#Heidi Gerard

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Heidi Gerard: Addiction Recovery Is Hard. Funding It Shouldn't Be

I work with moms and kids on their recovery journey. Funding for centers like mine is woefully small compared to the need. Treating addiction is hard. But as someone who’s in recovery and now helps mothers on their own recovery journey, one thing is very simple: We need more investment in the solutions that work. Shutterstock Every person in recovery has their own story. My grandmother was an…

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"Dying's not so bad. It's staying dead that sucks."

Character Name: Gerard “Gerry” Keay

Fandom: The Magnus Archives

Voiced By: Jon Gracey

Yarn Used: Skin: CraftSmart Value - Off-White Shirt/Trousers/Shoes: Red Heart Super Saver - Black; heidi & jo iron-on applique Hair: CraftSmart Value - Curry; Tulip Colorshot Fabric Spray Paint - Black Face: Park Lane 10mm plastic eyes - hazel; Red Heart Super Saver - Black Tattoos: Red Heart Super Saver - Black

Basic pattern here.

Okay, so if I’m being honest here, this particular Gerry is 100% influenced by the version in “Awake and Unafraid” by blasphemous-lies-and-deceit, who is amazing and deserves all the love. (Not that I don’t want to hug canon!Gerry too, but holy hell.) I will also confess that I had to undo him at one point; I’d been working on him steadily for a while, and then set him aside in favor of NaNoWriMo, whereupon he promptly got swallowed up by the hellscape miasma that is my room. I finally unearthed him in a moment that can best be described as “I have discovered every single godsdamned thing I have been looking for in the last six MONTHS and also the Ark of the Covenant and Jimmy Hoffa, and yet I cannot find the one specific thing I am looking for and which I only purchased a week ago” and started working on him again. Unfortunately, I had no idea where I was in the pattern and what variants I had actually done, so I unraveled most of his torso and started over. This is why it has taken me almost a year between Hux and Gerry.

Oh, well. At least I can confidently tell you that I altered the “base” pattern as follows:

Shoes: Black combat boots, baby! Like with Mini and Hux, I kept the color the same, but otherwise the shoes are the same as before.

Trousers: I was trying to give him baggy black jeans, so I wanted them to come down over his shoes. Thus, when I got to the top of the boots, I did a round in the front loop only to give myself a little ridge, then did a round of treble crochet in the front loops of that before going back to sc for the rest of the trousers. (I think. I forgot to write this down as I was doing it and it’s been, as previously mentioned, around six months since then at time of writing.) I also wanted to give him some artistic rips in the knees, so I switched to the white I’m using for his skin and did front-loop in the black around it to give it a bit of texture and make it look like they are, in fact, torn across the knees. Deliberately or not, your call.

Shirt: I wanted Gerry to be wearing a kind of baggy, shapeless shirt, and also to be a bit taller and lankier in the torso, with a slightly longer neck. I also put him in all black because that’s how he’s always described, so I worked him the same way as Joseph (just without changing color) up until R36, and then: R37: Ch 2, hdc in each fpdc around, sl st in first hdc (38 hdc). R38-48: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (38 sc). R49: Ch 1, [sc in next 17 st, inv dec over next 2 st] twice, sl st in first sc (36 sc). R50: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (36 sc). R51: Ch 1, [sc in first 2 st, inv dec] 9 times around, sl st in first sc (27 sc). R52-53: Ch 1, sc around, sl st in first sc (27 sc). R54: Ch 1, [sc in first st, inv dec] 9 times around, sl st in first sc (18 sc). R55: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (18 sc). R56: Switch to skin color. Ch 1, sc in back loop of each st around, sl st in first sc (18 sc). R58-59: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (18sc). I also added an iron-on patch to give him a design on his shirt. (Fun fact, I bought three different patches and kept losing them before I could find my iron, which I had stupidly put away where it belonged.)

Head: I always picture Gerry as having a long, thin face and a slightly larger nose, so I followed the base pattern for his head up to what is R60 on the original pattern (but is R64 on this pattern due to previously-made changes), and then: R65-70: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (42 sc). R71: Ch 3, dc in next 26 st, puff st in next st, dc in next 15 st, sl st in first dc (41dc, 1 puff stitch). R72-77: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc (42 sc). Continue from R72 on original pattern. Unfortunately, I didn’t stuff him as much as I should have, so his neck is kinda floppy. I’m working on a solution to that.

I also used safety eyes for the first time here! And oh my God they saved so much time. I wasn’t sure they were going to work in the package, but once I got them in his face, I liked them a lot! I embroidered a little smirk for his mouth. Used yarn this time because I finally had a yarn needle to do it with and didn’t feel like digging for my embroidery floss by the time I got to his mouth, and I like it.

