black Press,” in: American Journalism, 21(2), 79-111.
– Hanson, Jayna M.: “About the Charles Henry Alston Papers, A Finding Aid to the Charles Henry Alston Papers, 1924-1980, in the Archives of American Art,” Smithsonian Institution. | artistic |
https://artofhoping.com/blogs/artists/amani | 2023-12-08T02:40:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100710.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208013411-20231208043411-00230.warc.gz | 0.984442 | 220 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__32678668 | en | Hello, my name is Amani. My family consists of 15 members and we all live together. My dream is to continue my education and become like one of my mentors in Art of Hoping, because she is the best person I ever met in my life. She is someone who is responsible, loving to everyone, and different from them all.
The best thing I have done in my life is that I learned how to do crafts with Art of Hoping, and now I train other women how to do their own crafts. I am happy because I achieved this big accomplishment. And I am even more happy about the fact that some women who get the chance to see my work and the work of other members from the team, they come to have hope in life and become sure that everything will be fine, no matter how big the problems might become.
I also help mom with the big expenses of our house from the money I make. The thing that saddens me up until now is that I still don't know any small detail about my dad who has been missing for 9 years. | artistic |
https://www.thc.texas.gov/news-events/events/starr-family-home-craft-workshop-paper-filigree-snowflakes | 2023-05-29T05:02:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644683.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529042138-20230529072138-00633.warc.gz | 0.884174 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__191503108 | en | Nov 16 2014 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $10, all supplies included
Starr Family Home State Historic Site, Blake House
407 W. TravisMarshall, TX 75670
Workshop participants will use strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs, including beautiful and delicate snowflakes. You can use your snowflakes as a holiday decoration or to embellish holiday gifts or cards. The possibilities are endless once you learn the basic shapes.
Reservations are required. Please contact us at 903.935.3044 or [email protected]. | artistic |
https://bollyspace.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/family-matters-two-takes/ | 2017-04-27T05:02:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121869.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00186-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.938291 | 621 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__197746181 | en | On the one hand, a story in the Washington Post about lower class/caste men and women trying to break into the film industry (go here):
Today, a trickle of actors, dancers and screenwriters from India’s lower and middle castes are trying to break into a formerly impenetrable star system, full of actors from Bollywood royalty and other insiders hailing from high-caste families. New drama schools are training Indians from all castes. And Bollywood is starting to tackle more serious plots that could potentially star low-caste actors.
“Will you get more attention if you have the right surname and are part of an entrenched star family? Of course,” said Anupama Chopra, a film critic and author of several best-selling books on Bollywood. “But there is increasing space now for a booming Bollywood film industry, and there’s a feeling that if you are talented enough, well, maybe you will get noticed, no matter what your family ties are.”
Despite enormous changes in recent years, the Hindi film industry is still influenced tremendously by society’s most basic unit. A snap survey of today’s noteworthy actors reveals that many of them were either born into a film family or married into one. Hrithik Roshan? The son of actor-turned-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and the grandson of filmmaker J Om Prakash. Salman Khan? The son of scriptwriter Salim Khan. Aamir Khan? The son of filmmaker Tahir Hussain, the nephew of producer Nasir Hussain, and the cousin of director Mansoor Khan. Abhishek Bachchan? The son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri. Saif Ali Khan? The son of Sharmila Tagore. Kareena Kapoor? A member of the Kapoor clan. Kajol? The daughter of actor Tanuja and director Shomu Mukherjee. Rani Mukerji? A member of the Mukherjee clan and the niece of Bengali actor Debashree Roy. The only outsider to have made it in recent times without family connections is Shah Rukh Khan. Akshay Kumar qualified too until he married Twinkle Khanna, herself an actor and the daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna.
Many more DNA matches can be found among directors, producers, and distributors as well as among second-rung actors. These include Karan Johar, Rohan Sippy, Goldie Behl, Aditya Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sidharth Anand, Sajid Nadiadwala, Anil Thadani, Meghna Gulzar, Amrita Arora, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ravi Chopra, Shaad Ali, Pooja Bhatt, Bobby Deol, Farah Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. | artistic |
https://kanecountycounseling.com/2018/01/24/the-coast-visualization/ | 2018-08-19T23:33:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215404.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819224020-20180820004020-00255.warc.gz | 0.980061 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__108699995 | en | There’s something about the coast that brings me peace. I don’t get there often, and perhaps that’s why I can really appreciate it. This trip was my first time to California. San Diego was beautiful and sunny when we visited. Its an active community, but there are certainly many people that I observed strolling along the marina. I can see the appeal in living there. I am realistic and know that its not sunny and 75 degrees every day, but am grateful that it was when I was there because that is the memory I can recall.
Really digging into this feeling of peace more, I think a lot of it has to do with my ability to allow myself to be fully present here, tapping into all of my senses. I hear the waves crashing against the shore, feel the cool breeze provide comfort on a warm day, smell the salt of the ocean, and feel the sun on my face.
In appreciating my senses and all that nature had to offer that day, I felt the experience to be very therapeutic. I love this photo, not because I like boats (which I do), but because I think it sums up my experience walking along the marina. On days when I feel more stressed, I close my eyes and think about my time here, and all that my senses took in. The visualization helps bring me back to that state of calm.
