27
Nov
09

Preview of yummy Zivity sets with Morrigan666

Zivity is a site full of hot awesome. If you aren’t on it, you are seriously missing out.

Intrigued yet? As those of you who know me well will know, I spend a lot of time on the net, choose my online haunts carefully and make sure to be genuinely dedicated to and active on any sites I get involved with. I joined Zivity recently and have two photo sets already on show and two waiting to be published. One of the coolest things about the site is that members can vote for photo sets – members get free votes with their subscription and can also purchase additional votes. These votes actually earn money for the models and photographers. Yay! On Zivity, you can see photo sets of the more gorgeous girls shot by the most kick-ass photographers. Don’t be mistaken – this is NOT porn or cheesy sleazy, not by any stretch of the imagination.

Zivity’s goal is promoting female beauty, to allow each woman to shine and be glamorous.

These two photo sets will be open for public viewing for THIS WEEKEND ONLY! After that, you’ll have to sign up and join in the fun to see my Zivity pics. You can access both of the photo sets from my profile page HERE.

Zivity Set Preview of Morrigan666 02

Disco Neko
Wearing super-cute pink kitty ears and bathed in vibrant colourful light, Morrigan666 strips from a corset and tutu down to nothing but a cheeky smile (and and awesome tattoo!).

Zivity Set Preview of Morrigan666 01

The White Room
Soft and pale with a minimalist setting, Morrigan666 is delightfully graceful as she poses and twirls, allowing for elegant and whimsical mid-motion captures.

Want to see more? The images here are uber-careful-work-safe previews of my recently published sets, with model Morrigan666, so you can get an idea of the style of the photo sets without having to shield the screen should your boss wander by. The photos that you can see on Zivity as a non-logged-in viewer are a little bit less work-safe (depending on where you work…hehe!) but if you join the site you’ll be able to see ALL the photos. Even the super-sexy ones. Which I KNOW you want to see.

What are you waiting for? Come and hang out with me at Zivity!

26
Nov
09

A warning shot in the bathroom mirror

a warning shot in the bathroom mirror
Self-portrait.

Also posted on: AltDiva, deviantART, Flickr, LiveJournal and MySpace
Buy prints from: deviantART and Fotki

and you, you bitch
with your prison guard keys
you followed me home
and you spat demands
in my face

stop! fall! lie! (lie)
silent. still. (still)
breaktheunfuckingbreakable

so i shot myself
in the head
in the heart
in the mirror

lips worn pale
drinking your poison
the taste of us both
on a sliver of ice

in the head
in the heart
in the mirror

and all i can think is
i am so out of focus
i am so out of focus

21
Nov
09

phantasm

Phantasm
Self-portrait.

Also posted on: Flickr, deviantART, AltDiva and LiveJournal
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seventeen, i was
seventeen, when i met you
seventeen times you
broke my heart

seventeen stab wounds
seventeen, a prime number
perfect conclusion
seventeen

seventeen years since
i tried to leave here, but you
nailed me down with knives
and bled me

seventeen dreams each
night, then i wake up always
and forever, still
seventeen

In case anyone has had a common sense bypass, the blood and gore effects in this are created with MAKE-UP and are NOT REAL. Obviously. If you want to make your own gory face, the materials used here are:

Texture on and around lips: Make-up International Liquid Latex
Nosebleed and blood on mouth and cheek: Kryolan Fresh Scratch Blood Effect
Skin tone and shading: Ben Nye Death Wheel
Blood in eye: Kryolan Eye Blood

17
Nov
09

Smug Cat

Smug Cat

Pablo the kitty.

Also posted on: deviantART, Flickr, MySpace, LiveJournal and AltDiva
Buy prints on: deviantART and Fotki

11
Nov
09

Eyes like glass mistakes

Eyes Like Glass Mistakes

You talked me to sleep last night
I hadn’t felt that sad in years
Your eyes like glass mistakes
They moved me close to tears
You speak those favourite fables
Which I am yet to live
And casually confirm my fears
That I’ve got nothing to give

I take it back, all of it
Those names I called myself
The heros of my childhood
Like hardbacks on the shelf
I take it back, those promises

I wish I could say I’ve clung to time like gold
But as you said goodbye, I almost died

- from Nothing To Give by White Lies

Self-portrait.
Also posted on: Flickr, deviantART and LiveJournal
Buy prints from: Fotki and deviantART

09
Nov
09

Support an artist facing criminal charges for displaying his SFX work on his own website

Canadian special effects artist, Remy, was arrested on 29th October, is facing serious criminal charges for corruption of morality and might even get jail time because his website dedicated to his art is judged too extreme.

