heheheh – weird… just weird…... are those cats gonna start chewing at her feet anytime soon? Brilliant Von – such a sick and twisted imagination you have – I love it!!
wow this is powerful in many ways and really conveys the “lost without you”....sadly it reminds me of a woman who committed suicide in her wedding gown after her unwanted divorce.
Now looks who’s calling who’s work scary! (hehe) I mean to say where do you think I’ve been getting my ideas from, huh? You and your ghostly figures o/c.
Oh!! My Gooodness!! I don’t suppose there’s any chance she’s simply doing chin-ups, is there Von? :-/ You’ve certainly raised your own bar with this one. Lighting, props, costuming and spirits no less, all perfect staged to tell a story, as macabe as it might be! Wonderfully imaginative, and beautiful photography Von!! x
You crack me up LOL!!! So she wanted to be with the kitties that have already passed over? She couldn’t stand looking at that ripped wallpaper for another second? Or the cats drove her to it? She didn’t have any food left in the cupboards to feed the cats…... BTW…....love the shoe on the floor touch…... Like I said…..you crack me up LOL ;)
The chair on the floor I picked up at an auction the other day and knew straight away what I wanted to do with it. The only prop I didn’t have was the shoes…knocking on a neighbors door asking for a pair of pumps was a little weird but everyone around knows I’m a tad off anyway.
Creepy….chilling, black humor, I love it! So sad as an image, but how can one not chuckle darkly… ;p Great work Von! The spirit cat’s are a great touch! ;]
A little out there? That’s a very polite way of putting it. LOL Thanks! I must say that this image makes even me think…wow. (me thinking?) Thanks again Debra.
Funny but I have loads of clothing for women being in the fashion world. Models leave clothes here all the time but shoes are nasty and I toss them out. A tad off…I’ll drink to that!
I tried keeping this as simple as I could so that the little things you mentioned would stand out. The horseshoe was the last prop I put in and I believe it’s the topper. Hugs!
Sad isn’t it that a horseshoe hung upside down brought her whole world crashing. Luck runs out it runs out. I gave a lot of thought to the horseshoe being up or down. Thanks Charlotte.
Well, jeez, Von, that’s probably true, but if cats had thumbs they’d drive cars and use can openers and wouldn’t need mannikins at all. Not like now! Poem? OK, how about this: I had a cat, her name was Fergie, My girlfriend broke up with me last Thursday Naaah, I got nothing….....................
amazing work! it leaves me with such mixed emotions… the scene you’ve depicted is so sad and heart wrenching and yet I so which I had staged this and snapped the image. well done!
Thanks Gail. Tooting my own horn here but I am very proud of this image just from the technical standpoint. I’ll give a lot of credit to the cats as well.
I feel a bit strange saying I love this, cause I find it really sad, yea I know it’s a mannequin, but still…You know what really got to me about this one, that shoe, that one shoe. You are a great story teller Von, such an emotive image. I stand in awe of you…xxx
It scared me how this might effect some more than others. It’s art I know but still it may hit to close to home for some…me included. The shoe seems to be a simple prop but very effective. Hi Toni!! Big smile!
After sitting here for along time looking at this…I don’t know weather to have another Jamersons or start smoking again…I think I’ll go for the whiskey and look at this in the morning! cheer Von
Thank you and thank you for yesterdays comment as well Cheryl…I’m falling behind and I can’t catch up! lol Need help here I told the kitties but my cries are ignored.
Sometimes less is more and still not enough to describe life in it’s entirety. Did you know that “if” is the middle word in life and that I’m cookoo for cocoa puffs?
The kitties where the icing on the cake for this one…lucky to have them around. And they do work rather cheap. lol Sorry to creep you out Bette…remember it’s only a dummy. :-}}
I was afraid of it being at the far end of disturbing. But at the same time keeping the emotion without scaring anyone off. I think it’s right in the middle. Thanks Nicole. :-}
The fun part was working my cats. They had never been to this part of the house so it was time for them to do some exploring. Thanks for the very kind words Zoraida! Hugs!
One shoe on, one shoe off…. and the cats are hungry. Looks like she got stood up at the prom. The cats and the shoe make it for me… makes it feel so immediate and sickening. Great work.
Not an easy thing to do getting a point across on this subject without upsetting the viewer…even I can read to much into it if I let it. (sorry me rambling on) Thanks Robbo!
Dragging the TV in, setting her up, getting the cats to do their thing, shooting in a small space, the door isn’t attached and it was on the cold side that day with no heat. Yes indeed I had fun fun fun! I love what I do!
Wow! Powerful image! Love this in so many ways…....is that a wedding dress being worn upon hanging ones self? The cats are already in the spirit realm, looks like the lady will be too. I love the old feel of the house, the peeling wall paper, the shoe upon the floor, the table deliberately kicked over….......just wow!!!
You might be interested in our Photography 09B show on 31 July. 9 photographers selected t0 show up to 10 works depending on size. I would love to have you in the show. Also, I reckon you should do Art Sydney with us. Let me know if you are interested?
