Calyptra

Selkie
Calyptra by Selkie
  • Poisonlolly

    Poisonlolly

    this is too beautiful! :) in a glance, it looks like a broken doll.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Poisonlolly! :)

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    wow, dear sister~ this is amazingly gorgeous…. beautiful… dreamy…. dark and angelic at once…. seriously an incredible self portrait… xoxoxo

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so much, Sis – you always have the most lovely comments! I had a wonderful time working on this one :). xoxox

  • kimangeline

    kimangeline

    that’s AMAZING!!!! love it beautiful woman!!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Kim! xo

  • Matt Adamik

    Matt Adamik

    Simply lovely! Well done!

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks so much, Matt!

  • Jordan Busson

    Jordan Busson

    Incredible and deliciously dark. Truly amazing work.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you very much, Elucidate – i like “deliciously dark”. ;)

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    oh – wow – butterflygirl
    this is really lovely.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, hsien-ku! I adore your work so much…

  • -Lilith-

    -Lilith-

    Wonderful Selkie! Love the treatment and the framing…

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Lilith! xx

  • Louise. C. Thomas

    Louise. C. Thomas

    This is absolutely my FAVORITE of all your pics I have ever favorited!! Just breath-taking! xx

  • Selkie replied

    Well thank you so much, Lou :).

  • PatriciaLM

    PatriciaLM

    This is brilliantly captured… the treatment is awesome … and just beautiful….Patricia :-))

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks very much Patricia!

  • Lynsye Medalia

    Lynsye Medalia

    MOTHRA!!!!! Sorry couldn’t resist screaming that! LOL

    I do really love this one…there’s a rough gentleness to it. The pose is fantastic!

  • Selkie replied

    Hahaha! I was a SERIOUS Mothra fan as a child. My grandmother actually knitted me a Mothra blanket…no joke. Thank you so much, Lynsye ;)

  • Louise. C. Thomas

    Louise. C. Thomas

    The chrysalis crack of your
    Beautiful spine, the
    Line of your cheek
    Just devine by design,

    I feel your hush-flutter as
    You enter a room,
    Something frantic and silent that
    Sucks deep from the gloom,

    I’d daub my eyes with
    Your powdered wing,
    And dare not speak of the
    Beautiful things;

    To be found in your gowns
    In the folds of your skin,
    This creep of the night,
    This dark beauty within…

  • Selkie replied

    Just absolutely lovely, Lou – i’m so honoured you’d write this…it’s gorgeous and dark and ethereal…le sigh…xoo

  • Louise. C. Thomas

    Louise. C. Thomas

    You are more than welcome, after all, it wouldn’t exist without you :) xo

  • Selkie replied

    xoxo

  • Barbara Glatzeder

    Barbara Glatzeder

    Eerie image, wonderfully put together … I was so fascinated I actually went and read up about those moths, a bit later ;-) ......eeeee

  • Selkie replied

    They are a bit “eeeee”, aren’t they ;).
    Thanks so much Barbara!

  • Elizaday

    Elizaday

    Mothra! She who could stand eye to eye with Godzilla :)

  • Selkie replied

    That’s right, heh. ;)

  • ghumphr1

    ghumphr1

    the moment before everything happens i think – fantastic piece – xXx

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, xXx :)

  • terugvanver

    terugvanver

    unique thinking

  • Selkie replied

    Why thank you – that’s a wonderful compliment.

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    Gorgeous. Tell us more about the myth!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, J :). Actually there is no myth regarding the Vampire Moth, but if there was, i would imagine that when one bites you, you turn into a beautiful vampire that can morph into a moth that is too smart to bash itself up against a lightbulb and instead SHUNS the light, looking for juicy human victims instead :)

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    wow Selkie…Love the Darkness, and the grains here….very Powerful SHOT..LOVE it!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so very much, jacqi ;). . oxoxoox

  • Holly Ringland

    Holly Ringland

    gaggh… the symbolism here is so powerful zo… the wild hair, the shadow over the face… the wings! what never fails to amaze me about your work is incredibly loud and strong the narrative of your art is. i soak the stories into me like i’m lowering myself into the pool of them… i love what you do, lovely lady xxx

  • Selkie replied

    God i love your comments, Holly :). Thank you so very much…and yes, i am having a blast with these! xoxoxoxo

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    awesomely creative concept and treatment! love it! :)

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Jen :D

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Great concept and result! Stunning work Selkie!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so very much, Denis!

  • T SOUL

    T SOUL

    My goodness, how dramatic!!!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Soul! xo

  • Geoffrey Dunn

    Geoffrey Dunn

    mental note to self: be even nicer to butterflies

    wow!

  • Selkie replied

    Be nicer to moths, actually ;). Butterflies have it easy – imagine being a vampire moth – everyone trying to swat at you, saying you’re inferior to the butterflies…tsk. Shame, really…
    Thank you!

  • Maxoperandi

    Maxoperandi

    Very creative mage…love the pose and treatment with the framing!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you very much, Max :)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    impressive piece selkie!

  • Selkie replied

    Hey, Paul – thank you so much!!

  • Leonardo Amaro Rodrigues

    Leonardo Amaro...

    Very Nice

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Leonardo!

  • nnimus3

    nnimus3

    ethereal, captivating…

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks, Sarah :). x

  • corinna wagner

    corinna wagner

    wonderful!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you Corinna :)

  • MrHill

    MrHill

    incredible piece..off to the favs….you have an amazing touch, vision….

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you very much, Mr. Hill :)

  • Arlene Zapata

    Arlene Zapata

    Excellent layers, concept + contrast!
    I will b-mail soon to get together for reflexology.

  • Selkie replied

    Ack, i am sooo bad, i’m sorry; life’s been a bit chaotic.
    Yes, bmail me and thank you so much!

  • MoonSpiral

    MoonSpiral

  • Selkie replied

    Oo, thank you so much, Moon! xo

  • maria paterson

    maria paterson

    wonderful dark image

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you :)

  • benthebrown

    benthebrown

    Fantastic image! I really love the concept and the great use of elements, they really come together as one beautiful piece of art.

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks so much, Ben!

  • Roberto Duran

    Roberto Duran

    Amaizing work… Full of pain and looking for freedom… Love it… As I love all you work.. Hope you are a lot better now

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks Roberto :).

  • Daniel Angeles

    Daniel Angeles

    This is a brilliant work. so much emotion,

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks Daniel, i appreciate it!

  • parn

    parn

    great!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you Parn :)

  • Michael Scholl

    Michael Scholl

    This is wild! Love it!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Mike! And sorry such a late reply…i suck at this sort of thing…;)

  • Catherine White

    Catherine White

    This is amazing work.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you very much, Catherine.

  • Rayven

    Rayven

    I love your style. All of your photographs are so interesting and tell a story. I think this is one of my favs. :)

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you! I’m quite fond of this one as well…your work is so very lovely, Rayven.

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