Pics & Visuals

[Eurynome]

Apparently, Thor is not particularly fond of competition.

 

[Luoto]

Picture by Sauli Koski

 

[xptrinity]

Pangea (the supercontinent that formed roughly 300 million years ago) mapped with contemporary geopolitical borders

 

[Karhu]

^^^ eury and others....

"That's nature. Lightening will strike an object that stands out the tallest."

Blizk photo cool moon dog.

and xp, LOL but i suppose before the great break up of continent, I wonder what life was like when Pangaea actually existed. Dinosaurs then? and when the drifting happened, that explains marsupials for Australia.

 

[tuonelan]

Latest update on my tattoo:

Small space on the inside of the bicep is still open, along with some background, but the sleeve is mostly there, now.

 

[papajohnny]

That's a very nice selfie.

Just kidding, great tattoo. Are those supposed to be Huginn and Muninn, with Jörmungandr at the bottom?

 

[tuonelan]

Huginn and Muninn, yes. The spirals and snake motif are off of an early Norse picture stone. Not sure if that was supposed to be Jörmungandr or Nidhöggr or if it is a reference to Ukko (snakes with lightning patterns on their backs), but all of that works, especially with the lightning-rooted world tree in the back and the Ukonkirves there.

Have to decide what to put on the inside bicep to finish the thing.

 

[papajohnny]

What ideas do you have?

 

[Tuuletar]

I arranged my second art exhibition, which was my thesis exhibition at the same time (I'm studying visual- and media arts, should to graduate in the end of May). Some pics from there, but you can see photos of the all works (22 paintings and 20 photographs) here.
There was even an small interview about me and the exhibition in the local newspaper, too, which happened to be the first interview in my life.

 

[papajohnny]

I love it, I really do. Very atmospheric, to say at least.
I've seen your works before, but now, when they are in a unison like this, it really gets me. I especially like your works with a stronger shamanistic motif.

 

[Karhu]

Very nice, I'd hang one up in my place, very tribal artwork which I do appreciate. How much for the loon and petroglyphs and the sandhill crane/bog would you sell them for?

 

[Karhu]

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo87/Wolverica/voice_in_the_silence_zpsfc73e4a3.jpg

I mean that's really cool, I can relate! Keep going!

 

[papervalkyrie]

Really fond of this Finnish photographer: http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/author/heikkiwillamo/

 

[papervalkyrie]

I particularly like this one. Do the pictographs all represent something specific?

 

[Eurynome]

Really fond of this Finnish photographer: http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/author/heikkiwillamo/

He's great. Just last week I was browsing through Kohtaamisia at a downtown bookstore. Very atmospheric, or maybe poetic would be the better word.

 

[papervalkyrie]

Definitely! Especially that bear picture! They feel like you're watching old daguerreotypes come to life.

 

[Karhu]

zzzz what did I hear? Hey I'm up and busy all day for crying out loud.
Paint a picture of me wtf

 

[Tuuletar]

I particularly like this one. Do the pictographs all represent something specific?

Yes, as this artwork is inspired by shaman drums, all of those red symbols are painted after real shaman drum symbols. They symbolize animals, people, natural phenomenons and celestial bodies; for example the uppermost one means Northern Star.
Actually, here is the page where I found the symbols and their meanings.

 

[Karhu]

here is the page where I found the symbols and their meanings.

I could spend hours talking about that. Nice link, Kiitos!

:Smokedev:

 

[Karhu]

So the bear pictographs represent me barfing and living under a tent? Or there's a shitload of cookies I get to eat and no tent?