ACEO...The Weeping Man

This is an art card using digital collage elements from the Haeckel images, DaVinci drawings, Galileo drawings and my own photograph and elements.
Size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

The base photograph is of an old tobacco barn way past it's prime and covered in Kudzu vines and moss. This photo was over saturated to get the intense colors. There was an evening sun and reflection on my lens that I softened and accented to get the surreal glow.

There are approximately four layers using different vintage elements. I have used different degrees of transparency brushes on each to achieve the proper effect.

After each card is printed I add touches of micro glitter in various places to make each trading card a one of a kind. I sign and date the cards on the back and send them in a cellophane sleeve for protection.

This is for sale with others in my Etsy shop:) Shameless promotion I know...but if you don't promote your self...who will?:)

Perfectly Petite Yet Primitive Charlottes

These are such small primitive little Charlotte's. They are flat on the back and are less than one inch in length. I just love how they turned out. Each is so unique in color and form.
So you ask...What do you do with such little pieces?

Before I show you what Susan of Starsb117.etsy.com has created with the little girls...I thought you might like a glimpse into the firing process of these small treasures. This photo shows the end of the reduction firing. These pieces have been in the chamber for twenty minutes and as the air re-enters the chamber colors shift and change dramatically.

The reds become brighter as they cool down, and the matte pieces shift to coppers and blues.

Now for the promised piece that Susan has beautifully collated into the most unique piece...

She says of her creation...."This sweet little beauty is encased in a 1 inch in diameter watch casing,it also has a bit of moss to add to the magic,along with a sweet tiny glass flower,this will come with a pretty silk sari ribbon to hang on,I love the whimsical quality of it,hope you enjoy,and thanks for looking!! "

If you click on the title above you will go directly to Susan's shop to find this piece and other wonderful treasures to purchase for your Holiday shopping needs.

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!!

Oscar Crow and His Steampunk Jewelry and Artful Curiosities Show!

Harry continues to overwhelm me with his inclusion of my raku treasures with in his newly made treasures. I love the bird in flight wrapped around one of my raku beads!!

Click on the title above to go to Oscar Crow for visual delights and unique one of a kind presents...Christmas is just around the corner!!

Having Fun With Digital Alterations Again:)

ACEO...Inner Space Dreams of Perfection

This is an art card using digital collage. Original base photo was taken this year at the Pine Knoll Shore Aquarium at the North Carolina coast.

Inside low light shots are tough. I thought this one was a throw away, it is not in focus, the coloring to bright. But I rarely get rid of any photo...have found through experience that I can find a use for it somewhere down the line. I love a challenge:)

With some digital slight of hand this became a wonderful bright light sepia. Using an altered vintage image of an octopus, one of my vintage clock face images and digital copy of a page from a precious little book called Dreams that I bought recently from www.jmozart.etsy.com ... it came together.

I am pleased with the salvage of the photo. It is a Dream-scape with a real life creature. There is still so much to explore on our own little world:)


Size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

My Muse Made Me Do It!!!

Can you believe the creativity of these artists? Wonderfully magical...and Strange at times. Hope you will click on the title above and visit all the shops in this treasury. Front page would be a great present for all these artists:) Would love it if you have time to comment too:)

Another Cindy Chavez Inspired Design...I Give My Heart Freely OOAK Statement Necklace

I Give My Heart Freely Assemblage Art Doll OOAK

From wondrousstrange

OOAK Steampunk Talisman...taliswoman. She is on a beaded foundation with cotton fiber to soften the edges. She wears a small beaded crown. Frosted glass heart is held in hand.

Three found rusty components, ceramic face with copper foil, raku red bead on body, cowrie shell, glass and crystal beads, silver plate wings. Backed with cotton fabric.

Measures 3 x 4 1/2 inches. It is strung with a gorgeous 30 inch hand died silk ribbon made by fellow Etsian shop...QueenCreekSupply.

She is now in my Etsy shop for sell.

Undiscovered....What a Shame!!!

I can hardly believe these are Undiscovered Treasures on Etsy! Of course many are new shops...but what creations there are to find...if you take time to look:)

Click on the title above to go to the treasury page. Would love to see a comment either here or there as to your favorite shop:)

Dreamscape Earth

Click on title above for a visual treat from each of these innovative Etsy artists!

Voids,Space,Cosmos,Super Nova and Our Pale Blue Dot....

These new pieces just cry out Cosmos to me , and remind me of how much I miss the presence of Carl Sagan. From Black Holes to Super Nova, he brought the Universe to us in terms all could understand. His dream to have every one connect with the vastness of the Universe was realized with the series Cosmos. And the image of the Pale Blue Dot....
We are so small in the grand scheme of things...but within our minds the infinite can unfold. And through an artist's eyes... dreams can become tangible.