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Vibrational Adornment by Dami Paternoster
My career prior to Fashion had been in Computer Graphics FX/Compositing & Animation for decades. Simultaneously I have worked as an Intuitive and Energy worker for years.
Most years, I have attended a conference called Siggraph which showcases the most advanced creative breakthroughs in art and technology as well as Animated accomplishments.
I was fortunate enough to be part of a group of International Digital Artists who collaborated with Technological Companies and Venders to push the state of technology and it’s impact creatively on society.
After years of collaborating, a branch of Siggraph was formed for High Tech Artists to collaborate creatively with others internationally on a common theme while pushing technology and integrating traditional art tools into the process. Many incredible things were and continue to be created in this space every year.
Both in the Art Gallery, The Studio and The Emerging Technologies parts of the conference in addition to all of the Animation panels and Theatres.
https://s2019.siggraph.org/conference/programs-events/studio/
https://s2019.siggraph.org/conference/new-technologies/
One friend I was fortunate to make years ago at Siggraph was Gene Cooper of GIGMACRO
He was using an Motion Control Rig and an EXTREMELYHigh Resolution scanning process to capture detail at a Macro level that was just beyond comprehension.
“The World’s First Terapixel Macro Image The world’s first terapixel macro image is a big claim. This is going to be BIG! Just how big is that though? Well, a terapixel is 1,000,000,000,000 pixels, or 1012, or a million megapixels, or a thousand gigapixels. And no one has ever made a terapixel macro image before,…”
At this time I had already been building a library of Macro shots and High Res Scans of Plants, Gemstone and Animal libraries to work with for my prints for fabric and the concept of Vibrational Adornment which for me was rooted in spiritual awakening rooted in Shamanism at the time.
Gene was able to make such a big file that he could then make a print from that scan that could cover the entire side of a large building with a print and had almost unlimited (seeming) detail .
Since my work is all about the Vibrational Energetics we decided to work together back in 2014.
Thank you Gene for the collaborative work you did with me years ago to capture the energetics of Stone and Plant Medicines which i continue to work with today.
Here are some of the images we made together - THEY ARE GIG_GIGANTIC_ MACRO !
The Rootz dress was designed with some of these scans and is intended to help with a grounding & protective Vibration
Devil’s Club
https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/39fd9d4ebf1ff11a?x1=11654.50&y1=-11654.50&res1=23.57&rot1=0.00
Brand: Vibrational Adornment (formerly @ShamanicChic)
Photo: Tom Lupton
Model: Norma Alcazar
MUAH: Crystal Reynoso
Crown: Noelle Zimmel
Studio: Cobalt Studios PDX
Tiger’s Eye is what i used for the Gem-protection Bath Robe
https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/6622e409a31bb9b8?x1=49580.00&y1=-26844.00&res1=56.53&rot1=0.00
Rainbow Jasper
https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/8e6b3d05a2cb8ccd?x1=46121.00&y1=-20571.00&res1=52.59&rot1=0.00
There is a big library that I have built over many years that I work from in a cermenonial and intentional creation process.
As a Medicine person, it is as much pulling from Medicines as it is creating from an inspiring visual library. The energetics are everything and inspire me in infinite ways.
I have gratititude for the journey, for Gene Cooper, for all my Siggraph friends and mostly for the earth and all it’s gifts and for great spirit for guiding all of this.
blessings on your day
Dami
]]>@ShamanicChic on Instagram is currently hi-lighting BIPOC desingers in our stories to raise awareness to other designers. All garments in the "Transformation line" from Shamanic Chic will be available for order on our site.10% of sales from each garment goes to the model who premiered the garment.
Vibrational Adornment® is our new brand. It still has the heart and soul of our Fabrics which are always designed in ceremony with spirit and nature by designer and ceremonialist dami paternoster. Each print embodies the metaphysical and spiritual medicine of the plants, gems, animal, archetypes, vibration of place and of time.
"It's All About The Vibration"
This dress has energetics collected at the Alpine ridge of Mount Hood - the original Indigenous name of that mountain is Wy'East - land of the Multnomah - in Oregon USA. It combines the medicines of Alpine Borage, Glacier Lily, Alpine Usnea, Ponderosa Pine, Mountain Lion and Deer.
