borders
what have we come to? geographically, monetarily, spiritually, racially, sexually, ... laws for this… laws for that….all i see are borders…..........
borders belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, Core [C.O.R.E], Gay Men, ImageWriting (2/24) and Video Montage Group Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Nancy Stafford
great artwork very nicely done. i love the way you did this..
butchart replied
thanks so much nancy.. i appreciate it…....b
Carlos Teófilo
Magnific my friend Butch.
butchart replied
thank you carlos.. i’m happy you like it….....b
eon .
Power Image B. Nice One. Metaphysically are you feeling protective? ( ’ – ))
butchart replied
thanks M8… no..more like being protected from…............ there is a plethora of Do Not Enter signs in every aspect of our lives…....b
margpie
powerful image B, and very true about life, but, it is the borders we put around ourselves that are the most dangerous ones :)
butchart replied
thank you Marina.. and a great point…. when does self preservation cross the line and become self harm…..how open can we be …. lots to think about eh???
Juilee Pryor
and all there really is is brothers and sisters too of course…nice image…. works really well….
butchart replied
well said juilee…... and thank you…... i appreciate you…LOTS…......b
Brad MacDuff
Fences are erected to protect individuals from the problems outside the borders – geographically, emotionally,and physically. The problems don’t go away, they simply find means of scaling the walls…. which grow higher in response, sharper, and meaner.. Beautiful shot and insights my friend.
butchart replied
thank you brad…. do our own fences arise from running into societal/cultural fences? how can we as unique individuals protect ourselves and at the same time open our selves to new experiences and energies? when does self preservation become self harm….......
Christopher Bi...
awesome bu! love it. love that you have given yourself a voice too!!!!!!!......c xxxxxxx
butchart replied
ah.. Chris… when have you ever known me NOT to blather on about one thing or another…lol…...... thank you so much my friend… you are loved….......b
Mechellerene
Hmmmm…. this has me really thinking this morning b… great piece of work.
butchart replied
thanks M… sorry to make you work so hard first thing…... :)
i always appreciate what you have to say….......b
Damien Venditti
art to open the thought process i like it Butch … you’ve done very well with this
hopefully the more borders there are the more determine we are in overcoming them
butchart replied
thank you damien… i hope that too… i guess we all need to start with ourselves eh?.........................b
darkestartist
you couldn’t be more right on this…they tell us the fences are to keep the bad out but i think it’s to keep us all in and subdued…fear is an excellent control
butchart replied
thanks J…... i appreciate it.. whats goin on?
mklau
A powerful and strong message butch
butchart replied
michael… it is SO good to see you… how are you doing? and thank you for the kind words….....b
blamo
reminds me of a cannon laced with barbed wire ….................. b
butchart replied
i always love your point of view…. thanks tone…...b
blamo
reminds me of a cannon laced with barbed wire ….................. b
Lior Goldenberg
Powerful statement and treatment!
butchart replied
thank you my friend….....b
lianne
Wow Butch my dearest – that barbed wire is the most incredibly powerful statement! Borders, divisions, bias, disagreements – so much separates us from each other when just the opposite should be true. Phenomenal image my sweet friend- very compelling!!!
butchart replied
ahh … nobody says what’s in their heart better than you… or writes a better comment… thank you so much… i love you…....b
navybrat
awesome compo!! luv it B!!
butchart replied
thank you Jotham… i appreciate it very much…. we seem to be visiting the darkside eh? lol…........b
richepix
Very powerful image and description. Even in so called free countries; people in positions of power do not like freedom. It undermines their position and makes them like the rest of us.
What is the saying? Power corrupts…......
butchart replied
thank you my firend.. and i appreciate your insight… i think the saying should include “and the corrupt take power”...........b
Brad MacDuff
Fences are sometimes necessary – but so are gates.
butchart replied
without the dark.. we have no light…... :)
artist4peace
babee…...b utiful !
lol[-;
butchart replied
hellllllllllllllllo…D….......... and thank you… big kiss…...b
TextureoftheSin
Great processing – a thought provoking statement
butchart replied
thank you tots… i appreciate it… i like when my art encourages people to think… you are very kind…....b
theyellowfury
Ooooooooooo, you can’t beat barbed wire for looking nasty.
Nice work homey.
butchart replied
thanks simon.. i appreciate it friend….. barbed wire is pretty nasty eh?.........b
meltaylor
Wonderful message in this image, bu!!
Love it!!
mel
butchart replied
thank you mel…. how’s the breathing these days….. miss you…..b
Keith Reesor
Amazing work…...b !!
butchart replied
thank you K i appreciate it very much… and congratulations on your feature… well deserved…..b
liesbeth
We had to have duality in order to know we prefer to be without it…. it ’s good to see images like these to make us think… it can make a difference for yet another soul who wakes-up..
butchart replied
thank you so much lizzy… your encouragement means a lot… i like when my art makes people think…......b
Mel Brackstone
And there are more and more of them popping up all the time. Thank goodness we have the net to allow some of us to jump over them without too much trouble. I can’t slip between the barbed wire b,but I can see that there’s a gap….and where there’s a gap, there’s a chance….
butchart replied
thank goodness indeed mel…. i treasure being able to view and enjoy all of the incredibly talented visionaries around the globe…..... and thank you …...b
ein22
I personally feel that borders are becomming to easy of a tool to isolate society in their “pidgeon posts.” Because of politics, religion and racial discrimination too many barriers are being made to seperate instead of intergrate. If there were a more physiological ideal, and simplier lifestyle I think the need for borders would be less then now in this richly materialistic world.
Thought provoking Butch.
Andrew
butchart replied
i couldn’t agree more andrew… we need to look at each other as individuals again.. face to face…... heart to heart…...... not checkbook to checkbook.. nor bible to holy word….......... thank you my friend…...b
MuscularTeeth
borders and boxes and isms.
life my friend can be hard.
butchart replied
but then there is the bubble… no borders…just open hearts and hands….:)
MuscularTeeth
ooh that sounds good. should be like a bubble motto or something.
butchart replied
artists without borders…..
CanDuCreations
Awesome work
butchart replied
thank you again.. i appreciate it… peace and light…..b
Solomon Walker
great imagery!
butchart replied
yes… this one really spoke to me… thank you solomon…........b
Cora Wandel
A great image to express your sentiment with, excellent work!
butchart replied
thanks so much cora….i am slowly getting around to adding a few of my images that i think would benefit your wonderful group…....... peace and light…....b
Cora Wandel
butchart
thank you cora.. always an honour to be featured in your group…..b