Hair: Yeah, I’m a ginger!Gerry convert, what of it. Anyway, because his hair is always described as “badly dyed”, I initially considered using a variegated yarn, but couldn’t find one that would do what I wanted it to do, I decided to badly dye it myself. I wrapped a hank of yarn around a piece of cardboard, tied it off, and cut it, then spread it out on said cardboard and sprayed it with black fabric spray paint I found in the clearance aisle at Joann Fabric. And, as if it knew why I was doing it, it just…wouldn’t…take. I must’ve sprayed, rearranged, sprayed again, let dry, untangled, discovered that I’d just done the surface, resprayed, moved, and sprayed again about twelve times before I thought I’d got it. I hadn’t. Finally, I gave up and sewed the mottled orange-and-black mess onto his head (which was a headache and a half, especially since I wanted him to have a side part), discovered that it was neither as long nor as thick as it had looked before I put it on his head, debated starting over, decided not to, took him back outside, and covered his face with a paper towel, then sprayed the hair again, this time while it was already on his head. That way a) it dyed the scalp as well, and b) I could hope it stuck. (It also occurred to me that I was doing this on the front porch, right on the EDGE of the porch, and that it was, if not raining, at least very humid, and I wondered if that was affecting it, so once I’d sprayed his head down, I brought him inside and let him cure that way.) The yarn still soaked up a lot of the dye, but at least it’s more or less evenly covered…and it does, in fact, give the effect of a bad dye job, so…success?

Arms: I did Gerry’s arms the same way I did Hux’s, except that I gave him short sleeves rather than long ones. I also made them a little bit longer than normal, partly because Gerry is a little bit taller and partly because I was an idiot and wasn’t counting properly.

Trenchcoat: I may have made this slightly more complicated than necessary, but I like how it came out, so: Ch 48. R1: Dc in third ch from hook, dc in each ch across, turn (46dc). R2-5: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn (46dc). R6: Ch 3, dc in first 17 st, fpdc around next st, skip next st, inv dec, dc in next 4 st, inv dec. Skip next st, fpdc around next st, dc in same st, dc in next 17 st, turn (43dc, 2 fpdc). R7: Ch 3, dc in first 18 st, bpdc around fpdc from prev row, skip next st, inv dec in back loops, dc in next 2 st, inv dec in back loops. Skip next st, bpdc around fpdc, dc in st behind, dc in next 18 st, turn (41dc, 2bpdc). R8: Ch 3, dc in first 19 st, fpdc around bpdc from prev row, skip next st, inv dec twice. Skip next st, fpdc around fpdc from prev row, dc in same st, dc in next 19 st, turn (39dc, 2fpdc). R9: Ch 3, dc in first 19 st, bpdc around next 2 fpdc, dc in next 19 st, turn (38dc, 2fpdc). R10: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn (40dc). R11: Ch 1, sc in eacn st across, turn (40sc). R12: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip next st, sc in each st across, turn (39sc, 1ch). R13: Ch 3, dc in first 38 st, dc in ch sp, dc in next st, turn (40dc). R14: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn (40dc). R15: Ch 1, sc in first 38 st, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next st, turn (39sc, 1ch). R16: Ch 3, dc in first st, dc in ch sp, dc in next 38 st, turn (40dc). R17: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn (40dc). R18: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next 38 st, turn (39sc, 1ch). R19: Ch 3, dc in first 9 st, inv dec, dc in next 18 st, inv dec, dc in next 9 st, turn (38dc). R20: Ch 3, dc in first 9 st, inv dec, dc in next 16 st, inv dec, dc in next 9 st, turn (36dc). R21: Ch 3, [dc in first 8 st, inv dec] three times, dc in next 3 st, turn (33dc). R22: Ch 3, dc in first 6 st, [YO x4, insert hook into next st, pull up loop, YO and pull through 2 loops x6]*, ch 6, skip next 3 st, repeat *, dc in next 11 st, repeat *, ch 6, skip next 3 st, repeat *, dc in next 6 st, turn (23dc, 4 extended stitches, 12ch). R23: Ch 2, hdc in first 7 st, sc in ch sp 6 times, hdc in next 13 st, sc in ch sp 6 times, hdc in next 7 st, turn (27hdc, 12sc). R24: Ch 2, hdc in first 7 st, inv dec in back loops 3 times, hdc in next 13 st, inv dec in back loops only 3 times, hdc in next 7 st, turn (33hdc). R25: Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tc in next st, dtc in next st, [YO x4, insert hook into next st, pull up loop, YO and pull through 2 loops x6]*, ch 4, inv dec in hdc 10 times, hdc in next st, ch 4, repeat *, dtc in next st, tc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, turn (13hdc, 2sc, 2dc, 2tc, 2dtc, 2 extended stitches). R26: Sl st in first sc, sc in next 5 st, sc around chain and into edge of extended stitch 4 times, sc in next 11 st, sc around chain and into edge of extended stitch 4 times, sc in next five st, sl st. Fasten off. Sleeves: Join yarn to st in armhole. For row 1, ch 1, sc in first st (mark starting st), sc in next 19 st around, join (20sc). For rows 2-10, ch 3, dc in each st around, join (20dc). Add buttons to sc rows of front opposite ch sp if desired. (I do so desire, I just haven’t done it yet.