Are there any experiences or visualizations that you find to be therapeutic? | artistic |
https://blog.jerseyshoreinmotion.com/2016/06/the-jersey-shore-jazz-blues-festival-kicks-off-the-summer-in-point-pleasant-borough/ | 2024-02-22T10:51:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473738.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222093910-20240222123910-00216.warc.gz | 0.932959 | 653 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__135415979 | en | The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation’s (JSJBF) Summer Series of Festivals kicks off with the Point Pleasant Borough Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 12 -8 p.m. at Riverfront Park, located on the corner of Maxon Avenue and River Road in Point Pleasant Borough, N.J.[broadstreet zone=”54949″]
Thousands are anticipated to turn out for a day of live performances by talented jazz and blues musicians, food, crafters and sponsor exhibits, a beer and wine garden, and activities for the entire family. The festival is rain or shine, free to the public, dog-friendly and all ages are welcome to attend.
Other festivals in the series will be held in Asbury Park on Saturday, July 23, 2016 from 12 – 8 p.m. at Bradley Park, located at 5th and Ocean Avenue, and in Long Branch on Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 12 – 9:30 p.m. at The Great Lawn on the Boardwalk, located on Cooper Ave. Each year, sponsor donations from the Summer Series of Festivals raise essential funds for the nonprofit Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s operational expenses. Sponsors this year include Comcast, Lagunitas, Hunterdon Distributors, and 95.8 FM the WRAT.
“Our award-winning summer festival has been entertaining jazz and blues fans on the Jersey Shore for more than 25 years,“ said festival organizer Dennis Eschbach. “We attract thousands of visitors of all ages, and in recent years the festival series has introduced new generations to the genre. Thanks to the support of our musicians, volunteers, sponsors and host towns, we’re able to keep jazz and blues music alive on the Jersey Shore.”
Point Pleasant Borough Jazz & Blues Festival headliner is the Billy Hector Experience featuring the Midnight Horns. Billy Hector, known for his soulful style, will take the stage with the Midnight Horn, for a classic blues set sure to get the audience on its feet. The Billy Hector Experience is the winner of the Asbury Park Music Awards “Best Guitarist,” “Best Blues Band,” and “Living Legend” awards, as well as the two-time winner of the East Coast Rocker’s “Best Guitarist” award. Billy’s style is old school blues mixed with a little bit of rock and roll, and performances are always passionate, engaging and dedicated to making the audience move. He reflects the true soul and origins of the blues.[broadstreet zone=”54949”]
Founded in 1987, the nonprofit Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation remains dedicated to its efforts to preserve, promote and perpetuate jazz and blues on the Jersey Shore through performance and education. Visit www.jsjbf.org for more information. Connect with the JSJBF on Facebook at Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival and Twitter @JSJazzBluesFest. For information on becoming a festival sponsor or crafter, contact Doris Lazur at 732-933-1984 or [email protected]. | artistic |
https://glendawisebooks.com/ | 2023-06-03T04:41:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649105.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603032950-20230603062950-00017.warc.gz | 0.874104 | 454 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__207011459 | en | A MEMOIR TO INSPIRE ANYONE WHO ALWAYS WISHED FOR ADVENTURE
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Click here to see an interview with Glenda on ‘The Alex Cafe’ | artistic |
https://www.bizinerworld.com/ta-di-tim-nguyen-si-kha-rainy-day-memories-2023/ | 2024-03-01T07:46:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475203.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301062009-20240301092009-00369.warc.gz | 0.948757 | 953 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__101077897 | en | Some musicians emerge from the tempestuous downpour of life like wet flowers, bringing nostalgic tunes to our hearts. One such performer is Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha, a talented singer-songwriter from Vietnam whose mesmerising songs can instantly take us back to our best rainy-day memories. Even as 2023 approaches, Kha’s music has the power to uplift listeners’ spirits and evoke feelings that speak to them personally. We explore Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha’s wonderful universe and how his music has come to represent our Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha • Rainy Day Memories • 2023 in this exclusive piece.
Should you be familiar with this music Thank you, Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha • Rainy Day Memories • 2023
A Star Is Created
Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha, a native of the charming city of Hanoi, rose to prominence in the Vietnamese music scene in the early 2010s. Kha rapidly developed a devoted following thanks to his captivating voice and heartfelt words. The moniker “Ta Di Tim” means “I am looking for,” and that is exactly what happened: listeners started turning to his heartfelt songs for comfort, especially on gloomy days.
The Association with Wet Days
While many musicians write about a variety of subjects, Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha felt a particular bond with rainy days. His sombre lyrics and calming music seem to capture the spirit of a rainy, dismal day. Kha’s music blends in perfectly with the mood of rainy days, evoking a serene yet sentimental feeling, much like a supportive friend during lonely times.
The Rainy Day Recollections Record
Kha launched his critically acclaimed album “Rainy Day Memories” in 2021. Rainy days provide a great backdrop for the album’s theme, which is love, sorrow, and introspection. Every song has a distinct narrative that tenderly embraces the core of human emotions. Kha’s voice reverberates, transporting us back to moments we once treasured as the rain softly patters against our windows.
“Drops of Longing” is a captivating song that tells the tale of a love that was lost while arousing feelings of longing and desire. Together with Kha’s moving voice, the delicate piano melodies create a moving image of heartbreak against the backdrop of the rain’s gentle patter.
“The Dream Umbrella” This song, which takes listeners to a place of hope and optimism, serves as a reminder of the power of dreams, even on the darkest of days. Kha perfectly combines a soft guitar strum with poetic vocals to produce a great emotional balance.
“Misty Reminiscence”: In this enthralling tune, nostalgia is the main attraction. We feel a mixture of appreciation and sadness as we are enveloped in recollections of earlier times while the rain drizzles outside.
Effects on Adherents
Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha • Rainy Day Memories • 2023’s music has a profound effect that goes much beyond Vietnamese boundaries. Supporters from all across the world have connected deeply with the artist’s poignant melodies, finding comfort in his work. Many listeners say that when they listen to Kha’s music during reflective moments, both happy and sad memories of their own are brought back.
