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Images from DC's Cape / Cowl / Create event at SDCC 2014. For a full gallery of Toyark's SDCC coverage - check this: news.toyark.com/2014/07/27/san-diego-comic-con-2014-every...
A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, bridle road, or horse trail, is a path, trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now serve a wider range of users, including equestrians, hikers, and cyclists. Such paths are either impassable for motorized vehicles, or vehicles are banned. The laws relating to allowable uses vary from country to country.
In industrialized countries, bridle paths are now primarily used for recreation. However, they are still important transportation routes in other areas. For example, they are the main method of traveling to mountain villages in Lesotho. In some areas, bridle paths developed as transport routes where the terrain was so steep that the route was impassable by wheeled wagons and vehicles, as for example, Bridle Path, New Zealand, an early transport route in Christchurch. However, In England and Wales a bridle path now refers to a route which can be legally used by horse riders in addition to walkers, and since 1968, by cyclists.
In the US, the term bridle path is used colloquially for trails or paths used primarily for people making day treks on horses, and usually used only on the east coast, whereas out west the equivalent term is trail. The term "bridleway" is rarely used in the U.S. Most of the time horses are presumed allowed to use trails in America unless specifically banned, although rules differ among locations.
In some countries long distance multi-use trails have been created, including the Bicentennial National Trail in Australia, one of the longest marked multi-use trails in the world, stretching 5,330 kilometres. Rail trails can often be used by equestrians.
Cheshire England Early Autumn 2014
LOVETONES are created by Rocco Liang in Taiwan. His “Autumn Winter 2017 Collection”, Trendsetter Lena and Trendsetter Roxy, is available since the end of 2017. Limited edition size is 100 each. The doll costs $210 USD plus shipping. There are still some for sale (at least they were, last time I checked).
My Trendsetter Roxy came with a “Baby Pink Ruffle High-Low Dress”, an “Oversized Black Leather Biker Jacket”, “White Lace Sock High Heels”, and a “Black Glove Clutch”. Her second outfit is lingerie, “Pink Bustier and Panties”. Her accessories are a pair of “Matte Black Square Earrings”. The last items in her box were a metal doll stand ('waist hugger') and a Certificate of Authenticity (CoA). Names were taken from the www.lovetonesdoll.com website.
Lena's hair color is “Dark Chocolate (Duo-Tone Hair Mix)”. She is the first LOVETONES with duo-tone hair (as is Trendsetter Lena). Her hair is a bit more unruly than I was used from the previous dolls. She has the usual body, comparable to Integrity Toys' Nu.Face, with a much smaller head. She has the fierce look I expect from a LOVETONES doll.
The item you notice first about her outfit is the oversized, black leather biker jacket. The main zipper is actually working! The three other, smaller zippers are decorative and do not work. The jacket is very detailed and awesome. It is the first reason I decided to order Roxy and not Lena.
Roxy's dress is beautiful too and looks gorgeous worn under the leather jacket. On its own it's still beautiful, maybe a little too sweet for me. There are two long ribbons to fasten the dress over each of her shoulders with a tiny bow. I guess the too long ends are supposed to be cut off after the bows are tied. I was reluctant to do that, so I hid the ends behind her back. That may look a little strange in the picture above. While this dress doesn't hit the spot for me, the craftmanship displayed is impressive.
Her shoes are unique. Only the soles and heels are solid, the rest are really white lace socks. The shoes are easy to put on (carefully, or the toes will poke through the lace), though only after a few changes the lace at the top tends to fray. Like her dress her shoes made me think that the doll is supposed to be dressed and displayed, and never changed again. Because I like to have the option to redress my dolls, that does not impress me much.
Trendsetter Roxy's second outfit is lingerie. That hers is a soft pink and not simply black, is the second reason I preferred this Roxy to Lena. Her bustier is not easy to tie tightly and the laces are very long again, making me think once more about the display idea. Her lingerie is simple, sweet and sexy, so it's fine. I like it.
I don't use the earrings, but I checked: Roxy's ears are cleanly pierced, so her earrings should be easy to put on (in).
Since the last edition, Under Runway, LOVETONES dolls come in a slightly larger, elegant black box with two compartments beside each other to pull out at the sides. One holds the nude doll in foam, the other holds all the other stuff in resealable plastic bags, with the exception of the doll stand.
