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My teapots and vintage kitchen ware collection is up on the loft and will stay there untill I have a place of my own.
Scala eXchange 2016, Thursday, 8th - Friday, 9th December at Business Design Centre, London. skillsmatter.com/conferences/7432-scala-exchange-2016#pro.... Images copyright www.edtelling.com
After my little accident involving a broken wrist joint out the gate, I restored some functionality to the figure and did a photoshoot. Still waiting for a response from Mondo, though I don't think it should be an issues getting things restored from their end.
So taking away the various Teela specific QC issues, what do we have? A pretty typical Mondo product - I like the overall sculpting job better than She Ran, which to be fair was their first female MOTU release. Definitely a much better shelf presence, and unlike She Ra, Teela actually attended Arm day. Of the three sculpts, the 200X is probably the best, though arguably speaking the only one that's not so great is the angry expression, which still works f you have the right conditions.
Great work out the outfit itself. It's no more or less complicated than She Ra, I'd say, but I think it's probably more accurate to say the complication is all focused on the chest and arms. It's unfortunate that it appears that Teela does, for pretty much all her incarnations she really does wear boots that stop short of the knee, which is unfortunate as a higher boot could have really blocked those knees from view.
Similarly, some beautiful sculpting work was applied to the accessories.
Articulation wise, well, it's not a Hot Toy True Type body. By American figure standards, it's not too bad. Butterfly joints would probably too much of an ask, so I'd settle for at least better than a simple 90 degree elbow bend - this isn't the 1980's anymore. Between the choice of materials and built in articulation, at least I was able to get Teela to sit in a chair.
Paint work is an area that I feel was improved over She Ra. Ever so slightly. For starters, I didn't have any issues with lip stick on the wrong side of her face. Everything sees to be in place, relatively clean work and all. Skin tone matching is still an issue, though. There's the body and the unpainted joints, which is tolerable if you don't stare too hard. But there's a disrepency between the faces and the body, and on the non 200X heads, the red around the eyes is too strong. But again, all things considered and the source, it's not too bad.
Build Quality wise... I'm not even going to start. Widely documented all around. I will just add that the heads are a pain in the ass to get back on the ball joint, and pretty much all her accessories are warped, with the exception of the Sword/Sheath and the Shield - I'll even give credit to the Snake staff, as it's warped by nature and I can't actually tell. The Snake helmet thing is warped to one side, and you see very easily that the Spear is warped.
What: Surifesta exhibition Functional Art by FVAS-members: George Struikelblok, Kim Sontosoemarto, Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi, Sri Irodikromo, Dorette Kuster, Patrick Tjon, Stanny Handigman, Arti Abelakh, Rahied Abdoel, Shaundell Horton en Ron Flu.
When: December 11-13, 2013, 10:00-12:30 hrs and 18:00-21:00 hrs
Where: De Hal (Facebook), Grote Combéweg 45, Paramaribo
PHOTO Peter Thielen, 2013
No proprietary dongle, and the decision to use multiple connectors (rather than a single USB cord) means instant driverless playtime.
What: Surifesta exhibition Functional Art by FVAS-members: George Struikelblok, Kim Sontosoemarto, Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi, Sri Irodikromo, Dorette Kuster, Patrick Tjon, Stanny Handigman, Arti Abelakh, Rahied Abdoel, Shaundell Horton en Ron Flu.
When: December 11-13, 2013, 10:00-12:30 hrs and 18:00-21:00 hrs
Where: De Hal (Facebook), Grote Combéweg 45, Paramaribo
PHOTO Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi, 2013
Scala eXchange 2016, Thursday, 8th - Friday, 9th December at Business Design Centre, London. skillsmatter.com/conferences/7432-scala-exchange-2016#pro.... Images copyright www.edtelling.com
The category-creating functional water was looking to bring clarity to their brand and create a distinct style that could apply to all mediums. We created a simplified package, an iconic spectrum of bottles, and benefit-driven lifestyle photography that interacts with the distinct color band.
Created at Hatch. ©2012 Glacéau, Glacéau® bottle design and label are registered trademarks of Glacéau.
Printed by LowNote Studios
Austin, TX
2021
While this object is a replica, it is a functional replica – according to the engineers at LowNote Studios who produced it, the note made by this whistle is identical in pitch to the 2600 Hz tone produced by the original 1960s/70s toy whistles that were given away free inside packages of Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal in the US – and which would also unlock the ability for any public pay telephone then in the United States to make free international telephone calls when blown into the receiver after first picking it up, since it was the same tone used by the AT&T telecom system's audio interface. This was considered the first real computer hack, and became legendary in underground geek culture at the time as "phone phreaking". Steve Wozniak, a young computer engineer, learned about phone phreaking and decided to build a small mechanical device that could replicate all the tones used by AT&T's audio interface. This "Little Blue Box" as it was called caught the interest of Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs, and the pair of them decided to try selling the boxes to students on college campuses across the US – their first business together, before the creation of Apple Computer. Without these free breakfast cereal whistles, we never would have had the iPod.
This is her bath. Need I say more? Cabinets built, finished and installed by Brendan Donovan Furniture & Cabinet Co.
Artist Statement
“A Time For War and A Time For Peace”
Steven A. Scroggins
In the process of creating my Relief Sculpture I decided to also make the piece Functional Art. The clock is operational, which besides allowing
the viewer the opportunity to check the current time it also is meant
to emphasize that, as Soldiers in War, Time Marches On!
The material incorporated in the project builds on this theme as they are recycled and reclaimed from Farragut Naval Training Station
which was built 1942 in response to the Japanese Imperial Navy’s
attack on Pearl Harbor. Farragut was decommissioned in 1945
and the area transitioned once again into a place of peace.
There will always be wars and rumors of wars.
This threat is portrayed by the ominous protruding nails.
Time takes its’ toll on us all as indicated by the affect of rust
on the spikes and nails which are suspended in the blood of our soldiers.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NASB
There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven--
A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.