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I knitted another Christmas themed jock strap, this time in a bi-tone honeycomb.
The double pouch allows for gifts to be placed into the front of the jock... and this jock looks fully loaded!
Inamorata Maggie, commissioned OOAK art doll. Resculpted Chie sculpt in Latte resin (hand sculpted wrinkles, eyes and nose). Her faceup is more an homage to Irma Vep, but the wig and cheongsam are inspired by one of my all time favourite movies: "In the Mood for Love". This all made me miss Hong Kong so much.
I did not want to copy a dress design from the movie, but instead designed a new cheongsam that feels like it could fit into the film's wardrobe. It was a hugely labour intensive project for such a simple silhouette dress, but the lace trimming needed to be hand stitched on petal by petal and aged to have some wear and tear. Maggie's on screen dresses were so tight that the actress could barely breathe and I noticed my addition to the wardrobe is tight enough to immobilise all torso joints. Gladly dolls don't need to breathe!
I love working with mature beauty (Maggie's look was requested to more aged than in the movie) and the dress has been carefully aged too to show natural wear by unravelling edges, rub on the shoulder where the purse strap would be, makeup stains inside the collar and deodorant stains and wear in the armpits of the dress. What a fun project to make!
Fragmentary remains of a bronze statue of the emperor Hadrian (117 – 138 AD) discovered in a camp of the 6th Roman Legion, “Legio Ferrata”, near Tel Shalem in Israel. The statue is one of the few extant bronze sculptures of a Roman emperor. It was apparently used for the ritual worship of the Emperor. It portrays Hadrian in a typical pose of the supreme military commander greeting his troops.
The head is of the “Rollockenfrisur” type, which was widespread in the provinces and was characterized by the depiction of nine curls, which surround the face. The head and arm are attached to a cuirassed torso, which is decorated with a relief depicting a battle scene with a group of three pairs of archaic warriors who fight in duels. The cuirass also wears the “cingulum”, or the military belt, which indicates the wearer’s rank. The torso does not appear to be dressed in the paludamentum, or the military cloak which usually falls from the shoulders of cuirassed statues of Roman military generals, but is rather dressed with a type of scarf-like garment
Based on the current reconstruction it seems that the statue depicted Hadrian addressing the army in a pose of “adlocutio”, although a reconsideration of the angle of the arm has suggested that it in fact bent at the elbow in order to hold a spear or baton. Excavated from the same site were the fragmentary remains of a bronze head of a young boy, a number of lappets and straps from the cuirassed torso, and the large toe of a left foot.
Probably cast in an imperial workshop, the statue features the standardized likeness of the emperor, down to the unique shape of his earlobe, a symptom of the heart disease that eventually caused his death.
Source: Judaism and Rome @ judaism-and-rome.cnrs.fr
Roman bronze sculpture
135 – 137 AC
Jerusalem, Israel Museum
FINALLY!!!
Honestly, the only thing that I didn't like about the X100 was the camera strap that it came with - kinda like this synthetic leather, rubberized nonsense. It was too short (at its longest), it didn't breathe, and it was just ugly.
I've been on the hunt for a while, actually anxiously awaiting an online retailer to get the Artisan & Artist strap back in stock so I could pull the trigger. I'm glad I never got that chance. I stumbled upon this camera strap (and a short review by a new owner) on a Fuji X Forum.
This isn't a large outfit: custom length, custom colors, all handmade to order. And at under $40...a STEAL too! It's the perfect length to go across the body and it slides really well when bringing the camera up for a shot. It's soft, but really heavy duty - like it's not going to suddenly release your prize possession for a camera meets concrete accident.
Highly recommended for a small camera like this. Go check 'em out!
LanceCameraStraps.com
Canon 5DmkII
50mm f/1.8 II
I made this hand strap from the original Fuji X100 neck strap. I cut the neck strap in half and stitched the two ends together. I know some people won't like the idea of cutting the original neck strap but it works for me.
Finally got my new Peak Design camera strap!
I\'m very happy with the details and seems to be good quality as always ;-)