Tattoos: Gerry’s tattoos are embroidered on in backstitch. I only did three (one on each hand and one on the back of his neck), because I was doing it in yarn and it was way too thick for anything tinier, but what the hey, he doesn’t technically have “joints”. (The ones on his knees don’t show because the holes are sagging below the joints. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!)

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[fox-buried-in-maple-leaves]

1 to 12 for the wedding asks for spiced maple,,, ehehe

Ask Game

01 - Who first brought up the option of marriage? Was it an easy topic? Alee "look at this video" Destan. I think it was a casual conversation! It wasn't particularly hard. 02 - Which one proposed? Was it grand and public? Discreet and private? Was it expected? Vesper proposed, a late night picnic under the stars on a nice peak<3 It was very romantic. And Alee still giggles about it years later. 03 - Show us their engagement and/or wedding rings! See you never sent me the ring Vesper proposed with. But here's the wedding ring Alee gets xem.

Yes its Alee's colour scheme. 04 - Did they plan the wedding by themselves, with help, or with a professional planner? Alee wanted to do it himself for the most part, especially since Cirino's wedding gift was, paying. for it. And he didn't want to spend too much on a planner. But mama Lucero and the cutie girls(Miya and Heidi lmao) definitely helped with the planning. Cirino also had some input but only if he was asked lol 05 - Was the planning and time up til the wedding stressful? I think it was fine until the week before the wedding and that's when it got really stressful for Alee. He just worried so much about everything! He loves Vesper so much, he wants it to be perfect.. But he's fine. He'll live. The planning was fine, at least. 06 - Who were the first people to find out about the engagement? How did they react? Miya and Cirino found out first. I think its cause those were definitely the two people Vesper asked advice from on how to go about it. And thus they got the engagement ring pics first haha 07 - Who are the maids of honor and/or best men? Why and how were they chosen? Like you said they have a maid and a man. For Alee it's Heidi and Cirino! ("You don't know anybody else of course you're asking me." "Not true! You're a big part of my life, Heidi. Now try on the fucking dress." "Going going! Haha." + "Oh fates, really~ meee?" "Yes, Ino. You." "Hell yeah, of course I'll be your best man. Oooh, can I plan a party?" "Ugh fine.") 08 - Was there any drama whatsoever regarding the guest list? Alee's family was notably not invited to their first wedding. (Alee and Vesper had a 'proper clan' wedding later on once they took over their respective clans) But Alee's family was NOT ALLOWED lmaooo. Besides that? Alee did have some issue with Cirino's "plus one" but he bit his tongue for most of the wedding. 09- Show us a mood/stimboard of their wedding's general aesthetic.

10 - Do they get married through court? Church? Third secret option? They do have a legal marriage through the court/government. But they had one of Vesper's friends officiate (And a bonus, Gerard as archbishop officiates their 'clan wedding' making it legal in the eyes of Finalism as well :)) 11 - When do they get married? Night or day? Any specific reason for either? Can I say they probably had a late afternoon/evening wedding and then a night reception? They're both night owls so.. 12 - Do either of them play music while walking down the aisle (if they do at all)? If yes, show us their song. Did Vesper? idk. Alee had a piano/violin rendition of A Thousand Years playing for him :)

[leanstooneside]

corner slingshot splash

Djimon Hounsou's rich eye

Matthew Perry's tart eye

Dean McDermott's steely eye

Matthew Broderick's spicy eye

Heidi Klum's juicy eye

Kathy Griffin's smooth eye

Brooke Burke's extracted eye

Catherine Malandrino's vegetal eye

Kristen Wiig's juicy eye

Pete Wentz's dense eye

Gilles Marini's brilliance eye

Victoria Justice's vanillin eye

Avril Lavigne's firm eye

Paul Wesley's hot eye

Anderson Cooper's supple eye

Jordana Brewster's angular eye

Jon Heder's tight eye

Richard Gere's minerally eye

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Adam Lambert's cloying eye

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Joe Francis's smokey eye

Tara Reid's lees eye

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Frank Ocean's alcoholic eye

Neve Campbell's lees eye

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JoAnna Garcia's steely eye

Lily Collins's fat eye

Shay Mitchell's hollow eye

Natalie Portman's chewy eye

Eddie Cibrian's cloying eye

Cher's barnyard eye

Goldie Hawn's cassis eye

Kristen Bell's complex eye

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18 nov 2023 14:06

“I CALENDARI? ALL’EPOCA ERANO UN RICONOSCIMENTO. NON HO MAI SOSTENUTO CHE FOSSERO FOTO ARTISTICHE” - VITA, AMORI E CARRIERA DI ALESSIA MERZ - DOPO LA TV, I FILM NEGLI ANNI 90 E 2000, L’EX SCIO-GIRL HA SCELTO DI STARE LONTANA DAI RIFLETTORI - L’ESORDIO A “NON È LA RAI”: “BONCOMPAGNI? L’HANNO INFANGATO. TI INVITAVA A CASA SUA, MA BASTAVA DIRE DI NO” – “PER “JOLLY BLU” IL REGISTA SCELSE ME INVECE DI ANGELINA JOLIE. E NON ERA NEMMENO UBRIACO” – LO SPOT BARILLA: "TRA LYNCH, DEPARDIEU E POLANSKI, LA GENTE GRIDAVA: 'C’È ALESSIA DI NON È LA RAI...” – GLI SCAZZI CON CRISTINA QUARANTA, IL MATRIMONIO CON FABIO BAZZANI E QUEL BAGNO NEL LATTE: “SEMBRAVO NUDA MA…” - VIDEO

