The Crow's Treasures

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This is a digital collage of images from various (vintage) resources, including some I bought, some which are in the public domain and some from The Graphics Fairy. I added my own flair and and imagination and a little magic to make this. 

It tells a story. What do you think it is about?

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A new poem and a picture to go with it. All my own photographs plus free and bought resources. 

You can read the poem here.

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dreams and visions

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I am not sure if I can explain this one or if it even should be explained. Flower petals (peony) a small snail shell and a feather. Dreams and visions are made of very little that's substantial, at least in a material sense, they require us to withdraw into ourselves (shell) and find our wings, so we can float like petals off a blossom in an inner space that grants us dreams and visions... 

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

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New Series: dreaming

emotion: wishes

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emotion: desire

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emotion: fulfillment

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I am still playing with feathers, not quite sure why, but there is something about them that inspires me. This is a series of images about emotion. The feathers were picked up whenever I saw one lying on the ground, mostly pigeon but there are a couple of blackbird feathers amongst them. 

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

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All is not as it seems

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This was a little toy, no bigger than an inch, that I photographed with my new macro lenses. It reminded me of Tim Burton's Nightmare at Christmas and the mood in the film which never quite managed scary but always seemed gentle and loving to me. So this is my hommage to Tim Burton, one of my favourite film makers. :-)

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

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Pierced

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Image I took recently in the woods around Cambridge (near Byron's Pool, Grantchester). I stuck two feathers into the bark of an old oak. The feathers had been lying at the bottom of the tree trunk.

The words are from my poem truths to be found in the rain

rain drops tattooed the window pane
when I knew
the only truth to be found in this life
is the one carved out from your own skin

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

Almost Rock, Paper, Scissors

Almost Rock, Paper, Scissors

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A  variation on my rock, paper, scissors theme. There is something magical and almost occult about this game. The feather seemed the perfect addition. I wonder how it would fit into the game? Would it beat all the others, sort of like a joker? When could you use it? Why would you use it? For really important issues, sort of get one win in a hundred free? :-)

What do you think? I'd love to hear your ideas. :-) ♥

All my own images except for polaroid frames which are courtesy of fuzzimo

Hope is the thing with feathers...

 

 

 

...that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all. (Emily Dickinson)

This image was inspired by the Godess Ma'at (see here) as she is described in Tad Williams' Otherland series.

'The dead person's heart was placed on a scale, balanced by the feather of Ma'at.'

Normally Ma'at is represented by an ostrich feather, however, in this case I've used crow feathers as they worked better with my overall image - note the small hieroglyph in the bottom right-hand corner.

Credits

Model 1

• Stock-79 by Dagwanoenyent-Stock

Model 2

• Stock-135 by Dagwanoenyent-Stock

Stock

• Crow Feather Wings Stock by RockStock

Textures

• Dark Classic Gray by Shadowhouse
• Square 88 Aged Parchment by Shadowhouse
• Square-152 by Shadowhouse
• Hazy Shade of Winter from 6 Faves Of Mine Texture Set # 2 by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/stock/brushes my own.

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Seashells by the Seashore - Mobile

This is a present for Steve. It's his birthday today. :-)

The large shells and the razor clam shells plus the feather are from Holme Beach, the rest - recycled glass beads, sea glass, fossil, sea urchin and other shells and the lava cube beads - are from my stash. I've used two types of hemp, metallic thread and gunmetal wire to attach everything to the aluminium hand shaped hanger.

It was fun to make and I am considering to make some more. I'll have to go to the beach again to collect some more shells and feathers first though. If you're interested in a mobile like this, let me know. :-)

Svaha - Photo Manipulation

 

 

This is the illustration to my poem. Both were inspired by a Charles de Lint novel of the same name. In the novel 'Svaha' = (SVA-ha) means the time between when you see the lightning and when you hear the thunder - (Native American, tribe unknown).

Although a little research showed that this may be a myth and that the name is actually of Indian origin and is used as a mantra or the name of a goddess or both...

However, to accomodate both ideas (although I prefer the first one) I added both to the poem and image.

The novel is pretty good, and I just love the idea of that moment when you see the lighting and wait for the roar of the thunder. A pretty special moment as far as I am concerned.... :-)

Credits
Model

• Stock-1 by nanfe-stock

Backgrounds and Textures

• Bubble web by Alison Ashwell
• Moonchilde Nebula. 29th by Mithgariel
• Lightning Graphic 2 by SB-Photography-Stock
• Unreleased Texture 1 V2 by Sirius-sdz
• Texture 161 by Sirius-sdz
• Texture 98 by Sirius-sdz
• Texture 157 by Sirius-sdz

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Feather Brushes PS - 01 by silinias
• Glitter + Sparkles Brushes by redheadstock
• Star Brushes by kuschelirmel-stockn

All other images/textures my own.

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Origami Butterfly and Peacock Feather

Two new designs, available both as prints and in my new Envelop shop.

Origami Butterfly

Credits:

• Metal Texture, Mihraystock
• Silk Stock 1, Gild-a-Stock
• Wind, CKDailyplanet
• Nr 11, Angelia61-stock

All other parts are painted in Corel Painter.

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Peacock Feather

Credits:

• psychosomatic texture by Princess-of-Shadows
• Grunge Texture 04 by goodtextures
• Antique1 by SheisprettyStock

All other parts of the image were created in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

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