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WINNER OF;
MOST BEAUTIFUL[master class]
at the Worldconvention in JAPAN,2007;
Miss SOLAR SYSTEM.
An entrant in the Miss Universe competition representing all our home planets.
She is 4.6 billion years old and her hobbies include expanding her horizons, meeting new people[s] and saving the planet[s]
MOST BEAUTIFUL[master class]
at the Worldconvention in JAPAN,2007;
She is 4.6 billion years old and her hobbies include expanding her horizons, meeting new people[s] and saving the planet[s]
Each panel of the skirt is decorated for one of the planets and they surround the sun as seen in the yolk of the bodice. A painting of the solar system as a whole appears on the back. The hat is a moon with comets and meteors falling from it. It is finished with a 'Kuiper Belt.'
The backgrounds are made up of similar sized triangles in a colour assosiated with the planet in mythology or traditon. Similarly a creature and a plant and usualy an object that has been used to represent the planet in some culture or literature. The astrological sign of the planet is shown in gold incorporated into the design where possible.
Terra; A blue green |  | Mars; Red, a wolf, shield and honeysuckle |
Pluto; Whilte and black, a poppy, butterfly and boat. |  | Jupiter; Violet, lightning, eagle, carnation and staff |
Skirt laid out before making up;
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BEST WORKMANSHIP [master class] and BEST IN SHOW at the Worldconvention in Glasgow,2005; |
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There follow five costumes that are a sort of costume comic strip.
To read the whole story that goes with these appliqué costumes click on
the title below to read the whole poem
THE WIND BRINGS MUSIC TO THE EARTH
Here are photos of all the costumes in the sequence although the
first was not shown due to time restrictions.
The mask seen here was made by
ALAN CASH
but was too heavy to wear in the Masquerade so a simpler,
lighter version was used.
Both followed the general design of
The 'wind mask' of Quetzalcoatl as Ehecatl and
The reverse shows the Sun God, Tonatiuh.
Here are the costumes in more detail
although the first one was not used at Glasgow
due to time restrictions.
1.The Wind rested his black wings.
2.The Earth was without music______________3.The House of the Sun and musicians.
4.The great storm scatters the musicians________5.The Earth rejoices with music
Here is some of the research connected with the period and mythology
starting with the concept;
CONCEPT and GENERAL SYMBOLISM
And then a brief run down of Mesoamerican history;
MESOAMERICAN HISTORY
Here's a list of books l used or have on the subject;
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ancient Mexico.....Henri Stierlin
Ancient Mexican Design.....M Noble
Aztecs.....Royal Academy
Aztec Herbal.....William Gates
Beyond The Andes.....Pino Turolla
Codex Borgia.....Diaz & Rogers
Codex Mendoza.....Aztec Manuscript
Feathered Serpent And The Cross.....J. Milton
The Gold Of El Dorado.....Royal Academy
Mexican And Central American Myths
Mexico And Peru.....Spence
Maya Monuments.....Nigel Hughes
Mayan Prophecies.....Cotteral
Painting The Conquest.....Serge Gruzinski
Pre-Columbian Mythology.....D. Mackensie
Peoples Of The Sun.....C A Burland
Ruins Of Time.....D. Adamson
Templo Mayor De Mexico Teotihuacan.....Readers Digest
Warriors, Gods And Spirits.....Gifford & Sibbick
Worlds Mythology.....V. Irons
Larousse World Mythology.....Hamlyn
Magic Symbols.....F. Goodman
The Art Of Ancient Mexico.....A Guide From The Hayward Gallery, South Bank
I do decorative applique work like this commercially on clothes,
banners and
hangings
l am based in the Redhill/Reigate/Godstone/Oxted/Caterham area of England,
around the bottom of the M25
If you want to contact me on
mikidennisATsweethaven.biz
If you want to use any of these photos feel free but do let me
know and credit me and the person who took them;
Paul Holroyd
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The mask seen here was made by
ALAN CASH
but was too heavy to wear in the Masquerade so a simpler,
lighter version was used.
Both followed the general design of
The 'wind mask' of Quetzalcoatl as Ehecatl and
The reverse shows the Sun God, Tonatiuh.
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Here are the costumes in more detail |
2.The Earth was without music______________3.The House of the Sun and musicians. |
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4.The great storm scatters the musicians________5.The Earth rejoices with music |
CONCEPT and GENERAL SYMBOLISM
And then a brief run down of Mesoamerican history;
MESOAMERICAN HISTORY
Here's a list of books l used or have on the subject;
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Ancient Mexico.....Henri Stierlin Ancient Mexican Design.....M Noble Aztecs.....Royal Academy Aztec Herbal.....William Gates Beyond The Andes.....Pino Turolla Codex Borgia.....Diaz & Rogers Codex Mendoza.....Aztec Manuscript Feathered Serpent And The Cross.....J. Milton The Gold Of El Dorado.....Royal Academy Mexican And Central American Myths Mexico And Peru.....Spence |
Maya Monuments.....Nigel Hughes Mayan Prophecies.....Cotteral Painting The Conquest.....Serge Gruzinski Pre-Columbian Mythology.....D. Mackensie Peoples Of The Sun.....C A Burland Ruins Of Time.....D. Adamson Templo Mayor De Mexico Teotihuacan.....Readers Digest Warriors, Gods And Spirits.....Gifford & Sibbick Worlds Mythology.....V. Irons Larousse World Mythology.....Hamlyn Magic Symbols.....F. Goodman The Art Of Ancient Mexico.....A Guide From The Hayward Gallery, South Bank |
I do decorative applique work like this commercially on clothes,
banners and
hangings
l am based in the Redhill/Reigate/Godstone/Oxted/Caterham area of England,
around the bottom of the M25
If you want to contact me on
mikidennisATsweethaven.biz
If you want to use any of these photos feel free but do let me know and credit me and the person who took them;
Paul Holroyd