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Vocals- Liam Borrowdale
Guitar- Ryne Sahs
Drums- Jethro Tacuboy
Bass - Erik Stacy

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Altered Perceptions

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Genre: Death Metal

Ever since their inception in 2013, Altered Perceptions has made remarkable progress. On their latest album, Transcend/Revert, AP combines elements of djent, deathcore and downtempo to deliver a relentless assault on the senses. They’ve released two singles, Transcend and Dark Matter, as well as two albums, Void and Transcend/Revert, available on Bandcamp. Cloaked in all black with masks to obscure their identity, their captivating stage presence leaves the audience in a state of shock and awe by playing punishing downtuned riffs while explosive drums propel the band forward at breakneck pace, all while anguished vocals weave their way in and out of the beautifully chaotic tapestry of the instrumentals. Altered Perceptions is a band that will leave indelibly its mark on the modern metal scene.


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Thursday, October 29, 2015

InkTober Coming To A Close

InkTober is almost over. Its been fun although a bit of a struggle to keep up with. There have been some drawings that I never posted because I wasn't entirely happy with them, like the two drawings on the left,

What I liked most is being able to do these drawings while trying out different techniques and still thinking there is more stuff I would like to try.

Doing the ink drawings was fun but it's been a while since I did any kind of painting. I did this quick watercolor sketch on one sleepless night.
I wonder if I should make the following month a time where I concentrated on watercolor painting.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Some More #InkTober Drawings

I have been enjoying taking the time this month to do an ink drawing a day and post it on social media for InkTober. The frustrating thing is that I am always pressed for time.

There were times when I scraped the drawing I started and began working on another one. They weren't terrible, just maybe uninteresting. Or maybe they weren't that great.

I think that after the month is over I may have a second look at the batch of drawings and do some over.

The two drawings on the left are ones that I never posted.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

From Sketch To Final Illustration

The illustration on the top left started out as a thumbnail sketch done in Sketchbook Pro which I used for a pen and ink drawing for InkTober,

Because I had originally intended for it to be a colored piece I scanned the drawing and colored it in Sketchbook Pro.

This is the thumbnail sketch done in Sketchbook Pro.
Sketchbook Pro is a great program to use to sketch out ideas and of course to complete the illustration. I could have done the whole thing digitally but part of the fun of InkTober ( the month of October is used to make an ink drawing a day and post it on social media with the hashtag #InkTober- the brain child of Jake Parker) is to make these drawings with a brush, pen and ink.

There were four big artistic influences for this illustration. William Stout, James Gurney, Ricardo Delgado and Hokusai.

The Ink drawing.

Monday, October 5, 2015

InkTober 2015

All though InkTober has been going on for sometime this is the first year I've heard of it. Thanks to posts on social media by artist friends eagerly anticipating the start of the month of October I was able to learn about it.

Started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker InkTober is a month long commitment to draw in pen and ink everyday and post the drawings online via blog or social media with the hashtag #InkTober. It is an event in which artist from all over the world participate in.

I am having a great deal of fun making these drawings and keeping with the schedule of posting them everyday on my Facebook page.

Pen and ink was a favorite medium as a kid. At first I was trying to imitate the drawings I saw in comics, especially the drawings of John Buscema inked by Alfredo Alcala in Savage Sword of Conan for Marvel Comics. Other artist influences followed like Bernie Wrightson and several of the artist from the Warren Magazines. Then I discovered the pen and ink artist of the past like Franklin Booth, Charles Dana Gibson, Joseph Clement Coll,etc.

Although I don't use the medium as often as I used to It is still one that I love to this day.

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Russian film director and current Venice Biennale Russian pavilion artist Alexander Sokurov (Faust, Russian Ark) will shut down his independent film foundation, Primer Inotnatsii after ongoing pressure by the Russian government.  The artist claims that “unfriendliness and aggressiveness” from the state’s culture ministry prevented him from continuing in his work with the foundation.
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July 19th, 2019

The nation of Benin is building a new space in the city of Abomey for 26 objects of art and cultural heritage looted by French troops in 1894 pledged by the Macron government back to the West African country. “They will allow us to build a new museum and make the royal palaces more economically sustainable,” Gabin Djimass, Abomey’s tourism chief, says of the artifacts.
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Artist Cary Leibowitz and the creative director Simon Lince give the NYT a tour of the upstate home, and the collection they have built. “When I first met Simon, I was already in Harlem,” Leibowitz says. “But I had been a hoarder for years, and it was impossible for someone to just move in and feel comfortable. So that’s when we started looking up here.”
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Traditional Thai massageThe hustle and bustle of Bangkok can get overwhelming at times and the perfect way to relax and unwind when it all gets a bit too much is retreating to the spa for a good pampering. Luckily, there are some great spas to choose from in Bangkok, meaning that ultimate relaxation is just minutes away.

Thailand is celebrated around the world for its tranquil spas, where quality and professionalism are at the forefront. In Bangkok massage is a primary concern and one of the world’s leading massage schools can be found in the nation’s capital. People travel from all over the world to study at the Wat Po massage school and earn the certificate that shows their skills as a leading masseur.

Traditional Thai massage is an energetic and highly stimulating experience. The city’s modern and expertly decorated spas combine traditional techniques and Thai herbs with a range of more contemporary holistic treatments. Although massage is still top of the bill, other treatments you will find on offer in Bangkok’s spas include facials, body wraps, body scrubs and hydrotherapy. Many spas even have a sauna and Jacuzzi, which are the perfect places to ease aching muscles before your massage. As the sauna heats up your pores will slowly open, releasing the toxins that leave skin feeling heavy and dirty.

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Can some one explain, how to format a hard disk? FDISK doesn't recognize it. In the manual is written that in this case should be performed "low format". Unfortunately in my case it wasn't possible. I did it for all 3 controllers. For 2 of them debugging hanged the PC. Any other idea? Any other 3rd party tool? Thanks in advance.

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Conamara Sea Week Oct 21st – 29th

Conamara Sea Week is a multi-disciplinary festival, celebrating the wonderful marine heritage of Conamara. The festival celebrated it’s 30th birthday in 2014 and has grown to be a wonderful and unique festival with something to interest all age groups. Highlights include music workshops, art exhibitions, concerts, talks, walks, children’s activities, sports events, lots of great music and buckets of fun for all the family.

A special highlight osea-weekf the festival for the last few years has been the wonderful ‘After the Light’ parade, a spectacular night full of myth, magic, madness and mayhem!

