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Found this statue in Samarinda and loved it - probably because my son's name is Griffin - can't recall what they called it but would appreciate it if anyone out there knows let me know.
This was a gift from the second student we hosted for an exchange year in 2011-12. Every time I see them, I think of her. I see them often because they sit on the shelf with my favourite books.
The children had learnt to recognise those subtle signs that showed when mum had just about had enough.
it has been one of those days (weeks/months)
WAH are visiting cinematic horror / classic horror films
9/115 - mythological creature
62/100 - pixelmator processed
105/215 - Thank goodness for the 365 and We're Here - it gives me something fun to do at the end of every day.
A symbol of power and sacred royalty in Egyptian mythology, the Great Sphinx is the oldest monument in Egypt dating back to about 2550 BC.
Hi journal! it's me again Tythos! but you knew that... cause you're my journal hehe anyway, so it's august 26 4004, and i've been traveling with my new friends the "Party Animals!" great name right? i know i named us, it just came to me since we're a traveling party and we're all animals! well except Cassandra..... wait, are humans animals? i don't know, i'll have to ask her later. hehe
Were was i? oh yeah! so after we left the super secret tavern with the blindfolds and magical baths we went to the market, and Frederick, he's a bunny man,told me about these trading discs the city dwellers use, we each got like 50 of them for fighting a big eyeball monster, they must be rare or something because people keep acting really nice when i give them a trading disc, they seem to really like these "plate-nim coins" as they call them.
so anyway i used some to get all kinds of neat things, like this pretty toga im wearing, it's so soft! and i got more arrows because my new friends keep taking me monster hunting and i go through them so fast! i also got a new sword, because they also like to hunt in small caves and buildings with no room for me to shoot my arrows, it might be because most of them are really small, so they don't notice i'm too tall to hunt in there? hehe oh and i got a cool flower book! i'm learning to grow neat new flowers with it, they are so pretty!
with all out trading done, we were ready to go do that thing our friend whisper and his old man friend asked us to do, we are going to magic school! which is cool, since we all know some magic already anyway! but before that my new friend Squeech (she's a little mouse girl who likes to roll in the mud, so funny!) anyway she wanted to see some of her old friends who run a store, so we went to some stone room under the shop, they seemed friendly but a little... jittery, like they really have to pee but are holding it. hehe this underground friends of Squeech said they could get super cool stuff for us if we put a weird barrel that wasn't a wine keg into this werehouse and leave.
so we all went to sleep and had a pretty good night back at the super secret tavern, weird dreams though, must have been the wine, anyway, we woke up and there was a bunch of shouting and excitement around town, it spelled like someone partied too hard and a fire broke out, i was told later that my new friend Ardis died in that fire, which is really sad, he was so funny but losing a friend just means you have to make new ones, i'll think of him every time my bow he made shoot an eyeball monster beam! oh did i not mention that? yeah my bow does that now sometimes, cool right?!?
So anyway, we went to the warehouse to do the thing we were asked to do.Squeech and hoot hoot went around to the roof while Frederick, Cassandra and Tythos (hey that's me!) waited at the front door. Cassandra tripped and broke the door, so i went in but wished i did, cause i immediately got punched by the biggest fist i've ever seen! we were told that there would be a "go-lum" in there, but i forgot, also didn't know what that even was, i found out though. painfully! hehe
I hit the big stone and metal man with my arrows, i mean of course i did, i'm a great shot, and it was a BIG target. Frederich threw ice at it, and Cassandra hit it a lot with her glowy sword! it fell down and broke!.... then it unbroke and got back up, which wasn't good i was almost out of arrows, and Cassandra looked tired. so i sent it away with my super cool arrow magic, and when it came back it was on fire because there was a cat that can set stuff on fire there, i though he was a guy pretending to be a cat, but he was actually just a cat.
there was a sickly looking dwarf lady there with white skin, she was being mean to my friends, so i used more super cool arrow magic to hit her and the go-lum at the same time, she seemed less bothered by it than the go-lum did though. then i shot a mean elf guy, he died, then i shot the dwarf again, then i ran into the warehouse. then Squeech's friends showed up and hit the mean dwarf lady until she fell down. the go-lum became nice after that, it would do anything we told it to, Squeech's friend was very happy about this, i guess he likes big toys that can punch stuff?
