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This amazing stained-glass window in St. David's Cathedral, Wales reminded me of the excellence of craftsmanship in Medieval times.
Unravel the Art of Seduction with Belle De Jour
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Drape yourself in a symphony of sensuality and high-fashion allure with Belle De Jour, the epitome of daring elegance. This masterpiece of crochet craftsmanship clings to your curves like a whispered promise, effortlessly blending contemporary haute couture with the timeless artistry of lace and openwork textiles.
A Fashion Legacy Reimagined
Inspired by centuries of handcrafted lacework and crochet techniques, Belle De Jour pays homage to the delicate artistry of 17th-century Venetian lace, the Victorian era’s obsession with intricate crochet, and the Bohemian revival of the 1960s and ‘70s. From the lavish courts of Europe to the free-spirited movement of modern haute couture, crochet has symbolized both demure femininity and bold sensuality. With Belle De Jour, these influences merge into a contemporary digital masterpiece—luxurious, evocative, and undeniably seductive.
Intricate Crochet Craftsmanship
Woven with precision, Belle De Jour offers nine exquisite crochet patterns, each designed to entice and intrigue. The delicate openwork echoes the handmade Irish crochet of the 19th century, while the bold, geometric designs nod to Art Deco’s structured elegance. Whether you desire a whisper of vintage charm or a daringly modern statement, this garment adapts effortlessly to your every mood.
A Perfectly Sculpted Fit
Sculpted to perfection, Belle De Jour drapes like liquid temptation, available in three distinct crochet sizes, allowing for the perfect balance between coverage and revelation. Whether you prefer a sultry peek-a-boo effect reminiscent of Edwardian lace overlays or the bold transparency of 1970s festival chic, this garment allows you to embody any era with grace and confidence.
An Infinite Palette of Passion
Adorn yourself in a selection of luxurious color options, ranging from deep, seductive hues to soft, ethereal pastels. Each shade enhances the depth and dimension of the crochet fabric, evoking everything from the powdered elegance of 18th-century rococo fashion to the bold, avant-garde statements of contemporary runway couture.
Blinn Phong + Soft PBR – The Future of Virtual Fashion
Rendered with advanced Blinn Phong and Soft PBR, this crochet masterpiece glistens under the light, capturing the natural play of shadows and reflections across its textured weave. It revives the opulent shimmer of 1920s silk crochet and the modern-day brilliance of luxury lingerie, ensuring that every glance in your direction is nothing short of mesmerizing.
Tailored for the Most Desirable Bodies
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- Bombshell – Bold, breathtaking, and unapologetically sultry
- Reborn – Embracing every curve with divine precision
- Waifu – A dreamy, captivating fantasy
The Power to Customize
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A garment steeped in history, redefined for the modern muse. Dare to seduce. Dare to enchant. Dare to wear Belle De Jour.
Took this picture of a beautifully carved bank door in Havana, while waiting to convert our money to Cuban pesos. Quite the experience.
A narrow passage winds through the souq of Marrakech, bathed in soft sunlight filtering through the brightly decorated stalls. Ornate lamps and handcrafted artifacts line the narrow alley, each telling its own story of Moroccan craftsmanship.
The scent of spices and intricate fabrics hangs in the air, while mysterious figures of shadowed people move through this labyrinth. The magic is tangible.
Taken in the Hochelaga neighbourhood of Montreal one evening and found this work of art behind a Lafleur grease stop.
Many neighbourhoods like this a promoting these types of art on their building walls for a few reasons, two of which are due to the often artistic touch, as well as to avoid the much more displeasing "tagging" that occurs otherwise. Taggers have a certain respect for other graffiti artists not to deface their work when found on other canvases.
Song: Craftsmanship
Artist: Buck 65
Album: Talkin' Honky Blues
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Richard and Gloria Manney John Henry Belter Rococo Revival Parlor
The Richard and Gloria Manney Rococo Revival Parlor is a showcase of the most original of American mid-nineteenth-century furniture designers.After perfecting a lamination process that permitted layers of wood to be bent and carved to a degree previously unachievable,the German born Belter proceeded to exploit it's design possibilities to the fullest.In the 1850s his highly ornamented sets required a nationwide reputation,and demand for them soon transformed his New York shop into a large factory.
The room's architectural elements-windows,columnar screens,doorway, cornice,and rosette-are from the double parlor of an Italian style villa in Astoria, Queens,in about 1852. The original double parlor had relatively small dimensions and no fireplaces-factors that made its reconstruction in this space inadvisable.Instead,it's beautifully detailed elements were used to create the parlor of a type illustrated in a designed for an Italianate villa published by Minard LaFever in The Architectural Instructor (New York,1856, plate LXIII).
