8 am has come and gone, and I have immediately put the entries through randompicker to tell you the result. The Being Green shrine goes to…
Congrats to Dotti – I think I still have your address, Dotti (that’s if it hasn’t changed since 2014 when you sent me the e-mail with your address…) . And many thanks for your comments to all other participants. The draw protocol can be found HERE.
And now, to make it worth while, I’ll ramble on a little bit. The following post was actually scheduled for Monday morning, titled “Fashion Victim”. But I scrapped it when I realised that RA himself had posted his own fashion show overnight. As a Guy Girl I am more than happy that RA has held on to those essential pieces of costume from one of his most impactful chaRActers… And I love that he is making silly selfie faces now. The most attractive pose is humour. Sexy!!! Look who’s back in Nottingham:
Anyway, I had planned this post as a “blast from the past” where I was going to look at a fashionable item of leg wear for the benefit of those fans who may not have been with us back in 2016… With RA posting his own “fashion backward”, my little fun post became obsolete. But for the record: I started thinking about 2016 because we were talking about that in-te-res-ting leather shirt in the comments, and also about that crazy-ugly shiny track suit that poor Harry had to wear in VoD. Turns out the leather shirt has been around since 2016! (Thanks to Rachel for that revelation!!!) Which in turn led me to other recent instances of… erm… let’s call it “in-te-res-ting” again… choice of garments… While we have never seen the famous ‘orange jeans’ in action, Richard actually treated us to some maroon goodness instead:
*coughs*, interesting, right?
Hey, I am not criticising. I am not even making fun of him. I am the first one to put up her hand when it comes to owning up to a bad fashion sense… I totally am not in the know. Which is why I used to wear black only for many years. Sound familiar? *smirks* But yeah, what’s your take on that look? Like it or leave it?
Hooray, today is the first of spring. I think I am finally waking up from hibernation. In the last few days I have experienced this irrepressible urge to be creative. I did not only make the annual Paddy’s Day shrine, but while I was at it also made a long over-due shrine for one of my longtime supporters. (The shrine is ready and done but will only be revealed once my mystery supporter has received the shrine, sorry.) Anyway, making shrines always means that I have to dig through my materials – and invariably I come across bits and pieces that I have forgotten but that are delightful and therefore really inspire me to do some more creative work. As happened this time. An amazing vintage tin crossed my path, and I didn’t rest until the idea had been executed. And while I was at it, I also made another. And another. And another. And another. And another. And the next day I continued and made another, another, another and another. Six shrines in one day – ten shrines in total over the weekend. On Monday evening I called an “art evening” and the hubster, the daughter and I brought our art materials down to our big kitchen table and spent a really enjoyable evening creating art together. Daughter and husband are the *real* artists in the family. Not only can they draw and paint, but they also have original ideas. I, OTOH, am just an impostor. But I still enjoy being creative, and so I experimented with watercolours again.
Anyway, those shrines are all done and photographed, and some of them will be sent away as presents, and some will be raffled, so watch this space… And now go forth and enjoy the spring. Or autumn, if you are in the Southern hemisphere.
Congratulations to Dotti and congrats to you too for this creative weekend 🙂
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It was almost like a frenzy…
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🙂
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Congratulations dotti. I am green with envy! 👒🐸🐢🦎🐛🐊🦚🦜🌵🌳☘️🌿🍏🍐🥬🥒🥦🦠🧪📗💚✅♻️
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Hehe, and you have definitely proven it.
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Well, I needed to exorcise my frustration. And the only green smiley is nauseous, not jealous.
Anyway, interesting how many green things there are. #favoritecolor
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Oh, green is your favourite colour?
I was secretly relieved when you wrote “green with envy” because Nordlicht had made me doubt my English language prowess. But yes, in English envy is green – because Uncle Willy has said so. In German, envy is yellow…
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Oh no, I did NOT question your fabulous English skills. I was just wondering about possible differences between English-speaking and erman-speaking world.
Who´s Uncle Willy btw?
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Shakespeare right? Or if not thank you for asking Nordlicht anyway!!!
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Hehe, no, no, I didn’t think you were, Yve! And like you, I think it is interesting that the two languages/nations are associating different colours with the same sentiment.
