My Closet

People of all gender presentation/identity and sexual preferences are celebrated worldwide, not only in Vesuvia, but once a year to showcase their own diversity, Vesuvians take to the streets to cover their city in all colors, honoring themselves, their identities, and the ways they love those around them. This event is purely fan-made, with no affiliation to Nix Hydra or Dorian.

For the last day of Pride (in the USA at least), June 30th, share what LGBTQIA+ Pride looks like for you/your OCs/the characters of The Arcana Game! Use picrews, write fics, draw art, create playlists, share headcanons, whatever makes you happy.

This is an event for all ages, so make sure if your content does get more explicit to tag accordingly!

The second Carambola Electra Kusudama is finally finished. The yellow gradient turned out awesome. A short video of the making is under editing.

Carambola designed by Ekaterina Lukasheva. I placed them in the openings of David Mitchell's Electra Star kusudama, a 30-unit variation. Each module is hand-coloured with highlighters.

Paper dimensions: Electra Star – 7×7 cm squares; Carambola – 5×5 cm ones. origamiaround@ youtubeinstagramfacebook pinterest deviantart patreon ko-fi

As a reminder, he's suing Caroline Wallner, one of his accusers, for breaking her NDA. Not for libel. He's saying she shouldn't have told anyone about it, not that she lied.

He doesn't need the money. He's risking the Streisand effect. He is punishing Caroline, he's trying to intimidate other victims who have signed NDAs to scare them into continued silence.

He is no friend to women, to the LGBTQIA+ community, to anyone quite frankly unless he thinks they are of value to him.

Parade of Nations - Norway

French: Norvège // English: Norway // Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

    Norway formed its National Olympic Committee in 1900 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics. They’ve hosted 2 Winter Olympic Games and they’ve participated in 25 Summer Games and 23 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Norway has medaled are Athletics, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, handball, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Kimono Maker: Hiroyoshi Sato/ 佐藤 洋宜

    “The Norwegian kimono designed with the students of Maizurushogakko, Fukuoka City was created by fusing the Norwegian story with the Japanese waterfall pattern. A large Viking ship drawn on the hem, soap bubbles blown by a girl in a folk costume gathered there, and children’s pictures are drawn in each splash.”[1]

Obi Maker: Hakata-Ori Development Collage/ 博多織デベロップメントカレッジ 監修 筑前織物（デザイン 九州産業大学デザイン科ゼミ生 監修 ダーウィンLLP かねこ しんぞう・後藤 宏）

    “The designs of the students of Kyushu Sangyo University are woven by the members of the Hakata-ori school, making it an unprecedented creative work.” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Norway

(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/192.html)

The set is finally complete! Here's the stained glass Asra, if you'd like to see the other main six in the stained glass style, scroll back through my page!

Even though I rarely have time to put on my amazing kimono my love for the garment og Japan has not died.

I have designed some pins that I need help getting made, so I have launched a Kickstarter to raise the funds.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ladykimonoart/maiko-enamel-pins

The pins depict four different Maiko.

Parade of Nations - Iceland

French: Islande // English: Iceland // Japanese: アイスランド (Aisurando)

     Iceland’s formed its National Olympic Committee in 1921 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 19 Summer Games and 18 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Iceland has medaled are Athletics (i.e. track and field, road running, racewalking, & cross country running), Judo, and Handball.

 Kimono Maker: Furune Kaoru/古根 香

    “Volcanos that blow out cracks in the earth and bless them with hot springs. Their magnificent scenery, like glaciers contrasting with the most transparent lake in the world, is used for many locations in movies. On the other hand, women’s social advancement has progressed in the wake of their national economic collapse crisis and there are a large number of female business owners leading the world in the IT information industry. The creator is a young, talented woman who lives in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, and is skilled at creating fantastic works with the talent and skill required to be selected for the Nitten, the Japan Fine Arts exhibition. Furune-san drew the piece imaging the animals and plants that survive the dynamic and rich nature of Iceland.”[1]

 Kimono Motifs

Icelandic Horses and Puffins

Both animals have been endemic to the country for 1,000 years. [1]

Gyrfalcon

The national bird of Iceland. [1]

Alaskan Lupines & Mountain Avens

Flowers that grow well in the Icelandic climate. [1]

 Obi Maker: Nishijin-Maizuru/西陣まいづる

    “Iceland is said to be one of the world’s top producers of wool and is a country where knitting is flourishing. We carefully adapted the Lopi sweater patterns popular in Iceland to create this obi.” [1]

 Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Iceland

(https://peraichi.com/landing_pages/view/takkiceland0301?fbclid=IwAR1CbFPk_d7YT-8DzWbJjeHdfxefnPICS03u95jP7TqkCp4_Mmjr8ovGjBA )

The Countess and her Doctor

So this is the full finished piece I have been working on for a few days.

Quick doodle and heads up on this cute bean- I thought of giving him a proper name. So this adorable living being’s name is going to be, from now on, Axel. Tenshi’s sibling OvO

Unfinished, but I’m having fun 👀