Three objects in the room-one of the console tables,the fire screen,and the mantel mirror-have recently been acquired for the permanent collection,in time for the 75th Annual Celebration,after having been loans since the room opened in 1983. The console table is a rare match to the other one installed in this room;practically mirrored images,both tables are attributed to Belter and exhibit finely executed carvings of naturalistic fruits and flowers,as well as unusually pierced legs.The firescreen retains its original needlework panel.A rococo shell is the dominant motif in the carved and gilded oval mantel mirror.Oval-shaped mantel mirrors are rather unusual, and additionally,this is the only Rococo Revival mantel mirror in the Museum's collection.
the drystone wall to the left must be about 10ft high & built up a hill that is greater than 1:2, impressive work
This is a beaded wooden handle from a spoon. Due to the very small depth of field, I have received the bokeh circles on the beads.
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Construction of Milan Cathedral began in 1386. The use of Candoglia marble and Gothic design brought architects, sculptors and stonecutters from across Europe to the project. Its elaborate carved stonework belongs to that long building tradition.
Background: www.duomomilano.it/en/art-and-culture/the-cathedral/
Tétouan is famed for its fine craftsmanship and musical delicacy and has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of Crafts and Folk Art since 2017. Its cultural heritage is the product of the interaction between different cultural influences throughout centuries. It is mainly characterized by its Andalusian style and way of living but both Berber, Jewish and Colonial Spanish influences are present too.
The streets are fairly wide and straight, and many of the houses belonging to aristocratic families, descendants of those expelled from Al-Andalus by the Spanish Reconquista, possess marble fountains and have groves planted with orange trees. Within the houses and riads the ceilings are often exquisitely carved and painted in Hispano-Moresque designs, such as are found in the Alhambra of Granada, and the tile-work for which Tetuan is known may be seen on floors, pillars and dados. The city has seven gates which were closed at night up until early 20th century. Many Sufi Zawiyas are scattered inside the walled old city.
This angle could make many think about what they are seeing; really it's only the grill insert of an antique car from around the 40's
I was always fascinated as a boy by a trip to the local blacksmith at Glengolly. He was a cheery little Caithnessian, working hard in his dark slate built shed within big wooden sliding doors that kept out the gales, hail and cold. Inside was the glow and heat from the great fire, fed by bellows. The glow off the coals lit up his blackened face as he bent over furnace heated irons that he shaped with blows from his heavy hammer. But that was a long time ago. It saddens me that I don't see those sort of sights anymore. There are few things I see in modern life that touch my senses so vividly. So few things with lasting character. The face of life has changed.
When I first saw figures made of an assortment of nails, screws, nuts and bolts, they amused me. I imagined they were made by blacksmiths for fun, in a quiet moment, perhaps as a toy for a favoured child. But from that seems to have grown an industry taking thousands of carefully selected nuts and bolts and bits and making figures as a business. Far from the cheery blacksmith sat on an old wooden stool in his smithy, with a smile on his face, I see rows of robots making.............ornaments of robots in sterile factories. There's no craftsmanship: there's no individuality. There's no love.
Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge, Hurrican Shoals Park - Jackson County, Georgia.
Looking through the covered bridge at Hurricane Shoals Park in Maysville, Georgia.
©2008 Nature's Spectrum, For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
First came the lava,
Over and over,
And more over.
Then Came
The Ice Age Floods
Eroding, and eroding
Hundreds of time
Hundreds of Square Miles
Revealing the cooling columns.
As a European born,
Used to buildings with columns
Building standing 12 centuries,
Still occupied
Revered as Pride of History
In craftsmanship,
In overcoming tremendous
Hurdles to drag the weighty
Temple building blocks,
Sometimes quarried hundreds of miles away
Such as Easter Island or Stonehenge
But here,
I can worship Gaia Herself
With all her moods
Her gifts of life and decomposing death.
I can read her stones and layers
Like a Geology book answering
Questions directly,
The heart of the earth is a contained sun,
Boiling a thin crust of livable matter.
And no human effort was wasted
Creating this temple of grounding
My soul back the forces,
The miracle of life,
The overwhelming intertwining
Nature of existence.
And as the Tao,
Dark and Light leading to life and death.
Of destruction and creation.
Of living matter to compost
To bacteria, cracks, lichen, moss, plants,
shrubs and their animal counterparts.
All that goes through my mind when I visit this temple
Peter Prehn