Uncle Willy – Shakespeare.
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Nordlicht, Shakespeare is the rock god of literature at least for me he is… esp MacBeth!!
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Dann bin ich ja beruhigt ☺. Warum hab ich eigentlich Englisch geschrieben??? Ihr zwei bringt mich noch völlig durcheinander hier.
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Nordlicht, I am happy you wrote in English and I will practice my German in fair trade..
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Ich weiß – ich bring das in letzter Zeit auch immer durcheinander…
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It is. I love green!! I don’t wear it much, especially in tops, because I can’t pull it off with my coloring, but I have to actively talk myself out of buying green things. Any green things.
I just saw some shiny green decorations for spring/Easter—apples and pears—at my local drugstore and had to sternly tell myself that I hate stuff. 🍏 🍐 I managed to pass them by, but it was a close call. Maybe I should start photographing the green things I don’t buy. Consolation prize. 😉
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Looking out of my window right now, I can see some very radiantly green bushes growing through the railings of the park opposite. So I guess what I am trying to say here is, living in Ireland, I have plenty of green around me – which is probably why I am not so keen on the colour otherwise.
I think it would be a great idea to start a green photo project, though!
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I would love green around me at all times. Since I’m not much of a photographer, I don’t know how good that project would be. 🧐 📷
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hehehe… If I were on Twitter I would post a picture for you right now… just to prove that not all pictures are great, but many are green 😉
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Well, I got up, buttered some of my Irish soda bread,poured a cup of coffee,opened up my emails,read guilty and nearly choked on the bread.Couldn’t believe the random picker finally picked me..Checked, thought there must be another Dotti..A glimmer of hope..She wouldn’t spell her name with an I..Happy Dance (Irish jig) it’s really is me I Won A Shrine!!!! thank you Guylty and thank all of you for congratulating me..
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Dotti, Love your Irish jig dance and yes another coffee drinker!!! Well deserved win!!!
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I am so glad you haven’t choked, Dotti!!! Congrats – and I am delighted if you are delighted.
Just quickly confirming that you are still at the same address as in 2014? (Just because I am lazy. I am pretty sure I must have your address elsewhere, too, but I can currently only find that one e-mail from 2014…)
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S, stil! At the NY address.
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🙂 Heureuse que cette boîte, embellie dans les mains expertes de Guylty, puisse traversée l’atlantique, pour y trouver une deuxième vie, entre de bonnes mains.
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traverser (désolée)
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P.S. Was die Farbe des Neides angeht, gibt es im Deutschen—neben gelb— ebenfalls grün vor Neid und außerdem auch noch blass vor Neid als Redewendung. In der esoterischen (?) Farbsymbolik ist es tatsächlich gelb, soweit ich weiß.
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Schon interessant, das Ganze. Man fragt sich immer, woher das kommt. Nur Zufall?
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Ich frag mich da immer, wer denkt sich sowas aus? ❓🤷🏻♀️❓
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Eben!
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Auch diese ganze Blumengeschichte—was wofür steht. Alles sehr verwirrend.
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Stimmt. Ist auch irgendwie alles in Vergessenheit geraten!
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Also ich bin ganzn froh, dass keiner mehr erwartet, dass man sowas weiß. Sonst wäre der Kauf eines Blumenstraußes ja eine Wissenschaft. So kann man wenigstens schön oberflächlich rein nach Optik auswählen.
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Congratulations, Dotti! You’ve got a great one there 😊
And wow, Guylty – 10 shrines in a weekend and you say you’re not a real artist… 😳 Your art is fabulous. Flat Richie’s book is a masterpiece!
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Forgot to say, I love the selfies with Guy behind 😂 And I like those red jeans.
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Those selfie manips have turned out quite well, haven’t they? You could almost believe that he is standing in front of his earlier creations…
I liked the jeans, too. Didn’t like the combination with that jacket, though.
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Guylty, I agree totally on the jeans /jacket combo, like he closed his eyes and guessed, looks schlumpy a bit but he can really W-E-A-R colorful jeans very very well!!!!!
The manips are marvelous too!!!