Estratto dell’articolo di Giovanna Cavalli per www.corriere.it

Il provino per «Non è la Rai»

«Sono partita da Trento tipo Heidi che scende dai monti a 17 anni. Ne dimostravo di meno, timida, non avevo ancora la faccia tosta che mi è venuta dopo. Ballai Please don’t go . Ricordo le terribili mamme delle altre concorrenti. “Questa viene qui a rubarci il lavoro”».

[…]

Con Ambra tutto bene?

«All’inizio mi faceva tenerezza, diventava rossa ad ogni inquadratura. Bravissima. Una volta si è ammalata e l’ho sostituita per quattro giorni con l’auricolare nell’orecchio, sembra facile, non lo è».

Programma cult.

«Negavano, ma di nascosto lo guardavano tutti».

Calca fuori dagli studi, lettere, regali, foto, peluche.

«Mai come per Miriana Trevisan, inarrivabile».

Gianni Boncompagni.

«Geniale, ironico, era allo stesso tempo una persona molto sola. Lo hanno infangato, con me è sempre stato corretto. Magari ti invitava a casa sua, bastava dire di no, non è che cascassi dal pero».

Velina a »Striscia».

«Durante il provino entrò un tizio che si tirò giù i pantaloni, era una gag, fa capire il clima goliardico. Mi presero, anche se a ballare ero abbastanza negata. Antonio Ricci mi soprannominò “Pinocchio”, perché ero di legno».

Con Cristina Quaranta.

«I primi tempi non ci sopportavamo, eravamo come il diavolo e l’acqua santa. […]. Mi provocava. “Sei troppo moscia, reagisci”. Cambiava apposta la coreografia per farmi sbagliare. […]«Un giorno persi la pazienza e la attaccai al muro anche io. “Ah, allora vedi che se vuoi il carattere ce l’hai!”. Diventammo amiche per la pelle».

[…]

Samantha Fox non volle parlare con lei.

«[…]di farsi intervistare da me, perché non si vedesse che ero molto più alta».

Capita.

«Se è per questo c’è stata una famosa attrice che non mi ha voluto in un film con lei perché avevamo gli occhi dello stesso colore. Pretendeva che mettessi delle lenti a contatto marroni».

Non andò sempre così.

«Nel film Jolly Blu sugli 883 il regista Stefano Salvati scelse me invece di Angelina Jolie. E non era nemmeno ubriaco».

Lo spot per Barilla con Gerard Depardieu.

«Diretto da David Lynch. Durante le riprese a piazza Navona passò a trovarci Roman Polanski. Tre mostri sacri. Ma la gente intorno gridava: “C’è Alessia di Non è la Rai”».

I calendari sexy.

«Non mi proponevo io, mi cercavano, all’epoca era un riconoscimento. Però non ho mai sostenuto che fossero foto artistiche, ero in topless».

Il bagno nel latte.

«Sfilata di Coveri a Milano. Nella vasca sembravo nuda ma avevo uno slip color carne. Faceva freddo, così accesero una stufa e saltò la luce ovunque, un disastro. Il giorno dopo mi venne 39 di febbre».

E la Velina sposò il calciatore (Fabio Bazzani, con cui, dopo 18 anni, va ancora d’amore e d’accorso).

«Giugno 2004, hotel a Porto Cervo. Avevo appena deciso: basta fidanzati. Ho visto lui ed è cambiato tutto. Ero con Simona Ventura, lui con Stefano Bettarini, compagni di squadra alla Samp. Bastò uno sguardo. Pensai: “Ah, però”».

[…]

[elxctrs]

"lamento si te herí, ari-ari. no te preocupes, trataré de recomponer tu corazón roto" bromeó, tirándole de la mejilla por puro gusto "¿ves? te deje el cachete a lo heidi. soy fabulosa" indica, removiendo su melena en gesto de diva "¿puedes imaginarte algo como ariel gerard butler marcus tapatá?" se rió, ya que imaginación ha volado muy alto "aja... es que solo desempaqué y busqué ropa de playa y ya, necesitaba salir. así que si me desplomo, ya sabes donde llevarme" musitó, chasqueando la lengua. no se extrañaría si terminaba quedando frita en alguna tumbona "se llama ser un caballero, amor" estiró de nuevo sus brazos, soltando un gran bostezo "gira y estaremos en el núcleo de comida" asegura, porque le suena haber pasado por allí andando "recuerda, chocolate con muchas virutas, eh"

“ahora ese es el voto de confianza que quería.” entona, apenas virando los ojos, mas atención, por supuesto, se mantiene al frente: velocidad y ritmo constante, aunque dígitos pican por acelerar. “bastante práctico y el único que tengo.” en relación a su nombre, al menos. “¿todavía?” inquiere, alzando las cejas. “¿no has dormido acaso?” o intentado acomodar el ciclo, al menos al horario de las maldivas. “claro, que conveniente.” exhala, pero es entretenido, una risa suave en lo que se encoge de hombros. “te has vuelto copiloto, ¿dónde hay una tienda?” y porque, por su culpa, también se le antojó uno. 

