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twas a noble bottle of emile. i still have vivid memories of listening to Sabicas' and reading De Unamuno, lost in a fine fugue of spanish history - from the lush andalusian emirates to Pizarro's incredible capture of Atahualpa, up thru the grand age of the Spanish empire and down thru its lamentable domination by the falangists - (franco always reminded me of an effeminate shopkeeper) - you cant ask for more from a night of Emile 'Sapin'
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Happy new year, friends!
It is certainly another happy one for me. People I care about are doing well, work is steady, the house is fine, and our dog continues to manage us according to her daily routine. Stability. Predictability. Contentment. Joy.
These and other things are the anchor for our dreams and aspirations, as they are released in the maelstrom of the world like leaves in the wind.
I hope to get some Alex time in February. I was unable to get out to meet with friends last month, and this month is busy. Keystone is coming up, and 2-3 days there have been penciled in. I look forward to that.
Dress: SHEIN
Shoes: SHEIN
This is my 3rd time customizing her. She's not finish yet, i need to change her frontal eyechips and her pull string just snapped >.<
1st custom of her - Fairy, didnt bond with her.
2nd custom - she looks like shit
I LOVE HER NOW!!!!!!
Modifications
Wig - bought at dollobsession.multiply.com
Eyechips - Cool Cat
Lips - carved by Ron http://ronmaclang.multiply.com
Face-up - Chalk pastel and watercolor pencil
*thanks april for introducing me that wonderful sponge!
“After the first glass of absinthe you see things as you wish they were. After the second you see them as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world. I mean disassociated. Take a top hat. You think you see it as it really is. But you don’t because you associate it with other things and ideas.If you had never heard of one before, and suddenly saw it alone, you’d be frightened, or you’d laugh. That is the effect absinthe has, and that is why it drives men mad. Three nights I sat up all night drinking absinthe, and thinking that I was singularly clear-headed and sane. The waiter came in and began watering the sawdust.The most wonderful flowers, tulips, lilies and roses, sprang up, and made a garden in the cafe. “Don’t you see them?” I said to him. “Mais non, monsieur, il n’y a rien.”
-- Oscar Wilde
In my new home, we keep the thermostat cold enough that 'room temperature' alcohol wouldn't burn! I had to heat this slowly in a double boiler before I could get the shot. Unexpected.
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I’m not an expert on the subject, but these do appear to be absinthe spoons. My wife disagrees with my opinion. I doubt these are literally for the preparation of absinthe, but the perforations appear to be inspired by the highly imaginative perforations of absinthe spoons.
One could argue that these little green blobs are some form of corporeal fairy spirit instead of being just water drops.
Alternately, one could argue that this is what you see in your mind when you go buckwild with a bottle of absinthe (aka, "The Green Fairy").
Or, one might simply suggest that these are waterdrops and nothing more.
But that person, I'd chide for having no imagination. Then I'd push him into a mudd puddle and laugh as he had to scoop mud out of his mouth and off his powder blue Polo shirt.
Hahaha, stupid person. You're covered in dirt!
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What?
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Fremde, etranger, stranger
Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchant
Happy to see you, bleibe, reste, stay
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret
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Watch this space for clothing/hair breakdown.
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Characters:
Amadeus Zeiler (miles.calamity)
Experimenting with my hair... Another picture, with loose hair (more or less à la Veronica Lake) can be seen here : theremina.wordpress.com/
Green satin top: Benetton
Skirt: Zara
Vintage bag: Ebay
Vintage stockings: from a friend
Heels: André
And here's the second image from a shoot last weekend.
We made the most of the last warm days here in the south of France, and we shot on location.
The model is Béa and she came to me with the idea of the shoot: Lady Absinthe, the green fairy from the beverage.
Hair and makeup were done by the talented Clara.
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Et voilà une deuxième image de la série du weekend dernier pendant lequel on a pu profiter des derniers jours de chaleur ici pour aller shooter dehors.
La modèle est Béa et c'est elle qui est venue me chercher avec son idée de thème sur la fée verte de l'Absinthe. Elle s'est occupé de monter tout le projet, elle a trouvé les accessoires et le stylisme, la maquilleuse/coiffeuse (Clara) qui a fait d'ailleurs du super boulot, et elle a coordonné tout le monde... C'est suffisamment rare pour être remarqué !
C'était un très beau thème assez original. Et l'histoire assez controversée de l'absinthe, son lien étroit avec les arts et la littérature, son côté mystérieux... ont fait que j'ai tout de suite été séduit par l'idée.
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Strobist:
Cactus V6s as triggers.
- 1 Cactus RF60 @ 1/2nd in grided 28' Apollo softbox on the left.
- 1 LP160 @ 1/32nd, 1/2 CTB, behind her, on axis, in the river.
Canon EOS 5DmkII with EF 50mm f/1.4 @ 1/100th sec; f/5.6; iso320.
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