Little Bird

thesuccubuskitten: <333

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:17 -0400

thesuccubuskitten:

<333

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Mon, 20 May 2013 00:29:40 -0400

eatsleepdraw: 66” x 48” Oil on Canvas. IRONman of the year.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:05:16 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

66” x 48” Oil on Canvas. IRONman of the year.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 15:41:16 -0400

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There’s a hint of Golightly bubbling up in her. She has a vampy...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:11:33 -0400

There’s a hint of Golightly bubbling up in her. She has a vampy tendency to refer to things as “fabulous” and people as “dahhhling.” Upon appraising a selection of challenging shoes for our photo shoot that day, she remarks blithely, “Me and heels are very good friends.” Later, she adds, “I’m always the person that’s just slightly overdressed,” before breaking into laughter. “Hopefully in a good way!” — Emilia Clarke for OUT Magazine

justbetsycostumes: neimhaille: oftheforest: grimsperation: Mi...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:28 -0400

justbetsycostumes:

neimhaille:

oftheforest:

grimsperation:

Michele Caragher

Embroidered details in Game of Thrones

‘Michele Carragher is a London-based Hand Embroiderer and Illustrator who has been working in costume on film and television productions for over 15 years. She studied Fashion Design at The London College of Fashion, where the course incorporated design, pattern cutting, garment construction, embroidery, millinery and illustration. At the same time she attended a three year evening course in Saddlery at Cordwainers College learning skills in leatherwork.

After leaving college Michele worked in Textile Conservation, repairing and restoring historical textiles for private collectors and museums, specialising in hand embroidery. She then moved into a career in costume for film and television, initially working as a Costume Assistant/Maker on productions such as the BBC’s Our Mutual Friend, ITV’s David Copperfield and Mansfield Park. She soon gravitated towards the decoration and embellishment of costumes, using skills in hand embroidery and surface decoration, taking inspiration from the many historical textiles she had encountered working as a Textile Conservator.

The first production that saw her undertake the role of a Principal Costume Embroiderer was for HBO’s 2005 Emmy Costume award-winning production of Elizabeth 1. Her most recent work has been on HBO’s 2012 Costume award-winning television series Game of Thrones, working on all three seasons.

As a Costume Embroiderer Michele specialises in hand embroidery and surface embellishment, using traditional hand embroidery techniques, smocking, beading and surface decoration. She works directly onto the completed garment or starts with motifs and textures on silk crepeline/organza, which are applied to the costume and then worked into once on the actual garment. She also works on existing machine embroidery designs that are not too dense, adding some hand stitching and beading to give a more authentic, hand-finished look.

Michele finds hand embroidery has more flexibility and diversity than that of embroidery created by machine, as there is a greater variety of thread choice and colours to use. It is also possible to work more easily on garments that are already constructed. However, machine embroidery in combination with hand work can be very useful when completing many repeats by creating light outlines or a less dense machine stitch, work can then be completed by hand and again can be carried out on a finished garment.

Michele is a highly creative Costume Embroiderer, producing original designs as well as working closely to a costume designer’s brief to create their desired look.’

Text and images from http://www.michelecarragherembroidery.com

God, that embroidery is so gorgeous! I had no idea that third dress was so detailed after seeing it on the show… Amazing work.

I’m so glad her work is getting recognised! I’ve been so wanting a Game of Thrones in Detail ;) (Ummm.. the V&A has several costume books called “X in Detail- I have two of them but there are more). This is a really good example of how much is lost on screen so you do need to have all that texture in the fabric and surface treatments to make a costume look- for want of a better word- real.

Her work is glorious, so many techniques and all seamlessly worked in and blended. Amazing blend of art and artistry.

My dream job, right here.

serendipitousramblings: This makes me inexplicably happy.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:47 -0400

serendipitousramblings:

This makes me inexplicably happy.

Me: Do you still look at my Likes?

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:07:54 -0400

Me: Do you still look at my Likes?

Garrett: Yeah. It shows me what you think about most.

Me: So what do you think I think about most?

Garrett: Women's rights... Gay rights... Sex...

Me: Don't forget the wedding stuff and naked chicks.

No Labels

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:05 -0400

gasptambourines:

gay-men:

Absolut Vodka release a limited edition label free bottle to celebrate diversity and challenge Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender prejudice.

socially conscious vodka? SIGN. ME. THE FUCK. UP.

goodmorningshipwreck: oh.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:32:14 -0400

goodmorningshipwreck:

oh.

geekmythology: Female STAR WARS Clothing Line from Her Universe...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:39:37 -0400

geekmythology:

Female STAR WARS Clothing Line from Her Universe - News - GeekTyrant

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Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:16 -0400

scotchtrooper: Having costumed and handled at several events...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:41 -0400

scotchtrooper:

Having costumed and handled at several events that involve sports directly, or indirectly (like Dragon*Con, not a sporting event, but a high number of people staying at the hotels are there for college football. If you travel on Labor Day weekend for college football, you’re probably an asshole) I can say this exact scenario has happened to me multiple times. Being told by crazy people that you’re crazy…just doesn’t compute.

Remember that scissor fabric I had? well, the dress portion...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:58 -0400

Remember that scissor fabric I had? well, the dress portion didn’t work, so I just turned it into a circle skirt!

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Thu, 16 May 2013 02:27:11 -0400

lifewithkitty: AWWWW, ITTLE OWLIES!

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:58:03 -0400

lifewithkitty:

AWWWW, ITTLE OWLIES!

claydols: who decided that you need some deep back story in order to justify your tattooif you...

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:18:03 -0400

claydols:

who decided that you need some deep back story in order to justify your tattoo
if you think a deer is gonna look cool as hell on your arm then go ahead and get it tattooed

twin-spica: turtle-nerd: Putting on cosplay #it’s a lot like this except in super slow motion...

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:24:47 -0400

twin-spica:

turtle-nerd:

Putting on cosplay

#it’s a lot like this except in super slow motion with a lot of tears and people yelling at each other for help #SOMEONE ZIP ME UP #NO JUST HOT GLUE IT RIGHT TO MY BODY #I DON’T CARE ANYMORE #FUCK SOMEONE SEW THAT DOWN #CAN YOU FIX MY BOBBY PINS I CAN’T MOVE MY ARMS OVER MY HEAD ANYMORE

perfect

jinxasaurus: boobs-birds-botany: My, isn’t it awkward that you...

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:56:50 -0400

jinxasaurus:

boobs-birds-botany:

My, isn’t it awkward that you just fuckin recycled a nearly 40 year old article to shit on this latest generation?

Recession. Student debt. Etc. Lots of people smarter than me have already had some excellent commentary on this (here and here and here not to mention all the great Tumblr commentary).

But I do want to say:

Of all the images you could have picked, you chose one of a teenage girl taking a selfie.

Because of course, girls who have been taught nothing else by their elders except that their appearance is what matters are the reason we are all lazy and narcissistic.

Fuck off. You fucking made us. You raised me and my sister and my female cousin and millions and millions of girls to be self-conscious and obsessed with making ourselves look pleasing to men. You taught us that that was our only worth. And now you shit on us for it.

FUCK OFF, TIME.

i will reblog this post until the day i die.

[[edit: here is one of the comments that i thought was worth putting up here.

“I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words.

When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly unwise and impatient of restraint.”

— Hesiod (Ancient Greek poet, circa 750 BC)]]

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Wed, 15 May 2013 03:56:01 -0400