The Writer's Feathers

© Sybille Sterk

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

Writer's needs special feathers, also called quills. Sometimes it may appear as if the ink they use is in fact heart blood.

 This is a combo of lots of textures and vintage public domain images plus my own photograph, edited and mixed up in Photoshop.

There are two more to come in the next few days. In the meanwhile this one is available as prints and other merchandise in the usual outlets. :D

Mixed Feathers

© Sybille Sterk

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

I love feathers. Nothing new there. LOL This is a combo of lots of textures and vintage public domain images plus my own photograph, edited and mixed up in Photoshop.

There are three more to come in the next few days. In the meanwhile this one is available as prints and other merchandise in the usual outlets. :D

Icarus Series

Yearning

Flight

Falling

All © Sybille Sterk

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

This is a series of three. 

I have a thing about feathers and flying. I am terrified of heights and suffer from vertigo, so I have always felt jealous of birds who have wings and hollow bones that allow them to fly so they never have to fear falling, or rather smashing into the ground. There is such an amazing beauty in watching a bird in flight. Such freedom and happiness. 

The first of the three images is about the yearning when you look up and wish yourself to be in the sky amongst the clouds.

The second of the three images is about the gift of flight, being there and feeling the air holding you up.

The third and last of the three images is about the falling, not such a scary thing when you're a bird but terrifying for me.

All three images are edited photographs of feathers. I removed the colour and reduced them to a strong contrast black and white image, then overlaid them with a texture to remove even more of the original photograph before I added subtle colour back into the images. I wanted to create the feeling of Dürer's engravings.

All other images and textures my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

Available on Society6:

On Redbubble you can also get stickers and kids/baby clothes of the first two:

The Way Back

© Sybille Sterk Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

Illustration to go with my poem. The feathers and flowers are my own photographs, the little feather is a brush. 

Credit: ink flats detail by Loadus

Font: Amatic

Words: by me, full poem can be read here

All other images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

On Society6 below: