Through the lense...Imagination is Seen!

I dearly love doing treasuries!! I find such creativity and beauty...it always brightens my day! Inspiration and imagination abound. These Etsy artists are worthy of checking out. Some are friends, others will be in my favorites to check out on a regular basis to see their newly listed treasures.

If you click on the title of my blog post you should be magically transported to the treasury page. Then click on each of the photos to go to each shop of wonder!! Have fun...they are amazing artists...you will get lost in their creations!!

Hope you will take time to comment either here or there:) Thanks Bunches!!

A Cabinet of Curiosities...

I recently opened a new Etsy shop. I am dedicating this shop to vintage botanical and animal illustrations...and art made from these images.

I am in awe of the work of Ernst Haeckel. Here is a detail of his Animal Print of Amphoridea. My mind is boggled at the potential for translating these images to what ever medium that I am working in. If I were into fashion and the bridal industry the amphoridea at top left would have to be incorporated as lace and pearls into a bridal cap and veil...or maybe the head dress of an Ice Princess?

Blows me away that these are sketches of living organisims. You will have to visit the shop to see just what I am talking about.

I wanted to thank Elsie at http://namaste-elsiee.blogspot.com/ for featuring one of my prints and bringing attention to the new shop. I will send one free digital image to anyone who blogs about these jawdropping images at my shop....acabinetofcuriosities.etsy.com. Just let me know about the blog and the image you choose for your time and effort to help me promote the shop.