'The Nice list is way overrated!'
Although Santa may keep a close eye on us all year long, when it comes to most other people in our lives, the naughty list is a little more seasonal. You don't often hear parents at the mall, or in a grocery store, threatening to call Santa in July or August.. Even when a child is acting up, that threat isn't really used much at the beach the summer, or at church, in early May. Most parents, if they want it have meaning, save that ultimate of threat, for just the months of November and December.
That means we can be naughty for at least ten months of the year. That gives us plenty of time the rest of the year, to act up, give in to urges, and be our true, and authentic selves. It's not that hard to reign it in a bit over Christmas, when we're visiting our Grandparents, or at the office Christmas party.
There are advantages to making the naughty list, something artist and designer Alex Arreola knows well. He's made being, or his case dressing, a little naughty, part of the foundation for his work. I was first introduced to Alex's work through photographer John Mar. Alex's designs donned the beautiful bodies of the models I was featuring, (HERE:) and had me wanting to see, and learn more about his creations.
Although Alex often uses jewelry in his decorative designs, give the time of year, a a color change was sin order. Instead of the usual silver and golds, for this shoot, model Liam Shimizu wrapped in just red. Given Alex always goes beyond using tradition fashion, Liam's beautiful body is decorated in only thick red rope. This year, Liam's definitely on the knotty list!
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