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Dutch Magazine #22 “wet wet wet!”, 1999.

“Give it to me baby” editorial starring Alek Wek in Dolce & Gabbana, Bridget Hall in Fendi, Gabriel Z in Fendi, Angela Lindvall in Daryl K, Guinevere in Iceberg, Michael Topper in Gucci and Heidi in Blumarine.

Photographed by Michael Thompson, styled by Joey Zee, hair by Serge Normant and makeup by Dick Page for Jed Root. Set design Gerard Santos and Fashion assistant Meenal Mistry.

[rainysaturdayafternoon]

heyyy ty for the tag, @oblivious-idiot !

currently reading: Whispering Pines, by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski

favourite colour: purple and green! more specifically, dark green or sage/mint green, and deep, swirling midnight purplely indigo

last song: A Hazy Shade of Winter , by gerard way, as well as Lift Me From The Ground, by san holo

last movie: to all the boys i’ve loved before

sweet/spicy/savoury: spicy food, savoury pretzels. i’d always pick gummy bears over the other two though

currently working on: nothing right now; i really need to get back into reading

no pressure tags: @eepybubble , @animalsandskyyy , @birdwithinternet ,@losticaruss , @missjoolee , @chaotic-bumblebee-agenda , @newtness532 , @legolasghosty , and anyone else!

thanks for the tag @givemea-dam-break ♡♡♡

starting a new post bc the other one is so long already

currently reading: i'm still on Lockwood & Co: The Whispering skull bc I don't have time to read :/

favourite colour: purple in all its variations, but most of all lavender + pink and all pastels

last song: semi-automatic by twenty one pilots

last movie: Rio 2 (the soundtrack is a banger)

sweet/spicy/savoury: sweet for actual meals, but savoury for snacks

currently working on: a lockwood x reader request, and next part of my george x reader

tag 9 mutuals you want to get to know better:

@maraschinomerry @heliads @waitingforthesunrise @ikeasupremacy @wellgoslowly @quillkippsisalilbitchandilovehim @lemonsharks @skullandco @oblivious-idiot

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is a leading publication for contemporary art lovers, featuring in-depth interviews and profiles of leading and emerging visual and wearable artists from around the world. Each issue offers informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking content, perfect for artists, artisan fashion designers, collectors, curators, galleries, and anyone looking to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in the contemporary art world.   Inside Issue 41

Exclusive In-Depth Interviews: Michael Parkes [cover artist], Tamura Yoshiyasu, Tania Rivilis, Andrew Hem.

Articles: Roxanne Sauriol Hauenherm, Paolo Puck, Known as Myself, Yuki T Photography, Ilya Zomb.

10 Year’s of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: Interview with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief who speaks to us about how the magazine began, how it has grown and evolved over the last decade. Her challenges, successes, learning, and her journey thus far.

Curator’s Wishlist: Martin & Louise McIntosh, Directors of Outre Gallery in Melbourne, Australia share what they would like to add to their personal collection.

Collectors Profile: Kim Larson & Bradley Platz, Directors of Modern Eden Gallery speak to us about their personal collection and what motivates them to collect contemporary art.

Lookbook: Full page reproductions of Nona Limmen’s dark surreal photography.

Quick Q&A: Lou Benesch, Loputyn, Petite Doll, Karen Turner, and Win Wallace [2022 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Honourable Mention], all respond to the same 4 questions which delve into their artistic practice:

How do you maintain your individuality as an artist and avoid being influenced by others in your field?

Tell us about your earliest memories of creating art and when you first realized that you wanted to be an artist?

How do you balance your personal life with your art career while ensuring a healthy work/life balance?

How do experimentation and risk-taking play a role in your creative process?

Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory: Discover exceptional, innovative and skilled artists from around the world with Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory – the leading platform for connecting with top talent.

Inside this issue: Jon Ching, Adrian Cox, Iness Rychlik, Elizabeth Winnel, Ransom & Mitchell, Dawid Planeta, El Gato Chimney, Tran Nguyen, Daantje Bons, Troy Brooks, Hannah Yata, Mothmeister, Josh Dykgraaf, Reuben Negron, Amahi Mori, Stephanie Rew, Jeff Echevarria, Bill Mayer, Akishi Ueda, Adam Matano, Brian Viveros, Annie Stegg Gerard, Eunpyon, Marcela Bolivar, Lindsey Carr, Ebony Russell, Hannah Flowers, Theodora Capat, Erik Mark Sandberg, Sara Gallagher, Brittany Markert, Adrian Cox, Bill Mayer, Beth Mitchell, Aaron Mcpolin, Nicolas Bruno, Steven Kenny, Allison Reimold, Adam Matano, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Lexi Laine, Hannah Flowers, Ema Shin, Heidi Taillefer.

