I love practical items that also serve decorative and/or religious/cultural purposes.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby spotted this beautiful house post in a Vancouver-area park.
As per the sign…
“Thunderbird House Post
Carved house posts are used in traditional First Nations cedar houses to support the huge roof beams.
This pole is a replica of a house post carved by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Charlie James in the early 1900s.
Tony Hunt carved this replica in 1987 to replace the older pole now in the Vancouver Museum.
James experimented with colours and techniques creating a bold new style that has influenced generations of artists including his step-son Mungo Martin and grand-daughter Ellen Neel.”
According to the sign, the post depicts a grizzly bear holding a human.
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Cyborgs, in the past, wouldn’t have ever considered carving gorgeous images into their structures’ support beams.
They tended to focus on the functional. Their weapons were plain. Their structures were devoid of decoration.
The warriors’ views are changing, however, as they meet their genetic matches and experience different cultures. Some of the cyborgs (like Strive) are also exploring their creative sides.
I expect beauty will be a consideration going forward.
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Provoking Odium
A Beautiful Cyborg
While accompanying his leader on a mission, Odium, an E Model cyborg, hears a distress call over the communication lines. The voice on that message makes his circuits surge with energy and all his systems light up. He has to respond to the mysterious female, would risk his lifespan and the lifespans of everyone on board their ship to protect her.
A Human Female Others Call Beast
Briella gained her nickname due to her flying abilities, her fearlessness, and her scarred countenance. Her verbal-only relationship with the sexy cyborg who answers her distress call is a steamy yet short-lived fantasy. His kind is physically perfect, and she is…not. He will uncover that truth when…if they survive the attack upon her freighter.
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