Let there be light

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Another image from my 1/52 Project. This is 4/52. The frame is made from old Indian fabric printing blocks.

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Chinese Lantern

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I just love the stark branches of winter with a few berries leftover like little treasures. :-)

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0108

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Lady Godiva

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This image was inspired by the legend of Lady Godiva:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva. After trying to persuade her husband to lift the oppressive taxation she finally ended up giving in to his challenge and riding naked through the town 'clothed in her hair' to get him to lift the taxes.

From that original idea I went on to think how women have used their hair to hide behind, to 'embellish' themselves, and the legend of witches who stopped being witches when their hair was cut off. Seems there's magic in hair, as it is one of our greatest weapons still and used in all sorts of ways to entice people to do what we want, which makes hair a double edged sword.

Another image created with a stock image of the beautiful Jessica Truscott (Faestock).

Credits

Model

• Red silk13 by faestock

Textures

• Vintage Oil Painting Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Hair Brushes Set 6 by Falln-Brushes
• hair brushes by WCS-Wildcat

All other images/textures/brushes my own. Created with Photoshop.

Hearts for Valentine's Day

I’ve seen all those Valentine’s cards popping up on RB and thought I’d share all my heart images with you. Most will look great on a card and make an alternative to the often too cute ones you find in the shops:












Hmmm, seems I really have a thing about hearts. LOL Something for everyone’s taste I hope. :-) ♥

Like, like, LIKE - Jewellery on Etsy

Here are some things I found on Etsy and I like, like, LIKE them. LOL

 Feel free to copy the little banner and add a collection of your favourite handmade items to your blog. Send me a link if you do. We have to support each other! :-)

This shop is called Baronyka and it has some fabulous, interesting and imaginative jewellery...

Some of my favourites:

I love the geometric designs and fabulous texture of the items in this fab shop: StudioMETHODE

 You can't beat simplicity, hearts or cherryblossoms, perfect for Valentine's Day: HapaGirls

 I'll try and do one of these posts once a month. :-)

Secret Heart

 

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This is an image I took for the 1/52 project although I didn't use it in the end but used a different shot. The shot is of the reflection of a heart necklace I made for a commission. The heart is made from bronze wire, a red bead and handmade barbed wire chain. :-)

The image is named after the necklace - everybody has a 'secret heart' they hide from most of the people in their lives, but it's that heart that makes them who they are. Meaning, we often don't really know the people in our lives all that well.

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images use this code: SYST-0099

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Dragonfly

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This was a photo of a necklace I made for a friend a while back (the necklace is made from vintage chains, vintage beads and charms and mostly semi-precious beads although a few are crystal).  I wanted a mysterious, tragic mood for this image so it is heavily edited and colour adjusted to give a vintage 'film noir' feel.

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images  use this code: SYST-0097

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

All my licensing images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

Rockabilly

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I've always loved this stock image. It's so cool, but I couldn't think of anything to do with it, because it was perfect as it was, however, then this idea came to me. It reminds me of the scene in Gone with the Wind where Scarlett makes herself a dress from the drawing room curtains. I love the make and mend idea behind this and the fun red shoes. A girl doing for herself and having fun whilst doing so. :-)

Credits

Model

• white-5 by xstockx

 Texture

• Soft-n-Gray from 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/brushes my own. Created with Photoshop.

Thumbelina

 

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Another one in my fairy tales themed images... Came to me when I was playing around with Tilt-Shift.

I remember how I felt when I was a kid and the world seemed so big. It's still big now but in different ways. I wanted my Thumbelina to reflect a more up-to-date image of a 'small' woman - I wanted her to look strong and in charge of the part of world she is inhabiting, not intimidated by it, but mastering it. Maybe it's wishful thinking on the other hand maybe it's inspiring to those of us not quite there yet. :-)

Credits

Model

• Blue Wind Preview by faestock

Textures

• Photo Tints Overlay Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• hair brushes by WCS-Wildcat
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Grunge Border Bars by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

All my licensing images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

Secret Heart II and more jewellery

I thought it was time to show off some jewellery again. This is 

 Secret Heart II

A commission that made its way across the pond yesterday. It's always been one of my favourite designs. I love the barbed wire chain and the caged heart. Sad, I know.

Here it is once before the oxidisation process, just the bare bronze and then again, oxidised and packed, ready to go. This design takes forever and caused me some very sore fingers. Each part on it, except for the wire (different gauges) and the bead, is made by me. Each barbed wire link takes about 10 minutes to make. The wire heart took me most of an afternoon. Even the jumprings are handmade.

 Dragonfly Necklace

This was a present for my friend Helen back in October. I am so pleased with how this turned out. Different chains, different mostly semi precious beads and vintage chains and charms (apart from the swallow at the bottom. Click on it to see a larger version.

A Walk in the Woods

Christmas present for my friend Caroline over on Uniqart. I love wooden beads and seedpod beads and have accumulated quite a few of them (as you can see). I've used every singel one of them plus everyhting else that fitted with the theme including paper beads, fabric beads, Kashmiri beads, a little vintage bear bead, a glass heart, semi precious beads, mother of pearl, horn....

Viking Ships

Christmas present for my friend Helen... She loves blues and purples. The colours reminded me of the sea and the ships on it, hence Viking Ships. Wooden and glass beads, vintage and new, lava and kimono fabric beads, resin and semi precious, even a sead pod or two.

Pomegranate

Pinks and greens and reds... another Christmas present for my friend Liz. :-) Her favourite colours and all the beads I had in those exactl colours. LOL

Pink Eruption

Final jewellery Christmas present for another Caroline. :-) This was one of my silver art clay experiments I liked. I loved the heavy texture on it and thought it worked really well with the pink Calcedony.

That's it (for now anyway). I am always open for commissions, even with older pieces. Just send me an e-mail and ask, if there's something you fell in love with and just have to have. :-)

The Open Road

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This was taken whilst driving home one day (I wasn't driving, just in case you're wondering). I loved the vista and the promise of the open road. A sort of Thelma & Louise feeling...

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0096

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.