Some of our Favourite Things: We share some of our favourite artisan fashion designers including: Louise Gardiner Embroidery, Ellen Rococo, Yu Tanaka, Jingyi Xiexie, and Sandra Mansour.

Our Community: Our Instagram #beautifulbizarre community feature including: @candiceghaiphotography, @christina.ridgeway.art, @julyhendrix, @marieeve_proteau, @petulantpretty, @vasilisa.romanenko, @margosimms, @thisiscraves

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#beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #art #photography #sculpture #digitalart #artisanfashion #couture #artinspiration

[crusty-the-snowman]

Gerard Canonico: //is an understudy for Evan in Dear Evan Hansen// Me, cramming ice cream in my mouth as tears slowly run their way fown my face: you go baby

[leanstooneside]

You can't get blood out of a stone

◊ KATHY GRIFFIN'S EYELASH (SORRY)

◊ HEIDI MONTAG'S EYELASH (YIKES)

◊ LEWIS HAMILTON'S EYELASH (GRACIOUS)

◊ KARA DIOGUARDI'S EYELASH (YOU BET)

◊ DANIELLE STAUB'S EYELASH (RAH)

◊ PORTIA DE ROSSI'S EYELASH (COME ON)

◊ KATE MIDDLETON'S EYELASH (ER)

◊ GERARD BUTLER'S EYELASH (AY)

◊ RYAN SEACREST'S EYELASH (WHOO)

◊ JENNA ELFMAN'S EYELASH (GAH)

◊ KRIS ALLEN'S EYELASH (WUZZUP)

◊ CHRIS HARRISON'S EYELASH (AY)

◊ ZOE SALDANA'S EYELASH (RAH)

◊ CHANDRA WILSON'S EYELASH (EXACTLY)

◊ NICK CANNON'S EYELASH (HUH)

◊ VICTORIA BECKHAM'S EYELASH (TA)

◊ ZAC EFRON'S EYELASH (HUH)

◊ CAITLYN JENNER'S EYELASH (ZZZ)

◊ GREG GRUNBERG'S EYELASH (WAH)

◊ MADONNA'S EYELASH (HA)

◊ DONALD FAISON'S EYELASH (OKAY)

◊ LEANN RIMES'S EYELASH (COME ON)

◊ RACHEL MCADAMS'S EYELASH (WHEW)

◊ TILA TEQUILA'S EYELASH (EGADS)

◊ KIEFER SUTHERLAND'S EYELASH (ARGH)

◊ FANTASIA BARRINO'S EYELASH (PEW)

◊ COURTENEY COX'S EYELASH (EEK)

◊ AMITABH BACHCHAN'S EYELASH (YOU BET)

◊ JIMMY KIMMEL'S EYELASH (IS IT)

◊ JOHNNY DEPP'S EYELASH (OH NO)

◊ TONY PARKER'S EYELASH (WHOOPEE)

[isfjmel-phleg]

June 2022 Books

So much history this month. I’ll get it out of my system eventually.

The Hotel under the Sand by Kage Baker (reread)

I was reading a lot of heavy stuff and needed a break to read something relatively light-hearted and relaxing.

King of Scars and Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

I have such mixed feelings about these books. King of Scars was the better of the two by far. Rule of Wolves, in addition to a lot of content I wasn’t crazy about, felt like Bardugo was cramming two, three, four books’ worth of plotlines into one book, and nothing got developed in any especially meaningful way. I enjoyed the further exploration of Nikolai’s and Zoya’s characters, but their arcs didn’t really pay off for me. Nikolai’s ending in particular resorted to a royalty trope I am very tired of. And I wish I had just skipped all of Nina’s chapters, which mostly didn’t tie in to the story as a whole and...well, I just really, really didn’t like her plot.

The Crows’ cameos were gratuitous, but I was amused to see that literally all it takes to motivate these boys to commit crimes is to tell them it’s for Inej.

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi

Interesting information, not always the highest quality of writing (pick a name to refer to a historical figure by and stick with, instead of referring to someone by formal name, nickname, etc. all within the same paragraph--majorly confusing if you’re not familiar with these people).

Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones (reread)

This book is amazing. You’ve already seen/scrolled past my posts on it, so I won’t repeat myself.

The Seventh Cousin by Florence Laughlin

1960s children’s book picked up at a booksale. Not of those middle-grade books that hold up well for the adult reader.

Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough

American history is not my specialty. Too much of it in school, and once I discovered English (and some additional European) history, with all the royalty drama, there was no going back. But since I’m writing a character in a pseudo-Edwardian world who has asthma, I have been curious about how the condition was treated and regarded in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries, and how historical asthmatics dealt with their illness. Which is how I ended up reading a biography of Theodore Roosevelt, who had asthma as a child (actually, for his whole life, but that wasn’t the image he preferred to project).