Working together and doing live performances
Kha shocked his followers in 2023 by announcing a number of original projects he had done with foreign musicians. Kha’s music kept evolving while keeping its personal flavour, whether it was performed in collaboration with orchestras or as duets with well-known performers.
Attendees excitedly anticipated live performances, and Kha did not let them down. The intimate settings of his concerts fostered an environment of emotional contact between the performer and his audience. With every performance, Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha’s heart and soul were explored, making it an experience not to be forgotten.
Ta Di Tim Nguyen Si Kha • Rainy Day Memories • 2023’s music is still the ideal companion on gloomy days and beyond as we drift deeper into 2023. His talent cuts over boundaries and tongues, bringing people together via the common language of music. Kha reminds us through “Rainy Day Memories” and his heart-wrenching performances that even in the midst of life’s storms, there is always a melody to lead us home and create a tapestry of memories that will last a lifetime. | artistic |
https://mocanayoga.us/collections/mocana-yoga-props | 2024-02-23T17:47:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474440.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223153350-20240223183350-00877.warc.gz | 0.943262 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__125492279 | en | We've gone out of our way to create high quality, beautiful yoga props to compliment your yoga practice. We avoid artificial materials, choosing natural materials for their aesthetic and non-toxic qualities.
You'll notice the performance of the Mocana Yoga Wheel, the wood frame provides a wonderful strength while the cork grips just right. Have you heard about the dual purpose Mocana strap? Use it during practice, and afterwards to carry your mat! We hope you find as much joy in Mocana props as we did creating them for you. | artistic |
https://kmaginnis.com/home2/ | 2023-09-27T12:31:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00873.warc.gz | 0.843439 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__51635693 | en | ET IN ARCADIA EGO
Baltimorean, Washingtonian, Californian, Italian, Swiss, Texan, and now; South Carolinian. Visual language is the universal, for the most part, all over the world for Graphic Design, Photography and UI Design.
Philosophically, I believe that typography (good) is still the keystone for all interesting design.
Layers of content, color, shape, texture are found in the lithographic imagery of the past are some of what transforms my work. However, beyond the trappings of lithographic surface, there are other influences prevalent in my work.
Frequently, you will see the influences of; Kurt Schwitters, Armin Hoffman, Wolfgang Weingart, Odermatt+Tissi, Herbert Matter, Jan Tschicold, Paul Rand, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Piet Zwart, Juan Gris, Emil Nolde, Käthe Kollwitz, Oskar Kokoschka, El Lissitzky and Corbusier, to name a few.
A BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), and an MFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in Graphic Design and have over 30+ years of experience in the field.
POSTERS – PHOTOGRAPHY – PRINT MEDIA – LOGOS – WEBSITES (UI) – ARTWORK | artistic |
https://www.sciencespo-aix.fr/en/news/event/screening-of-hitch-an-iranian-story/ | 2023-12-04T02:40:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100523.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204020432-20231204050432-00679.warc.gz | 0.880608 | 220 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__158467318 | en | Screening of “Hitch, an Iranian story
Jeudi 2 février à 17h00 au Théâtre du Cube à Aix-en-Provence.
In solidarity with the Iranian university community, the screening of the film Hitch, An Iranian Story by Chowra Makaremi is scheduled for Thursday 2 February at 5pm at the Théâtre du Cube in Aix-en-Provence.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director.
Iran, 1988. Thousands of political prisoners, locked up since the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, are massacred. The latter, revolutionaries opposed to Khomeini, are liquidated in the greatest secrecy. Among them, Fatemeh Zarei, my mother. While the Iranian state still denies its crimes and is still trying to erase the traces of them, the film goes in search of places, objects and gestures that will allow the silence to be unravelled, where only the intimate remains as a testimony of a policy.
*Original version with French subtitles | artistic |
https://www.timelessflooring.net/faq/design-elements/ | 2024-04-14T03:46:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816864.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414033458-20240414063458-00311.warc.gz | 0.930112 | 745 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__19301884 | en | Specialty Design Elements
With advances in the industry over the past few decades, customizing your wood floor is easier, and more affordable, than ever before. You can create a unique look with simple upgrades such as borders, medallions, hand-distressing, painted floors, mixed media and exotic wood species.
Borders create a frame effect in a particular room or area, and usually contrast to the main area of the room. For example, a simple installation of a medium colored wood such as strip white oak might include a border outlining the room in a contrasting darker species of wood such as Brazilian cherry. The possibilities are endless, and are not limited to wood only. Borders can incorporate multiple wood species, stone, marble, brass, stainless steel, nickel and other metals.
Medallions usually are installed in the main field of the floor, typically in areas such as foyers. Medallions can incorporate multiple wood species, and other mixed media, such as stone, metal and leather. Factory finished medallions can be routed into existing floors with minimal disruption. For more customized looks, such as a family crest, a professional wood flooring installer can work with you to select the species and colors that will best meet your needs.
You can create a one-of-a-kind floor by
mixing wood with other materials such as stone, tile, slate, marble, metal, and even leather. For example, highlighting a marble foyer with wood makes a dramatic entryway, while incorporating brushed nickel accents into your kitchen wood floor could accent your professional series appliances.
-Hand-distressing offers a unique look and antiqued appearance that appeals to many homeowners. Hand-scraping, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming, is the most-common distressing technique. Using tools such as chisels, planes, wire brushes, awls, ice picks and grinders, the installer will work with the wood to achieve a worn and distressed look. The end result will be a new floor that looks beautifully antiqued.