When I pulled out Roxy for the first time, she wore a hairnet and her torso was covered in plastic wrap. Her legs were not wrapped and there were black stains from the box cover on her upper thighs and slight stains on her knees. I got rid of all stains with warm water, soap, and a lot of hard scrubbing. No real damage, but annoying, because it lessened my joy of deboxing the doll for the first time. After I informed Rocco Liang about that, he apologized and told me they might change the box design for the next edition.
Bottom Line
“Trendsetter” is the fifth edition of LOVETONES since 2015. To me this Roxy is one of the best so far. (Timeless Show Roxy is still the best for me, even though Trendsetter Roxy contested her title on behalf of the amazing leather jacket and her more colorful outfit.) I have a few very minor complaints, aside from the removable stains. Maybe I've become more discerning as a collector. Anyway, this Roxy is a gorgeous additon to any fashion doll collection, and I recommend her. I remain a LOVETONES fan and I look forward to the next edition.
9.7 of 10 points
These are my personal impressions and thoughts, so feel free to disagree.
CAPTIONS::::
"But I don't WANT to take the garbage out...." [Acqgpsy]
"But honey, it was a long time ago -- and I was drunk!" [Pudchuck]
"STELLA!!!" [TAIwiffic]
He's crying ~~ " I want my side of the rock!!!! " [CSM242000]
He's whining: "Ah Marge, I'm King of the jungle!!" [cmifbpiks]
"- "but you ALWAYS get your way" [g*s*c*]
"oooooh yeaHHHH!!" [Su bu]
"Ahhhh-CHOO!" [Patillac 13]
"Ow! Take it out! Ow! Ow! Ow!" [HiWalkerPhoto]
"Oh my gosh, that smell--what did you bring home for dinner THIS time?!" [terri_lg]
Technicolor Sunset
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This picture is S.O.O.P!
Straight Out Of Photoshop CS3
If you have to use this picture to decorate your hovel then don't forget
who created it. Drop me a line. Give me credit. Link to my photostream
Better yet, send me a check.
created with Corel, Photo Explosion and Picmonkey edits
Kind of reminds me of a kite flying on a windy day ( Like today)
Created for The Award Tree New!! Challenge 74.0 ~ Experimental Directions ~ March 1st - 50 images.
Texture courtesy of dsm8954 , thanks Daniel
In the spirit of this challenge's theme"...experimental and of a style or direction that is new to you.", I tried a number of new things here: shooting through the camera in the iphone, playing around with a GIMP program a friend of mine had given me a few months back (in the end, not really doing too much with it) and using someone else's texture.
Artist Fred Eversley to create large-scale sculptural installation at One Flagler in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Dec 14, 2022
Eversley’s largest commission to date will be unveiled in spring 2024.
Sculptor and artist Fred Eversley has been commissioned by Related Companies in partnership with the City of West Palm Beach to create a new public art installation. Slated for completion in spring of 2024, the artwork is titled Portals. It will comprise a constellation of eight of his signature parabolic shapes in transparent, violet-hued polyurethane resin, adorning the One Flagler office tower, a new 25-story building designed by architect David Childs and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
Eversley’s work is often associated with the Light and Space movement. It has been featured in over 200 exhibitions and is included in over 40 museum collections. He has executed 20 large public artwork commissions. By training, Eversley is an engineer, and his sleek creations in cast polyester resins and bronze, and laminated acrylics and stainless steel, frequently take the form of disks, parabolas, helices and lenses. The reflectivity of the works makes them naturally interactive.
Portals will be the largest public art installation and most ambitious project created by Eversley in recent years; upon completion, it will be added to the City of West Palm Beach’s public art program, ArtLife WPB. The selection process for the commission was managed by Related Companies executives and Culture Corps, the art advisory and creative consultancy founded by Doreen Remen and Yvonne Force Villareal.
As part of the project, the adjacent First Church of Christ, Scientist—which inspired Eversley’s Portals—will be preserved in perpetuity. Designed in the Beaux-Arts style by African American architect Julian Abele in 1928, and completed in 1929, the church remains one of the most architecturally significant historic structures in West Palm Beach. The 1.25-acre public green space in front of the new One Flagler building will be named “Julian Abele Park.” The eight sculptures comprising Portals refer to the eight columns of the church.