I’ve ranted elsewhere about McCullogh’s misinterpretation of the nature of asthma, which was typical of the understanding of his day, but it’s really got me thinking about how asthma has been interpreted over time, and why there’s this persistent idea that it’s psychological and manipulative. In addition, there’s the concept of muscular Christianity and attitudes toward disability/chronic illness that had a major effect on Roosevelt’s upbringing and self-image, and I have a lot to think about regarding how this connects to my OC.

(I do read history with the idea of stealing things for stories, but really, historical information is fascinating in its own right, and I love being able to bring my love for stories and for history together into something creative.)

Ena, Spain’s English Queen by Gerard Noel

I have so much sympathy for this woman.

Also I will never read Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill the same way again. There’s a chapter in that book in which Betsy, Tacy, and Tib develop a collective crush on the young King of Spain (and write him a letter, which even gets a reply from a royal secretary!). Ena was married to that particular king, and he was the worst. Betsy, Tacy, and Tib dodged a bullet there.

Victoria’s Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard

You probably witnessed my numerous tirades against a biased and sexist biographer. This is the one.

Heidi by Johanna Spyri (reread)

Read because I need to respond to a question about comparing this book to TSG. Still dragging my feet on that.

Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter

Picked up at a booksale. I’ve seen the 1991 film (but not the older adaptation), and I think I much prefer it to the book. The book has a lot of rather dated humor of the “women, amirite?” variety. It’s not just that weddings are being satirized, but women themselves tend to be viewed as ridiculous, controlling, etc. The 1991 film emphasizes the father-daughter bond, which gives its story the heart that makes it work; in the book, there’s much, much less of that, and the protagonist in general feels more resentful of his family than anything else.

The Camera and the Tsars: The Romanov Family in Photographs and Queen Victoria’s Family: A Century of Photographs 1840-1940 by Charlotte Zeepvat

No better way to immerse oneself in a historical setting than lots and lots of photographs. Great resources.

Romanov Autumn: Stories from the Last Century of Imperial Russia by Charlotte Zeepvat

While some chapters were more interesting than others, this was a fascinating book full of personal perspectives on the lives of Russian royalty from the reign of Nicholas I to Nicholas II.

[stargazersastronomy]

Metal Midheavens

Aries Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Aries, you can navigate your career path with clear direction and can dismiss unnecessary distractions. You would be inclined to self employment or leadership, and are adept at keeping track progress in your goals. Your career should offer the ability to expand and grow on your own, the chance to lead others or self-lead and the chance to show your heroic qualities. You thrive without a strict routine and can work well under noisy or gritty conditions. You dream of being a trail blazer in your career field. You can do anything as long as it allows you to fulfill your sense of adventure in or out of the workplace.

Can be drawn to: detective work, working with electronics, archaeology, journalism, working in a hospital or psychiatric ward, journalism, interviewing, armed forces, fitness instruction, firefighter, sports

Jukka Nevalainen

Taurus Midheaven

If your midheaven is in Taurus, you are persistent, need security and you like to be in charge of your own work. You can have trouble delegating because you feel you can do the job better. You like creating beauty that people can appreciate, and have a desire to improve people and objects. You have a talent for seeing business opportunities, and are willing to work very hard to get to your goals. You are okay with working hands-on. You can often be found in a field that involves working with money and/or creativity.

Can be drawn to: banker, artist or art dealer, musician, financier, financial manager, agriculturalist, architect, landscaper, cosmetologist, massage therapist, fashion industry, consultant, fitness trainer, mechanic

Marilyn Manson

Gemini Midheaven

If your midheaven is in Gemini, you are drawn to careers that exercise your strong mental ability and vocabulary. You have a good sense networking because of your conversation skills. You consider yourself to be a lifelong student and a jack of all trades, as you desire involvement in many interests. Your mind is always active because of your curiosity – based on your knowledge, you can find yourself being able to predict peoples actions and outcomes of situations. You would be happiest in a career that fulfills your need for variety, or in a job that gives you the time and space to explore different areas of interest.

Can be drawn to: sales, media, writing, advertising, hotel industry, teaching, journalism, translation, blogging, music, tv or radio, public relations, comedy, public speaking

Simone Simons

Cancer Midheaven

If your midheaven is in Cancer, you are able to see situations and people on a deeper level. You are nurturer, sensitive to others’ thoughts and feelings -yet you can differentiate between those who really need help and those who claim to need help. Although change rocks the boat, your career path may change quite a bit, or experience highs and lows due to insecurity. Your changeable nature can reverse into an ambitious and driven nature once you find passion, which may not be in a field that involves a high pay rate. You have a creative edge in whichever field you end up in. You can find yourself in a career that allows you utilize your intuition about people combined with your creativity.

Can be drawn to: social work, pediatrics, child education, nursing, teaching, psychology, photography, food industry, history, cosmetology, marketing, writing and poetry, construction, music

Jon Bon Jovi

Leo Midheaven

If your midheaven is in Leo, you are tenacious and you have high ambitions to attain. You are drawn to careers that will put you in the spotlight and appeal to your financial desires. If you can form an emotional attachment to your work, even better. You take pride in how you project yourself, and you remain dignified and reliable. You can take small details and the big picture into account, and can attain an executive position. Being overshadowed by others is a common theme, and this brings out even more tenacity in you.