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Clifden Arts Week 15th – 25th Sept 2016

The longest running community arts festival in Ireland, Clifden Community Arts Week, now in its 39th year will take place from September 15th – 25th and yet again promises to have something to excite everyone in this years programme. Audiences can expect a very high quality artistic programme with a superb literary, musical and visual art content which again will have the community arts of Clifden and the surrounding hinterland as a central focus with creative writing, music, theatre, graphic design and film workshops and performances taking place in the local schools for the duration of the festival.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Top 3 from Sketch #73 and Design Team projects for Sketch #74

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today we bring you the top 3 entries from Sketch #73. We had a lot of fantastic entries this week and everyone who entered was in the running but sadly only 3 can be used in our top 3 and they are (in no particular order):

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Congratulations ladies! Please grab our "Top 3" blog badge from the right sidebar and display it proudly!

In addition to our very diverse and talented design team we are thrilled to have some amazing guess designers joining us. This means we will have even more amazing artwork to share with you all each week. This weeks guest designer is Dawn Montagano.

You can see all of the entries for Sketch #74 by clicking here. Before you head off to see all the great entries, scroll down and check out our guest designer and our design team creations below.

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I have a 2003 Buick Century with a 3.1 engine and the car has around 67,000 miles on it. The problem is that it will not start everytime. It may go for a week or two and start twenty five times in a row and then all of a sudden bang, it will not start. It cranks over fine, but it does not fire. Completely dead. Next morning or even a couple of hours and it starts and may continue to start for a week or more. Then out of the blue it doesn't start again. Once it's running, it runs fine. Hard to fix it when it's not broke. Any ideas?? It's very scary when you're out somewhere and you don't know if it's going to get you home or not. RRM

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 All "crank, no start" conditions are approached in the same way. Every engine requires certain functions to be able to run. Some of these functions rely on specific components to work and some components are part of more than one function so it is important to see the whole picture to be able to conclude anything about what may have failed. Also, these functions can ONLY be tested during the failure. Any other time and they will simply test good because the problem isn't present at the moment.
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I’ve Spotted A Breathtaking New Talent… The Girl in the Blue Shoes by Shaun Hume

Ah, self-pub books… Don’t you just love it how one of those can turn out to be either a spectacular, marvelous masterpiece, or a complete pile of indescribable trash, spelling errors or cliches galore? Oddly, the chances of either of those happening are roughly 50/50. So I was incredibly happy to find out that not only is Shaun a really cool guy, but he’s also an incredible writer. I happily bring you a review of the first book of his I’ve ever read, The Girl in the Blue Shoes, and despite being the first, I am sure it will not be the last.

The Girl in the Blue Shoes

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Oxford. A man whose background is hazy, although vaguely academic. And suddenly, a girl who… Shouldn’t be there. Twice, three times. Something so utterly out of place and odd about her that he can’t resist seeking her out, to find out her secret. Even if it’s deathly dangerous.

Giving away more would be giving away too much – as the novelette is a little gem, spanning only 128 pages (of brilliant writing), with a tinge of scifi, thriller and mystery. But I can tell you that The Girl in the Blue Shoes is more about the atmosphere than about pace or events. And it’s sooooo much more about the writing.

So We’ve Got To Speak About The Writing

I… do not know how to begin this paragraph. What can I say? That I was mesmerized beyond all reason by the dance that Hume’s words danced in front of my eyes? I haven’t seen such beautiful writing, well, maybe ever. Maybe it’s just me, but gosh. Hume is a very talented writer. His prose is only a step away from poetry.

After finishing the book, I was trying to remember where had I heard of this particular type of writing for a long time. And to my own surprise, even though I thought it was real, I came to a conclusion that I read about it in a book of fiction. About how The Word was the first type of magic, and older poets and writers knew that not only what you say matters, but how the words shape themselves in a sentence makes a huge difference – their cadence, the sounds they tie into together, their rhythm. And then about such texts carrying a magical power within them, a power to bend minds and wills. I remember reading that passage and deeply understanding, as the given examples perfectly illustrated it. I wondered at that time, whether someone really wrote like that, and how magical it would be. And lo and behold – someone DOES write like that. It’s Shaun Hume.

Just so you don’t think I’m making it up, have a look. This is how the novel starts out:

That has got to be the perfect first sentence.

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Do you sense it? It surely pretends to be a simple sentence. And it speaks of a simple thing. But do you see how it swims and swirls? How it creates a rhythm if you read it aloud? Do you see and feel what it says? I do. If you’re not sure yet, read the next paragraph about the metal caterpillar. And if that’s not enough, have some more quotes:

I felt the touch of cold upon my hand and my heart contracted, the pit of my stomach falling out and shattering on the floor in a billion tiny pieces which bounced and then became marbles of clear white light.

Or another one:

It was as if Time was slowing everything up, like it too was on the lookout for me, trying to slow my steps, stem my progress towards uncovering one of its deepest, darkest secrets. Time was worried. But it was its own worst enemy, unable to stop what it was responsible for.

And one more…

A long barren corridor, like that of the barrel of a gun, myself the bullet as I rushed with all gusto towards the single door to my north.

I mean, if you let me have my way, I’d quote and quote, and you’d never see the end of this review. It was very hard choosing these particular lines, as I had many more in my notes. But what I meant to show you was that these lines carry power. They paint an atmospheric picture of the feeling you’re supposed to experience while reading it. And for once, it’s not the plot that gives it, but the writing. I bow my head to that.

The Atmosphere

Then let’s talk about the atmosphere of The Girl in the Blue Shoes. The tale does not aim to be scary or horrifying, but it has this eerie coldness, like that quiet of a cold early winter morning when the street is empty and you can only hear the birds far off. Something is always only ever so slightly ‘not right’, something you can only ever see our of the corner of your eye or feel with the back of your prickling neck. It’s this that’s the most captivating bit of the story.

The Plot

The plot is actually the bit that made me deduct half a star. Being very short, it wasn’t incredibly convincing plot-wise, but I believe that this story wasn’t meant to be built on a plot (yes, it’s definitely literary that way.) The plot isn’t the spine of this story. Because quite simply, the writing both gives the feel and drives you. You should be questioning why the main character insists on seeking out odd hunches. But you don’t. It just draws you in completely and suspends all of your disbelief. I really enjoyed that.

I am really glad I learned of Shaun Hume and The Girl in the Blue Shoes. I know I will be reading more of his books, and I sure hope he writes more literary! I am going to enjoy seeing the growth of this writer in more of his works, as I definitely haven’t seen a lot of works written in this manner.

Other Similar Books

These books don’t share the same vibe with The Girl in the Blue Shoes when it comes to the writing, but they do have some of the same topic matter, so if you enjoyed them, you will probably enjoy The Girl in the Blue Shoes too. You can read the review for The Punch Escrow here, and I will soon be posting one for Doorways in the Sand as well.

