Modern interior

Modern interior design, fancy architecture and fine art. Beautiful white bed placed in a corner of luxury light room. The room has modern parquet and wooden blinds which make shadows on the floor. Red pillows gives the room an elegant accent.

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My attempt to learn Spanish failed because I've no ear for languages. My accent did nothing but crack Spanish speakers up.

Snowflowers Bracelet

a 7 1/2" bracelet made with faceted Czech glass beads (matte finished clear & irridescent sheer icy crystal) Tiny opaque white flower cup beads accent the bracelet like tiny flowers poking through the first snowfall of winter. Available in my Etsy.com shop.

tour

a trip to andhra pradesh frm tamilnadu. by two family in two luxary cars HYUNDAI 'ACCENT'& HONDA 'CITY'.

Kathakali

Costumes: The headgear worn by the various characters in Kathakali are excellent specimen of intricate wood carving, an ancient speciality of the region. Even the shiny finishing with trinkets take hours of painstaking labour by expert craftsmen. Most of the ornaments donning each character are made in this fashion too. Make-up: The make-up, called Chutty in the bibliography of Kathakali, is also an art form in itself. The colourful faces are the results of hours of painstaking handiwork by expert artists. Their work is, by no means subordinate to portrait painting. The basic materials used for the make up are very crude items like raw amorphous Sulphur, Indigo, Rice paste, Lime, Coconut oil etc. Music: One of the major distinguishing features of Kathakali is the absence of oral communication. A considerable part of the script is in the form of lyrics, sung by vocalists. The only accompaniments are percussion instruments. Chenda(Drum played with sticks) Maddalam(Drum played with fingers), Chengila(Gong) and Ilathalam(Cymbals). The style of music traditionally accepted is Sopana, where the range is limited to one and half octaves. However, the influence of Karnataka Style of Classical Music has been irresistible, and the singers often take liberty with the style. It is not unusual that a Kathakali performance take the form of a Jugalbandi (Duet) of singing and acting. Drumming especially of Chenda is the salient feature of Kathakali. Formerly considered an "Asura Vadyam" meaning one that cannot go in harmony, Chena has become the most important feature. Artists are capable of producing a range of sounds varying from the gentle rattle of dry leaves in a breeze to reverberating thunder on Chenda. Dance Although dance is an important element in Kathakali, it is not the main feature. Pure dance sequences are limited to Kalasams, which punctuate acting segments. Female characters spontaneously breaking into "Sari" and "Kummi" dances can be seen in few dramas. The accent in Kathakali is more on the Thandava style of dancing than on Lasya style. Hence the movements are often explosive. Delicate movements are rare. The communication among the characters and to the audience, is through an intricate language of hand gestures, used in combination with facial expression and body movements. Kathakali follows the language of Mudras.

Olive and White Stacked Pendant Necklace

Triangular shaped authentic sea glass in deep olive, frosty white/clear and light olive green are stacked with sterling silver spacers and clear glass accent beads to complete the gorgeous pendant on this bracelet. The pendant is approx 1 1/4 in length from the top of the bail to the bottom of the pendant and hangs from an 18" sterling silver chain

Copper Butterfly Bracelet

This antiqued copper bracelet is 7 1/2" in length and finished with a lobster clasp. The beautiful copper filligree butterfly is approx 5/8"L x 3/4"W. The czech glass beads are a fire polished dark brown, with hints of deep blue. The accent beads are cobalt blue and pick up the blue in the czech beads. This is a simple, yet gorgeous bracelet!Available in my Etsy.com shop.

Tama Gallery

These are the works of the artists at Tama Gallery, one of them is Perry Mamaril, for their winter holiday season 2004. Other artists are Nguyen Quang Huy, Jeff Taylor, Lisa Kim. These sculptural works primarily function to complement and accent rather than to fully illuminate their environs but also have healing powers against the physiologic and psychological effects of the prolonged light-deprived periods of winter.