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Nici Gi
@nici13.bsky.social
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Artist, Dancer, Cruise Director, Bookkeeper Extraordinaire. She/Her
More than likely you'll find me on the dance floor, I'll be the lady with the fan. I love BlackLight Art!
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If you see this quote with a bridge from your gallery
Japanese palace and bridge
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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No words today...

#OnlyBeautifulThings
January 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Some Highland Park Street Art I saw while visiting Los Angeles right before NYE.

#LAStreetArt
A mural featuring an orange background, bright green bamboo, and a Mexican "rag doll" (muñecas de trapo). Dark haired doll with brightly colored bows tied across the top of head and in the braid. Wearing a blue blouse and a brightly colored striped skirt. A mural featuring a blue background and many different people slipping on or falling around bananas.
January 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Found a ridiculous puffer vest in this iridescent green so made our INIQUITY: UV Art Gallery patch for it!
Excited for the Cyberpunk theme party on NYE up here in LA.

#HackThePlanet
#Paradigm
#LeyendaVibes
#ChinoSound
And iridescent chartreuse green fabric with a patch of black linen fabric as the background and neon green and neon yellow geometric designs overlaid on it. In the center of the patch in is the word INIQUITY outlined in neon yellow. The same patch shown in a darkened room with a black light shining on it. The neon green and yellow are glowing at about the same frequency and looks very close to the same color.
December 30, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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Sometimes you make yourself a black light reactive pretty.

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The same pendant being held underneath a black light and the paint inside the glass cabochon glowing faintly. A silver crescent moon pendant with a 8mm round cabochon hanging from inside the center. The 8mm glass cabochon features acrylic paint in the colors hot pink, blue, purple, and white in a flowing pattern from left to right.
December 24, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Another art piece in our Iniquity gallery. I made the frame and added a peg board as a backing, covered it with a fake plant wall I had spray painted glow in the dark accents on the leaves.
I bought a bunch of UV reactive aquarium plants and my friend Skates attached to it.

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December 22, 2024 at 3:23 AM
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This art piece was a happy accident. I had already made the Lei wreath and also had dot art painted this skull separately as two art pieces. When I was packing them up to take them to be in our UV Art Gallery I nestled the skull into the wreath and a new art piece was born.

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This art piece is shown glowing under a black light and features a dot art plastic skull with purple, red, green, orange, and yellow dots nestled inside a door wreath covered in many different colored plastic lei garlands some of which are black light reactive.
December 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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One of my favorite methods of fluid art is the Dutch Pour.
I love how the paint swirls and lacing around.

I specifically choose Mardi Gras colors for this 12" x 14" painting as it always reminds me of when I used to live in New Orleans, one of my favorite cities.

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A 12" x 14" painting with purples, green, and gold swirls and lacing on a white background.
December 15, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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To date I've made about four head pieces and they keep getting better with time.
I crafted this headband to pair with a beautiful black caftan that has gold brush strokes and a crane painted on it.
My favorite part is the soft glowing lamp hanging down from the side.

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A white mannequin head wearing a double arced golden headband with a spray of fake gold orchids across the top arc. Interspersed between the right side of the gold orchid spray there are black velvet leaves and black pine needles with gold tips. Hanging from the left side is a gold hair pin that has a small oblong lamp with gold and pearl accents. The back of the mannequin head shows more of the black velvet leaves and the black pine needles with gold tips. You can also see that roughly 1/3rd of the headband is actually covered in black velvet along the left side. Against the black velvet you can clearly see a tiny gold plastic snake that is running from the top of the velvet towards the bottom with a couple gentle curves of it's body. You can more clearly see the back of the golden hair pin lamp body with the pearl accents. This is the same shot of the front of the headband mentioned in the first picture but it's shot in a darkened room. The hanging hair pin lamp is turned on and glowing softly against the spray of orchids and the side of the mannequin head.
December 14, 2024 at 2:54 AM
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The swirly sherbetesque Pride colors and the fact that the fabric is very soft with a slightly embossed cheetah print on it made it a must have when I found this knit fabric at the swap meet.
I used my own patterns to sew it.
Only later did I find out it's black light reactive.

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The front of a red sewing mannequin wearing a multi-pastel rainbow colored cowl neck top and knee length drop leaf skirt with slightly embossed cheetah print overlay in front of a white door standing on wood floors An upper body picture of me wearing the top and skirt underneath black lights. The colors are glowing, the green and yellow is especially bright. I'm also wearing a glowing elongated earring and pendant set my friend Jengineered made for me. The same top and skirt as seen from the back
December 13, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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One of my favorite things to do with leftover paint from a fluid pour is to manipulate the paint in tiny silicone baking cups to make tiny planets.
This one is especially fun! Since the paint is black light reactive the bangle has a gorgeous pink and purple glow to it.
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A silver bangle holding a 18mm round glass over black light reactive pink, purple, and white paint. The paint makes whorls and bubble effects that look like a tiny planet. The same bracelet in black light- the purple paint is now a darker purple, the white looks indigo, and the pink glows brightly.
December 11, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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My friend Matt and I spent many hours dot arting this 36" carved decorative hanging. It's extra neat if you wear Chromadepth glasses and see the lights push and pull on the color spectrum seeming closer or further away.

