illumined

so i sort of self imploded last night. i had ideas which were difficult to execute and i'm tired of parodying other people's shots (i.e. my very limited photoshop skills caught up with me) although i might find something else to parody before the month ends.

when i took up hospitality management in the mid-90's with the goal of switching careers, one of the courses dealt with housekeeping which is the part of hoteling that deals with cleanliness, and presentation of a hotel room to the guest. here we learned how to make the bathroom a little bit special by the artful placement of towels and amenities such as soap, shampoo, facial tissue and, yes, you guessed it, the toilet paper. there were a few toilet paper designs that the housekeeper-instructor taught us, including a full bloom of a rose (difficult) to simple pleating.

as a consumer, and having done a lot of travelling which involved staying at hotels, i have an appreciation for the efforts that hotel staff, especially the housekeepers. but i think it's a waste because i always removed that fancy part of the toilet paper and would never use it and just threw it away. even this one i wouldn't use and perhaps even the rest of the roll. i simply want my toilet paper straight out of the package!

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i'm looking for entries for the new tag challenge which is underway right now. please join in with your entries! https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/43387/this-is-tag-challenge-168

[bkb in the city]

It is nice though that your past experience has come in handy for this shot

[JackieR]

Beautiful!! You're a skillful paper folder as well as still life setter upper

[Helen Jane]

I always like to see that attention to detail when staying in a hotel. Whether or not the decorative feature is there though, the first part of the toilet roll gets discarded, so for me, it is no more wastage to have it. Your photoshop skills, by the way, are more advanced than you think.

[Melvina McCaw]

This is a wonderful image !

[Corinne]

I knew it was you as soon as I saw the toilet paper 😂

[Lou Ann]

Well this roll is pretty glamorous! The lighted interior of the roll is cool too.

[Kathy]

Fanciness in the toilet paper, unless it makes it easier to unroll, is a waste of time. I like this "shade" you made for this tp light.

[Taffy]

Yes, I agree with above that this is one of the more glamorous rolls I've seen!

[Sheila Guevin]

Lovely dahling! FAV

[katy]

love the simplicity of it and tha fact that Bob is so prominent even if he is in the shadows!

[Marnie]

Well done Vikki, loving this series.

[Kathy A]

I've never seen a hotel toilet roll this fancy, usually they just have the first sheet folded into a point.

[Merrelyn]

Ha ha, I mustn't stay in flash enough hotels. I've never seen loo paper presented so artistically :)

[Chris Johnson]

The most artistic toilet paper roll!! Awesome photo!

[Marloes]

Do you know there's a great kind of a challenge going on at Instagram? It's called in Dutch #tussenkunstenquarantaine (between art and quarantaine). It's all about recreating famous works of art in your own way. It's hilariously funny what people come up with! And you can actually use your tp without PS ;)
Maybe we can start this challenge on 365 during quarantaine time!