Ooo, scary …in a very art kinda way. I like this a lot. and love how you’ve included so many elements in to the image too. It’s a very balanced image, with a kind of daytime spookiness that is almost friendly in it’s weirdness. LOL
Jan Piller
heheheh – weird… just weird…... are those cats gonna start chewing at her feet anytime soon? Brilliant Von – such a sick and twisted imagination you have – I love it!!
Von McKnelly replied
House cats will eat at any cost you know…carnivores critters!
Thanks for the “twisted” Jan. hehe!
velveteagle
Brilliant work of alternate perspectives Von.. Makes one put on there thinking caps.. Bravo..
Chuck..
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks for seeing what isn’t described. I had planed to summit a poem with this image but thought I’d leave it up to the viewer.
Thanks again Chuck.
JRobin Whitley
wow this is powerful in many ways and really conveys the “lost without you”....sadly it reminds me of a woman who committed suicide in her wedding gown after her unwanted divorce.
Von McKnelly replied
I wanted this to “pack a punch” as it were….
Thanks JRW!!
Marion Cullen
Pretty drastic..she should have just turned the horseshoe around.
Great staging Von.
Von McKnelly replied
OMG your the first to notice…good eye there Marion! :-}
Lucindawind
ohhh wow this is very artistic and ghostly … awesome compostion Von ! where did you get this ancient room !
Von McKnelly replied
It’s my house…not the part I live in but it’s a big ass house you see.
Thanks Lu!
red addiction
omg! this is a hell of an image! great job!
Von McKnelly replied
You know that was my first thought as well and then I said…”did I do that”? LOL
Thanks so much.
Martine Roch
great image. A fav !
Von McKnelly replied
Many thanks your way Martine.
Sticky Flower
wow!I love the cat ghosts.such an intense and macabrely beautiful image.
Von McKnelly replied
Can’t keep the little buggers off the set so might as well put them in the shot I say.
Thanks!
David Meacham
I love candid photography – you see somebody just hanging around…............
Von McKnelly replied
Not sure if this falls more under “still life” photography than candid.
But then the cats are a moving….
dogfish
certainly packs a punch, very powerful image!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks…I was a little concerned if I was going over the top with this one.
BLYTHART
If you’d spent more time with her and less on Redbubble this might not have happened :)
Von McKnelly replied
Just thinking of the body of work I could get out if it wasn’t for this bloody site blows my mind! LOL
Heather Rivet...
love it your mind is brilliant..powerful..well done
Von McKnelly replied
HELP I’ve fallen off the deep end…and loving every min of it!
Hi Heather! (waves hands)
Irene Burdell
This is seriously scary , and a bit weird . Fabulous work Von. x
Von McKnelly replied
Now looks who’s calling who’s work scary! (hehe)
I mean to say where do you think I’ve been getting my ideas from, huh?
You and your ghostly figures o/c.
Magee
Oh!! My Gooodness!! I don’t suppose there’s any chance she’s simply doing chin-ups, is there Von? :-/
You’ve certainly raised your own bar with this one. Lighting, props, costuming and spirits no less, all perfect staged to tell a story, as macabe as it might be!
Wonderfully imaginative, and beautiful photography Von!! x
Von McKnelly replied
If indeed she had a chin…the upper half is resting comfortably downstairs.
I’d rather belly up to the bar than raise the bar….
Thanks Ducky!
Tracey Mac
You crack me up LOL!!!
So she wanted to be with the kitties that have already passed over?
She couldn’t stand looking at that ripped wallpaper for another second?
Or the cats drove her to it?
She didn’t have any food left in the cupboards to feed the cats…...
BTW…....love the shoe on the floor touch…...
Like I said…..you crack me up LOL ;)
Von McKnelly replied
The chair on the floor I picked up at an auction the other day and knew straight away what I wanted to do with it. The only prop I didn’t have was the shoes…knocking on a neighbors door asking for a pair of pumps was a little weird but everyone around knows I’m a tad off anyway.
Irene Burdell
Take a look at the one I have just posted . :=)
JRobin Whitley
I think you really DO pack a punch with this photo…on many levels really
Tracy Faught
Creepy….chilling, black humor, I love it! So sad as an image, but how can one not chuckle darkly… ;p
Great work Von! The spirit cat’s are a great touch! ;]
Von McKnelly replied
LOL I so tried to get the cats to stay in place for the one sec shot but that wasn’t going to happen so I took what I could get.
Thanks Tracy!
DebraLee Wiseberg
You are an interesting man; a little out there, but it does make one think which translates to…good photography! Well done Von.
Debra
Von McKnelly replied
A little out there? That’s a very polite way of putting it. LOL Thanks!
I must say that this image makes even me think…wow. (me thinking?)
Thanks again Debra.