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A 36" round carved decorative hanging covered in tiny black light reflective paint dots in pink, red, green, blue, and yellow
December 11, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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Day 8 #ArtAdventCalendar
Bull with a China Cup
6" x 6"
Acrylic and washi tape on wood
2024 #acrylicpainting #originalart #bullart
This one was inspired by my friend Bronwyn.
Acrylic painting of a bull holding a china cup with cloudy steam billowing around him. Painted over a monoprint on wood.
December 9, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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NEW: How to Reduce Formaldehyde Exposure in Your Home

The underregulated toxic chemical can be found in common household items from couches to clothes. We asked experts how you can reduce your exposure.

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How to Reduce Formaldehyde Exposure in Your Home
The underregulated toxic chemical can be found in common household items from couches to clothes. We asked experts how you can reduce your exposure.
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December 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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I was lucky to score this Enchanted Tiki Room fabric at the swap meet here in San Diego. So I made a dress with matching purse and this headband. The swizzle sticks on the headband are the traditional Pride flag colors.
I then rocked this ensemble at Tiki Oasis in 2022.
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A brown bamboo handled purse made with green fabric that has the Enchanted Tiki Room birds and flowers on it. There are also two yellow hibiscus flowers decorating the outside of the bag. Along with a matching headband made with the same fabric and same flowers that include 5 swizzle sticks poking out from behind the flowers that are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple A closer image of the same headband A picture of me wearing the dress I made out of the same fabric as the headband and purse, standing on a balcony overlooking the Town & Country hotel during Tiki Oasis 2022
December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Growing up as a goth punk raver kid, of course I love Maleficent.
This art piece was about trying to capture the look of the green flames. While it's quite dark in natural light, the flames really pop under a black light.

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A 12" x 24" canvas with varying shades of green and yellow uv reactive paint that on a purple background The same painting but the yellow and green paint effects are glowing under a black light
December 8, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Another Heat Transfer Vinyl design I cut with my Silhouette Cameo machine. This is four layers of HTV, a not small task to apply. The red is reflective while the green and orange both glow under a black light, plus white to pop
A fun jacket for nights at Neotropolis!

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The back of a jacket with a fu dog design in four different layers: red reflective, orange and green black light reactive, and white heat transfer vinyl on a black background. The upper arms are yellow with a faint brown hexagon pattern. The lower arms are black. This picture shows the same jacket underneath a black light but the green and orange heat transfer vinyl is glowing.
December 7, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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I was the teenage girl who's room was covered in black light posters and glow in the dark stars.

This painting is 12x12 and shown in both natural light and black light. I love how the white turns to blue and completely changes the way the painting looks under a black light.

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A 12" x 12" canvas painted with white, yellow, and rew paint flowing from the top left down to the bottom right The same 12" x 12" painting underneath a black light. The white colors is now appearing as blue
December 6, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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"Disrupt" is code for "Destroy reliable established services so that money previously widely distributed now funnels into a single source." Just like "AI" is code for "Mine the work humans did in the past so we don't have to pay them for their work in the future." That's why VCs like both words.
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“Disrupt” is a very Silicon Valley word. Every time I see it crop up in a business-case, my bullshit-detection hackles go up.
November 25, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Between danger dogs and street food, I'll opt for Al Pastor fries every time!
A takeout container with Al Pastor served on top of fries. Next to it is a large to go cup of horchata, and a bag of fresh radish and cucumber slices
November 24, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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Self Employed life hours do be like this sometime...
A store sign hanging in the side of a teal building that says: STORE HOURS OPEN MOST DAYS ABOUT 9 OR 10. OCCASIONALLY AS EARLY AS 7. BUT SOME DAYS AS LATE AS 12 OR 1. WE CLOSE ABOUT 5:30 OR 6 OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 4 OR 5 BUT SOMETIMES AS LATE AS 11 OR 12. SOME DAYS OR AFTERNOONS WE AREN'T HERE AT ALL AND LATELY I'VE BEEN HERE JUST ABOUT ALL THE TIME EXCEРТ WHEN I'M SOMEPLACE ELSE BObbY D
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Things I loved in New Orleans, Day 1
Spray painted koi fish with rainbow markings A wall mural featuring large brightly colored flowers and large leaves. Behind for tree trunk. And a small potted plant arrangement A Banksy style (black and white stencil) of a small boy walking a red ballon dog on a teal blue string leash on top of a yellow wall A small stuffed opossum toy wearing a fuzzy dark and light green zipper onesie being held by a hand on top of a long drink menu that says Fly Dranks on black ink on the cover
November 21, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Small joys are brightening my day and lessening my fear/anxiety. Making wearable art brings me so much joy. Thank you SD Tiki Ladies for the Xmas tree hat creation experience.
A white mannequin head wearing a blue sequin headband with a shiny white Xmas tree atop it decorated with silver disco and navy glitter balls, tiny shiny Xmas packages, silver bells, and one blue teardrop ornaments. Wrapped with glittery blue ribbon and topped with a silver glitter flower. In front of the mannequin is two white ball ornaments decorated with geometric mirrors.
November 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Apple owners: update your MacOS and iPhone devices with the latest security update as soon as possible www.securityweek.com/apple-confir...
Apple Confirms Zero-Day Attacks Hitting macOS Systems
Apple rushes out out major macOS and iOS security updates to cover a pair of vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.
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November 20, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Never doubt my commitment to Sparkle Motion!
Thank you to Miriam Dema for these amazing Mardi Gras sparkle Fleur-de-lis earrings!
I absolutely love the art you are getting up to in New Orleans!
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Left side earrings with three dangling Fleur-de-lis hanging down from each other. The top one is sparkly green, the second to the top is sparkly gold, and the bottom is sparkly purple
November 16, 2024 at 7:50 PM