-Painted floors transform an ordinary wood floor into something unique. For example, a painted border can transform your floor into a work of art reflecting your personal style – country, formal, or even patterns like free-flowing vines. For more dramatic painted design elements, consider creating an Oriental rug effect, or even marble. Your only limit is your imagination.
-Exotic woods are available in a variety of colors and can add an entirely new look to any room. Want something with a pinkish-red hue to enhance your décor? Consider Bubinga from Africa. If your style is rustic , consider Australian Cypress, which is harder than domestic knotty pine. Purpleheart from Mexico will age to a deep purple or purplish brown. Wenge from Africa, will age to a very deep brown, almost black, color. With exotic wood species, the possibilities are endless.
-Staining can give your existing wood floors an entirely new look very affordably. Light colored stains can give new life to an old wood floor. For a traditional look, consider restaining your wood floors to a warm, medium-toned color. Dark stains can give your floors a stately new look.
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http://2000-au.mikode.net/?action=repository_opensearch&index_id=0 | 2022-01-18T04:55:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300722.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118032342-20220118062342-00053.warc.gz | 0.932201 | 259 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__36263594 | en | Sydney’s history is all around us. Discover the rich, vivid history of Sydney from early Aboriginal life through to the modern global city. Our history and archives teams are here to help. Click Here to Learn Sydney's History
We invest $36.5 million in Sydney's cultural life each year. This includes producing free major public events like Sydney New Years’ Eve and Art & About Sydney , sponsoring major festivals like Sydney Festival and the Biennale of Sydney , commissioning new public art works and providing practical support and funding for our creative communities. Our commitment to the cultural and creative life of the city is not only in galleries, stages, and museums, but in the informal and often unplanned ways our daily lives are enriched by the work of artists. Learn more about the work we are doing.
The community services directory is a comprehensive listing of local emergency services, government agencies, public facilities, not-for-profit organisations and many other groups. Parents, caregivers, residents, visitors and anyone with an interest in the local area can access the site for free, which also features contact details and further information about organisations and services across Sydney. Community Directory: Search Local Sydney 2000 data by category Free Spaces: Need a free space for rehearsals - arts and crafts | artistic |
https://www.willofthewind.com/dragonflies_dreamin_house_flag.asp | 2023-03-24T10:05:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945279.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324082226-20230324112226-00742.warc.gz | 0.857246 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__139159763 | en | Dragonflies Dreamin' Decorative House Flag
Refreshing blues and greens with a touch of deep purple blossoms set off the Dreamin' Dragonfly's wings on this Premier Designs Brilliance(TM) decorative house flag. The Premier Designs dye-sublimation process captures the beauty and magic of the dragonflies hovering in the coolness of the cattails and flowers of this artistic image.
This decorative house flag is made of durable polyester fabric and is fully double-sided, as are all Will of the Wind's decorative house and garden flags. (Same view from either side.)
Premier Designs Decorative House Flags are great for indoor or outdoor decor.
Dimensions: 28in x 40in | artistic |
https://cascadiaflag.info/ | 2022-12-05T13:52:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711017.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205132617-20221205162617-00312.warc.gz | 0.904392 | 754 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__54477071 | en | The Cascadia Flag is copyright by image creator Alexander Baretich and his company the Cascadian Flag Cooperative, Inc. This copyright is managed and defended in partnership with the Department of Bioregion and the Cascadia Flag Trust, a 501(c)3 nonprofit program to steward the bioregional symbol and ensure that the flag creator is compensated for commercial use, and the symbol is not coopted by corporations, groups or individuals not representing bioregional values.
About the Cascadia Flag
About the Flag
The Cascadia Doug flag is a symbol for the natural beauty and inspiration that the Pacific Northwest provides, and is a direct representation of the bioregion.
Designed in 1994 by Portland native Alexander Baretich, the blue of the flag represents the moisture-rich sky above, and the Pacific Ocean, along with the Salish Sea, lakes, and inland waters. Our home is a place of continuous cascading waters flowing from the Pacific to the western slopes of the Rockies and Cascades where water cycles back to the Pacific. The white represents snow and clouds, and the green represents the evergreen forests and fields of the Pacific Northwest. The lone-standing Douglas Fir symbolizes endurance, defiance, and resilience. All these symbols come together to symbolize what being Cascadian is all about.
“The Cascadia flag conveys something more tangible than an abstract concept of demarcation of space. It is not a flag of blood nor of the glory of a nation, but a love of the bioregion; our ecological family, natural boundaries & the place in which we live & love.”
– Alexander Baretich
A Bioregional Symbol
The Cascadia Flag represents the value of bioregionalism, and building healthy, bioregional movements and communities. It is not a flag of nationalism, or division or exclusion, but rather, one of thousands, of the different communities, ecoregions and watersheds that make up our movement and organization.
We hope that as a bioregional symbol, every community, ecoregion, watershed, business and cause will adopt and adapt the Doug Flag to their own purposes in line with these bioregional values. By using the Doug Flag, and the green white and blue, we show a shared regional identity, and that we share common beliefs, dreams and principles. The Cascadia Doug flag is also a symbol against hate. The Cascadia movement works to partner with and create a safe space for frontline and traditionally marginalized communities and voices. We reject all forms of hate, prejudice, and believe in an inclusive movement, that shows the beauty of this region, it’s people and our incredible diversity.
We reject racism, hate, fear, sexism, white supremacy, or any type of discrimination based on sexual orientation, religion, personal beliefs or choices, and these stances are reflected at every level. We look forward to building a coalition movement that empowers every person and community, and provides space for indigenous, POC, and traditionally marginalized communities, and of course the millions of amazing Cascadians who live here, to advocate with their own voices, find solidarity and support, and break down boundaries which are harmful and negative.
