The Secret in the Wall - Part V

Read Part V here.

The other parts are also available:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Enoy!

Aspects - Photo Manipulation

 Image to go with my poem Aspects

 

 

 

Credits:

Objects:

• Butterflies, Alison Ashwell
• Object - Purple Birdcage by cfstock
• Stock - Feather by AmaiFushigi
• Vintage Textures by chambertin

Textures and Backgrounds:

• too bad by CKdailyplanet
• Vines 3 by SheisprettyStock
• Part of Canal Pound 4 by senzostock
• and more birds by mimose-stock
• Backblech 02 by sundel

Brushes:

• Cloud Brushes HiRes Nr.1 of 5 by leboef
• Butterfly Brush by PhoenixWildfire
• Stitches and Sutures Brushes by redheadstockSparklies Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock
• Birdcages Brushes Set 1 by Falln-Stock
• Smoke Brushes Set 1 and Set 2 by Falln-Stock
• Blood and Splatter Brushes 2 by Falln-Brushes
• Crack Brushes I by hawksmont
• Glossy Blood Splatter by dennytang

 All other textures/stock are my own.

MCN: C412R-RTDY5-7YAY4

Worthy Cause - New Blog: Ups About Downs

My friend Caroline over on Uniqart has just started a new blog: Ups About Downs, where she'll be sharing her experiences, tips and info about bringing up a child with Down's Syndrome.

Caroline has brought up her own daugher with Downs and got her through mainstream school all the way into college and also works as a Learning Support Assistant) in a mainstream infant school. It's a great way to get info that might not be in the books or being readily available elsewhere on the net and I think it's a brilliant idea. Go over and have a look if you're interested. :-)

Green Wire Octopus

Here's another of the commissions I've been given for an octopus. This time all in green with a matching green ribbon to hang him up:

This one is larger than the one from the complete mobile (about 30cm tall from top to the end of his tentacles). I've used green beads instead of clear beads and in the light they shimmer like green gold. Totally magic.

If you'd like one for yourself, just send me an e-mail or leave a comment. :-) Go on, treat yourself. ;-)

Breakdown

 To accompany the lovely poem of the same name by Shar.

Credits:
 
Stock:

• Erisa 14 by Faestock (image on the far left)
• Butterfly, spiderweb, ice crystals by Alison Ashwell

Textures and Background:

• 66 by sullenstock
• Barbed Wire Stock 1 by texurestockbyhjs
• adult about this by CKdailyplanet
• texture015 by buzillo-stock
• fire textures by shin-rhys
• Backblech 04 by sundel

Brushes:

• Ice Ice Baby by Shiranui
• Crack Brushes I by hawksmont

All other images and textures my own.

The Secret in the Wall - Part IV

Here's the fourth part of the story so far, read it here.



First part, read it here.
Second part, read it here.
Third part of the story, read it here.








To read my story The Secret Keeper, click here.

Enjoy....

Fallow Hearts Field - Photo Manipulation/Digital Painting

Photo Manipulation/digital painting to accompany the wonderful poem by Lianne Schneider, which can be read here.

 Details:

 Prints:

 

Credits: 

Stock: 

• field 6 by F3rd4
  Crow Stock 5 by Shoofly-Stock
  Black Crow in flight by stockmichelle
  Stock Crow by phatpuppy
  and more birds by mimose-stock
  Hasselblad film back frame by mjranum-stock

Textures:

• Wind by CKdailyplanet
• grunge textures 01 by buzillo-stock
• Backblech 01 by sundel

Brushes:

• Crack Effect Brushes by funerals0ng
• Stitches and Sutures Brushes by redheadstock
• Grasses and Plants PS Brushes by redheadstock
• Sign 1 by joannastar-stock
• Crack Brushes I by hawksmont

All other images and textures are my own. The hearts are painted digitally in Corel Painter(TM).

CYHY4-CVTH6-5N475

Transient - Poppy and Dandelion Seeds Painting

And here it is ...

Ta Dah... a REAL life painting. Acrylics on canvas:

Closer:

and closer even:

and very close:

Great fun to paint and more to come.

I Want to Be - Photo Manipulation

Illustration to accompany the poem of the same name. In a way this is a self portrait - although it's more about what's on the inside and what I'd like to become than what I am. :-)

Credits:
Model, Dark Tree 1 by mjranum-stock, and M Ranum and Amber
Background, Stock 126 by UmbraDeNoapte-Stock

Brushes:
Cobwebs Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock
Butterfly Brush by PhoenixWildfire

Textures:
Grunge Texture 03 by goodtextures
Plaster Damaged Texture by goodtextures
Book Cover Texture by night-fate-stock

All other textures and images are my own.