The Punch Escrow   Doorways in the Sand

I thank Shaun Hume for giving me a copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Have you ever read anything that captured your mind like that? And how much do you value the writing in a certain story?

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Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy

It is very difficult to find a self published book that is well done, for sure. I’m so glad you found one that you love!

Rosie Amber

Finding a golden nugget of a book every once in a while is what it’s all about.

Paul Liadis

Okay, I added it to my “Want To Read” list on Goodreads so I don’t forget 🙂

Vani | Off-Color Lit

SO cool!! It’s exactly like you said, so scary to pick up a self-published book because, well, you never know. I mean it’s the same case with traditionally published though. I find ones all the time that I find surprisingly bad.

So glad you loved this one 🙂

Ivyclad Ideas

I’ve only read two self-published books. One was an enjoyable enough adventure, but full of spelling and grammar errors, and the other I didn’t finish. HOWEVER there are plenty of good self-published books out there (wasn’t The Martian originally self-published?). I’m looking to read more sci-fi this year, so I might give this one a shot. 🙂

Laura Thomas

I’ve had this experience before too. It’s glorious and so is your review!

Carole @ Carole's Random Life in Books

It looks like you found a hidden gem with this one. I love it when a books surprises you in such a good way. This does sound like a great book and I am glad you enjoyed it as much as you did.

I agree that self-published books can really be hit or miss. I’ve read many good ones, and only a few not so good ones. I love everything you said about this book. The writing seems so good from the few snippets of text, and it makes me want more. Great review!

Oh wow, those lines are wonderful! Somehow your review for this book reminds me a bit of how I felt about Kafka on the Shore.

Sophie @ Blame Chocolate

You’re right, it’s not often that we stumble upon a mesmerizing book and those chances decrease even more when it comes to self-published books. I’m glad this one was such a hit! And that first sentence sure is gripping and atmospheric I would have dived in right away! The plot is so intriguing as well and the cover is quite beautiful! Everything points towards a quality novel here, which is great.
Wonderful review, Evelina! I might have to check out this one.

Sim @ Flipping Through the Pages

It is always a pleasure to find a gem like this and I happy that you loved this book 🙂
I read a book last year called the Poison of Love whose writing gave me chills. And it was a novella too of similar length. But the way the author had written everything was so thrilling. i kept thinking about it for 2-3 days after I finished that book. And guess what, it was a translated book. I was just wondering the effect of the original text.
Nice review though 🙂

This is the best feeling right? To discover new favorite author. To find that one book among whatever number of indie books we read. Glad you found one. I will definitely check this book out for all your post and shout outs on the social media.

Isn’t it awesome when we discover something so amazing? gems like that are hard to come by, glad you enjoyed the book so much.

Danya @ Fine Print

Wow, this sounds incredible! There’s something about the genre mashup of SF/F meets mystery/thriller that always works for me, but it’s not often you find one that’s so beautifully written. Those quotes though!

Jackie B.

I love this review, Evelina! As always, you’re so eloquent and to the point. I appreciate the directness of your praise! That said, I don’t think this writing style is for me in the written format. I tried to read that first paragraph and it took a lot of effort and focus; it was time-consuming. While the writing is indeed beautiful, I think I’d need to listen to the book read aloud to me in order to appreciate it. And by a real person, none of this silly app text-to-voice stuff. Did you do text-to-voice? If so, how was it?… Read more »

This book sounds wonderful, I picked it up, and I like that your quote is blurbed on the cover. 🙂 Great review Evelina!

Olivia Roach

If you enjoyed this one so much I would recommend Hour of the Star by Claire Lispector to you! It sounds like a short read but a particularly magical one. Beautiful writing is something that really attracts me to books so knowing it is done so well here and woven into the atmosphere building as well makes me so happy 😀 I don’t mind about the plot not being the focus – I’m more of a character driven reader anyway.

Becky @ A Fool's Ingenuity

Glad this self-pub book was so good. You’re right they can be utterly hit and miss but I definitely find reading blog reviews and listening to other people helps find the good ones. Sounds like this was a really good one for you. I’m not really one for literary reads but so glad you enjoyed it. Fingers crossed he writes more which works for you.

Self-published books can be hit or miss, but that’s the way with all books anyway. How awesome you found a favorite like this, the writing does look wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

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I love that moment when you discover a new author and his/her debut book is SO GOOD and the writing is amazing and he/she is new and you know you will follow that author forever just to see how he/she evolves.

I will definitely check out this book, especially since it’s so short – I am always amazed by authors who manage to build a world and characters in less than 200 pages!

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In Attempt To Offset Permit Fees, Cove To Clover Issues Challenge To City Of Burien

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The organizers of Cove to Clover, the 5k fundraiser race for the Highline Area Food Bank coming March 14th, are issuing a “friendly challenge” to the City of Burien, including councilmembers and city employees, to sign-up to offset city fees that are being charged to stage the event.

Fees that are not being charged by the other city involved in the race, Normandy Park.

Did we mention that this event is a fundraiser, and last year raised $12,000 for the Highline Area Food Bank?

In 2009, the Cove to Clover 5k Race raised $12,000 for the Highline Area Food Bank. L to R: Mike Werle, Shawn McEvoy, Mick Purdy and John Nelson.

And that John Nelson, the main organizer, is one of four recipients for the City of Burien’s 2010 Citizen Community Leader awards being presented March 6th?

And did we mention that the City of Normandy Park is NOT charging any city fees for the event, which starts at their Community Club, so they have not been challenged?

Oh yeah, I guess we did.

Here’s the “friendly challenge” language from the Cove to Clover website:

Burien City Council: You just got served!

Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Council members,

Thanks for listening to my request last night to waive some fees for the race. I now understand that the fees canâ€™t be waived and have been given some sage advice about how to offset these fees in future year.

However, for this year I have a proposal.

I happened to be at the NP Council Meeting when Rose Clark issued a friendly challenge to the Normandy Park Council to enter a team for the very worthy Relay for Life.

Since Iâ€™m new to this game, Iâ€™m stealing a play from your own playbook. From Normandy Park, Iâ€™m issuing my own friendly challenge to the Burien City Council and City Staff.

Iâ€™m challenging every member of the council to secure at least 2 registrations for the 2010 Cove to Clover. I especially encourage you to personally walk or run the race yourselves and to bring a new friend. It will be a lot of fun and Iâ€™d love to see our leaders all out there partaking in the goodness.