The Cascadia Doug Flag is a symbol that represents the Cascadia Movement and our bioregion. It is a grassroots, and people powered brand for every person interested in protecting our bioregion, improving our livelihood, and helping make the world a better place.
We are Cascadian, and together, we are the Cascadia Movement. | artistic |
https://www.victoriakeith.net/ | 2024-04-20T13:36:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00023.warc.gz | 0.959565 | 120 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__150354198 | en | Actor • Dancer/Choreographer • Designer
Victoria Keith grew up doing competitive dance and theatre in the Washington, DC area. After studying History and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for a year and a half, she decided to transfer to Middlebury College in Vermont. She recently graduated in 2023, majoring in Theatre, with a concentration in acting. The liberal arts education has allowed her to develop her acting skills, and gain opportunities to choreograph, design, and direct, while continuing to explore outside interests in history, comparative religion, and literature. | artistic |
http://silkpinsandstrawberries.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/butterick-5562/ | 2014-04-17T04:33:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609526252.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005206-00433-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957971 | 553 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__127182801 | en | I’ve finally got round to taking photos of this top! I made it way back in October and since then I’ve worn it a lot. It’s View D of Butterick 5562 and it’s a great top despite the awful pattern envelope sketch! It’s quite a distinctive top but it’s very wearable and comfortable too. It’s also very easy to make but gets disbelieving stares when I say I made it myself. I guess it must look more complicated to make than it really is!
Fabric: I used a lovely rib knit jersey in a soft heather colour from Ditto Fabrics in the UK. One thing I would say about fabric choice is that the design makes it impossible to wear anything over the top so think about this when you’re choosing your fabric. If you want a winter top (and this is a particualrly good one for winter because it keeps your arms nice and warm!) then you’ll need a more substantial knit or a sweater knit.
I made up a SMALL in the shoulders and then out to a MEDIUM for the waist and hips. There is a lot of ease in this pattern (plus the fact that my jersey is very stretchy) so I took in the side seams a good 1/2″ on each side at the waist and maybe a bit less at the high hip and hip. There’s also no real shaping of the side seams so I used my Jalie 2921 Scarf-Collar Tops pattern to reshape them because it was pretty unflattering when sewn as per pattern.
The other thing I changed was how the elastic was sewn into the collar. Amanda from Amanda’s Adventures in Sewing made up a lovely stripey version of this top (her version made me buy the pattern) and she used french seams in the collar and then used that as a channel for the elastic. I did just the same and it worked out well.
I took a good 1 1/2″ off the hem – I originally kept the hem length of the pattern but it really didn’t look very good and I think the proportions are better with this length.
I found that the shoulder curve on the shawl collar was very square so I smoothed it out quite a bit. I’m not sure whether this is the pattern or whether it’s an indication that I’ve got sloping shoulders! I’ll keep my eyes open for that in future.
Overall, it’s a great top and I’m sure I’ll get lots of wear out of it. | artistic |
https://www.tattoousupplies.com/A-Pound-of-Flesh-Tattooable-Synthetic-Canvas--Clear--11-x-17-_p_120562.html | 2023-10-04T13:30:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511369.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004120203-20231004150203-00205.warc.gz | 0.799462 | 345 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__235933300 | en | 11” x 17” Clear Synthetic Tattooable Surface with 3mm Thickness by A Pound of Flesh
This 11” x 17” clear tattooable canvas by A Pound of Flesh makes tattooing easier and more efficient by eliminating the stencil application process. Simply place the see-through canvas over top your printed stencil and start tracing.
This 11" x 17" tattooable Fitzpatrick clear canvas has an 3mm approximate thickness.
Please Note: These synthetic canvases vary slightly in thickness by 1–2mm.
- Clear tattooable surface
- Dimensions: 11” (L) x 17” (W) x 3mm thick
- Net Weight: 2lb
- Manufactured from silicone and rubber-based materials
- Eliminates the need for stencil application
- Made in the USA
Stencil Application Tips:
Step 1: Apply isopropyl alcohol to a sheet of paper towel. Then wipe the tattoo site with your paper towel to clean it.
Step 2: Soak another sheet of paper towel with isopropyl alcohol. Then run a Speed Stick deodorant directly on the alcohol-soaked paper towel.
Hygiene Tip: Never apply the Speed Stick deodorant directly to the tattooable surface.
Step 3: Rub the Speed Stick deodorant and alcohol mixture directly onto the tattoo site.
Step 4: Apply your stencil evenly. Put pressure on it for about 5–10 seconds.
Step 5: Peel away your stencil carefully.
Step 6: Blowdry your freshly applied stencil for 5–10 minutes. Then let it dry fully overnight. | artistic |
https://brand.topconpositioning.com/brand-system/icons/brand-icons | 2024-02-23T22:39:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474470.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223221041-20240224011041-00012.warc.gz | 0.814124 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__49680198 | en | Icons can be used as a standalone graphic element, within a circle, or rounded square.
Don’t use an icon within a hexagon, triangle, or any other shape. The only exception being that legacy software branding may still be used within a hexagon until updated branding is provided.
Icons can be used in either Blue 400 or Green 400 depending on the icon. Icons can also be used in white or black. In some cases, icons may be used in other brand-approved colors depending on the use-case.
Don’t use gradients, non-approved colors, or a mix of low contrast colors with icons.
Use icons as a minimal graphic support element.
Don’t use the icons at a large scale in a way you would use an illustration or a photo. Icons are meant to be used at a small scale.