This print is available in several products:
https://www.shamanicchic.com/collections/all?page=3
Brand: Vibrational Adornment
Photographer: Tom Lupton
Model: Norma Alcazar
Studio: Cobalt Studios PDX
Jewelry: Pure Soul Holistics
MUA: Crystal Reynoso
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It has been a super busy year and I have learned so much. I have tried a lot of things and have an exciting direction forward.
This past year we were in 3 Fashion shows - I am so grateful.
In the Modifed Style show we won 2nd place for our collection made from repurposed fabrics. A great collaboration with Get Sushi Designs.
In the SHIFT Fashion show by the Right Brain Initiative, we also won 2nd for our Couture piece made from 25% of my Female Empowerment Fabric (the energetic medicines of Rose of Sharon, Trumpet Vine and Culumnea from Costa Rica) and 75% recycled materials including electronics, used clothing, bike parts and more Another great collaboration with Get Sushi Designs
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We were then asked to be on the platform for Wednesday night for the International show FashioNXt where we showcased one couture garment.
I was also asked to be in the Incubator program this past year through FashioNxt where I was introduced to other designers and people in the industry as well as media people, business advisors and product development gurus. Thank you again FashioNxt and Bonnie and Tito for this incredible opportunity.
Currently, we are developing a line that will showcase on the FashioNxt Runway coming up this October in Portland. I am so grateful and excited to watch this unfold.
All of this exciting work, has pushed our release date back a bit but there is much to share with you. I look forward to seeing what you think. Thank you for your love and support and for your patience.
-blessings
dami
]]>Rose is a gentle heart healer and nurturer. There is nothing like the feeling and putting your face into a yummy smelling rose. Rose Vibration is about Heart lifting medicine. The Rose leggings and 4 directions rose medicine th- shirt (coming soon) integrates the medicine of lifting your heart with the happy and gentle feeling that roses gift us.
LEFT: Pelican Flyn at Miami Gay Pride 2017 wearing Shamanic Chic® Boutique Rose Leggings.
CENTER: Usnea Lichen Leggings from Shamanic Chic® Boutique.
RIGHT: Jessica Baker Lac. Sporting the Usnea Vibrational Leggings at the 3rd Annual Cannabis Conference in Arcata, CA with Jessica Sheppard Herbalist and Hydrosol artist in Arcata, CA.
]]>I like to make all kinds of things but rattles, drums, medicine tools are so special spiritually to make. I began collecting containers that had the desire to become rattles :O) Here is one I made with the Lavender Silk Charmeuse using a repurposed product container :)
Also available are lamp shades to put in your office. The lamps have been repurposed and have been recovered with the visual vibrational medicine to add an element of energetic healing to your office space.
]]>Here are some Items from the Shamanic Chic® Renewal line. A line of many items varying in all shapes and sizes that have been renewed with my visual vibrational Designs.
Here is an example of a repurposed Hat Box – (Available in various shapes and sizes). I have repurposed them with some of my metaphysical designs.
Each of these cabinets I have made by Renewing a drawer and cut wood pieces from beautiful pieces with historic vibrational. In addition the cabinets have been covered with various visual vibrational medicines .
The wood on the front of this cabinet came from an old grain barn that was being dismantled in aurora Oregon. It is the wood that was used for many years on the inside of the grain shoot. The soft wood of this very old plywood wore off from so may years of grain sliding over it. The result is this beautiful wood that looks like the sand after a strong undercurrent. The drawer came from the rebuilding center in Portland.
The first metaphysical items I created over 10 (2008) years ago were several plant & stone based scarves. At the time I was printing all my own fabrics. The concept of Wear Your Medicine became something I began to invest most of my time with. While home with kids I began to build a metaphysical library to work from.
I printed a beautiful Crateagous Scarf for myself and others for several friends shared a gallery opening of with me.
For myself, I created a “Power Heart Scarf" made from the Native Hawthorne here in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Cratageous douglasaii. The protective nature and energy of this healing heart plant and the vibrant colors as well as the quality of the fabric made this scarf very powerful and was an inspiration for many things in my current business.
Shamanic Chic® is a local Portland company that makes products with metaphysical fabrics & patterns designed by Shamanic practitioner, herbalist & veteran digital artist damiana paternoster. The designs integrate the energetic & visual vibrational medicine of medicinal plants, animal , deities, ancestors & gemstones as visual vibrational energetics. Shamanic Chic ® strives to use Eco conscious materials & re-purposed items as much as possible in our products.