-My Virtual Diary based on chainmail jewelry and accessories designed and made by me a.k.a. XnPurPLe / along with many other stuff that has drawn my interest-
Showing posts with label collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collection. Show all posts
9.19.2015
All We Need Is Less
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Simple designs are sometimes the best details that can express style and individuality. This bracelet/wrist band is one of them in my opinion. It is not a complicated chainmail weave but the final result looks cool and satisfying to me.
Plain T-shirt vs. T-shirt With Chains
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I am afraid I'm such a chain addict that even on a very heavy rainy day, I put on my chains but forget to take an umbrella with me :) 
7.23.2015
Chainmail Cabochon Around a "Varanus Griseus Griseus"
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I collect most of the objects about reptiles, bugs and insects so people who know my passion bring me such pieces. Few days ago my uncle brought me a coin with a Varanus Griseus Griseus. ınstead of putting it aside, I made a chainmail cabochon around it and started to use.
6.25.2015
No Plain T-Shirts in Summer
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You can't wear much on summer except for thin t-shirts or halter-tops and I love decorating these plain pieces with fancy yet elegant accessories. From time to time I make shoulder chains and body harnesses for that reason and here is one of them:
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| Such things always look cool I think |
7.04.2013
Characters in My Life - Vol.4: Sobek-Medusa-Edgar-Allan-Poe
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This morning I took a picture of some of my guys so you can see the rest of the characters in my life.
The one in the front is Sobek (you may remember the details about it in one of my previoust chainmail posts), the one next to it, the green snake is Medusa, my very first piece in this collection. It is a hermaphrodite snake. The one at the back is the dinosaur Edgar, the smiling snake is Allan and the little mouse is Poe (yeah together they form the name of my favorite writer :).
The one in the front is Sobek (you may remember the details about it in one of my previoust chainmail posts), the one next to it, the green snake is Medusa, my very first piece in this collection. It is a hermaphrodite snake. The one at the back is the dinosaur Edgar, the smiling snake is Allan and the little mouse is Poe (yeah together they form the name of my favorite writer :).
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| A corner in my room |
5.23.2013
Magnificent Computer of the Ancients: The Astrolabe
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| Astrolabe @Museum of the History of Science, Oxford |
I frequently search for interesting topics, new designs, pictures and various kinds of information and yesterday I came across an ancient inclinometer which is called astrolabe. Here are some information about it.
The name is derived from Greek astrolabos meaning "star-taker" and it is used by astronomers to predict the positions of the sun, moon, stars and the planets. These ancient computers are also used by navigators to show how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time and by astologers to cast horoscopes.
The system basicly consists of a deep disk holding one or more flat plates. These plates are made for specific latitudes and are engraved with stereographic projections of circles. The rim of the main disc is graduated into hours of time, degrees of arc or both. In order to use it, you just adjust the moveable parts to a specific date and time. After that, much of the sky, both visible and invisible, is represented on the instrument.
The history of the astrolabe begins more than 2000 years ago. An early one was invented in the Hellenistic world in 150 BC and is often attributed to Hipparchus. It seems to have been the most popular astronomical instrument until 1650s and then it was replaced by more accurate tools. Mechanical astronomical clocks (like Prague Orloj) were also influenced by the astrolabes.
If you are interested, the largest astrolabe collection in North America, and the best displayed in the world, is at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago. Some other museums are: British Museum, Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi and The Mariners' Museum.
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| Prague Astronomical Clock (Prague Orloj) |
12.07.2012
Gold Colored Chainmail Bracelets
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| Photo By: Ilgın Akarsu |
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| Photo By: Ilgın Akarsu |
11.17.2012
CURIOSITY CABINETS
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These were the encyclopedic collections in Renaissance
Europe of types of objects whose categorial boundaries were yet to be defined. Sometimes
rooms sometimes furnitures were used to house these collections but the meaning
of the term originally
describes a room rather than a piece of furniture. To
be called ‘curious’ in the Elizabethan era was a great compliment, meaning you
were well-travelled and well-informed about the exotic customs and effects that
were discovered by the earliest naval pioneers. In the pre-Enlightenment age, a
collector’s Cabinet of Curiosities would be filled with a jumble of of flora,
fauna and historical artefacts – you might find a stuffed alligator, a Roman
coin, a two-headed lamb, a piece of rare coral and an ostrich egg all jostling
for space on one shelf. Since I like to learn about different kinds of subjects
and create different types of objects I wanted to use that name as my blog title.
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