Starfleet Embroidery

Welcome to the third instalment of the art series!

This time, we have a less… communist design. As many of you know, Starfleet is the exploration wing of the United Federation of Planets in the Star Trek universe, and Starfleet Command is located in San Francisco (I really think some of those details are wrong already; see Wikipedia for a more accurate description; if Trekkies are nerds/geeks, and Wikipedians are also nerds/geeks, then wouldn’t some be both, thus ensuring that the article is genuine?).

Made on the 8th of July, 2007, photographed on the 14th of July. I’m back in the U.S., by the way.

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Soviet Branches

Welcome back to the second part of the art series!

This time we have a piece constructed in Robert's Park (I think), probably on the 6th of June, 2007. Again, it is the Hammer and Sickle design, this time made out of broken branches and leaves. All were carefully laid out on a cleared piece of ground, where we brushed off the branches and such. The finished product is the picture you have here.

Making-of pictures will become available if there is a demand.

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Soviet Cookie

Welcome to a three-part series involving interesting art I’ve made/received!

We start off with an interesting piece of the Hammer and Sickle design used by the USSR, as a cookie. Made by Theo Schear, the cookie was given as a “Secret Snow-Buddy” (politically-correct equivalent of Secret Santas) present. The cookie was eaten on the bus ride after school, after taking a few pictures. This is the only photograph I have of this piece. Sorry for the poor resolution.

This photo was apparently taken on the 5th of December, 2006.

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Japan!

I’m in Japan now. It’s the rainy season, so most days are either raining or cloudy; today is one of the better days. Our temperatures are around 30°C or below, which is nice and comfortable for me!

I’m currently writing a short story in Japanese for Japanese School that’s pretty cool (I hope), so I’ll probably post it here after I turn it in, and after I translate it. I write better in English :D

If you notice, the title of my blog is in Cyrillic now. Just on a whim… it might change back later.

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