Can be drawn to: acting or performing, politics, model, spokesperson, jeweler, hairstylist, sales, business, organization leader, film director

Chester Bennington

Virgo Midheaven

If your midheaven is in Virgo, you have an analytical mind that would best be used towards improving and bringing order to existing situations – this can be on a large or small scale. Your analytical mind helps you focus on details, while your inner desire to fulfill your potential can make you want to break out of your current position. Stability and practicality are important to you. You are skilled with words and and research, and can be drawn to science. Virgo midheaven people are often associated with working away from the spotlight, but I believe that depends on the rest of the natal chart. As a child, processes were presented as one big step, so take time to form practical habits.

Can be drawn to: science, secretarial work, publishing, copywriting, administration, psychology, personal assistant, politician, health industry, archaeology, law

Ozzy Osbourne

Libra Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Libra, you are inclined to a few different types of careers, but you’d like to be in a position where you can provide harmony and balance. Because self-driven assertion was a big theme in your childhood, you are now looking for a way to assert your efforts in a field that goes past self-improvement and focuses on others. You will be inclined to aid in providing justice and harmony to people, places or situations. If your persona is balanced with your inner self, your charming and diplomatic persona will attract great connections and opportunities. Your knowledge of social position can be used to attract supporters in person and through social media.

Can be drawn to: public relations, politics, law, diplomat, interior decorating, designing, musician, counseling, therapy that involves the arts, art dealing, modeling

Lzzy Hale

Scorpio Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Scorpio, you are drawn to a career that fulfills your deep curiosity and your financial security needs. Your ability to concentrate on completing tasks for long periods of time is a blessing, but your passion for your career might dwindle after you feel you’ve mastered what is necessary for it. Transformations in career choice are common for Scorpios. You have a very strong drive and can self-motivate easier than others can. You can read past peoples’ words into their motives, which gives you an advantage when dealing with mysteries. Because of your roots in Taurus, you can easily find yourself in money management and wanting to work in a comfortable setting.

Can be drawn to: accountant, stockbroking, banking, business owning, espionage, detective, journalism, police, psychotherapist, energy healing, entrepreneur, working at a psychiatric ward, physical/occupational therapy

Lemmy

Sagittarius Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Sagittarius, you are drawn to fields that involve higher learning in any form. You desire to be an eternal student and teacher, and picking up and taking on new philosophies. You are an explorer as well, and can find that your career choice thrives off travel and and knowing people from all walks of life. You enjoy researching, investigating and connecting the dots when it comes to theories, people and ideas. To you, we are all part of one big picture. You prefer a job in which you have independence in your schedule and the ability to take your work wherever you go. You may feel overwhelmed by all the options presented to you, and if you don’t already know what field to get into, you will know when you find something you won’t get tired learning about.

Can be drawn to: religious or spiritual vocations, photography, theatre, politics, fundraising, acting, teaching, entrepreneur, ambassador, traveling consultant, dentist, doctor, mechanic

David Bowie

Capricorn Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Capricorn, you are drawn to positions that allow you to leave your mark on the world. You are ambitious and prefer to be in a position that commands respect. With an Earth sign as your Midheaven, you are great at building from the ground up. You take work very seriously, and you are able to shut everything else out when you are focused. With your business savvy, diligence and drive, you are proud to say you are self-made. You also like being in charge of keeping order. You can be seen as intimidatingly stern when first put in a position of power, but over time you learn that displaying compassion will gain you loyalty and respect.

Can be drawn to: CEO, manager, police, bodyguard, banker, financial manager, agriculture, property owner, stock broker, dentist, doctor, architecture

Heidi Parvianen

Aquarius Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Aquarius, you are drawn to fields that bring out your originality. You dream of making the world a better place on a large scale. You are drawn to scientific or mathematic fields, and can easily be swayed the other direction towards the “New Age,” which you find is actually ancient in its origins. Your breakthroughs in your line of work can bring higher knowledge, as you break past traditional thought patterns to make new discoveries or find new ways to use old methods. Although you are practical and intelligent, you must remember that your way of doing things is not always the right way.

Can be drawn to: fund raising, research, space industry, astrology, engineering, energy healing, environmental science, New Age, film, television, new technologies, humanitarian work

Gerard Way

Pisces Midheaven

If your Midheaven is in Pisces, you are drawn to paths in which you can follow your own time table. You know where you want to go, but getting there is difficult because the path from Point A to Point B is unclear. You are idealistic but sensitive to energy around you, which can affect you positively or negatively. The key to your success is to explore your boundaries, as some of these boundaries are perceived as bigger than they truly are. Learn to utilize your sense of organization, creativity, compassion and spirituality – they will bring you more opportunities than you imagined. When you do find your way, you can find yourself in a career that encourages you to embrace your emotions.

Can be drawn to: working with animals, art, acting, medium, fictional author, dance, being of spiritual guidance, religious pursuits, counseling, public speaking, sales

Drew Barrymore

Souce: SharpeAstrology