Taz
02-06-2012, 07:34 PM
Hello mermaids! What a wonderful forum! I'm glad to have found it. Oh boy, I can really derail my train of thought sometimes, so I will try and keep this sweet and short(ish).
My name is Tasli, but call me Taz. I live in Vancouver, British Columbia and work as a marine naturalist on a whale watch vessel. I moved to Vancouver to become involved with the ocean and marine life, and to be a naturalist out there on the water spending time with killer whales is a dream come true. Its hard to explain my love for orcas; I have devoted my whole life to them, and will continue to do so.
They are my passion, my life, my muses. Here are a few photos that I took last summer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/jandkpod_activepass.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/example.jpg
I'm also a creative person, and have been since day one (i'm sure the vast majority of us here are the same way!). I am currently studying in a fine arts program, and I strive to promote ocean awareness through my art. Here are a few examples:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/Untitled-1.jpg
To top it all off, I have in the last few years become an avid costumer ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/cos.jpg
(here is my cosplay.com (http://www.cosplay.com/member/89386/) account for more)
So its no surprise that I want to dress up as a mermaid. I hope to somehow use this not just a fun pastime, but to utilize the costume in a meaningful way. I work for a shark conservation group here in Vancouver (Shark Truth (http://www.sharktruth.com/)), so perhaps I can use it in a conservation and educational context (I have already made two shark costumes for Shark Truth! Haha). I'm thinking it might come in useful for protesting the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
As for a tail, I have started a painted fabric one (see thread about it in the tailmaking forum (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1362-Painted-fabric-tail-Taz-s-first-tail&p=12437#post12437)). I think I could handle creating a latex one (lord knows i've done crazier with costumes), i'm just not sold on the environmental impacts of using such materials. The last thing I want to do is jump in the water with a tail that will poison the sea.
Anyway, can't wait to get to know the community better <3
My name is Tasli, but call me Taz. I live in Vancouver, British Columbia and work as a marine naturalist on a whale watch vessel. I moved to Vancouver to become involved with the ocean and marine life, and to be a naturalist out there on the water spending time with killer whales is a dream come true. Its hard to explain my love for orcas; I have devoted my whole life to them, and will continue to do so.
They are my passion, my life, my muses. Here are a few photos that I took last summer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/jandkpod_activepass.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/example.jpg
I'm also a creative person, and have been since day one (i'm sure the vast majority of us here are the same way!). I am currently studying in a fine arts program, and I strive to promote ocean awareness through my art. Here are a few examples:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/Untitled-1.jpg
To top it all off, I have in the last few years become an avid costumer ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/gotthelife/cos.jpg
(here is my cosplay.com (http://www.cosplay.com/member/89386/) account for more)
So its no surprise that I want to dress up as a mermaid. I hope to somehow use this not just a fun pastime, but to utilize the costume in a meaningful way. I work for a shark conservation group here in Vancouver (Shark Truth (http://www.sharktruth.com/)), so perhaps I can use it in a conservation and educational context (I have already made two shark costumes for Shark Truth! Haha). I'm thinking it might come in useful for protesting the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
As for a tail, I have started a painted fabric one (see thread about it in the tailmaking forum (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1362-Painted-fabric-tail-Taz-s-first-tail&p=12437#post12437)). I think I could handle creating a latex one (lord knows i've done crazier with costumes), i'm just not sold on the environmental impacts of using such materials. The last thing I want to do is jump in the water with a tail that will poison the sea.
Anyway, can't wait to get to know the community better <3