176dp x 128dp (H x W)
128dp x 176dp (H x W)
Position icons “on pixel.”
Don’t place the icon on a coordinate that isn’t “on pixel”. | artistic |
https://www.benavia.com/en/handmade/ | 2019-09-20T03:37:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573827.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190920030357-20190920052357-00128.warc.gz | 0.974715 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__57176421 | en | All BENAVIA products are made with natural, high quality and handmade materials. Each piece is died and handcrafted by artisans and may take few days to be completed. As the materials we use in our collections are natural, these may feature a variety of characteristics that are intrinsic to the material. We cannot promise items free from flaws.
As each of our products are made by hand, they are not completely identical and may slightly vary in shape, size and color. We like to think that this adds to the authenticity and uniqueness of our pieces. We recommend to handle your products with care, avoid water and keep them stored in a dry place. | artistic |
https://anticaostia.it/en/educational-panels/the-area-of-the-theatre/piazzale-delle-corporazioni/ | 2023-12-09T04:44:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100800.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209040008-20231209070008-00680.warc.gz | 0.970261 | 261 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__862853 | en | Piazzale delle Corporazioni
The vast square open towards the Tiber was designed together with the theatre in the Augustan period but was equipped with porticoes only during the time of Claudius (mid-1st century AD).
Towards the end of the 1st century AD, a temple on a high podium with two Corinthian columns at the front was built at the centre of the square; it was dedicated to a god of uncertain identity.
Another transformation took place in the first half of the 2nd century AD, when the portico was doubled and the earliest floor mosaics were laid; the latter were later remade when the internal space was subdivided into different rooms (stationes).
The motifs depicted were linked to commercial activities; the presence of inscriptions mentioning corporations of traders, ship-owners and entrepreneurs from both Ostia and elsewhere support the theory that these were the headquarters of the corporations themselves.
- The area of the theatre and the headquarters of the trading corporations
- Ninfei ai lati del Teatro e Oratorio cristiano
- Piazzale delle Corporazioni
- Domus di Apuleio
- Quattro Tempietti
- Grandi Horrea | artistic |
https://fhsroyalbanner.com/3503/showcase/a-luncheon-with-the-ladies-that-live-in-taylor-swifts-mind/?print=true | 2022-08-16T07:40:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00777.warc.gz | 0.954368 | 741 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__127450390 | en | If you haven’t been keeping track of the American icon that is Taylor Swift, you might want to reconsider your priorities. Swift has revolutionized her sound once again, this time towards her country roots with an alternative twang. From her past two albums folklore and evermore, Swift has been picking songs and creating little themed EPs. Her most recent selection of songs is called “the ‘ladies lunching’ chapter,” and it is a tiny slice of perfection.
Each song is based around one specific lady, and the lyrics in each piece are gorgeously rich in storytelling and imagery. The first song is betty, a high school potentially one-sided romance that centers around the narrator longing for the titular girl. The lyrics evoke the narrator’s innocent romantic feelings with a soft musical backdrop that makes the listener feel like they’re standing in the corner of the gym at senior prom, watching the person of their dreams dance with someone else.
Swift then goes through the ladies dorothea, marjorie, and august. dorothea is a small town piece, where Dorothea longs for something more than what she knows. Swift’s voice starts to take on new haunting tones, becoming raw and throaty with emotion as she sings. marjorie has a beautiful opening line: “Never be so kind, you forget to be clever. Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.” This song is heartbreaking, revealing very quickly that Marjorie is no longer with the narrator or in this world at all. Swift embodies the feeling of loss as she sings for Marjorie, reliving their moments together. august is a bit of a change from the country twinge to the rest of the EP, feeling more alternative in spirit. The song is about a summer fling that lets the listener experience the world through Swift’s eyes as she watches someone’s back as they walk away under the heart of the sun. The song feels very free and lighthearted in a young, hopeless romantic sense.
The EP takes a turn at the song no body, no crime (feat. HAIM). This track is probably my personal favorite. It feels like a bit of a twist on Carrie Underwood’s classic Before He Cheats. The song starts with the sound of sirens as someone says “He did it.” Swift sings the story of the narrator’s friend Este dealing with finding out her husband is cheating on her. The song has a dark country feel and the ominous tone seems to grow as the song progresses. THe narrator presumes that Este’s husband kills her, and insists with intensity that she will figure out the truth. The twist at the end of the song packs an amazing punch, and I recommend you listen to figure out the whole story.
The last song is called right where you left me. Swift feels stuck in the past as the world keeps turning around her. Swift’s voice returns to the lighter, sad notes that follow the first four ladies, fully rounding out the EP. When she introduced the EP on Twitter, she said, “In my mind all of the evermore and folklore album ladies are a part of the same universe, so I put them in a playlist together.” This is a perfect playlist for a late night drive where all you want to do is reminisce on the past, thinking of what could have been. I highly recommend taking the time to listen to the “ladies lunching” chapter. | artistic |
http://www.chelsieleephotography.com/adalyn-newborns/ | 2018-02-25T03:51:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891816094.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180225031153-20180225051153-00779.warc.gz | 0.979249 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__214126285 | en | I first met Adalyn’s family several weeks ago for their maternity session. They were so much fun and couldn’t wait for their sister to arrive! After three boys, she was the first baby girl to join the family. Here’s a favorite shot of her parents from their maternity session.