When you find a victim that is willing to register, make sure they enter â€œBTOWNâ€ in the â€œReg Codeâ€ field of the online or paper entry form to get official challenge credit. You can make an extra donation to the cause while registering which will also go to the challenge. You can pick up a paper form at Mick Kellyâ€™s or register at

For your convenience, I setup a webpage to track the progress of the challenge ( It will be updated daily.

I know your team can do this and will have fun in the process.

Thanks for your consideration,
John Nelson

PS: Next year, we can get NP and Burien into a head-to-head competition but Iâ€™ve learned to take baby steps first.

Click here to see how much the City has raised so far (updated nightly).

[EDITOR’S NOTE: as of 6pm Thurs. Feb. 25th, the total amount raised by the City of Burien = $0.00].

To register and for all the race info, visit

It’ll be interesting to see if, and how, the City of Burien will respond…

  • Will they suddenly find a way to waive the fees?
  • Will city employees suddenly sign-up en masse?
  • Will we see Mayor McGilton and Mike Martin running down SW 152nd?

We’ll keep ya posted…

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Low-Melt Metal Detail Casting by Jana Kefurtova

Jana explained her project for us:

The 1:10 detail fabrication was my first-ever casting exercise and definitely one of the most exciting tasks I have been involved in throughout my architecture course. It required a lot of preparation and careful planning of each step, but I was extremely happy with the outcome and I would repeat it if I had a chance. The key to success was to understand the casting process and plan the whole procedure beforehand.

Firstly, I modelled the hinge in SketchUp and tweaked it several times to make sure it was water-tight for 3D printing. After it was printed, I added an additional layer of acrylic to increase its thickness in certain areas, which was necessary for creating the mould. This step could have been avoided, had I known better how the mould was to be created. As I learned, it is definitely worth carefully checking your 3D model with the staff before printing. You do not want to 3D print repeatedly due to the relatively high cost of the process and unavailability of the printers during busy deadline times.

Next step was a fabrication of the mould, which was to be as tight as possible in order to save the material (silicone). When pouring the silicone, I did not mix it well enough with the activating agent, which caused it not to dry properly overnight. Luckily, it was still possible to save the mould by additionally mixing more activating agent into, and the whole mould came out really well in the end.

The putrid pouring was probably the simplest step of the whole process, however, there were still lessons to be learned. The mould has to be fixed together very tightly with clamps, as the hot metal is unexpectedly expansive and it will push your two halves of the mould apart. I repeated the casting itself twice, as the first piece was not perfect. This did not require any additional material as the first cast was simply melted.

The metal hinge was then integrated into a sectional model of a timber door to show its function. This was another part of the model-making task, which took almost as much time as the casting itself. One of the unique aspects of this exercise was that apart from the putrid and silicone, I only used scrap material from the workshop: acrylic, timber, plywood and MDF. This significantly reduced the price and proved that almost every piece of material that a student disposes in the workshop can be used further by someone else.

Working with metal left me being amazed by its strength and heaviness combined with plasticity and the ability to be shaped into very fine details. It might seem like a challenging material to handle, but it is in fact incredibly fun and fascinating one. I would recommend casting to anyone who wishes to add something bold and unique to their project.

– Jana Kefurtova 2016

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When it comes to successful casting the work is all in the design of the mould. There are many considerations to have that require some reverse engineering in your mind before being able to pour the first cast correctly. In this case as Jana was creating her cast detail from scratch she had to first make the detail the the correct scale in order to have the mould be created around it. This was done using a combination of an ABS 3D print and some laser cut elements.

Due to the final cast being in metal a suitable silicone for high temperature casting is essential.

Here are some key considerations when designing a mould:

  • The mould should always be designed to use a minimum of casting material (in this case the expensive heat-resistant silicone) to ensure you are getting the most from it without having to overspend.
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Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (4)In Jana’s case it was decided that the mould could be created in two parts. In order to do this the master model had to be suspended in the middle of the mould casing to allow the first half to be poured. The support piece that was used to suspend the piece would also serve as the pour hole once the mould was ready to be used. In addition to the overall shape of the mould casing Jana also added two location ‘lugs’ which would allow the mould to fit together exactly. These lugs were in place until the first half of the mould had cured before being removed to allow the second half to create the positive part of the lug.

Before pouring the second half of the mould it is important to add a release barrier to prevent the two halves sticking together. In this case a spray wax coating was used but there are several products available for the job. Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (5) Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (9) After the second half is cured the mould can be taken from the casing and any overlaps in the pour can be hand trimmed and removed ready for casting.Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (10) Low Melt Metal Casting

Once the mould has been trimmed and cleaned of any foreign matter you are ready to cast. To ensure the cast is easily removed from the mould it is necessary to lightly dust the mould halves with talc.

Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (12)Suitable casting metal can then be broken up and melted using a melting pot. All equipment and elements used are specifically for casting purposes and you should always be sure the products are suitable for the job you are attempting.

Once the metal is completely molten in the melting pot it is then time to fill the mould using a suitable ladle. In this case it was necessary to have an extra pair of hands to support the mould whilst pouring.

Pouring in one smooth action will help to get the best quality cast. In this case it was necessary to pour three times to fill the mould. This is not idea but due to the working time with the molten metal the cast was crisp and consistent after a second attempt. (A key benefit of this material is that any failed attempts to cast can simply be broken up and re-melted to be recast meaning little waste material) Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (17) Allowing around 15 minutes to cool is important so as not to distort the metal when trying to remove it from the mould in a soft state. Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (20)The competed cast piece was then hand finished before being added to Jana’s functioning detail model. The moulds made for this project and the resulting detail model are currently on display as part of B.15:ARCHITYPES on the first floor of our building.

Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (21) Metal Casting Jana Kefurtova (23)All equipment and material used here is available from 4D with your student discounts.

Mayfield Redevelopment, Joseph Hamblin

Josephs description of his project:

My initial place/non-place study of mayfield highlighted the temporality of these ideas. To me mayfield was an area made up of and defined by working relationships, it is fragmented from its urban context and the activities on site work around one another rather than with one another. I wanted to create a unifying vision which responded to the existing urban condition and tied the fragmented territory together. My project brings ideas of knowledge exchange and open source information together to create a platform for innovation on both a personal and corporate scale.

It seemed very fitting for Joseph to use 3D printing to convey his ideas in his model. The idea behind his site redevelopment was that individual business units can be extended or reduced by simply adding or removing sections. New units would be created on site and moved into place using a rail system.

3D printing also lent itself to the mechanical side of the design, allowing moving components such as wheels and the rotating walkways.

In keeping with the new meets old theme on Joseph’s site he decided to keep the reclaimed piece of teak ‘as was’ with its scratched paint and chipped surface. This works really well in creating contrast and makes for a really nice object aside from its relevance to the design concept.