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I wonder whether he was wearing his maroon jeans and his checked shirt that day and then decided that he needed to look more formal for that stage appearance in the “conversation with Richard Armitage” – and just grabbed a jacket from behind the stage… It just looks as if it isn’t quite long enough for him…
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Yep you are probably right, just looks a bit tossed together but the jeans look G-R-E-A-T on him esp them thighs!!!! UNF!!!
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I like that it is colourful – and slightly unfashionable, I suspect.
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Jou jou Guylty, bless him for trying though!!
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Aw, Helen – you are far too kind in your praise!!! But thanks anyway xxx
BTW – is the lamp working course happening again in Ireland this year?
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It is 😊 September – towards the end of the month I believe. I need to check with Nara.
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Oh good – I’ll be travelling sometime in early October but will hopefully catch you in September!
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I will fourth the congratulations to Dotti! I think the bonding time with Mr G and daughter G was no doubt precious and inspiring and priceless and that really is what family and loved ones are all about!
Ps I wouldn’t mind seeing his maroon pants live and up close!👏👍❤️❤️🤣😎
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You’re absolutely right, Michele. The best thing about the art evening was that it was time spent together with hubs and daughter. Incidentally, the latter is a rather moody teenager (and currently very much so due to her final school exams in a few months’ time) but said at the end of the evening “that was such fun, let’s do this again!” *success*
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Guylty, ah it can’t get better than that with daughter G and I was a very moody teen ages and ages and ages ago so she gave you the ultimate compliment!! Nice to see your mojo is back in sync with The Armitage! It made me smile so much to read this post waking up this early morning in VA (mid morning in Dublin)
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Oh yes, daughters, mojo and good moods are precious things…
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Well done to the raffle winner 😊
I love colour..rarely wear black (have cats!!) Though sometimes wear alot of grey but with bright splashes of colour. So lovely to see him in some colour even if they are red trousers (in joke in Bristol about red trousers and middle class men )
I have a friend in Bristol who’s has a shop in St Nicks market and it’s a whirlwind of colour as she sells Indian throws , cushions, materials and she also makes stained glass. It’s a wonderful place to go and recharge!
Well done on being so creative over the weekend too 😊
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Hehe, I never thought about the relationship of cats and black clothes 😉 – mind you, our cat is black, so maybe that’s why it never bothered me. But yeah, I am gradually moving back to colourful clothes, too. Mainly because all that black actually had some sort of influence on my moods. And I want summer and joy now.
Oh, that shop sounds great… I really must get Mr Guylty to go on a trip to England with me. He has a favourite aunt in Bristol, so it would be a good place to start 😉
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Oooh I could show you round Bristol!
And colour is a real indicator of mood and helps improve it too
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Well, if I make it to Bristol, I will definitely give you a shout!!!
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Congratulations, Dotti! I admit to a little jealousy but am very happy for the winner at the same time. 🙂
And wow, that is quite a creative spree you had there, nice! Look forward to seeing the results.
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Congratulations Dotti! You´ll get a real masterpiece.
Can´t believe you call yourself not a real artist. I second Helen, the logbook is an amazing work of art and your shrines are always great!
I have to say that I don´t like colourful trousers in general, sorry Rich.
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Aw, you are sweet, Nordlicht xxx (But just to qualify: artists have original ideas. I usually take an original idea and ‘make it better’. I ‘work on’ original ideas… but I don’t come up with them as such… Very frustrating!)
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Ich würde eher sagen, du lässt dich inspirieren. Und Inspiration brauchen auch die größten Künstler, um irgendetwas zu erschaffen. Also mach dich nur nicht so klein.
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Genau!! Und das eingentlich Künstlerische, die sogenannte Schöpfungshöhe, liegt ja auch in der Idee und nicht nur in der (nebenbei gesagt ebenfalls hervorragenden) Exekution. Und deine Idee ist ja wohl höchst originell.
