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Art & Design

[craigvernerart]

Experiment - a piece in, well, #experimentation 🤪🎨 #timelapsed to show my layering to build shape - #acrylic on #illustrationboard https://www.instagram.com/p/B23ASyHBgwp/?igshid=n5mflx37hvoh

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Here's a #timelapse of #hughmanatee being painted. I love getting the final clip together to see the painting develop. Thank you #garageband for making live loops so intuitive! #creationtime. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xhjE1Boha/?igshid=1lm7rrj55w16e

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Just a quick Timmy's run. Skateboarding is awesome people! Go out and skate today! 😁👍💚🛹❣️🀄️ #skateandexplore #torontolife #timelapse #goprohero7 #Timewarp #timmysrun #sundayfunday https://www.instagram.com/p/BzWOK7zhsI-/?igshid=z8q3zo1kbsm3

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"Happy” - piece 1 of 3 basic emotions. #Acrylic on canvas board - 20” x 15” #spock can't stop #smiling after smelling the flowers in "This Side of Paradise” #startrek #trekkie #vulcan #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM8uqFBxP9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qxw6i5rmnlj7

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Its about time for some #springcleaning. This feels more energetic and emotional than just a physical cleaning. - I've had some accidents on my bike the last couple of seasons requiring a variety of repairs to my bike on top of my body. Last season closed out on a low note with drivetrain problems. - My body wasn't balanced right, my bike wasn't working well, and I went into the winter ready for a deep hibernation... - Too many ignored injuries finally boiled over - neck, back, shoulder, knee, hip, wrist, ankles...skateboarding and mountain biking have been fun but also a bit abusive to my body - my back seized so bad that I couldn't even squeeze out a fart! - Starting out the year I decided to make a focused effort to start to stretch more, using the Sun Salutation practice as a framework (you can check some of my previous posts for an example - or google Sun Salutation). - 3-4 times a day: 5+ days a week I work on expanding my range of motion and in the process build the muscles to better support my self (physically and energetically). I've found more balance in my thoughts and more confidence in my body. My back hasn't felt this good since a bad accident in Grade 8, and my volleyball game has been getting stronger with each passing day. - It wasn't until going through the pain of my back for yet another stretch of time, where I became dependent on my partner for support and help to walk - again - that I was embarrassed into realising I wasn't doing anything to stop it from happening. - Whats more, my lacking effort was causing the people I loved most to pick up my slack. - The truth is that I had been given suggested exercises to help my injuries so that I could take accountability and responsibility for my own health. - My response was a mirror of what my examples were “i'm too busy” and/or “I'll go see a doctor”. This thought is similar to bikes - either maintain the bike yourself or pay more for someone to undo the neglect. - Basically a 20+ year-old injury that's been ignored is going to take some consistent effort to undo. I thought it was impossible - but my stretch routine only takes me 10-15 minutes #selfmaintenance #itsworthit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4yzDahFGR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eyc6m2c097xj

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Recycling some cardboard for some #speakerstands #customfit. There used to be this awesome #torontoskateshop called EQ... it was upstairs north of Dundas on Yonge (in the before time, before Yonge St redevelopment and Yonge and Dundas Sq got cosmo). The shop had some fun seats and at one point had benches and muskoka chairs made of cardboard. It was the first time I had seen something like it blew my mind and influenced a slew of home made solutions...these being the most recent and refined. ✂️📐📏📦🎼🔊 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjmaUPBCSe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17afbhckxdft3

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#lyhalloween got me hoping for a pumpkin dinghy to go with my costume. #JockMcSkullin 📷@earthshinefairy 💀👻 🎃 #boneyfeet #bagofbones #bones #skelleton #halloweencostume https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnUMnThkT_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mfg296ayakxg

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I can’t play it yet, but I had to make a strap for it. #smallbodyguitar found it a little difficult to handle and didn’t want to go through the hassle of hardware installation, so I looked to #willynelson and made a sound hole strap. I used an Ikea reflector clip, some fabric, webbing, and a couple of buckles.🤓 #diy #madethis #custommade #guitarstrap https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXR_Vog-GP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3arax9wdsq75

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Day 5 of #mabsdrawlloweenclub2018 is getting into the Funkin Lab aka Sound Laboratory of Lake’O’Lantern. Using massive amounts of deep penetrating bass, his skills of turntableism, and overall freaky flow hip-hop evilness, the mad scientist brings life to inanimate objects and tests the boundaries of our dimensions. 🤓💚🎛🎚🎧🎼🔊🎶 https://www.instagram.com/p/BorxrQZgehm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ekamytdolyds

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Working on catching up on a few of the prompts from #mabsdrawlloweenclub2018. Finished up Day 4's mushroom the other day. This mushyroom happens to have a fondness for a strange object...I wonder why?... #prismacolormarkers #hopelessromantic #mushylove https://www.instagram.com/p/BorwrOtAIvC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wpqcrzf4048k