Joseph Hamblin.jpg 3 All Photographs shown here are taken from Joseph’s web page. Click here to see more.


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Glass Focus 2016, the annual conference held by British Glass, will include a workshop on the circular economy and glass recycling.

The ‘take, make, dispose’ economic model is reaching its physical limits and moving to a circular economy, and keeping products and materials at their best use and value is imperative.

The workshop at Glass Focus 2016 will explore what the glass supply chain can do to instigate solutions that bring genuine benefits and avoid unintended consequences.

It will look at the national and European policy context that is increasingly focussed on sustainability.

Rebecca Cocking, Head of Container Affairs at British Glass says:

“Despite long-running efforts on recycling, glass packaging recycling rates have recently stagnated, manufacturers demand for quality cullet outstrips supply, and for flat glass only a fraction ever makes it back to remelt.

“Glass manufacturers want to see more recycling – but experience shows that achieving this takes real joined up thinking.”

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Maurice Golden, Circular Economy Programme Manager at Zero Waste Scotland, who leads a team that’s making sustainable thinking and practice central to Scottish business with particular focus on design, food and drink, construction and the energy sector.

Duncan Simpson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Valpak, who has acute commercial insight into all aspects of sorting and reprocessing glass for re-melt and other end markets.

Gilli Hobbs, Strategy Director for the Building Futures Group at BRE – the world leading multi-disciplinary building science centre – who oversees research and development covering lean construction processes and products, resource efficiency and smart monitoring.

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Kalaburagi: Karnataka’s first City-centralised Free Public Wi-Fi Service by the Information and Technology Department was inaugurated at the premises of city corporation premises on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said, “Free Wi-Fi facility is being launched at the premises of every city corporation of the state. The Smart Pole of Indus Towers Company is being used for the purpose. The smart pole has been used in only 12 locations in the country and Kalaburagi is one of them.”

“In the corporation premises, Wi-Fi is available for around 250metres in the surrounding. At once, 150 people can use the facility at a speed of 1 Mbps, 30 minutes (100 MB download) of Wi-Fi is free for a single user per day. This facility is intended for the smartphone users,” the minister added.

“Free Wi-Fi will be provided in 30 public places, along with this Wi-Fi facility will be extended to 2,500 Gram Panchayats. This would help public in obtain digital services. The government is all set to install more than 5,000 hotspots in 11 city corporation limits. Indus Towers would complete installing smart poles in 173 locations byMarch, 2018,” Priyank Kharge said.

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Snip, Snip: Why Neutering Is a Great Idea for Your Dog

You’ve probably been told by your vet that neutering your dog is a good idea, but maybe you aren’t so sure. Isn’t it better to let ‘nature take its course’ when it comes to your dog’s reproductive health? Actually, there are more than a few good reasons why getting ‘the snip’ is a great idea for your dog. Here is why neutering is a smart choice for your canine companion.

Preventing overpopulation

Every year, thousands of unwanted dogs and puppies are placed in shelters across the country. Some of these go on to find forever homes, but many--too many--are euthanized. Some euthanized animals are young, healthy pups who should have lived a long and happy life, but there simply wasn’t a home waiting for them. If this fact isn’t enough to make you consider neutering your pet, read on.

Your dog will be healthier

Studies have shown that neutered dogs live longer than those that haven’t been neutered, and they are less likely to develop testicular cancer, too. Neutering also reduces the likelihood that your dog will wander away from home in search of a mate. Because neutering takes away this urge to breed, your dog will be less likely to make a break for freedom in a desperate attempt to get to females that may be in heat. This can also mean that you’ll reduce the chances of your dog being injured while roaming around, looking for a female.

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Neutered males don’t tend to feel the need to mark their territory quite as aggressively as un-neutered males. This could mean less indoor ‘accidents’ as well as less aggression. The sooner you neuter, the better, since this can stop aggressive behaviour from developing in the first place. Of course, neutering doesn’t guarantee that your pet won’t have behaviours that need to be corrected, but it can certainly help.

Neutering is safe, healthy, and the responsible thing for pet owners to do. Speak to your vet about having your dog neutered for his health and well-being. Then, visit Bark Busters and find out how training can help keep your dog happy and healthy, too.

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10 Things I’m Thankful About My Church

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There are many things I am thankful for about my church, Silverdale Baptist.  So, for sake of time and space, here are 10 things I’m thankful for:

10. Authentic Lives and Laughter. Our church is filled with real people with real problems but thank God, we have a real Savior who loves us! I am thankful we have a church full of real people who don’t play church or take themselves too seriously. In a challenging world, it’s nice to come to a safe place to worship and connect with real people!

9. Risking to Reach. I read recently that there are three kinds of churches: Risk Takers, Care Takers, or Under Takers. Growing churches are risk takers, status quo churches are care takers, and dead churches are under takers. I am thankful our church is willing to take risks in order to reach more people for Jesus Christ. The Church Has Left the Building and our REACH building program are risks we are willing to take to accomplish our mission and vision!

8. Trust in Leadership. I am so thankful for the trust our church places in me and the other leaders in our church. We are mere men who are all flawed. We have blind spots, make mistakes, and miscommunicate at times. However, I am thankful our church has been patient with us and gives us grace often. Making difficult decisions is never easy but knowing our church supports and prays for us is such a blessing!

7. Accepting of Me. I don’t know how to be anybody else but myself. I am thankful that we have a wonderful church that allows me to be just that. I’m not as smart as John MacArthur or cool as Mark Driscoll, but I don’t have to be. Thank you for letting me be Barry. Thanks for laughing at my jokes (and at me at times), tolerating a 49er fan in Seahawk country, and accepting me for how God made me.

6. Loving to My Family. I am so thankful and grateful for a church that loves my family. Thank you for treating my girls with care and concern and for not pressuring them to be “perfect” because they happen to be my children. Thank you for allowing my bride to do what God calls her to do in ministry. Thank you for not expecting a behind-the-scenes wife to play the piano, lead Women’s ministry, or be someone that she is not. I am a very grateful husband and father because of your love for my family!

5. Generous Givers. We are primarily a blue collar church in a military community. We have many hard working shipyard employees, patriotic service men and women, and dedicated professionals. Although our weekly budget squeaks by on most weekends, when it comes to tangible, practical, heartfelt needs, our church family comes alive. When our WOW widows wanted to build a wall around our orphanage in India to protect the children from snakes and other dangerous animals, our church rallied to finish this expensive project. Every Thanksgiving our church overwhelms a special family with significant needs in our church and each Christmas our church overflows our bus with provisions to help the homeless in our county. Incredibly generous. Simply awesome!