Explains Eversley, “Seen from afar, eight Portals rise up, from land, and out of water, shaping a graceful gate that resonates with the columns of the church. Like an arced welcoming arm, the Portals lead visitors to the heart of the site’s historical ground. The Portals become an active third part of what is now a sculptural and architectural trilogy, one in which the number eight is a recurring theme. The aim is to inspire and draw thoughts to Abele’s masterful gestures, and to the mind that gave rise to this destination point, which now appears in a new light, and with new life. Portals signals a new beginning––an homage to Abele’s significance and his relevant, lasting contribution, which are here given renewed value and brought into the eternal light of infinite spirit.”
“We believe that public art is inclusive and creates memorable shared experiences providing moments of discovery and inspiration. The park at One Flagler is the perfect place to present an important work of art by an iconic artist,” says Gopal Rajegowda, partner at Related Southeast. “We conducted an in-depth search and proposal process, which resulted in the selection of Portals by Fred Eversley. The artwork stands out for its beautiful, eye-catching design and its homage to architect Julian Abele and the historic church. Eversley’s sculptures will make a meaningful connection between the past and the current important time in the City of West Palm Beach.”
Adds City of West Palm Beach Major Keith James, “By preserving the historical First Church of Christ, Scientist and creating a new monumental artwork that pays tribute to its architect, Related and Fred Eversley are presenting the City of West Palm Beach with a lasting gift. This new park and captivating installation will be a major draw for residents, visitors and art enthusiasts.”
About Portals:
The shape of the sculptures will act as lenses and create optical effects in the parabolic elements, as well as refractions in the surface of the water. The sculptures are made of a crystal-clear material that will be tinted with dyes, adding a violet tone. Due to their shape, the sculptures will vary in gradation from more rich color in the thicker and wider bottom to more pale at the thinner top. The angled edge surfaces will stand out as mirror-reflective signature arches in both daylight and night light.
During the daytime, Portals will change in appearance, shifting with the sunlight, weather and time of day. The tapered surfaces of the sculptures will naturally be illuminated and more reflective due to their angle toward the sun, creating a silhouette of bright mirroring “arches” that will have a distinct and dramatic effect.
At night, Portals will be up-lit from below, so that the light travels upward through the material of the sculptures. The shell will be luminous throughout, but brighter at the bottom and fading toward the top, adding a range of violet to indigo hues.
About Fred Eversley:
Fred Eversley (b. 1941, Brooklyn, New York) is a key figure in the development of contemporary art from Los Angeles during the postwar period. Now based in New York after living and working in Venice Beach, California for fifty years, Eversley synthesizes elements from several art historical movements associated with Southern California, including Light and Space, though his work is the product of a pioneering vision all his own, informed by lifelong studies on the timeless principles of light, space, time, and gravity. Prior to his becoming an artist, Eversley was an engineer who designed and built highintensity acoustical laboratories for NASA, the French atomic energy commission, the European space laboratory, and other major aerospace companies. His science and technology background helped develop his interest in the parabolic shape; the only shape that concentrates all forms of energy to a single focal point.
His pioneering use of polyester resin, and industrial dyes and pigments, reflects the technological advances that define the postwar period even as his work reveals the timeless inner workings of the human eye and mind. Eversley’s abstract, three-dimensional meditations on color—including the luminous parabolic lenses for which he is best known—entice the viewer to approach, prompting questions about how the biological and optical mechanics of sight determine how we see and understand each other, and communicating a kinetic, palpable sense of the mysterious presence of energy throughout the universe.
Fred Eversley is the subject of a solo exhibition, Fred Eversley: Reflecting Back (the World), at the Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, California, on view through January 15, 2023, and will be the subject of forthcoming solo exhibitions at David Kordansky Gallery, New York, in May 2023 and at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, California, in 2024. He has also been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (2017); Art + Practice, Los Angeles (2016); National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C. (1981); Palm Springs Art Museum, California (1977); Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California (1976); and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1970). Recent group exhibitions include Light & Space, Copenhagen Contemporary (2021-2022); Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (2017 – 2020, traveled to five venues); Space Shifters, Hayward Gallery, London (2018); and Water & Power, curated by the late Noah Davis, Underground Museum (2018). His work is in the permanent collections of more than four dozen museums throughout the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Museum of Modern Art, New York; K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The first monograph dedicated to Eversley’s work was published by David Kordansky Gallery in 2022. Eversley lives and works in New York.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.relatedross.com/press-releases/2022-12-14/artist-fred...
www.wpbmagazine.com/portals-a-transformative-art-installa...
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Image source: Flickr user iboy_daniel.