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okok, ihr habt mich überzeugt. Ich bin toll 😂
Nee, Quatsch. Aber danke. Ein bisschen Bestätigung ist gut für die Künstlerseele 😉
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Du bist eine tolle Künstlerin und noch viel wichtiger, ein toller Mensch! 💋
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Och, Leude, jetzt reichts aber *erröt tiefrot*
Big smile! Kisses! 🙂
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sein oder nicht sein (Künstler nämlich) ist eh eher eine frage der eigenen Einstellung. 😉 wenn man skero glauben möchte bist du dann ein braver steuerzahler, siehe https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bvznAvB-lM
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Da hast du absolut Recht, Anja!! Das mit der Kunst und dem Künstler-Sein war schon während meines Fotografie-Studiums ständig ein Diskussionspunkt zwischen mir und einem meiner Profs. Der war der Meinung, dass ich einen extrem veralteten Kunstbegriff habe…
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in meinem Studium war das zum Glück kein wirklicher Diskussionspunkt sondern eine sehr spannende offene Diskussion mit dem Ergebnis, dass durchaus jeder für sich einen anderen Kunstbegriff haben kann und ein offener Zugang der Kunst nur nützt. Auf die Frage was denn dann “Kunst” ist, habe ich nach eingehender Überlegung *für mich* folgende Definition gefunden: eine Kreation, die mich bewegt, die in gewisser Weise Wellen schlägt, etwas auslöst (Emotionen, zum Nachdenken anregt, meine bisherige Sicht auf etwas verändert etc)
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Deine Definition finde ich schön – ich würde das eigentlich auch ganz genauso unterschreiben. Nur dass ich für mich selber irgendwie immer das Gefühl hatte (habe), dass das, was ich produziere (und ich rede jetzt hier nicht nur von den Fan-Shrines), dem Kunstanspruch nicht gerecht wird… Aber vielleicht ist auch der Künstlerzweifel an sich selbst gar nicht mal so schlecht – ist eine Art Motivation, weiter an sich und an der Kunst zu arbeiten und die Werke zu perfektionieren.
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xx Danke für die Unterstützung! Inspiration klingt gut!
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Congratulations, enjoy it! 😀
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Congratulations Dotti – you’re going to love the shrine.
And Guylty, can’t wait to see the fruits of your labor. Those shrines are mini works of art.
As for Richard, nice to see he attempted to dress himself and everything halfway matches. Heck, he could wear a potato sack for all I care & I’d still find him attractive.
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That’s the great – and annoying – thing. Even a potato sack would look good on him. Hell, I wish that would apply to *me*!!!
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Love the Green Shrine!! It puts me in mind of Spring, which is still tantalizingly out of reach here. As to the Trousers, I must say that it seems to me like red trousers are a “thing” among Englishmen. At least, I have spotted them a number of times on everyone from an Oxford archeologist, to random guys in London, to Mr. A. I have nothing against them, especially when so deliciously occupied, yet I admit that were the Long Suffering Husband to don such a pair, I might object. (Full disclosure: he wouldn’t be caught dead in them.)
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LOL – I don’t know whether red pants are an English thing. My Irish husband would probably also shy away from them.
Full disclosure: myself, I have had bright green jeans, bright red jeans, and bright purple jeans. Bought by myself – in ADULTHOOD. So I can’t point fingers at Mr A at all 🤩
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They are. In fact a lot of men wear pinky-red trousers. I’ve never quite understood why 🙄 https://www.josephturner.co.uk/clothing/trousers_1/trousers_chinos/flat_front_chinos.htm?_sgm_campaign=scn_6186fb244a986000&_sgm_source=MRCHFFDKN&_sgm_action=click#fullscreen-image-0
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Helen, thank you for the link! I wonder if The Armitage would wear any of those? HMMMM???
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He’s more fashionable that that, I think… and not quite old enough! 😂
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Helen, I wondered but I’m not familiar with that British brand so I didn’t want to set myself up there (more than I normally do!!) Personally I love him in Belstaff and Burberry!!!
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Yes, Joseph Turner is a very conservative brand for reasonably well-off middle aged men 😉
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Helen he ticks off two of the boxes: “middle aged and reasonably well off” although perhaps in his mindset he wants to dress like a 25 year old dare I say that!! But no Turner may be a brand I hope he stays away from even approaching 5-0.
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*eeek*
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Bright purple? LOL. You really have got to get a hot pink pair.