4. Willingness to Change. Many changes have taken place in our church since I became the lead pastor in 2005. People have left our church as a result, which always hurts. But I am so thankful for those who have remained as we continue to major on what should NEVER change: God’s Word and His timeless truth. Outside of this, churches that don’t change end up losing the next generation and die as a result. That’s why I have posted on my office door a sign that says, “Constant Change is Here to Stay.” Thank you for your willingness to change what one may hold as important so that the most important can help us reach more people for Christ.

3. Growing Senior Adults. As our church has grown more contemporary in our worship and approach in ministry, I am thrilled that God is continuing to bring us more senior adults. This is not normal! While many of them would not chose our style of worship as their first choice of preference, they continue to come. Thank you for your words of encouragement and support. Thank you for your concern for the younger generations coming behind you. Thank you for expressing joy when people accept Christ as their Savior. You are such a blessing to me and the rest of our church.

2. Solid Leadership. Having three boards of godly leaders provides our church with a solid foundation for our present and future. I am thankful for our Deacons who serve and care for more people than I can get to. I am grateful for our Trustees who are strategic stewards of our financial resources. And I am appreciative of our Elders who are humble and serious about their calling to spiritual leadership in our church. What a blessed pastor I am!

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1. Amazing Team. I am so blessed to serve with a fantastic team. Thank you pastors for working hard in your areas of giftedness and for being a safe place for me. Thank you Lindsay for helping me look better than I am. Thank you Bri for leading the admin team the way you do. Thank you staff for working so hard, for accepting, helping, teasing each other, and for helping my vision for our church come to life. How cool it is to work with friends! I love you all!

I LOVE MY CHURCH! Happy Thanksgiving!

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News: 12 March 2018Calculating growth with new Development Consulting team

We have expanded our client offering with a creation of a new Development Consulting team.

Based in Soho, the team will specialise in providing support to landowners, developers, and local authorities in respect of feasibility studies and viability assessments, due diligence reviews, and the negotiation of affordable housing, S106 agreements, and review mechanisms.

Newly appointed Director, Andrew Murphy, will lead the new service alongside Associate, Oliver Dawson, who both join from Lambert Smith Hampton.

Andrew brings more than 20 years of experience to the role having worked with the private and public sector to attract investment through acquisition, development and sales. He has supported a number of landmark projects, including; the Earls Court proposal, the extension of the Westfield Shopping Centre, the Commonwealth Institute in Central London and Hackney Wick in East London.

Meanwhile Oliver joins the team after nine years in the industry specialising in the economic assessment of mixed-use development opportunities.

Senior Partner, Iain Painting said: “The appointment of Andrew and Oliver to deliver our new Development Consulting service presents a new offering for our growing client base across the UK. It will give them access to specialist viability advice and knowledge, augmenting our existing research offer.”

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Battle Creek Live! Summer Presented by Consumers Credit Union

Battle Creek Live! announces the summer entertainment lineup for Downtown Battle Creek and will carry on the tradition of the Post Band, Vibe @ 5, Movies in the Park, Food Truck Fridays and the Battle Creek Farmers Market will be presented by Consumers Credit Union.

Consumers Credit Union, located in Battle Creek at 6081 B. Dr. offers a full line of financial services and has been serving West Michigan since 1951.

Detailed information is available at Battle Creek Live! is an initiative to bring live entertainment and events to downtown Battle Creek with a goal of contributing economic impact to downtown and to the community's quality of life.

Summer Program

The Battle Creek Farmers Market is back beginning May 1 in Festival Market Square. The Market will feature your favorite fruits, vegetables, and baked goods from each Wednesday (9 am - 2 pm) and Friday (3pm - 7pm) through October 30.

The Post Band, presented by Post Consumer Brands will be returning for its 96th season. The concert band will perform six times this summer in Festival Market Square, date announcements coming soon, beginning at 7:00 p.m. each night. The Post Band will feature a different theme each week and is free to attend.

Christopher Momcilovich is excited to become the new Post Band director with Laura Bandlow for the 2019 season! Chris currently serves as the high school band and choir director of Battle Creek Central High School. On top of teaching during the day, Chris also directs the Bearcat Marching Band and the Jazz Band at BCCHS. Before coming to Battle Creek, Chris, his wife Kari, and their three children moved from just outside of Marquette, MI. Chris comes with several years of teaching experience throughout the state and with a degree from Western Michigan University where he majored in music education in the trombone studio under Dr. Steve Wolfinbarger. When not teaching music, Chris likes to spend his time camping and fishing with his family as well as go to Binder Park Zoo! Chris is looking forward to meeting everyone and having a wonderful season!

Laura Bandlow is the director of bands for the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. Her duties include teaching the fifth through eighth grade bands at St. Joseph Elementary and Middle Schools and directing the St. Philip Marching Tigers and the St. Philip Catholic Central Concert Band. Mrs. Bandlow started marching band at St. Philip in 2012 after a fifty-year absence of band from the high school. This fall will mark her twelfth year with BCACS.

In addition to her duties at BCACS, Laura is also the director of the Kellogg Community College Concert Band where she has been an adjunct faculty member since 2005. Her duties at KCC also include Professor of clarinet and saxophone.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Music Education from Western Michigan University. During her time at WMU she was a member of the WMU Symphonic Band, the Bronco Marching Band and Sigma Alpha Iota, a professional music fraternity for women. At WMU, Laura also studied conducting with Richard Suddendorf and Dr. Scott Boerma and clarinet with Brad Wong.

Laura is a life-long resident of Battle Creek and the surrounding area, having grown up in Augusta. She was a member of the Post Band under the direction of Ed Zentera for several years (1995 until his retirement) and she performed with the Post Band under the direction of Brian Bucec when time permitted (not as much as she would have liked). Laura has four daughters, Amanda and Cacey Hirleman and Marissa and Mallory Bandlow. All of her daughters play instruments and her husband Bill Bandlow is a trombonist. Laura and her husband Bill play with the Cereal City Concert Band when time allows, and they currently reside in the Lakeview area.

Welcome to the team Chris and Laura!

Vibe @ 5 begins on July 7 at Friendship Park. The concert series will be all tributes to popular artists. All concerts begin a 5:00 p.m. The performance schedule is as follows:

July 5th - Toppermost (Beatles Tribute)

July 12th - The Kari Lynch Band (90'2 Country Hits)

July 19th - Teddy Petty & the Refuges (Tom Petty Tribute)

July 26th - Cameleon (Tribute to Rock & Roll)

August 2nd - Tony's Field's Trio (Motown Tribute)

August 9th - Night Moves (Bob Seger Tribute)

Battle Creek Parks and Recreation will again host Movies in the Park at Mill Race Park.