Adalyn is such a beauty, as you can tell. I can’t get over her smooth skin, sweet little lips, and the first baby dimple I’ve seen during a session. 🙂 Here are some of my favorites:
Click here to contact me about your session. | artistic |
https://naomi-clarke.pixels.com/index.html?tab=about | 2018-07-19T15:30:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591140.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180719144851-20180719164851-00039.warc.gz | 0.931516 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__119449827 | en | With snapshots seen from her unqiue and fantastic eye, Naomi has experimented with photography from as far back as she can remember.
Naomi says of her work, I love the colours of nature and capturing the essence of life in stills. I am inspired by everything from a burst of colour to an interesting face or any new aspect which allows me to produce images that provoke curiosity and new emotions in the viewer. Naomi's latest collection of macro photography shows the bee’s eye view of the erotic ‘Frenzy’ within nature.
Naomi received first placing in the Novice section in the Royal Adelaide Show photographic section – small prints and has had images published in the Inspire Journal, Business In Focus Magazine, Australian Music Centre, Arts SA, Channel 10, Adelaide Advertiser, Adelaide Now, SA Life Magazine, Claremont Wines, AJ Wines and Mark Lobert Gallery.
In 2010, Naomi , was a recipient of Arts South Australia and The Richard Llewellyn Trust (Australia) for her ability and participation within the art world.
All photographs in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Naomi & Paul Clarke. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the photographer is prohibited. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2012. | artistic |
http://www.thomasjpearson.com/other-projects | 2019-10-23T00:11:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987826436.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022232751-20191023020251-00309.warc.gz | 0.968414 | 2,560 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__85970166 | en | Here you can find remodeling and construction projects completed by Thomas J. Pearson Inc. Click the project titles to see full project descriptions and galleries with before and after photos.
The owners of this traditional home sought to update and expand their somewhat dated and crowded kitchen. The former kitchen had a corner sink and a modified U-shape, but with the only entry intersecting the refrigerator and bar passage, it did not allow for multiple cooks in the kitchen. The existing kitchen was separated from the family room by a wall which included a see-through fireplace, but in reality the two areas were distinctly separate. As this family enjoys cooking and entertaining, they sought to open the space to accommodate a large island in the kitchen and opening the space to the adjoining family room. Additionally, they wanted the cooking surfaces and appliances to be state of the art, but with a style reminiscent of Tuscany.
To achieve the effect, color groups and materials were selected to create the Tuscan region’s theme. Round shapes were included throughout the space including the island top and the custom archway opening to the family room. The owners selected cherry cabinetry with a dark brown... more
The attic of this 1920's home was transformed into a third story master bedroom suite a with full bath. A construction stairway and access were created to minimize home intrusion during construction. The roof was opened and expanded to allow for headroom in the new space. Amish-built stair parts were custom fabricated to match the period of the home with the new third-story staircase. The master bedroom boasts east and south-facing windows for light and custom arched round doors with French beveled glass. The bath includes a custom cherry vanity cabinet with fixture, custom built pivoting mirrors, elaborate tile, and trim selections to match the style of the existing home.
In this project, the client wanted to make an arts and crafts themed first floor. First, walls were torn down to open up the space. To carry the arts and crafts theme throughout the first floor quarter sawn cabinets and a hand-scraped wood floors were installed in the kitchen, new arts and crafts columns were added between the kitchen and family room, and doors and trim sympathetic to the rest of the theme were replaced in each room. The staircase was also completely redone with new null posts, balusters, skirt boards, and risers.
Initially, this 1800 square foot space was completely unfinished with concrete walls. The clients hoped to use this enormous space to fulfill a variety of functions. After the remodel this previously unfinished space contained a perfect entertaining area with a full bar, home theater, and large living space; a full bathroom with an electrical warming towel warmers; a workout space somewhat separated from the rest of the basement; and a bedroom with a built in window seats and closets with custom shelving. The basement was trimmed out with columns and woodwork to match the existing woodwork in the home so that it appeared as if the remodel took place when the home was built.
The owners of this home sought to modernize and open the entire first floor, enabling an open kitchen and family room concept. With this first floor remodel, we created a contemporary space by removing all of the interior walls, reinforcing the roof structure and raising the ceiling height four feet. This remodel involved sleek custom black walnut cabinets, radius walls with niches in the entryway and a three-sided contemporary gas fireplace.
Interior Design: Jo Levine AKBD
Architect: Constantine Design Group
Cabinetry: WoodShapes Unlimited
The clients of this home wanted to update their kitchen and add more space. We began by tearing out the existing wall and building the new addition. After the addition was built, the living space and kitchen were remodeled. The arched window in the newly constructed living space attached to the kitchen provides natural light to the entire space. The additional space and light along with the granite countertops, custom cabinetry, and hardwood floors gives the space an open and comfortable feel.
This project included a whole first floor and basement remodel. On the first floor, the space where the laundry room was originally located was converted and utilized for the kitchen area. A new floor system was framed to provide a new laundry room in the garage. Several walls were removed to open up the space of the kitchen to the rest of the first floor. Granite countertops, custom glazed cabinetry, and hand scraped wood floors were included in this kitchen. For aesthetics and style, the island in the middle of the kitchen was stained to provide a contrast to the cream/white colored cabinets throughout the kitchen. The material over the fireplace was removed, new tile was installed, and the walled ceiling and woodwork were repainted.
Like the kitchen, the basement included a new hand scraped wood floor. The basement was completely gutted, framed, drywalled, and finished like the first floor as well. A new bar with custom cabinetry was installed. Along the foot of the cabinets of the bar a new metal bar was installed to provide a commercial feel. Pendant lights were installed to hang just above those seated at the bar. A new full bathroom and closet were added in the basement as well.