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Oh cod, noooo! 😂I am well and truly beyond that now…
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Well Guylty you’ve got the other “hot” colors and the complexion and hair color to wear hot pink why not esp for Spring/summer fare!! Go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL nooo, no no… even with blond hair and easily tanning skin… I’ll leave hot pink way back in the 80s *grins*
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Guylty, hahahahaha ah so 80’s rock!!! Ok we will work on some prints then!! (sending you massive hug)
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Hehe, definite 80s kid here. With all the trappings. I am thrilled that I can now recycle my old spectacle frames from 1986 – and look genuinely cool retro with them…
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❤️❤️❤️💜💜😍👍👏👏👏from one 80s kid to another rock on!!!
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Congrats Dotti, the shrine is lovely!
Guylty, I happen to think you are a brilliant artist, working in unusual materials, hence why I picked the shrine stickers from Flat Ritchie. Your productions have humour, are quirky, interesting and inventive and bring joy to those of us lucky enough to possess one (or more!). Please don’t do yourself down because others are skilled in more conventional media, keep on rocking those shrines!
As to whether people prefer a darker palette in their wardrobe, I do, to provide contrast to my long suffering Other Half and The Boy, both of whom favour Hawaiian shirts. This makes them easy to spot in airports and large shopping centres where they might wander off. I keep a low profile and channel my inner Lucas North 🙂
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Aw, thank you Tiny, that is very nice and kind of you to say. Yep, my medium is a bit unusual – and my subject is rather unvaried – but in the end what matters is that *I* have fun with it. And if there is also an audience – even better.
Haha, your explanation why you tolerate Hawaiian shirts is priceless!
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Congrats to Dotti!
A little bit of colour suits him and this kind of red is ok. But trousers in yellow ochre for men are worse for me. Mr Bea prefer dark clothes except for the holidays (nobody knows me)
I love colourful clothes and I have worn a lot of strange combinations as (really) pink trousers with a bright turquoise T-shirt. At the moment I am much more reserved with colours and much more “respectable”
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You are right – a little bit of colour enhances everyone. I mean, I love black, but somehow it sometimes gets a bit depressing…
I used to be a VERY colourful dresser in my teens. Bright red trousers and long sleeved t-shirt and a tourquoise vest over that *eeek*… no wonder I turned it down a little bit when I got older 🤐
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I have to chime inhere: Prints prints, as Zee will tell you I advocate for prints!! Not wild ones but some even with black goes a LONG way. Colour is always a way to boost moods. As I tell my sister who only wears black you don’t always want to look like you are going to a funeral! So many colours out there to try even in small spurts!!
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Not a massive fan of prints myself tbh. But I have definitely moved away from black-only.
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Hehe bright red trousers, seems we have had similar wardrobe. I moved towards to dark blue and black for combination reasons.
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Same here, Bea. When all you have is black, you never have to worry which pair of trousers to combine with which top 😂
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Yeah I confess I was on a campaign to get Zee to wear more prints not that she needs me to tell her what to wear but you have wonderful hair and face for subtle prints not animal or buffalo plaid 🤣🤣🤣but I’d kill for your hair color and complexion!! 😘❤️❤️
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i wore a lot of neutrals last year for steampunk and one day was freezing so i asked a friend if i could borrow a shawl…it was a beautiful goldie yellow and the improvement it made to my complexion in pics was enough to make me decided need more colour!
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You totally do color!! I’ve seen some proof of that in scarves!! You have an awesome complexion! I’d kill for your hair color and complexion too! 😘😘❤️❤️💜😉😎
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*blushing*
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😘❤️😎🤗🇬🇧💜💜💜
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Good point. I have never really checked what colour does to my complexion.
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Same address ,still in cold upstate NY. Thank you again.
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Great, thanks for confirming. I’ll let you know when the package is in the post 💌
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Congratulations Dotti.
Love the selfie manip and so good to see Guy back, even if it’s just a photo.
I have to confess, I’m not a lover of the coloured jeans…….. Having said that, I tend to dress mainly in black, so I may be a little biased. My friends are on a mission to inject some colour into my wardrobe (I’ll accept purple).
Wow, that’s some amazing creative time. I look forward to seeing photos of your results.