Oh! that's when i met the cat! his name is mister Sir Whisker longpaw, and there are two more of him running around somewhere i guess? anyway, he talks to me! it seems my dad's ability to talk to animals rubbed off on me! and here i though i only had my mom's flower power. hehehe so i was tlking to the kitty cat and giving him chin scratches so i didn't understand why, but there was a zombie in there, and they made it look like me. Squeeche's friend needed an "eff-a-gee" to set and example and save his face, at least that's what i over heard. i guess his house burning down endangered his face for some reason? city people are weird. haha he said he loves the go-lum but we have to leave the city for a while, which is fine we were gonna do that anyway!
so that was my day, how was your's journal? oh right you're a book, never mind, talk to you larter!
Tythos Reeds of Oikos.
When you have four granddaughters like I do, mythological creatures are something that you see everyday.
Also this theme would fit for magical because a unicorn is a magical creature.
For 115 in 2015 theme #9 Mythological Creature
For 52 in 2015 theme #16 Magical.
The face of Poseidon or Neptune. It adorns the pillar of the home of a neighbour nearby. Their garden overlooks Killiney bay so I guess it's rather appropriate. At night time it comes alive.. Ok I made that bit up! ;-))
Model: Kelly Sucio
Makeup: Josephine Caspari
Photo: Thomas Ohlsson Photography
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Charybdis is a monster from Greek Mythology. She is Partnered with Scylla, who sits apon the cliff next to her.
No, Charybdis is not just a whirlpool. Unknown by many, there is actually a monster under the water. There is no description in any writing (that I have seen) of what she actually looks like.
--The whirlpool part of her, is when she opens her gaping mouth and sucks in. She swallows everything; water, passing ships, sea animals, everything.
--Then, she exhales and spits everything out. Everything flies everywhere.
Everything is timed surprisingly. These things happen at the same time every day.
Many heroes of Greek Legend traveled by here safely; and many died. But who hears the story of the hero who got eaten by Charybdis? No one.
I am finally able to release and publish these pictures that I am really excited about. It was a comissioned shoot for a very cool project. It is a photography series and all the pictures tell a story so I am gonna be posting them here chronologically but you can go to my blog and check them all out in there. I explain a little about this project and share the entire series!
Go ahead.
Former Dutch royal palace, now a national museum, with beautifully restored formal gardens.
Technical notes: Contax G2 + 35mm Carl Zeiss on film. Digitised with a Nikon Coolscan V Ed (LS-50) + VueScan.
I am finally able to release and publish these pictures that I am really excited about. It was a comissioned shoot for a very cool project. It is a photography series and all the pictures tell a story so I am gonna be posting them here chronologically but you can go to my blog and check them all out in there. I explain a little about this project and share the entire series!
Go ahead.
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An entry for the Challenge Group 115 pictures in 2015 No.9 - Mythological Creature..
An entry for the Challenge Group 52 in 2015 Challenge No.16 - Magic(al).
This figurine is part of a large Tudor Mint Myth & Magic collection I own and which I am currently in the gradual process of selling. I have just sold this item, which is a Limited Edition, and I photographed it before it was packed for despatch. This piece is "The Gathering of the Unicorns".
Taken with my travel camera, a Panasonic TZ30 Lumix, and framed in Photoshop.
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From Wikipedia: "Syrinx was a beautiful wood nymph who had many times attracted the attention of satyrs, and fled their advances in turn. Pursued by the amorous god Pan, she ran to a river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god's frustrated breath blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of panpipes, which were thenceforth known as syrinx."
Fresh from yesterdays photo shoot and just in time for St Georges Day!
This is probably my favourite creation for quite a while. You try sneaking up on a dragon with a wide-angle lenses and getting the exposure right when shooting straight into the sun!
Without wanting to spoil the illusion :) massive thanks to edie for sharing a great few days over half term, where she (with a little input from me, in a sort of creative director role) made this fantastic creature from re-cycled materials for a competition taking place this weekend. And thanks due to the TTV group for the fake-ttv effect i've come up with by bastardising some of the stuff i found there (ruudpakua and milesdscott)
my favorites from last shoot.
I've been feeling a little weird lately. i've been remembering 2009 too much. It was a good year for me and somehow I can't get it out of my mind and focus on 2015.
I am in need of doing another shoot. Not self portraits but an actual shoot with an entire team. Lets see if I can make that happen in the next days.
To see the rest of this series go to my blog, they are all in there!
These are not my favorites of the shoot but still I wanted to upload them just to show some work.
I'll continue to post the pictures of this shoot as well as my favorites but in the meantime you can go and check them all out on my blog!
More west-wight Dragon sightings to report!