Cabinetry: WoodShapes Unlimited
In this whole home renovation we added a partial second floor complete with two bedrooms, closets, and a full bathroom. We created a brand new garage while converting the existing garage into an open family room. Floors were replaced in each room and windows were added as well. In the living room, the wood-burning fireplace was rebuilt along with its chimney. Also, flush beams were retrofitted in the open space to make the ceiling continuous and uninterrupted by any visible beams. The kitchen was completely renovated and included new custom cabinetry, countertops, and tile floor.
This spacious, yet extremely friendly and inviting home lacked a kitchen with personality and functionality for this growing family and their desire to entertain others. The goal for this renovation was to provide for new and larger appliances, maintain views to the rear yard, and provide family seating space within the kitchen.
The home’s existing exterior architecture provides references reminiscent Italian villas with terra cotta clay tile roofing, half-round steel windows and ornate stonework. The interior evokes similar images through the use of warm earth tone wall colors, hardwood floors, wrought-iron railings and plastered walls.
The home’s existing pallet of aged materials and their warm earth tones was reinforced with the selection of new finish materials such as: red brick, limestone veneer, linoleum flooring, African-mahogany cabinets, quartz perimeter countertops...more
The clients for this project wanted to open up two closed off spaces in the basement. Before, there was a concrete block wall with a small opening between the two spaces. To open up the space, the concrete wall was removed, the ceilings were shored, new foundations were poured, and an eighteen foot steel beam was installed to carry the first floor. Thomas J. Pearson Inc. coordinated and completed the basement finish including the drywall installation and finish, electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing, trim work, and flooring.
The project included a few unique features. One of these was the futuristic television cabinet. Two televisions which lowered into a concealed cabinet were installed. These televisions were back to back so that they could entertain both sides of the basement and disappear when not in use. Another unique feature was the curved stairway which added to the modern style of the basement.
TJP Inc. and the owners worked with Cynthia C. Walker at Walker Designs who did all the interior design work ranging from the style of the cabinetry to the beautiful and colorful glass backsplash.
Tile Design/Interior Design by Cynthia C. Walker; Copyright Walker Designs, LLC 2013. Used by permission.
Willow Ridge Home Addition
These homeowners wanted to get the most out of a home addition and bathroom remodel. After the project was completed, they ended up with a gourmet kitchen, a remodeled basement, a sunroom, and a master bathroom remodel.
To complete the addition, the existing concrete walls in the basement were cut and new foundations and concrete walls were built. New beams were then installed to carry what would eventually be the kitchen and the rest of the second floor.
As a culinary expert, this homeowner sought additional space and functionality with the kitchen makeover. Space was increased via extending the room by four feet, requiring new concrete walls and foundations from below. The design incorporated keeping some existing cabinetry and designing the added cabinetry to match. A custom cherry island and... more
This project involved a complete renovation of a turn of the century Indianapolis home. We created a new kitchen within the existing space, which matches the existing home architecture and details, including new enlarged arched opening, quarter-sawn oak flooring, and cabinetry and lighting that matches the period of the home.
This 24’ by 22’ addition opens up the the first floor space with an additional room that connects to the kitchen. The newly constructed space serves as a living room/sunroom.
To do this, we tore down the kitchen wall and built a temporary plywood wall to keep the space closed off from the new construction. The new structure was framed and the roof was shingled. To allow for the roof line, new window openings were built and new windows were purchased to meet current egress requirements. The double door that initially went to the exterior was transformed into an 8’ tall opening. The kitchen window at the sink was taken out and now has a wood jamb opening with a granite countertop for a bar where people can sit and watch the cooks at work.
Inside the addition we created some additional cabinet space for another serving area. The cabinetry was framed to fit a beverage cooler. The floor in the addition matches the existing hand scraped wood floor in the kitchen. One particular challenge we faced in the addition was ensuring that the floor elevation for the new addition lined perfectly so that it was seamless.
On the exterior we installed a new cultured ledge stone and a real limestone sill with actual rock face to provide... more
This newly remodeled basement provides the homeowners with a new full bar, office desk and space, entertainment area, and a full bathroom. The staircase leading to the new basement includes a feature which allows those coming down the staircase to view the entire basementthrough a niche in the wall. Custom cabinetry was installed to match the existing cabinetry in the basement at the bar and desk area. The full bathroom contains custom shelving and a sleek red paint. Though the basement contains many features, the timber stepped window well proves to be one of the most dramatic. The newly constructed window well now allows sunlight to enter the basement completely redefining the space by offering natural light.
The owners of this 1950's home sought additional living space. The design was created to add a new space for the garage, convert the existing garage into a usable family room area, update the kitchen and open it to the new family room. Because the façade of the home was limestone and brick, care was taken in removal of the limestone adjoining the new space, so that it could be reused on the front elevation, as the former garage door was converted to a window. The resulting look blends with the architecture of the home.
An open concept was created by removal of a wall separating the kitchen from the former garage space and continuing the kitchen bar area to adjoin the family room. In the new room, French doors open south, providing light and easy access to the backyard. A half-bath was added in the new space for convenience. 2006 MAME Award Recipient, Best Room Addition.
The kitchen of this historic Irvington home in east Indianapolis was expanded to create an open flow and additional space. A former butler's pantry, closet, and load-bearing wall were removed, and a new steel beam was added to open the space. Some existing cabinetry was re-purposed, and new cabinetry, trim work, and granite counters were added. The home now boasts a traditional yet functional and modern kitchen.
Complete makeover of master bath, office, and closet space. This project involved removing and replacing windows, replacing existing fixtures, and installation of hardwood flooring throughout the space. The newly-created design allowed for walk-in master shower. | artistic |
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