The family friendly movies will begin at dusk; 8 pm.

Friday, June 7th - Ralph Breaks the Internet

Friday, July 19th - Space Jam

Friday, August 9th - Incredibles 2

Food Truck Fridays in Festival Market Square is back!

On May 17, June 7, July 19, August 9, September 13, and October 18 a variety of food!


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The Makeup Show NYC – Round up!

Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC

Products showcased during The Makeup Show NYC blogger preview event.

The Makeup Show NYC keeps getting bigger each year, which is fitting as it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year!

James Vincent (Director of Education and Artist Relationships for the show) said there were more than 125 brands represented and more than 7,000 makeup artists expected to attend.

“The Makeup Show is and always will be a resource for makeup artists at all levels of their career,” James said during Saturday’s blogger preview event. The Makeup Show is not only known for great education and networking with “artists that are mavericks in their industry,” he said, but brands often launch, and existing brands often launch new products.

Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC James Vincent

James Vincent starts the blogger preview on Saturday evening.

First up – let’s talk seminars and keynotes.

David Klasfeld

I was very excited to listen to David Klasfeld, the makeup artist that founded Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, share his story on stage in a Q&A format with James yesterday afternoon.

David Klasfeld Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics James Vincent The Makeup Show NYC

David on the left, James on the right.

I won’t go into too much detail because I want to write a separate blog post about it, but it was great to hear David talk about how long he knew he wanted to be a makeup artist (he was six-years-old!) and that while he always knew he wanted to start a cosmetic line, he waited until he felt he could fill a need in the community.

Anyone that has tried OCC might agree that David is an innovator!!

Erik Soto

I also attended an eye contouring seminar with Kat Von D Beauty Global Makeup Artist Erik Soto, who demonstrated how to achieve a contoured, neutral eye look with the brand’s Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette.

Erik Soto Kat Von D Beauty Eye Contouring with Shade and Light palette The Makeup Show NYC

Notice the model’s bright, happy pink lip. It’s Armageddon from the Everlasting Liquid Lipstick line. Bold lips with neutral eyes are in, Erik said. I’ll be writing more about this session in one of my future Beauty Beat columns for the Burlington County Times/Calkins Media Group.

Of course, at every show I love connecting with brands. Here’s a snapshot of some of my stops!

Pur Minerals

Pur Minerals Four in One Foundation The Makeup Show NYC

That’s Pur Minerals most loved/hero product, 4-in-1 Pressed Powder Foundation!

But at this show, the brand was showing three new goodies! Lead Educator Joe Dinello took me through each product.

First up – meet Double Ego:

Pur Minerals Double Ego eyeliner The Makeup Show NYC

Double Ego is a pencil liner on one end, and a liquid liner on the other! Shown above is the combo in Bali, a beautiful green. It’s available in 8 total shades and retails for $21.

Next up! Air Perfection Foundation.

Pur Minerals Air Perfection Foundation The Makeup Show NYC

Air Perfection CC Cushion Compact Foundation with SPF 50 delivers sheer to medium coverage with a unique, mousse-like texture that feels light. It’s a great foundation for blending, and a very portable liquid foundation. It’s got botanicals, including Babassu Oil.

It comes with a full-sized refill and Joe recommends applying it with a stippling brush! It retails for $43.

Finally, we have Volume Vixen Mascara.

Pur Minerals Volume Vixen mascara The Makeup Show NYC

Volume Vixen is a 4-in-1 mascara with Keratin and vitamin B5 that’s supposed to give you false lash length, lift, volume and lash restoration. Volume Vixen has reservoirs in the application wand so that you don’t have to keep dipping the wand into the tube. This mascara retails for $21.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Cosplay summer collection lip tars and nail polish The Makeup Show NYC

Every year, OCC is my first stop. I don’t want to have to wait in line for whatever goodies I’m needing/wanting from this brand! This year, I stopped by hoping to snag the new Lip Tars and Nail Polishes from the summer collection, Cosplay! This collection was only being previewed, however, and won’t launch until next month. Stay tuned! David did share with me the nail polish and I will get that swatched as soon as I can!

Here’s a closer look, and names will be posted below:

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Cosplay summer collection lip tars and nail polish The Makeup Show NYC

Nail polishes, left to right: John Doe, Cosplay, Belladonna, Cha Cha, Femme, Silence.

Lip Tars, left to right: John Doe, Cosplay, Belladonna, Cha Cha, Femme, Memento.

All the nail polish is new. Cha Cha and Femme were created to coordinate with the Lip Tars, which are repromotes in this collection. Instead of creating a matching nail color for repromote Memento, David said he went with a complimentary color, which is Silence. Belladonna was a beloved color that OCC has brought back!

The three color repromotes made sense for the season, David said. They were what he and the OCC team used backstage during SS15 Fashion Week.

David said that Cosplay is not only a celebration of the gaming of costume play, but fits nicely with makeup because “makeup is transformative and helping you to achieve your alternate character,” David told me. It makes total sense to me!

Doesn’t Willam Belli rock Cosplay in that promo shot?!

Michael Marcus

Michael Marcus cosmetics The Makeup Show NYC

I’ve seen Michael Marcus around for a while, I’ve tried a couple lipsticks and nail polishes, but I had a desire to learn a bit more about the brand. One of the great things about The Makeup Show is that the founders of the brands and those mavericks James mentioned are the ones peddling the product and networking. So I got to hear about the brand right from the mouth of the creator, who has been in the industry more than 25 years!

Michael told me his line is a botanically-based cosmetic line with more luxurious textures. He said while his line doesn’t necessarily target women over the age of 40, the products do incredible on mature skin. Which is good for me to hear, since I’ll be 38 next week – I’m crawling closer…

Anyway! I asked Michael what his hero product or products were, and he immediately demonstrated his primer, Prime. It comes in three colors – light, medium and dark. He applied it to my skin, then sprayed the spot with water and it immediately beaded up. SOLD. I bought it in light.

He also demonstrated his HD Prime Powder, which also comes in light, medium and dark. It sets makeup while mattifying with a sight illumination of the skin.

Again, I was sold. So look for reviews of these products at some point!

Kat Von D Beauty

Kat Von D Beauty The Makeup Show NYC

Kat Von D Beauty made its debut at The Makeup Show this year. While the brand has been a consumer success, brand Global Makeup Artist Erik Soto said that they really want to reach the professionals because the products are designed with both the everyday woman and the makeup artist in mind. The brand will be launching a pro program at a later date.