Definitely the most fun project and photo-shoot i can remember, if you ever get bored i can highly recommend it :)
Thanks due to the TTV group for the fake-ttv effect i've come up with by bastardising some of the stuff i found there, ruudpakua, milesdscott and especially the very talented Liek.
An entry for the challenge group 115 in 2015, #9 Mythological Creature.
This little chap was the House Dragon in our rented holiday cottage in Somerset. He was very friendly and when I told him about the 115 challenge, he offered to pose straight away.
Flamingo + Goat = Flamingoat
Now up for scoring at Threadless! Help me get it printed!
www.threadless.com/submission/259435/Flamingoat?streettea...
A set of figures made by Diener similar to the Space Creatures, but featuring mythological creatures. From left to right: Centaur, Garuda (my best guess), Unicorn, Minotaur, Medusa, Dragon.
a. no. 9 Mythological Creature for 115 Pictures in 2015
b. 2/52 for 52 Weeks Project
c. Bumble from Rudolph: one of my dog's favorite toys.
d. all of the above
(D is the correct answer)
One of my personal favorite mythological creatures being brought to life! I have always been intrigued by vampires powers of seduction and temptation. How they lure in their victims and have mortals lust over them. The masters of seduction in our modern day world.
The real one, not the mock-up from "Percy Jackson and the Olympians".
This replica is one of the art world's best-kept secrets - a recreation of the original Parthenon!
There is also an awesome art gallery in the basement - - - a definite must-see!!!
John Koston, photographer. © 2010 Koston Photography. All rights reserved
9/115: Mythological creature - the Merman
Mermen and sea creature sculpture made in 1948 by Sir Charles Wheeler in the Jellicoe Fountain in Trafalgar Square.
The smaller merman (merboy) stares open-mouthed, not least because he often has water gushing from his lips to augment the flow from the mouth of the dolphin.
One of my personal favorite mythological creatures being brought to life! I have always been intrigued by vampires powers of seduction and temptation. How they lure in their victims and have mortals lust over them. The masters of seduction in our modern day world.
I FINALLY got to update my Wendigo. The body was bothering me, and with a new body came a few things that I needed to update thanks to clipping. It still occasionally clips, but nothing that can't be shrugged off as a ragged old outfit.
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=/=/ LOCATION /=/=
Lakeside
*~*~* BODY *~*~*
Vitamin - Avatar Zombie 1
*~* Head *~*
+ Aii + Long Tongue Dark Pink Blood
Blunderforge : Autumn Leaf-Cowl
Blunderforge " Guise of the Autumn God
:: Yellow JesteR :: Jeepers Peepers
*~*~* CLOTHING *~*~*
*~* Head *~*
DRD Gore Axe
*~* Arms *~*
[Contraption] Sospettoso's Slasher
PFC ~ Rebellion
PFC ~ Raven Pauldron
*~* Torso *~*
DRD arrows back m2
DRD Saw blade
DRD Backstab
[Medieval Fantasy] Head Totem
PFC ~ Bones ~ Chest
PFC ~ Cold Hug
PFC ~ Thrall Neck Chains
- Detached Arm -
+ Aii + RAGE DreamWeaver's Eye
DRD -zombie apoc - Zombie arm
StormWood : Jawbone Sword
*~* Lower Body *~*
PFC - Acolyte
Detail showing some of 12 mosaic tile angels in the interior of the historic 1908 Lakewood Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The chapel was designed by architect Harry Wild Jones with mosaics by designer Charles Lamb of Lamb Studios in New York. Jones design was based on Hagia Sophia in Instanbul. The 12 angels on the dome symbolize the 12 sons of Jacob, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 gates to the Holy City, and the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ.
Art Deco Phoenix ornament in the restored Chicago Motor Club Building, now a Hampton Inn hotel located on East Wacker Place in Chicago, Illinois.
More DOI housekeeping, catching up on a few of the letters that i've not created up till now.
Some of you might recognise the Dragon from earlier in the year,
www.flickr.com/photos/s0ulsurfing/2437650919/
i had fun carrying her around the bay on this shoot, got some strange looks, but i like to think they were just jealous they didn't have a pet dragon of their own to play with :)
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Thanks for all the support this week and apologies for not being round as much myself, we've had a rare bit of summer surf and i've been working on a web design job, hope to catch up with everyone today.
Finally, Thanks due to the TTV group for the effect i've come up with by bastardising some of the stuff i found there, ruudpakua, milesdscott and especially the very talented Liek.