Idea for sign: Another Flickr photo but I can't find it again for the life of me.
Quotation source: Me.
Creating a Lomo camera effect with this photo. I couldn't fix the overexposure on the one I was planning on using today.
after days and days of being unwell, a week of it actually, i awoke this morning feeling inspired.
so i made my 1st attempt at creating a video with photographs from this week.
studio.stupeflix.com/v/bD3Fk5PEX3/?autoplay=1
the snow came christmas night, and again last night. we have over a foot and a half now! i am so glad to feel better today, it just makes everything feel so much easier, and the snow seem even more beautiful...
(i am in love with the idea of creating movies with still images and music, so if any of you know of any advice, links, inspiration, etc. i'd be so happy to hear about it.)
Created for dA Users Gallery Challenge 98 – Steampunk Fairy 2
Source images with thanks to:
♥ Model by Magikstock
♥ Bird Cage by Made to be Unique stock
♥ Clock by Frozen Stocks
♥ Hat by Richard Symon
♥ Textures by Valeriana Stock and Karen Brown
This image came in 2nd place in the challenge!!
Created for MacroMondays - theme - Humility
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” - Isaac Newton
MacroMondays group has become a great inspirational boost. I am always left in awe of the wonderful contributions to this pool, hoping that just a spec of the talent from others might rub off on me allowing my petals to open more fully. Thanks for being such a great group! :D
Happy MacroMonday!
Created for DigitalMontage Challenge 8 - Mythical Creatures
Thanks to Rubyblossom for pre-made background
Potters of Bankura create exquisite horses out of clay, in a village called Panchmura, 25 km from Bishnupur, in West Bengal, India. This handcrafted clay horse are known for their symmetric shape and rounded curves with an erect neck and ears and is acclaimed for its striking elegance.
Bankura horse has been part of a 300-year old tradition of Panchmura Village. The scope of this terracotta art form got a shot when late Sri Rashbehari Kumbhakar got the President’s Award in 1969. As a result of this some initiatives were taken then for the revival of Panchmura crafts. Subsequently, the Bankura Horse evolved as a symbol of West Bengal, adopted by the State Tourism Board. It is the crest motif of the Central Cottage Industries Emporium. Government of West Bengal and UNESCO have joined hands to develop this place as a Rural Craft Hub to be managed by the artists themselves.
Bankura horses are considered to be ridden by Dharmaraj (Sun God), and are therefore offered as a token of devotion to folk deities. During the late medieval period, the terracotta art of Bishnupur - Bankura began under the Malla dynasty. There are other legends about the origin of the horse and one of them was it being created to appease the gods in granting the boon of an offspring to a childless maharani of the Malla kings. The offering worked and since then the horse has gained a reputation as the symbol of fertility, the reason why they are always made and sold in pairs!
To begin with, alluvial soil with a little amount of sand should be smooth enough to be turned into proper shape on the potter’s wheel. The parts that have come off the wheel are placed in direct sunlight. The potters never use any artificial colour. Instead a special coloured soil is used. Coloured figurines are then fired in the kiln.
Beside horse, items like elephant, Manasa Jhar, dashabatar taas, the idols of gods and goddesses are very popular. Various artisans had to switch over from making horses and elephants to utility items like conches, flower vases, home decorative items and artefacts, tiles and panels to find a larger market.
Only the ‘Kumbhakar’ community of Panchmura (around 60 families) is still struggling to keep this craft tradition alive with their sincere effort and dedication. The potters of Panchmura fall in the category of Other Backward Classes (OBC). The ‘Panchmura Potters’ Society’ was set up in around 2005-2006. The aim was to properly organize the craft production and providing a suitable marketing opportunity by the Society.
Interesting Read: www.chitrolekha.com/V1/n2/07_Terracotta_crafts_of_Panchmu...
Cooling down after our hike up to this beautiful meadow in the Gore Range where we camped for two nights.
Created in Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, aka, "Nano Banana."
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Created for Rubys Wax Lyrical Challenge 9
My brother Benjamin, in a very nice afternoon the first day of the New Year.
(My texture)
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City trip In Amsterdam - July 2021 - Day 2
Various pics of the day 2 in Amsterdam with no particular subject
Diverses photos prisent a Amsterdam (jour : 2) sans sujet reel.
( A little city trip in Amsterdam
Un petit city trip a Amsterdam )
Created in Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, aka, "Nano Banana."
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