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| Guy Paints and Draws Incredible Portraits with One Continuous Line Posted: 13 Jul 2012 08:16 AM PDT
Think about the most impressive maze you’ve ever had to solve, and I guarantee it’s not as cool as what this Reddit user can create with a single continuous line. I could never draw or paint anything worth looking at, but I’ve always been fascinated by what some people can accomplish if they’re given a simple pen or paintbrush. Reddit user “renbo” is definitely one of these incredibly gifted artists. He creates amazing portraits/mazes of celebrities and movie characters by drawing a single intricate line that never crosses itself or end. It’s just one continuous loop that somehow manages to emphasize the subjects’ most important features. In order to make sure his artworks are perfect, renbo says he tries not to lift the pen off the canvas unless his hand gets really fatigued. Asked how he started doing these unique works of art, renbo said it all began as a way to fight boredom during high-school. He later started looking through the things he used to draw, and began executing them with a paintbrush. You’d think this kind of complex artworks require lots of planning, but the Reddit user says he mostly wings it, and tries to clear his mind, because if he thinks too much, patterns come out. If you enjoy this kind of one line drawings, then the spiral illustrations of Chan Hwee Chong will really blow your mind.
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| Professional Cuddler Charges $60 Per Hour of Cuddling and Snuggling Posted: 13 Jul 2012 07:26 AM PDT
A lot of people like to snuggle and cuddle, but Jacqueline Samuel, from New York’s Rochester area, actually opened her own business charging $60 for an hour’s worth of non-sexual cuddling and snuggling. There are moments in life when you feel the need to cuddle, but you have no one to do it with. That’s where 29-year-old Jackie Samuel comes in. Last month she set up The Snuggery, a unique business that offers total strangers the chance to snuggle and cuddle with Jackie, for $60 an hour. "What I like to do is cuddle, so I figured it was a good thing to do. A lot of people didn't like the idea so I figured it would be kind of an underground small-scale operation and provide a little extra income,” the young entrepreneur says. But her nutty idea already started attracting national attention and she’s already been featured on FOX, CNN and is set to make an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Photo: The Snuggery Jackie started thinking about a business centered around cuddling at the start of grad school, and says she and her sisters even tried selling hugs on the street for $1 each, making up to $80 per day. And although she hasn’t been able to get certified as a professional cuddler, the University of Rochester graduate has studied the “Cuddle Sutra” and is versed in over 100 non-sexual positions. Still most of the time, she and her clients start out by spooning. Some of her affection-seeking customers (all men) have questioned her about getting some extra attention, but Samuel says most of them respect her boundaries. Photo: 9WSYR video caption To make sure there are no misunderstandings about what goes on during her cuddling sessions, Jacqueline has added a Q&A section where she tries to clarify the most important issues:
According to The Snuggery site: “Jacqueline established The Snuggery because she believes in the healing power of touch. The Snuggery is a place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of life and focus on the simple restorative pleasure of touch. Though science has unquestionably supported the psychological and physical benefits of non-sexual touch, Americans distinctly lack it. It's time for change. At The Snuggery, Jacqueline provides individuals with private snuggling sessions. She aims to make the world a gentler place, one snuggle at a time." Although Jackie and her cuddling partner are alone together in a room, there are more people present in the house, for security reasons. Source: Metro.us Professional Cuddler Charges $60 Per Hour of Cuddling and Snuggling was originally posted at OddityCentral.com  |
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