the key is laughter

© Sybille Sterk

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

Another 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, Vintage Printable and Karen's Whimsy. I added my own flair and and imagination and a little magic to make this.

Inspired by this quote by Yakov Smirnoff, 'if love is the treasure, laughter is the key'. :-) Perfect quote to start the new year with. :-)

On Society6:

the message

© Sybille Sterk 

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

Image to illustrate my poem of the same name. New technique for me.

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

The font is Amatic.

On Society6

On Redbubble

and check out my images on metal plates available on displa.io

this wild life

© Sybille Sterk 

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

Photograph taken at Castle Hedingham. Edited in Photoshop. The quote is by Zane Grey. 

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. 

Edited with Photoshop.

Arrows, Sample Me by LaRue & Com from CreativeMarket

Font please show me love by dirt2

All available on Society6

Today Begins the Rest of Forever - 1000th Blog Post Special

© Sybille Sterk

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

Another of my inspirational, motivational posters. :-)

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop. Some patterns from Pixels & Icecream.

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). (See bottom of post for examples)

And, because this is the 1000th blog post, here's a little giveaway. I know not all of you are digital artists, however, if you are you might like this and if you're not, leave me a nice comment anyway to be in for a chance to win a little something. I will use a number generator to choose the winner on the 11th, exactly one week from today The comment has to be for this post, I will contact the winner by e-mail, so make sure you leave me an e-mail address or check back here on the 11th. 

This is what you can win:

The textures can be used for free by the winner, even for commercial work, however they cannot be given for free to anyone else or posted for gain as they are.

All available on Society6

Anew

© Sybille Sterk

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

Another typography design, this time with an inspirational quote. The fonts are True 2D outline and Peach Sundress.  The patterns are my own or from Pixels & Icecream as before.

All 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).

All from Society6

 

six degrees of desperation

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

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00304

Inspired by the phrase 'the six degrees of separation' and my poem of the same name here

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

If not now, when?

© Sybille Sterk

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

All my own images.

The photo was taken in Cambridgeshire (near Balsham) and edited in Photoshop with my own textures. The quote is from graffiti I saw on a chimney a while back. I always loved it.

I couldn't decide which version I liked better - colour or black and white, so I am posting both. I felt that each had a different message. For me the black and white image seems to come from a place of despair and the quote seems to be a last ditch attempt to save what can be saved, whereas the colour version seems to carry a feeling of excitement and the quote appears to be full of wonder.

What do you think? Which version do you like better?

Safe Worlds

MCN: C22B9-46MH4-9AKP3

We're all trying to build safe worlds, for ourselves and our children, women, especially mothers even more so than everyone else. This is the unattainable dream.

See also my poem suspended

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0235

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

Red Shoes

MCN: CEDRS-1EF6S-KVMRC

The fairy tale The Red Shoes is one of the most disturbing and scary ones I know. Andersen wrote a few of those.... however, the picture of the red shoes is one I keep coming back to in my mind. Here's a poem I wrote called plans that I felt worked with the picture.

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images

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