dreams in my Heart

for Beyond Beyond day one.

In Your Light..

Beyond-Beyond

Back and inspired by the next stage of Beyond Layers...Beyond Beyond!

Day 47 Polaroid Love...

This was so much fun...and I spent far too much time on it, playing, layer after layer...!

Day 49 Make a Colour Storyboard

This was taken on Friday before the Canada Day long weekend!

IPhone always at hand! 

Beyond Layers from Kim Klassen

Focus on Simplicity..

Six Word Memoir

There is something to be said for the ways in which our spirits connect and find all of the ways to share what we were intended to in this lifetime....our journey is always unique, but the way we all share it is universal....the right place at the right time, for all the right reasons...g.

Day 3, Beyond Layers Six Word Memoir

Beauty 'Photomontage'

I was recently asked (second hand request) to give a presentation on how I create my layered photo works...

'Beauty' is an example (simple) to illustrate the steps.

The imagery I tried to evoke was a reflection of the statue's symbolism and what she meant for me.  Created as a welcoming figure (but not really knowing this consciously at the time of the photograph); I added the warmth of the orange-red roses, with the almost rising up effect as if she were spreading open her palms and sharing the heat from below her feet...the texture layer with the word embedded "Beauty" was in the right place at the right time, don't you think?

Essentially the image is comprised of layers of images composited one atop the other and blended together using various blend modes in Photoshop. The 'grain' or textured layer is usually on the top. A variation to this might occur when the layer is below but the upper most layers are erased to reveal the texture below.

This Photo example:

Layer one: Image of carved statue "Welcome Figure" 'Beauty'

Layer two: Image of roses taken on the same day close to the statue

Layer three: Texture image.

If Birds Talked they ....

This is not the first time I have used this quote...perhaps it is the entire reference to birds that has me held captive by its beauty?

dreaming hummingbird ;)

A link back to Kim Klassen's blog.....love her inspiration and the brush "dream" compliments of her!

Captured Moment

They Are Back!

truth, Author Unknown

Welcome to One World One Heart 2010

Hiya's all! Please post your link to this blog post! There are two prizes consisting each of a set of original photocard illustrations. The recent posts below are an example. Enjoy All :) Entries will end on Feb 15th, 2010

bird of happiness

listen softly

Love is...

Connected Threads

Small Journals

Small journals I created recently. Using rubber stamp quotes from Quietfire Designs! A Friend Is, I Write You Letters and my favorite, The Face is the Mirror!

Diaphanous Wings

Diane's theme at Mixed Media Monday (Monday in Aussie ) is 'tell me a story'. My story is about Diane....a woman who has through her many years of art contribution helped to continuously draw many of us out of ourselves. The creative journey and process can be difficult at times but Diane always manages to impart a level of relaxed freedom...and yet still always challenged ;]

Thanks sweety!

gabrielle