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Purple is a fantastic color and is a symbol of royalty!! So your friends are spot on!!!
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Couldn’t agree more, Loops! A tweet with selfie from RA in Guy gear – died and in fangirl heaven…
The red jeans are still a bit of a double-edged sword in my opinion…
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Congratulations Dotti!!
What a productive weekend you had, G, I’m envious! I don’t have a naturally creative streak and have to work at coming up with something original and appealing.
Those selfies of Richard in his Gizzy gear will continue to bring a smile to my face for a long time to come. His sense of humour has always been a big part of his appeal for me, and it’s lovely to see that spark in him again. As you say – sexy!!
I quite like the pinky red jeans, not so sure about the jacket being the right one for them though. Coloured jeans seem to have been all the go here for women this summer. I have two bright cropped pairs – hot pink and citrusy green – but I stick to denim, black and navy for long pants. My legs are too solid for full length colour!
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I disagree, Mezz – you are creative, too. You make all those gifs and sets that you post on tumblr.
The Gizzy gear was just the thing. I mean, it’s funny that Guy has such a big place in the fans’ hearts, but I never really believed that RA himself was much interested in Guy once the part was over. Guy was, of course, always designed as a bit of a cardboard cut-out. (Which RA imbued with as much life and character as he could – and did.) But probably less of a seminal character to play than, say, Thorin or Proctor… Anyway, to see that RA kept Guy’s gear for all these years, and to share those pics with us – well, let’s just say I was overjoyed…
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Mezz, I totally agree with Guylty. I have been lucky enough to see your handiwork via Guylty’s Round -up and Rachel’s links to me that you are highly creative. I could not even begin to create as you both do.
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Thank you both, but I have to confess that making gifs is more of a technical skill acquired through practice and Photoshop lol!!! To have learnt a skill like that though – and that people enjoy the result – is very satisfying for me, especially if I manage to get a gif just right with a particular mannerism, smile or laugh of Richard’s (or a chaRActer’s) That’s the joy of creating them, for me, I can sit and watch it over and over 😉
Rachel’s links to you Michele? Thank you Rachel!! *hugs to you all*
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Mezz I am not on Social Media so I don’t view Tumblr or any of the sites so Rachel has been kind to send me via email gifs you make as well as some Twitter stuff on Richard, mainly pics and tweet responses so that I’m in the loop. You are marvelous though, very gifted (no pun intended!) and I too view your gifs and creations over and over again!!!!!!
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Technical skill or creative talent – you are definitely entertaining us with some nice imagery. That’s what counts!
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Remember the Stage Door button pants from The Crucible? I loved those pants. I dreamed about those pants. I miss those pants. I have a thing about red pants – I can’t stand them. However, RA gets a pass. And not just because those long legs look good in anything; even red pants.
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Oh yes, the button pants. Those were cool!!!! I loved those. Where have they gone? They were only seen a couple of times, right?
Oh RA gets a pass from me for (almost) anything. Fan prerogative, right?
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Those green ones with the combat boots too I have grown fond of. He looked so Proctor there and hunky chunky and those poses on the couch were thumpty thump thump… UNF triple max!!!!!!!!
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The faux biker pants! Yep, he was yummy in that shoot!
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Yep! I have to say I thought they were edgy and modern and with the white shirt and black combat boots just yummy indeed! Those poses on that couch OMFG!!! UNF and BDE all the way!!!!!
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Well, I know what you are getting at, Michele – very sexy. (Not my favourite shoot, but definitely sexy.)
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Well Guylty I just think he was so uninhibited and devastatingly sexy there with those odd poses and what he could do in those biker moto pants. The more I view them the more turned on I get, sorry for the candidness!! I love Proctor look the best. He was just fit, healthy, rugged, all over and the beard and everything just came together for me. Sure there are other shoots that he looks great in, This one just seemed a bit wild and unfettered and exposed himself physically in a sexual sense more maybe. Does that make any sense?
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he got the brooding thing going on which Michele loves! (i’m a fan of a man in clumpy boots and he really looks good in a white shirt)
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CONGRATS DOTTI!!!!
Love the Guy/Richard collages. I see new wallpaper for me!