Armour Beauty

Armour Beauty Vegan Lip Gloss in Audrey The Makeup Show NYC

My favorite lip gloss brand Armour Beauty has launched, TODAY, on Audrey Hepburn’s birthday, a new Vegan Lip Gloss in the universally wearable pink (deep rose mauve, technically!) shade, Audrey. Brand founder Theo Kogan performed at The Makeup Show Gala on Friday night, I am bummed to have missed that!

Cleanse by Lauren Napier

Cleanse by Lauren Napier The Makeup Show NYC

My favorite cleansing wipes brand was of course representing at the show! Cleanse by Lauren Napier introduced a new way to get our clean fix – a resealable bag of 50, individually-wrapped wipes!

You know these are going in my hospital “go bag” for when I go into labor, right?! HECK YES.

The 50-count bag is only $25. Lauren and I take a photo at every show or anytime we see each other so this time we took the pic with my baby bump and her baby, the wipes:

Cleanse by Lauren Napier The Makeup Show NYC

Kiss lipstick The Makeup Show NYC

Am I the only one that didn’t know Kiss made cosmetics?! I saw all these bright colored lippies and I was drawn over to the table. Low and behold, I find out that not only do they do cosmetics, sold mostly through beauty supply stores, they are also the parent company of Ruby Kiss.

Ruby Kiss matte lipstick The Makeup Show NYC

I picked up a few lippies to try out. I’ll keep you posted! In the meantime – aren’t those colorful lippies beautiful?! In addition to nail products and makeup, Kiss makes hair tools and products.

Inglot 10 year anniversary The Makeup Show Matte Lipsticks

Can we just admire these lipsticks for a moment from Inglot?

These are the five matte lipsticks that the brand created in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of The Makeup Show NYC. Of course I picked them up. Inglot is one of my top five favorite brands, ever.

Besame Cosmetics The Makeup Show NYC

A brand I admire, Besame Cosmetics, was also there – I never saw them at The Makeup Show NYC before but I was so excited! The vintage, 1920s/1930s feel of Besame is so classy and luxe. The brand’s lipstick in Red Velvet is my Holy Grail red lippie. I picked up their Mascara Cream and another lipstick in Tango Red! Besame’s Brightening Violet Powder is a popular pick, too!

Just some pics of friends…

This year The Makeup Show was special because instead of my usual back-and-forth commute to the city, I stayed Saturday night with three of my favorite Floridian blogger beauties – Maria from Cult Nails, Mina from Fabulous Awesomeness Mina Slater and Eugenia from Geniabeme. Saturday night after the blogger preview, Claudia from Chromatic Misadventures met up with us for dinner and we spent a good 10 minutes trying to get a good “usie,” lol!

The Makeup Show NYC BeautyJudy Geniabeme Chromatic Misadventures Mina Slater Cult Nails

Left to right: Maria, Mina, Claudia, me, Eugenia.

Then Maria, Mina and I took one last pic together before I left the show and headed back home to South Jersey yesterday afternoon.

Mina Slater Cult Nails BeautyJudy The Makeup Show NYC

I was bad about taking other photos with my blogger friends. I saw so many and I always wish I could spend more time catching up and learning more about them, but shows are always exciting and hectic. Being able to stay and get to know Mina and Eugenia better was great. Maria was already a good friend!

Shopping Haul!

shopping haul for BeautyJudy at The Makeup Show NYC

In the end, I didn’t buy a WHOLE lot of stuff but I picked up Lock-It Foundation and Primer from Kat Von D Beauty (and an Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita). I already mentioned the Michael Marcus, Inglot, Besame and Kiss purchases. I also picked up Model in a Bottle sensitive formula, the two Pinnacle lip glosses that were created for the celebration of The Makeup Show anniversary, and I picked up Stilazzi eye shadows and a Z-palette (the shadows were totally the fault of Sheila from Painted Ladies!)

Press Samples

I don’t usually like to just show products I’ve received for review, but honestly, there is so much here that I can’t wait to swatch and review and share, that I wanted to tease what’s to come – likely over the next few months, if I’m being honest and admitting that being pregnant has slowed me down a bit! Some product was received directly from the brands, the majority from the blogger preview.

What is piquing your interest in these photos?!

Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC

Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC
Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC
Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC
Blogger Preview The Makeup Show NYC

I know I didn’t give a full list of it all – but what would you like to see reviewed here first?! I have some products in mind I can’t wait to try and share!

Thanks for sticking with me for another long show floor roundup! I hope you enjoyed it!


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Introducing the Around the World Collection from Peppermint Grove Australia

Peppermint Grove Australia, releases their first limited edition collection featuring five new fragrances in collectable, illustrated boxes. The Around the World Collection is not only inspired by five of the world’s most culturally influential cities, but also the Peppermint Grove Australia customer who has a love for life’s little luxuries and travel.

The limited edition Around the World Collection will launch with 5 fragrances and will follow with a new city-inspired fragrance every 3 months. The gorgeous, hand-illustrated boxes will undoubtedly become collector’s items, the perfect sentimental keepsake featuring maps and key icons from each city, complete in Peppermint Grove Australia’s signature pastel shades.

While Peppermint Grove Australia’s original collection takes inspiration from the Australian environment, the Around the World Collection draws on the history, architecture, cuisine and culture of London, Paris, Sydney, New York and Milan for a unique, sophisticated fragrance series.

To capture the essence of the fragrances, Peppermint Grove Australia partnered with travel and lifestyle illustrator Livi Gosling to create one-of-kind illustrated boxes. Each box is covered in a geographically correct map complete with iconic buildings from each city, creating a simple yet sophisticated tribute to some of the world’s most beautiful destinations.

Inspired by some of the greatest museums and art galleries in the world, London’s rich history, culture and fine food, the London fragrance captures hustle and bustle of the vibrant city.

No trip to Paris is complete without a visit to the exquisite Eiffel Tower, Gothic Notre- Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe and the winding River Seine. The Paris fragrance captures the essence of chic boutiques, divine café culture and captivating artistic treasure.

Home to Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, the magnificent Harbour Bridge and beautiful Botanic Gardens, the Sydney fragrance conjures up images of pristine beaches, vibrant nightlife and the spectacular harbour.

At the centre of Italian culture, Milan is home to the beautiful Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, La Scala Opera and the Gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral, the Milan fragrance brings together the cities love for fashion, design and culture.

Featuring countless icons that have been brought to life in movies for decades, New York is the epicentre of global culture. Inspired by attractions such as Time Square, Central Park, Broadway, the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, the New York fragrance captures the creative energy of a city that never sleeps.

The candles from the Around the World Collection of Peppermint Grove Australia are priced at AED 180 each and are available for purchase from

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