Girl with Bird's Nest

Sub Title: The Clock is Ticking

A suitable image for Easter you may think, but not so, this image is in fact about the body clock most women hear ticking away in their heads. I think women are more aware of their own bodies and also of the fact that their child bearing years are only for so long and that at a certain age having a child may be difficult if not impossible.

This is not to say that all women want children, but even just the possibility of still being able to have them if you want them. Hence the nest, which sits squarely on her head with the eggs prominently displayed the same way the idea of maybe having children one day is squarely in many women's heads.

However, nowadays having children also has become a 'fashion accessory', which is why the nest is shown like a chic little hat and why I've chosen a fashion style portrait for the model. Having children, self esteem and career are all intertwined if you are a woman. Having children often means a break if not a stop to a career, which changes your view of yourself. Suddenly, after being a woman with her own career and own 'life' you become a mother and nurturer, which changes relationships and your view on life.

The pocket watches symbolise the body clock ticking away inside...

Credits

Model

• Anya stock II by DxlogicL

Stock

• Egg nest by Basically-Birds
• egg stock 3 by hatestock
• Steampunk Objects 17 by pinkpaint-stock
• Stock 198 by sophia-T
• watch 5 by Luna-8-stock
• Stock- Dragon Pocket Watch by idolhands
• Stock- Gold Pocket Watch by idolhands
• Bows PNG by AWorldOfMagic by aworldofmagic

Backgrounds, Patterns and Textures

• Floral pattern by Snufver
• two week heat by CKdailyplanet
• Backblech 01 by sundel
• grunge textures 01 by buzillo-stock
  
• Daguerreo Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Of Mine Texture Set # 3 by Shadowhouse
• All Hallows Eve Texture Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes and Actions

• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set by Shadowhouse
• Feathers Brushes Set 1 by Falln-Stock
• Mesh Lace and Fringe Brushes by Falln-Stock
• Ropes n Chains Brushes by redheadstock
• 5 Floral Ornament Brushes by idealhut
• Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog

All other images,textures, brushes etc my own.

 MCN: CNLHA-SBTTY-2PB6J

Arthur - Photo Collage

King Arthur sleeping under the lake.

My all time favourite legend. I've been fascinated by it since I was a kid.


Photos:

Picture of a stone head (taken at Ely Cathedral)
Picture of a lily pond in the Botanical Gardens in Zagreb - both taken by Steve and now mine for a cup of coffee. :-)

Textures:

Three of the fabulous textures by Sirius-sdz
One of the Smoke textures by MySnapz

Where the Land Meets the Sea Shawl - Poncho - Capelet

I just bought this gorgeous cotton and linen mix yarn from the lovely Bev at Knitting4fun and had to make something special from it.


This is my own design and I am not quite sure if it's a poncho, shawl, shrug, capelet or a cowl. LOL It's so versatile and will slip over the shoulders or sit loosely round your neck. It might even fit looped round your neck twice, but I haven't tried that. Here are some ways to wear it:



Here you can see the yarn in detail with all the lovely shades of green and blue... YUM. The pattern is a fairly simple scallop lace pattern. It's easy to do and works well with this kind of yarn.

I've got the same yarn in pink and yellow (very soft yellow) so watch this space for more gorgeousness.