Long Awkward Pose

For Acha: Same Damn Thing

Acha has been an icon in our fashion world, and has done so with a warm heart and generous spirit. She’s shared herself with us, without any boundaries between her physical and virtual self. I will miss her unique and stunning sense of style, and her elegant writing, and just . . . seeing her around on the feeds. <3

Acha and I weren’t close friends, but she’s still played a major influence in my SLife. Her blog has inspired me and introduced me to awesome new-to-me stores. She encouraged me when I first started blogging. She encouraged me when I first started creating. She wrote copy for my store when I was first starting out, and her generous words inspired me to work harder and be better, to try and live up to her elegant descriptions. By including me as a tiny part of her blog in various Not Me posts, she gave me a sense of being part of the greater community. By featuring early Vanitas Vesture on her blog, she made me feel like I was “somebody” in my own small way.

So, in honor of Acha, here’s my response to the Same Damn Thing challenge. (Acha’s original concept is here, and more info on the redux is here.) › Continue reading

Tags: Achariya, Dark Mouse, Elikatira, Illusions, Kyoot, L.Fauna, Long Awkward Pose, Mynerva, Same Damn Thing, Schadenfreude, Sea Salts, SLink, Tres Blah

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Challenges, Fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion No Comments

Gypsy

I bought a new tarot deck last month, and have been trying to learn to read the cards. It’s been an interesting process, working to learn the symbology of the imagery and internalize the fundamental message of each card.

I’ve always been fascinated by the visual imagery of tarot, and as I study the cards and their meanings, I get drawn into the visual possibilities — I want to design my own deck, and create tarot-based paintings and SL tableaux. I want to make the creative process part of the learning process.

I’ve read through a couple books at this point, and have begun re-reading them, doing the learning exercises suggested this time around. Today is exercise 1.1: What do I believe about Tarot? Am I “totally skeptical about using the tarot for anything but fun”, or am I “absolutely convinced that the tarot can give me specific, personal guidance?”

I suppose › Continue reading

Tags: Fri.day, L.Fauna, Long Awkward Pose, Magic Nook, R.A.Crystal, SLink, The Loft, Tres Blah, Wishbox, Zaara

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 Fashion, LOTD, MV-SL-Fashion, Tarot No Comments

Gray

So, I’m going to jump on the bandwagon and take part in this week’s 52 Weeks of Color Challenge.

I’m such a sucker for a monochromatic palette. Perhaps it’s the influence of the color theory class I took back in the day, but I love value scales; here we transition from white to black as we work our way down the outfit.

I opted for gold-tone jewelry with silver and black accents here. While silver-tone would have been truer to the gray challenge, I like the warmth that the gold brings to the look.

Credits: › Continue reading

Tags: Aglaia, AM Radio, Clawtooth, DeLa, Long Awkward Pose, Maitreya, Tres Blah, Vanitas Vesture, Zaara