the road goes ever on

© Sybille Sterk

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

The words are by Tolkien from a song mentioned in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. There are various versions of it. The image was taken at the Gog Magog Hills in Cambridge. It's a lovely quote and it talks (to me) of adventure and new beginnings, of excitement and things beckoning. It's also a good metaphor for life, because no matter how much we want to stay sometimes, life goes on, which sometimes is a good thing and sometimes not so good, but we don't get to choose.

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 toBluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

not all those who wander are lost

© Sybille Sterk

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The words are by Tolkien from the poem from the poem All that is gold does not glitter, the image was taken at the Gog Magog Hills in Cambridge. I always loved the quote because it made me wonder about the world that is out there. It's the ultimate traveller's quote, well, there is one other... also by Tolkien, but that's for tomorrow. :-)

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 toBluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

Samsung Galaxy S4 case, cushion cover and framed print all on Society6

end of days

© Sybille Sterk
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This is an image I took at the end of a long hot day. The simplicity and light seemed to perfectly complement the poem of the same name that I wrote.

The extract reads:

everything's right here
and it's up to us
to make something worthwhile
to paint our life
in many shades of grey
in all the colours of the rainbow
to live through the ups and downs
to love all we can
until the end of days

 You can read the whole poem here.

All images and words used are my own, edited in 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).

The High Place

© Sybille Sterk
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This is a mystical high place where we make our choices and where everything is possible. There is mystery and hope and possibility and magic.

The image has been constructed from my own photographs using Photoshop and one of my freebies - Cool Vintage Curves available here - (I used golden sunrise). The original image had a boring sky so I added more clouds and the birds and played around with colour and textures.

Summer Hills Blues

© Sybille Sterk

All my own pictures. Taken in Cambridgeshire.

Words from my poem 'Blue':

"hold on to the memory

count each single lash

and the look in my eye

when we first met"

Summer Garden and Rockabilly

 

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A broken rake in my garden. I couldn't resist the wonderful rusty texture nor the beautiful shapes.

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Marguerites in a meadow. It was sooo hot that day and the light almost blinding.

Both 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).

Some Rockabilly fimo I made a little while ago and now finally managed to bake and glossify. :-) Soon to be made into bracelets and necklaces. Watch this space.

Summer - Grass in the Wind I and II

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These two are my favourite images from the weekend. I love the light/shadow play and the simplicity of the photographs. For me it's a window straight into a lazy Summer afternoon....

I am trying to make the most of the Summer holidays and the (so far) great weather. However, today it's raining. :-( Typical, it's the start of the Cambridge Rock Festival today...

Credits for Both Images

• Freebie Actions (Veruca Salt) by Apples & Sisters
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Odds and Ends Texture Set II by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/etc my own.