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Oh please yes. Help yourself, they edits are yours to use 😉
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Congrats for the win Dottie! Personally, I didn’t care for the red jeans so much but then I really don’t think red is a flattering color on him (just my opinion). That said, I probably have mostly black, white and gray in my own closet so what do I know about good taste? I have gray hair and sometimes I feel like certain colors really wash out my skin tone. Pastels look terrible on me but I can wear most jewel tones. I feel like if he looks in the mirror and likes his fashion picks then I say more power to him and just go for it- (he’d still be gorgeous in the most hideous ensemble… just sayin’) I choose my own clothes because they’re comfortable and hopefully they’re flattering, but I try to be somewhat fashionable too. I think he definitely has his own favorite go-to style, which I think suits him, but every once in a while he throws in a surprise like these red jeans.
It sounds like you’ve had a brilliant creative streak and I’m so happy that RA continues to inspire you. That means we get more shrines to admire 😍 I love that you had an art evening with the fam. Oh how I wish I was creative and artistically talented.
Btw I’d love to see those Guy manips turned into some of your lovely postcards 😉
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You are absolutely right, D! Good for him to be taking an interest in fashion – and to try some slightly more daring stuff every once in a while. Fashion is an expression of self, after all. (Bonus: It also gives us something to talk about ;-))
Oh yes, RA does inspire me. And it is not only a renewed interest in him due to seeing him live and up close in February. I also have to say that I made a conscious decision earlier this year to approach him, his projects and his tweets with a more positive attitude. In dubio pro reo – assuming the best rather than the worst, and also giving myself permission to simply love him and what he does without always having to critically analyse him. It’s done wonders for my fangirl life…
Nice idea re. those Guy manips as postcards. I must look into that, D!!
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Congrats to Dotti for winning! 🙂
I think he can pull off the maroon/red trousers. They’re not too bright that it’s glaring, though the fit in the photos from LLL seem a little loose to me (either i’m so used to looking at skinny jeans or he didn’t have time to have those altered). When i was still active in watching kpop groups colorful skinny jeans were all the rage and i’m so used to the idea guys wear mint green or pink pants, though they were performing and admittedly half the age of RCA. He can still rock those jeans if he wants 😉
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You know what, Nix – I thought the same. The trousers are okish – except they are not as tight as he usually wears them. But well, maybe only black and blue jeans can be worn skin-tight??? He totally rocks any jeans, I have to say.
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Congratulations Dotti.
Hach, es wird Frühling und du lässt die alten Zeiten aufleben. Beides ein Grund zum Lächeln.
RA hat kein sicheres Händchen in Modefragen, aber das finde ich eher erfrischend und ich liebe eure angeregten Diskussionen über sein Erscheinungsbild.
Sei übrigens nicht zu streng mit dir und gönne deiner Kunst die Anerkennung, die sie verdient 🙂
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Hehe, was heißt “ich” lasse die alten Zeiten aufleben? Das ist RA mit seinem throwback to Guy-times. Wunderbar, oder? Das ist doch genau das, was man sich als Fan wünscht. *schwärm*
Du hast absolut Recht – der Modegeschmack von RA ist nicht ganz so stilsicher, aber das ist genau das Gute daran, denn wenn er eine Stilikone wäre, dann hätten wir ja auch nichts zu besprechen…
Danke dir für deine nette Bestätigung xx
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Sorry, I have to say it, Shrine on you crazy diamond;. There I’ve said it. Congratulations too Dot ! No, not fond of the red trousers but I’m VERY fond of the purple Guy pic at the top. Another one of my favourites – slayed. Btw the smirking selfie is my favourite of his ( which isn’t saying much) precisely because of his disdain
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*hehehe* – yep, still shrining on, crazy alright…
The purple Guy pic is one of my favourites, too. The disdain and smoulder in that one are irresistible.
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With the emphasis on the diamond, rather than the crazy
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😊😘
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Congratulations, Dotti! I’m still enjoying last year’s Sham Rock shrine … it travels with me in my work bag. Glad to hear your creativity has been re-sparked,Guylty. 10 shrines? Wow!
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Yay- you can always sham rock, no matter whether it’s March 17th or not 😉
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