Mobile - Captain Jack

This is my latest mobile. The wonderful Sue sent me a massive parcel of driftwood. I was dying to make something with it and on Saturday I made my first (mostly) driftwood mobile. Whilst I was making it, my son was watching Pirates of the Caribbean... and when it was finished (the mobile) it reminded me of Captain Jack - the beads in his hair, a little rough around the edges, suprising, butch and charming all at the same time... and a little scary. :-)

I've used lots of different beads, shells, driftwood, seaglass and hemp to put  it all together, hours of stringing and a little crochet. Oh, and there's a little aluminium wire to hold the beads at the top in place. 

If you like this... just contact me. It's for sale and I'd love to see it go to a good home. :-)

Girl With Magpie

 

 

Sub Title: Into the Mystery

Credits

Model

• Black Sadness 10 by Kechake-stock

Stock

• Magpie by newdystock

Backgrounds and Textures

• Drama III by SerapStock
• premade 4 by night-fate-stock
• back is turned by CKdailyplanet
• and it was my business by CKdailyplanet
• Canvas & Paper Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 1 & 2 by Shadowhouse

Actions and Brushes

• Perfect Portrait III by Coffeeshop Blog
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Fibonacci-233 by masaakikaji
• Zodiac Wheels by crimsonvermil-stock
• Planet Symbol Brushes by crimsonvermil-stock

All other images, textures and brushes my own.

 

MCN: C1PNY-VV69H-HAJET

Love of the Sea III and IV

Before the storm 

Collage of my own images from the Suffolk and Norfolk coast of England plus (all by Shadowhouse):

• Grab Bag
• Entropy
• 6 Faves Set 2
• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set

 

MCN: CH7QT-K5RDS-2HM92

Storm rising 

Collage of my own images from the Suffolk and Norfolk coast plus (all by Shadowhouse):

• Assorted Oddities
• Vintage Oil Painting
• You'd Be Surprised
• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brushes

MCN: CMGNV-81CW8-JUV22

Invisible - Photo Manipulation

Illustration for my poem of the same name Invisible

Credits

Model

• Violet - Hope by Eirian-stock

Stock images

• firework stock 44 by hatestock
• Hollow tree by CAStock
• Calke Abbey 33 by lusete
• Elleth-stock 129 by Elleth-stock
• Falling Paper by Faestock (no longer available)

Textures

• Splatters 02 by bombay101
• Hauntings Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• DarkWorld Textures Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Cobwebs Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock
• Hair brush set by para-vine

All other brushes, images and textures my own.

MCN: CHVHL-QSYB7-49PV1

Love of the Sea I and II

Love of the Sea I

All my own images, except for (all by Shadowhouse):

• Aged Photo Effect
• Canvas & Paper Texture Set
• Vintage Oil Painting Texture Set
• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set

MCN: C87TC-JYLUB-UCGD7

Love of the Sea II

All my own images, except for:

• Canvas & Paper Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse
• Square Texture Set Vol. 9 "ScratchBox Set" by Shadowhouse
• Square Texture Set Vol. 16 by Shadowhouse
• Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Wind by CKdailyplanet

• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set by Shadowhouse

 

MCN: C87TC-JYLUB-UCGD7

Wishing I was by the seaside...

Flower Diptychs - Roses

This is my favourite Blue Moon rose. It doesn't only look fabulous it is also scented and grows like mad. It covers a whole fence panel in my garden and looks fantastic.

All my own images, except for:

• Retro Actions (Rio) by Apples & Sisters
• Mixed Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
• Subtle White Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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This rose is actually called "Happy Birthday". It's a lovely simple rose (not many petals), with lots of colour - from the palest apricot to the deepest pink on the edge of the petals.

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
• Entropy Texture Set by Shadowhouse

 

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 This is the same rose as in Happy Birthday I however, I tried to show the wonderful swirls the petals and the deeper colour at the edges of the petals make in a couple of close-up shots. A sort of 'abstract idea' of a rose, rather than a rose image.
The two images together make the perfect set (available from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)

 All images my own, except for:

• Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
• Assorted Paper T’s Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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Another of my rose images, this one so delicate and fragile in the palest of pink. :-)

 All images my own, except for:
Freebie Actions (Retro Fiesta) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
Canvas & Paper Texture Set by Shadowhous

CEM9H-WC97Y-G6AFM

This is a wild rose growing in my garden. It planted itself there and it's so beautiful that I don't have the heart to rip it out. This diptych shows the heart of one of the blossoms in full bloom and the other of one that is fading - the petals have fallen off and all that's left is its heart...

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Allegria) by Apples & Sisters
• Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse

 

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This is another set of images from the wild rose in my garden. I love the simplicity of wild roses, they are so very beautiful in their own right. :-)

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse

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Yellow and Pink Roses in my garden. These are both tea roses with the most beautiful scent.

All images my own plus:
Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters

MCN:C7WWD-HJD2T-VEHTM

All images are available as prints and cards from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)

Touch - Photo Manipulation

 

 

Illustration for my poem of the same name.

All my own images except for:

• Smashed Glass Texture by dozystock
• snack-bar lies by CKdailyplanet
• Scratch The Surface Texture Set by Shadowhouse

MCN: CQJ85-T1JMG-J4V63

Mermaid's Lullabye - Mobile

This is my latest commission "Mermaid's Lullabye". It has been designed to go into a baby's nursery so the colours are soft and dreamy; the razor clam shells provide the mobile with a lovely sound and the mirrors add sparkle. It will go to Sue at Studio Window tomorrow.

If you want your own, use the contact button on the right-hand side to send me an e-mail. I don't bite!

More Spring Goodness - Pinks, Purples and Blues

 

Allium

My own photographs.

Credits

• Assorted Oddities Textures Set by Shadowhouse
• Used Canvas Texture Set and Sample Image by Shadowhouse

MCN: CR69Q-TR772-BYPPU

Ceanothus

My own photographs and bokeh texture.

Credits

• Stained Texture Set by Shadhowhouse
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse

MCN: CNS19-1M91N-TWB77

Pink Hawthorn

My own photographs and polka dot pattern.

Credits

• CoffeeShop Fabric Maker by CoffeeShopBlog

All by Shadowhouse:

• Square Texture Set 19
• Rich Tones Texture Set
• Subtle White Texture Set

MCN: CF1BC-2LG7D-739M5

Viburnum Grandiflora

My own photographs and bokeh textures.

Credits

• Subtle White Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse

MCN: CJBV2-EFNWW-D5725

All available as prints/greetingcards/posters and canvas prints in my Redbubble shop. 

You can also order a custom calendar with your favourite images. Select the images you like in the order you want them to appear from January to December plus one extra for the cover page from the Spring section of my portfolio and send me an e-mail or bmail with your choices. The calendar can start any month you like. :-)