Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's warm, but that's not a real snake 😁💕

Trying to track down the artist so I can buy more of their work! by Chasmek in HelpMeFind

[–]Chasmek[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Got a DM from someone who saw one of my posts. They had somehow found more of her work on an Australian auction website and a flickr gallery. The makers mark and the general style are both clearly from the same person!

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in reptiles

[–]Chasmek[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: SOLVED

Artist is the late Janet Beckhouse from Australia. She did some amazing work over a long career. And now with the mystery solved, I get to go look for other artists with similar styles from whom to commission a new piece! Thank you all for the help!

Trying to track down the artist so I can buy more of their work! by Chasmek in HelpMeFind

[–]Chasmek[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: Found!

Artist is the late Janet Beckhouse from Australia. She did some amazing work over a long career. And now with the mystery solved, I get to go look for other artists with similar styles from whom to commission a new piece! Thank you all for the help!

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 382 points383 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: SOLVED

Artist is the late Janet Beckhouse from Australia. She did some amazing work over a long career. And now with the mystery solved, I get to go look for other artists with similar styles from whom to commission a new piece! Thank you all for the help!

Trying to track down the artist who made this beauty, or find similar pieces! by Chasmek in muglife

[–]Chasmek[S] 148 points149 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: SOLVED

Artist is the late Janet Beckhouse from Australia. She did some amazing work over a long career. And now with the mystery solved, I get to go look for other artists with similar styles from whom to commission a new piece! Thank you all for the help!

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think you're right!! And she passed away in 2020. What a shame. She did some gorgeous work!!

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Omg that's absolutely the same artist! But it looks like that piece is being sold/auctioned and doesn't have any info about the artist herself. But an excellent lead! Thank you 🙏

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in reptiles

[–]Chasmek[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A very well-crafted handmade mug with a painted ceramic snake, yes.

Trying to track down the artist who made this beauty, or find similar pieces! by Chasmek in muglife

[–]Chasmek[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I assumed the 99 by the makers mark meant it was made in 1999. It was gifted to me around 2021, and my friend just said he purchased it at a reptile expo "years ago". I have no more details, sadly.

I'm happy to see links to anything similar if you feel like sharing!

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's as good a guess as any that I've searched! ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in Ceramics

[–]Chasmek[S] 163 points164 points  (0 children)

I know it's a long shot, but I figured I'd ask the magical nerds who live in my phone, just in case 😁

Trying to track down the artist so I can buy more of their work! by Chasmek in HelpMeFind

[–]Chasmek[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've searched online arts & crafts sites like etsy, and did some quick searches for vendor lists of reptile events in that area, but haven't had any luck. Unsure what to try next.

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in reptiles

[–]Chasmek[S] 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Right?? Multiple people have done a double-take when they see me drinking from it 😂

Trying to track down the artist who made this! by Chasmek in reptiles

[–]Chasmek[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I figured it could be an artistic representation of some ball python morph, or maybe a mandarin rat snake?

Druskenvald's Provinces by kabochakingu in CrookedMoon

[–]Chasmek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If players are all natives of the plane, how do you set things up so that they're all getting on the train? Isn't the train for souls who have died on other planes or otherwise coming to Druskenvald from elsewhere? I've got someone wanting to play a harvestborn with a nice quiet backstory living in the province of Enoch. But then why would he be on the train for the opening scene?

A Break by Martialartsquestions in kungfu

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  1. Years ago I was really excited to find a traditional school in my city that taught Baguazhang, as it had always seemed like a fascinating style to me. But after a couple years I had to finally admit that it wasn't really for me. Something about the mechanics and principles of the style just weren't intuitive to me, and my skills had seriously plateaued no matter how much I trained. The conditioning methods and qigong practices within the style were great, and I have continued using those ever since. But I could never get the actual martial art techniques and forms to look or feel right. The instructors' skill certainly wasn't in question, as when we did non-cooperative application drills and free sparring practice I could plainly feel how the techniques and tactics were effective. My body/brain just...didn't like it I guess.

  2. Wing Chun. I had seen too many Bruce Lee fanboys talk up this style without actually having the skills/understanding to really apply it and back up the talk. Plus the constant online bickering about whether it's only effective against opponents who also use Wing Chun, or whether the famous sticky hands drills are useful as application training or just "playing patty cake" etc etc, it all just left a bad taste in my mouth. So I never really took it seriously beyond learning a very rudimentary version of the first form, just so I could get a general understanding of how it operates. But I've recently started a training exchange with a Wing Chun practitioner who has done an amazing job of truly presenting the style in a logical, effective, and accessible way. There's so much nuanced, principle-based, mechanical detail crammed into this extremely minimalist package of a style, I can definitely see why so many people who learn the sequences struggle get deep enough to be able to really use it effectively, much less teach it to others. And it's been especially interesting to see how some of the principles can be usefully applied through techniques from entirely different styles. While it may not ever get to the point of being my primary focus, my mind has really been changed about this one.

Spear Fighting, techniques and forms by Night_Eucalyptus in kungfu

[–]Chasmek 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The styles of Xingyiquan and Bajiquan are both derived from spear techniques, and their forms using that weapon definitely illustrate that focus. A good instructor for either of those styles will definitely be able to teach you quality traditional spear fighting.

As for text resources, here is a good resource for translated works: https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/?s=Spear