Heart of Winter

© Sybille Sterk 

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

A picture I took a while ago to try out a lens. It wasn't quite right so I went to town on it. Now it's probably one of my favourite images from this year. :D

Edited with textures and overlays and lots of curve adjustments and other lovely stuff in Photoshop. 

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Love Hurts

© Sybille Sterk

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

Taken in my garden a couple of days ago. This image of a Berberis branch has been taken with my macro lens. I loved the play of light on the branch and in the background. Colour adjustments and a couple of textures.

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).

Seeds

© Sybille Sterk

To go with my poem of the same name seeds

Model

Jessica Truscott

Brushes

Hair brush set by para-vine

BLACKTHORN brush by fiendallah

Thorn & Thistle Brush Set by Kendra Schaefer

Hearts for Valentine I

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Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00121

Caught

A few days ago we had one of the really rare beautifully sunny days this winter. Crisp blue sky and wonderful light. Too good an opportunity to miss, so I cut a tiny heart garland from plain white paper (as you do) and stuck it in the rose bush (and various other vegetation) in my garden. (See below).

Of course I couldn't quite leave it alone, although I loved the photograph before all the edits, I love it even more with them... :-)

MCN: C31MU-WJN96-S7M6X

Hearts in the Wind

This time I hung the garland from the lilac bush. :-)

All photographs, textures etc my own.

All my licensing 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).

New T-shirts!

MCN: CTTQR-JXJ3C-VLLTE

 

MCN: CMNFK-TMGDB-6UCRQ

A new t-shirt design - it's something I was working on when my computer was kaputt (on actual paper!). :-)

The design is available with a white outline for dark colours and with a black outline for lighter t-shirt and hoodie colours. There are lots of colours available for the different t-shirt shapes and hoodies, see below.

Bitter-Bitter - Triptych - Photo Manipulation

 

 

 

 Inspired by one of my favourite poems (which is not half as depressive as it sounds):

In the Desert

by Stephen Crane

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter – bitter", he answered,
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

I chose a pretty model instead of a 'beast' because I wanted to emphasise the way we sometimes let ourselves be overwhelmed by our emotions and end up 'eating our own heart' and like it.

Credits

Model 1

• Mask 4 by AttempteStock

Model 2

• ayot 1 by AttempteStock

Stock

• burn me up by sull
• heart yarn by Almasa-stock
• Thorny Locust by Stock-by-Kai
• Free blood splatter textures by khaosdog

Backgrounds and Textures

• Very blue sky and clouds by Sinned-angel-stock
• STOCK BG 37 by MaureenOlder
• landscape 27 by night-fate-stock
• sky 6 by night-fate-stock
• remember by CKdailyplanet
• Old Paper Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Dark Classic Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Entropy Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Layer Overlay/Mask Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Thorns by midnightstouch
• Hair brush set by para-vine

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

MCN: CVFK5-JAWMJ-9X6BU

Deep Roots

 

 

 

Illustration to accompany my poem of the same name.

Credits

Model 1

• Weirdface 3 by Sinned-angel-stock

Model 2

• Corpse Bride (centre image) by faestock

Stock

• Old letter stock by rustymermaid-stock
• Letters 3 by ph34rthecuteones
• The Thorn by SmileForGooper
• Thorny by echoraz
• Thorny Locust by Stock-by-Kai
• Drops by Aramisdream
• Lightning Graphic 2 by SB-Photography-Stock
• Spiders weave too -stock- by DimondDoves

Backgrounds and Textures

• Stock 103 by UmbraDeNoapte-Stock
• dunes 5 by darkw0lf09stock
• premade 19 by night-fate-stock
• Stormy by SheisprettyStock
• Bubbles by Feyd-Rautha3
• texture012 by buzillo-stock
• Oriental Textures Pk8 (texture 7) by inspyretash-stock
• back is turned by CKdailyplanet
• Trials and Tribulations by dazzle-textures

Brushes

• Handwriting Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock

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

MCN: C995B-HXUWR-EEQGV

Kate - Photo Manipulation

 

 

 

 Inspired by Shakespeare's Taming the Shrew.

Kate is another of my favourite heroines. I love her spirit and passion.
Here's a quote to get you in the mood:

You are called plain Kate,
And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst;
But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom
Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate,
For dainties are all Kates, and therefore, Kate,
Take this of me, Kate of my consolation.

(The Taming of the Shrew, 2. 1)

Part of my Shakespeare's Heroines series

Credits
Model

• Happy Halloween - Mummy XI by fetishfaerie-stock

Stock

• Place 163 - stairs to light by Momotte2stocks
• Thorny Locust by Stock-by-Kai
• Raining Petals 0050 by Akuard-Stock

Textures

• Silk Stock 1 by gild-a-stock
• Texture 06 by Wu-KillahD
• texture 26 by aleeka-stock
• Fire Stock by Zuziza
• Rusty Scratches Texture 3 by Bound-By-Leather
• Backblech 01 by sundel
• 218 by DadiLights
• Texture IV by IllusionalReality
• Free blood splatter textures by khaosdog

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Lace mix by NadinePau-stock

All other images and textures are my own.

 

MCN: CR5S9-Q6M9W-PF944

Handbags: Pink Funhouse and Thorny Rose

My first knitted/crocheted/felted bags.

I am so pleased for them as I'd never felted in the washing machine before, but I am very happy with how they both turned out.

Pink Funhouse Bag

Sorry guys, I just really like Pink - the band - especially the new album, which of course is called Funhouse. :-)

The bag has been knitted with 100% wool in a pale pink and trimmed with a variegated 100% wool yarn at the top. The rose is a mix of the two yarns. It closes with a little button on the inside and is unlined.


It's a fairly small bag, but perfect for a night out. :-) If you need exact measurements, just drop me a line. It will go into my Etsy shop by the end of the week and will cost around £25.


Thorny Rose Bag

Don't worry, there aren't any real thorns, just knitted ones. :-)


The bag was knitted from 100% wool in a French navy blue and a lovely bright right.


Above you can see one of the roses in detail. On the top right is the closure that slips over the centre rose to securely hold the bag closed. On the bottom left you can see that the strap of the bag is lined with a organza ribbon. The bottom right picture shows the little pocket inside.

The bag can be held by the strap or you can put the strap over your shoulder. It's not a huge bag, but you can fit quite a lot inside.

Like the other bag it will go into my Etsy shop by the end of the week. The cost will be around £40 + P&P.