Avatar Fun

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Sat August 30th, 2008, 11:56 pm

Why did you choose your current avatar?

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Sat August 30th, 2008, 11:59 pm

I went to see the Art Deco exhibition that is on at the NGV in Melbourne yesterday. A lot of the pieces came from the V&A in London and there were just some amazing things there - jewellery, clothes, art, and lots of other things!

The picture I have is by artist Tamara Lempicka. This wasn't one of the ones shown, but there was another of hers that I really liked!

You can probably expect to see some more Art Deco from me in the future!

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 12:02 am

It's supposed to be Lady Jane Grey and she's reading a book, it fit for me.

SM

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 12:07 am

Well I'm a Victorian Junky. For the past year all my avatars have been of Victorian ladies, but I really liked this one because she was reading a book.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 12:16 am

Well I'm terribly unoriginal. My avator is Misfit the kittycat, my sweet baboo. Never, ever was a pet more aptly named. She's a weirdo (what else can one expect from a formerly feral kitten?), but she's my weirdo and I love her to bits.

Grasshopper · Post by **Grasshopper** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 12:41 am

I'm an amateur trumpet player.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 12:45 am

Because I went to a Renaissance Fair last weekend and Queen Elizabeth was there!

Ariadne · Post by **Ariadne** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 1:10 am

I love medieval tapestries. I had a cool avatar (with a different tapestry image) for the previous board and can't find the JPG or remember where I retrieved it from, so I've been trying to come up with a good one for the new site. This is my 3rd attempt to find one I liked! Hopefully I'll stick with it for a while.

MLE (Emily Cotton) · Post by **MLE (Emily Cotton)** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 3:34 am

Doesn't matter what my handle is, you all recognized the llama avatar, right?

We've had llamas since '81 as a hobby, and I've discovered for sheer quick identifiers, you can't beat a llama. Back when I did freelance home design, I quickly learned that people were more likely to remember me if I gave them a llama business card than if I gave them my design card. Our transition home was informally known as 'that llama place' and the guests seemed to prefer that designation to anything smacking of nonprofit.

Plus now that I no longer do wilderness outfitting, people pay me to come speak on llama topics. A much less labor-intensive way of way of paying the feed-bill than breeding and training, I can tell you!

Julianne Douglas · Post by **Julianne Douglas** » Sun August 31st, 2008, 4:20 am

Mine is a portrait, painted by Jean Clouet, of an unidentified lady from François I's court. I am using her as a model for the main character of the novel I am working on now.