DANCE: Reliquia - Aerial Pole - Gabriella Sierra

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SPINNERS: Clara Giuliani - Groove sessions #01

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Kelly Jo Eriksen

Modeling Appreciation

American glamour model Kelly Jo Eriksen was born on May 16, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Raised on the East Coast, she developed an early interest in modeling and visual presentation. 

Kelly Jo is known for her classic glamour look, standing 5'9" with blonde hair and green eyes. Her physical profile—often cited as approximately 34-27-36—helped position her within the glamour and adult modeling space, where presentation and aesthetic consistency play a central role.

Her career began gaining traction in 2009, notably with her participation in Playboy’s Indianapolis Casting Call, which became one of her earliest credited appearances. From there, she built a portfolio that included features across Playboy-affiliated platforms such as Playboy Cyber Club, Voluptuous Vixens, and Playboy’s Wet & Wild. 

Kelly Jo's work also extended to appearances on Playboy TV and promotional segments, helping her establish a presence within that brand’s network. Her ModelMayhem profile reflects her stated goal of connecting with photographers for publication opportunities, emphasizing glamour as her specialty and expressing openness to creative collaborations.

In the years that followed, she continued working with photographers and independent studios, including projects with Wilder Amaginations, with activity documented into the mid-2010s. Her career reflects a model navigating both traditional publication routes and the more decentralized, online-driven modeling landscape.

Sources:

https://www.babepedia.com/babe/Kelly_Eriksen

https://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Kelly_Jo_Eriksen

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9376783/

https://www.modelmayhem.com/1633953

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254147/

https://www.worthpoint.com/

MODELING: Marie Grippon

Modeling Appreciation

Model: Marie Grippon

Photographer: Xavier Hennebel

Filmed & Edited, PHG Productions, Philippe Guédon

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Thomas Wedgwood

Photography Appreciation

Thomas Wedgwood was born on May 14, 1771, in Etruria, into the prominent Wedgwood pottery family. He was the son of industrialist Josiah Wedgwood, whose scientific curiosity and innovation influenced Thomas from an early age. 

Although he did not follow a formal academic path due to chronic health issues, Wedgwood was well educated through private study and intellectual circles that included leading thinkers of the time, such as Humphry Davy. His upbringing placed him at the intersection of art, science, and experimentation—conditions that would shape his later work.

Wedgwood is widely regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of photography, though he never achieved a fully practical photographic process. Around the 1790s, he began experimenting with light-sensitive chemicals, particularly silver nitrate, applied to paper and leather. By placing objects like leaves or small items directly onto these treated surfaces and exposing them to light, he produced silhouette images known today as photograms. He also attempted to capture images using a camera obscura, but struggled with a critical limitation: he could not “fix” the images to prevent them from fading when exposed to light.

Despite this limitation, Wedgwood’s experiments marked a turning point in the development of photography, later influencing figures such as William Henry Fox Talbot. His work was documented and promoted by Humphry Davy in an 1802 paper, which remains one of the earliest written accounts of photographic experimentation. 

Sources:

Wikipedia

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Wedgwood

https://precinemahistory.com/chapter-seven/thomas-wedgwood-photogram-1800-first-attempts-at-photography-by-using-the-camera-obscura-and-a-photosensitive-chemical-on-paper/

RANDOM WEDNESDAY: Ney:3 as Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon (The Witcher)

 

Guess Ciri’s not the tallest after all ⚔️📏#TheWitcher pic.twitter.com/OAXBXNv64p

— 🌻Ney:3🍯 ✨ (@Neyrodesu) April 4, 2026

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Michelle Jung

Art Appreciation

Michelle Jung is a Connecticut-born painter whose path into fine art developed later than most. Raised in East Hartford, she earned a degree in art history from Colorado State University before working in galleries and later running her own insurance business. 

Her formal transition into painting began around the age of 40, followed by intensive study through workshops and, eventually, a Master of Fine Arts in painting. This nontraditional trajectory plays a central role in her perspective—she approaches painting with both academic grounding and lived experience, often emphasizing that artistic growth is not confined to youth.

Michelle’s career has since grown into a national presence, with exhibitions, awards, and memberships in organizations such as the American Society of Marine Artists and the California Art Club. Her work is rooted in observation but not tied to strict representation. As she explains in interviews and writings, including features on her official website, she studies environments repeatedly—sometimes for years—before translating them into paintings built from memory, sketches, and layered references. This process allows her to move beyond documentation and instead capture what she describes as the “personality” of a place.

Stylistically, Michelle operates between realism and abstraction. Her paintings often read as representational from a distance, but dissolve into expressive brushwork and layered color up close. She works methodically, building compositions over time before executing the final paint application with speed and confidence. Her use of multiple planes, subtle distortions, and unconventional formats—such as square canvases—creates visual tension and draws viewers into the work. 

Sources:

https://www.michellejungstudio.com/

https://www.instagram.com/michellejungart/

https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/michelle-jung-16

https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/about-opa/bloggers/michelle-jung/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxTkJ1oBXQg&t=1s