The Entered Apprentice
The Napoleon image brought Masonic things to mind, hence this.
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~ Ademac
Great concept and grand treatment…...............well done.
raoultiger
Where can I get some pants like that!? Very high concept. Nicely done.
Robyn Lakeman
Fantastic image Casey, love it!
transmute
Illuminati-ating!
caseycastille replied
HA! : )
Gregoryno6
Bigger than the Da Vinci Code – The Castillean Cabal!
Peter Evans
Deliciously wicked :-)
Shanina Conway
Wonderful concept and work Casey….love the gear too;)
billyboy
I can`t really suss out whether she`s getting knighted, or about to get her head chopped off. I guess the blindfold means the latter? But who cares? Your modelling is spot on (hey, if you want something done right, you do it yourself, yeah?), costumes are perfect, your colors go well together, and as always, your photography is spot on.
But what really floats my boat about all your stuff is your styling of your backgrounds. You really do amazing and meticulous graphic work that blends so perfectly with your photography to produce such entertaining, yet iconic images of the historical dramas that flow through your gorgeous head. There is something so special about you Case, and you are gifted to be able to share that with us through your art. Keep `em comin’!!
caseycastille replied
Thanks, All!
BB – It’s taken from the 18th century Masonic initiation rites, wherein one was knighted while pretending to get one’s belly slit, entrails eviscerated (is that redundant?) and tongue cut out. Lovely, eh?
I don’t think they do that anymore, but who knows? I kind of hope they do. It’s a hell of a lot more interesting than the idea of a bunch of septuagenarians in fezzes sitting around drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Maybe I’m thinking of the Knights of Columbus.
: )
You pay me some really wonderful comments here – thank you. I’m a font nerd. These are all really just excuses to play with fonts.
MzSardonicus
Another great job!
cheerishables
I agree, this iis really an amazing, dramatic image, and the details throughout are so impressive….+ we always get a fun history lesson that goes along with your images. You are so multi-talented, and your art is so entertaining.
Krisso
Nicely styleised, nice, nice , nice!
Paul Vanzella
you have the best access to amazing props and lights, but more so it’s your mind that builds these amazing scenarios and your skills to bring them to life are impeccable… LOVE THIS!
Holly Werner
Love this one. Beautifully done as always.
Winslow357
Well as a 33rd degree mason, I guess I could explain, what you listed was the penalty of the first degree, you did a really good job in the image just off on the noose around the neck, and the fact women can’t become Masons, they are Eastern Stars. The end of the obligation on each degree of masonry has a penalty, and for this one it is stated as such:
“To all of which I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, without the least equivocation, mental reservation, or evasion of mind in me whatever; binding myself under no less penalty than to have my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by the roots, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low water-mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours; so help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same.”
The last person who performed this penalty on people was our Masonic Brother “Jack the Ripper” after realizing he got syphilis from a prostitute he went mad and performed the penility on three women each from a different Masonic degree.
caseycastille replied
How interesting! I know about the Order of the Eastern Star, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to tackle Masonry as a woman – not that I have any agenda or any problem with organizations segregated by gender. I believe there’s place for that. I just liked the juxtaposition of a woman in that role.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write this. I am a student of history and am fascinated by the history of Freemasonry. I really appreciate the opportunity to hear from someone who knows about it firsthand!
Cheers,
case.
coolart
Bravo, seems like you could use a pick me up my dear, just to say my life is very similar, though I can painfully get about. Still this work I have seen is amazing the self portrait must of taken ages and I respect your honesty Excellent
Arletta
Interesting
Charles McKean
Fab