SHRIPHANI PALAKODETY: Posts tagged 'birds' SHRIPHANI PALAKODETY: Posts tagged 'birds' http://blog.shriphani.com/tags/birds.html Tue, 09 May 2017 01:15:15 UT Tue, 09 May 2017 01:15:15 UT 1800 Peacocks http://blog.shriphani.com/2017/05/08/peacocks/?utm_source=birds&utm_medium=RSS urn:http-blog-shriphani-com:-2017-05-08-peacocks Tue, 09 May 2017 01:15:15 UT <html> <p>I just finished a new piece - peacock - laser etched on birch wood:</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="data-instgrm-captioned" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTraPYkD-Lq/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Just finished this piece - peacock. Laser etched on wood. #peacock #wooden #wood #woodworking #sketch #art #artist #artprocess #artist #ipadpro #henna #india #egypt #tattoo #lineart #woodcraft #painting #pyrography #birds #ipadpro #digitalart #laser #lasercut #lasercutting</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Shriphani Palakodety (@life_of_shriphani) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-05-04T17:09:22+00:00">May 4, 2017 at 10:09am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <p> <script async="async" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></p> <p>The peacock is India&rsquo;s national bird, features in marketing copy for a couple of Florida counties and is the de-facto ruler of a county in the LA area.</p> <p>As a bird, the peacock is rather unremarkable - it has a voice that inspires no positive feelings, it can&rsquo;t reach great heights when it takes flight and it can&rsquo;t cover long distances. It has widespread popular appeal merely due to its looks.</p> <p>The superior appeal of the visual permeates all aspects of life - architecture, music videos, election campaigns, software, tools, apps - you name it.</p> <p>Man will put up with anything if it just looks good.</p></html>