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#mabsdrawlloweenclub2018 day 3, a cryptid that’s local to #lakeolantern is O’Lantern Lizzie. Gets down on kelp and other sea veggies 💚 Lizzie is a reptipotimus and can easily be described as a walking snake mixed with a hippo. 🤓 https://www.instagram.com/p/BohU_xegWLM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2q50qvm121pe

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#mabsdrawlloweenclub2018 combined day 1 & 2 into one and got a bit carried away... #babayaga and mugwart the #blackcat havin a #campfire with the hut getting in on the action. Mugs the cat is reconsidering what he ate earlier...🤪 https://www.instagram.com/p/BohUSrrgMfD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tsf54ns0ei4p

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Here you have it! I finally finished the map last night of “Lake O’Lantern” #mabsdrawlloweenclub2018 - This was going to be a simple line drawing to act as a rough plan for my prompt completion, but as it progressed I thought some colour would add a helpful dimension to it. - Rumour has it this was the seat of a giant silicone based tree that aliens had mined ages ago. This quary is now known for its electromagnetic energy due to the accumulation of rare minerals. - Follow along with me to see what characters call this magical place home. My goal is basically to keep up since this is my first year taking part and I’m a bit of a procrastinator. I’m all ready feeling inspired to keep going as I see all of the amazing work being created by the club already. - Thank you @mabgraves for putting this together and sharing an awesome vibe. 🖖😁 #lakeolantern https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob3xT-gzew/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uootansf57cs

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So I mentioned this before, but I "gave myself the gift of #flexibility” for a Christmas gift when I was 28, I was NOT flexible. - Up until that point back pain was constant, neck pain even more so. I worked I.T. So typing and a computer were my life. Head aches became more and more frequent and intense. - Then I decided to start stretching...aka the gift of flexibility. - What started out as simply trying to sit cross legged (like I used to do in grade school) without feeling like my knees were going to explode - became this 7 years later. - I do this or a variation very near it 2 or more times a day 5-7 days a week. The truth is, I still have neck and back pain, but now its because I'm developing muscles to hold my body better. The head aches and other muscle problems that were actually problems have all but disappeared. - ...sometimes a limb can't move right because its not supported properly. Then consciously building the weaker muscle through having to over come the resistance of its opposing muscle will eventually bring harmony between them. - In the mean time it brings increased range of motion which can increase the power you can generate in sports and movement. - I'm sharing this because this action and activity has become an integral part of my health protocol, and that includes my mental state. - This took 17 minutes from start to finish. I feel better when I'm done, and always better than the last time. - I would have included the audio since you can actually hear the places that were relocated through falls and injuries start to adjust - only the music in the background gets a bit insane when sped up. - You can call this yoga if you want, if that offends your ideals its just stretching, but regardless I strongly urge people to start their own practice of getting in touch with the body that they live in. - You may just start to see the freedom it can provide when (for example) you find out your back pain is really because your hips and pelvis are just way to tight and stuck... - We all have our own range of movement and thought, but if we take time to stretch a little past what has become comfortably uncomfortable we may find more #peace. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoW_8KAAAN6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w0sv0j14vbp0

[craigvernerart]

Did a #drawingstudy of the #8auspicioussymbols: #parasol - protection, expansion, learning #goldfish - Buddha’s eyes, fearlessness #treasurevase - holds good health, life, wisdom, prosperity #lotusflower - pure mind, body, & speech, rising out of the mud of desire & attachment #conchshell - reminder of Buddha’s teachings, staying alert & aware #endlessknot - compassion + wisdom combined, uniting spiritual & material #victorybanner - triumph of a positive mind over negative obstacles #dharmawheel - Buddha’s teachings, the sun. These represent a variety of key ideas within the Buddhist ideology, and can be helpful reminders for keeping them present in your daily activities. #prismacolormarkers #symbolism #meditationhelp https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPv_O_AZoS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fju0dcbn8n4k

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Just wrapped up this #memorialpiece designed for a #shouldercap of a friend. He asked me to incorporate his hands with each #rose representing a different loved one that’s passed on. This one piece has been so meaningful for me. I had a huge hurdle to get past my own emotions related to the subject, having lost my mom, dad, and father-in-law in successive years before being asked to create this. So happy with the result. Thanks for asking me to do it Cos. #hands #rosarybeads #crosstattoo #sunlight #faith #lifeafterdeath https://www.instagram.com/p/BoJyaqxAd7w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10w00psrp8fus

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#Colourwheel from Gr. 10 where we had to envision a new way of showing #primarycolours #secondarycolours #tertiarycolors in relative size. #guache is a fun medium to use and makes for velvety richness. 💕🤓💚