MCN: CVASC-51XKW-19JCQ

Black Hole - Photo Manipulation

Inspired by what Bella says in 'New Moon' about her state of mind when Edward has left - 'It's as if there is this hole inside of me'.

It's one of those feelings I think a lot of us can relate to. Here's the poem to go with it.

Credits:

Model
impression by xstockx

Butterflies and moths

• Several moths and butterflies by Alison Ashwell
• Luna Wings Light by Della-Stock
• Old Moth by kayne-stock
• Moth by amptone-stock
• Lunar Moth 01 by cypherstock
• Dreamweaver 436 by dreamweaver69stock

Brushes

• Glitter + Sparkles Brushes by redheadstock
• Crack Effect Brushes by funerals0ng

Textures

• Backblech 04 by sundel
• texture012 by buzillo-stock
• Spastic by dazzle-textures
• Tongue by thespook
• BandW smoke textures by anamcr

All other textures are my own.

MCN: CQNL9-QE7LA-33NGL

The Secret in the Wall - Part III

The third part of the story, read it here.

First part, read it here.
Second part, read it here.

Enjoy! :-)

The Secret in the Wall, Part II

Read the next installment of the story here. Enjoy. :-)

Articles and Magazines

Check out the lastest Pink Panther Magazine - it's based on a group on Redbubble and full of fab articles about artists, art and writing to do with women, including a feature on yours truly starting on page 28. :-)

 I've been busy writing articles for Touched by Fire - a blog based on another Redbubble group which I co-host.

• Here's an article on Copyright,
  Copyright for artist and writers - pitfalls, current developments and solutions
  
• Here's an article on how to organise yourself to make credits for other people's resources easy:
  Credits - more trouble than they're worth?

 I am also painting a Poppy on canvas at the moment and knitting socks.... :-)

The Secret in the Wall

Photo manipulation by Sybille Sterk to accompany the short story The secret in the Wall also by me. You can read the story here.

Both the story and the image are inspired by the myth that giants hide their hearts to be invulnerable.

Credits:

• Spiderweb, Alison Ashwell
• Dragonfly stock 7, Hatestock
• Grasses and Plants PS Brushes, Redheadstock:
• Grungy and Dirty Brushes, Redheadstock
• Nuit lascive, Dazzle-Textures
• Vintage Grunge Textures, Princess-of-Shadows
• Turn Back Time Texture Pack, Princess-of-Shadows
• Texture 24 V2, Sirius-SDZ (V2 is part of a texture pack, so the colour is different)

All other images - heart, brickwall, weeds, ivy, ladybird are my own. Either edited photographs or painted (ladybird).

MCN: CER1Q-P9TYN-5VXG4

Weight of a Feather - Photo Manipulation

How much weight until you reach your breaking point?

Credits:

• Alison Ashwell for storm clouds and cracked mud
• Model, Craft11 by Faestock
• Turn back time, Texture 4, Princess of Shadows:
• Hardcore Grunge, Texture 4, Princess of Shadows (Collection removed from DeviantArt)
• Feather Brush by Silinias
• Cloud Brushes HiRes Nr.1 of 5 by Leboef

The rest of the images/textures are my own.

MCN: CJNT6-LQWAY-EBF6X

Trapped - Photo Manipulation

This was inspired by a set of photos sent to me by my friend Alison Ashwell. She takes fantastic photos and two of them inspired me to create this.

You can buy prints and postcards on Redbubble (or DeviantArt).

Credits:

• Model, Crack. by NikxStock:
• Spider web by Alison Ashwell
• Bubbles by Alison Ashwell
• psychosomatic texture by Princess-of-Shadows
• Texture 117 by Sirius-SDZ
• Texture 103V2 by Sirius-SDZ - part of a collection
• Light Textures by AmorosaBlack

All other textures and images are my own.

 MCN: CR6X4-4F2QF-MUMB6

Sea Creatures Mobile II - Commissioned Mini Mobiles

Remember my Sea Creatures Mobile? I since had a few commissions to make individual mini mobiles. Here are two of them, both are going all the way to Australia.

Fishie Mini Mobile:

Jellyfish Mini Mobile:

The final commission is the little octopus, but I haven't started that yet.

As you can see the colour of the wire/silk I've used is different in these two sets. If you want to commission a different colour, contact me and we'll discuss the options.

The mini mobiles are all £25 plus P&P except for the octopus which is £35 plus P&P. The large mobile is £150 plus P&P.