To help publicise Remy’s situation and to find out how to contribute to his legal fund financially or simply offer him your support, please become a fan of his Facebook page and spread the word. To read the page in English, click on the Read More link at the bottom of the Personal Interests section.

I don’t want to talk about my personal feelings on the subject of criminalising art in an increasingly sterile global society because this would turn from a few paragraphs in a blog to a thousand page essay, but suffice to say Remy’s situation makes my blood boil.

Remy’s work can also be seen on deviantART and on his business website.

Spread the word through the wonder of online information sharing, social bookmarking and other such clicky things : Digg . StumbleUpon . Reddit

07
Nov
09

An invitation to contribute to issue 002 of Sublime Rush magazine

Sublime Rush is a magazine for independent artists, rock stars, photographers, writers, models, webmasters, mistresses, illustrators, performers, body modders, designers, musicians, tech addicts, directors, social butterflies, film-makers, publishers, pin-ups, record labels, fashionistas, distributors, promoters and digital media glitterati, to showcase your creative passion and inspire a global audience with eyes, ears and minds wide open.

Sublime Rush is exclusively web-published and the first issue, released mid-October 09, has had almost 30,000 unique pageviews from readers all over the world. You can get more information and read the magazine online at the official website, SublimeRush.com, follow us on Twitter, keep up with us on Facebook and MySpace, and submit individual images for inclusion through the Sublime Rush group on Flickr.

So you’ve read issue 001, hooked up with Sublime Rush online and now you’d like to contribute YOUR work to issue 002, where it will be seen by a whole heap (technical terminology) of people? Here’s how…

Providing that you are OVER 18, you are welcome to contribute just about any kind of independent art-, culture- and entertainment-based content, as long as it is YOUR work and that it doesn’t contain derogatory or threatening statements about individuals or groups, or encourage attacks on any person or group of people for any reason.

You should already have started promoting your own work before you ask Sublime Rush or anyone else to promote you, and you should send links to at least one (preferably more than one) place online where your work can be seen and identified as yours.

If you plan to submit photographs that you didn’t take as part of your contribution (for example, models or bands), you absolutely must have permission from the photographer, and you must provide crediting information including the photographer’s name, website and email address. Artists whose work has been submitted by someone else to illustrate a contribution will be contacted!

We do ask that contributions be made up of finished pieces of work, preferably as part of a collection or existing project or venture. You must be willing to talk about yourself and your work too – it’s YOUR work, so you should have something to say about it!

If you would like to submit just one image without any further details, a great way to do this is through the official Sublime Rush Flickr group.

Depending on the level of interest and the amount of available time when the magazine is being put together, it may not be possible to contact unsuccessful applicants. Please be aware that magazines are often built around features, themes and concepts, so while not all contributions will be relevant at the time when they are first offered, some may be more appropriate for future issues.

At this stage in the magazine’s development, work for Sublime Rush is undertaken on a voluntary basis.

To submit your work for consideration, please email Tanya at mail@sublimerush.com

THE CONTENT DEADLINE FOR ISSUE 002 IS 30TH NOVEMBER 2009.
THE MAGAZINE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2010.




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I (that's me, Tanya Simpson of RockstarVanity photography) started this blog in July 08 to supplement my website, which doesn't get updated a number of times a week, with something that will get updated a number of times a week.

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Because Fotki is a public website and some of the images in the Fetish and Art Nude and Horror sections aren't suitable for children, those folders are marked as 'Viewer Discretion Advised'. Because of this, when you first click on those folders to view the pictures inside, a warning will appear. Simply click through the warning to view the pictures.



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My first book, Violently Beautiful, is now for sale through Blurb. It's a full-colour 80 page retrospective with my work from the first three years of my career spanning the genres of alternative fashion, fetish, modern pin-up, horror, portraiture and conceptual art.

There are two versions, a 7x7 inch paperback Original Edition and an 8x10 inch hardback Deluxe Edition.










latest on Flickr

Zivity Set Preview of Morrigan666 02

Zivity Set Preview of Morrigan666 01

a warning shot in the bathroom mirror

Smug Cat

Eyes Like Glass Mistakes

Sublime Rush Magazine issue 001

Bowens

Dolls and Spiders 01

Dolls and Spiders 02

Dolls and Spiders 03

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