Shelly Hiebert
Whoa! Quite the image to wake up to Von! I would like to know what makes you tick sometimes! Pretty cool work you :)
Von McKnelly replied
I just hang around until something catches my attention….lol
Thanks Shelly!
tuffcookie
glad to hear you don’t own a pair of pumps lol. being a tad off is what it takes to produce great work hun ;)
Von McKnelly replied
Funny but I have loads of clothing for women being in the fashion world. Models leave clothes here all the time but shoes are nasty and I toss them out.
A tad off…I’ll drink to that!
Mindy McGregor
I love this Von!!! Great work!!!!
Von McKnelly replied
I own this one once again to my lovely model kitties.
Thanks Mindy.
EBmonster
This is awesome but creepy. I love the shoe on the floor.
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks…It was all about the shoe on the floor even before I started setting up the scene.
Jen Cannella
WOW Von, some amazing work here!
Von McKnelly replied
I know right…I’m all giddy about it! I might get the hang of this photo thing after all.
Shanina Conway
Love a little noir humor….the ghostly cats, the one pump, the horseshoe…nice touches to an awesome work;)
Von McKnelly replied
I tried keeping this as simple as I could so that the little things you mentioned would stand out. The horseshoe was the last prop I put in and I believe it’s the topper.
Hugs!
John Beamish
Cool!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks for the “cool” John!
tuffcookie
lol yeah previously worn shoes are yucky.. two things you always buy new.. undies and shoes lol. Cheers here’s to being a tad off lol
Jen Cannella
You’re a Superstar Von! :)
Von McKnelly replied
I’d rather be a rock star…then I could really say “I party like a rock star!” lol
CATNIPMEOW
Freaky cool…..........always the crazy cat ladies :)
Von McKnelly replied
LOL Oh so true!
Thanks!
EBmonster
Interesting…. the shoe and the bare foot were the first things I noticed.
Jo Hoden "C'...
Gosh Von,its got so much in it don’t know where to start…...( :o).....)
You very clever…...
Von McKnelly replied
lol I’m still amazed at how well it turned out…ever get that feeling that you know you did something right and you want to scream!
Thanks Jo!!
jewelskings
Well done ! Nice touch with the shoe!
Von McKnelly replied
Big part of the shot that shoe…thanks!
Charlie08
Apparently she didn’t have any luck with the horseshoe huh? LOL
Von McKnelly replied
Sad isn’t it that a horseshoe hung upside down brought her whole world crashing. Luck runs out it runs out. I gave a lot of thought to the horseshoe being up or down. Thanks Charlotte.
Pete Costick
Excellent concept, well staged with some great props and carried off beautifully
Von McKnelly replied
Thank you Pete. The props was the easy part the cats on the other hand didn’t want to corporate this day.
Louise LeGresley
Wonderfully strange… :)
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Louise it’s a tad strange even for me!
syd baker
Well, jeez, Von, that’s probably true, but if cats had thumbs they’d drive cars and use can openers and wouldn’t need mannikins at all. Not like now!
Poem? OK, how about this:
I had a cat, her name was Fergie,
My girlfriend broke up with me last Thursday
Naaah, I got nothing….....................
Von McKnelly replied
Hahaha! A noble attempt none the less Syd. But I do think in the middle of the night my cats are getting into the scotch…OH NO!
midzing
brilliant work Von, well done
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Wendy…I do so love playing with these dolls. hehe!
Brad Sumner GLP
Great work, Von! Next thing you know, you’ll be saying, “Beatlejuice, Beatlejuice…..”!
Von McKnelly replied
I noticed you didn’t say his names three times. Chicken!!
Laurie Search
Wow….I’m almost speechless…it’s like a punch in the chest…fantastic and so, so sad….What despair….
Von McKnelly replied
It does has a “punch” to it as you say…every time I look at it, it still hits me hard.
Thanks Laurie!
gail anderson
amazing work! it leaves me with such mixed emotions… the scene you’ve depicted is so sad and heart wrenching and yet I so which I had staged this and snapped the image. well done!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Gail. Tooting my own horn here but I am very proud of this image just from the technical standpoint. I’ll give a lot of credit to the cats as well.
tonilouise
I feel a bit strange saying I love this, cause I find it really sad, yea I know it’s a mannequin, but still…You know what really got to me about this one, that shoe, that one shoe. You are a great story teller Von, such an emotive image. I stand in awe of you…xxx
Von McKnelly replied
It scared me how this might effect some more than others. It’s art I know but still it may hit to close to home for some…me included.
The shoe seems to be a simple prop but very effective.
Hi Toni!! Big smile!
Maxoperandi
After sitting here for along time looking at this…I don’t know weather to have another Jamersons or start smoking again…I think I’ll go for the whiskey and look at this in the morning! cheer Von
Von McKnelly replied
I’m enjoying a glass of milk for happy hour this evening (poor me) so you fill that glass up and drink for the both of us…cheers Max!
roybarry
Time for your Meds, Mr McKnelly!!
Von McKnelly replied
That’s what got me into this mess in the first place…more please!
cherylc1
brillant!! love it!!
Von McKnelly replied
Thank you and thank you for yesterdays comment as well Cheryl…I’m falling behind and I can’t catch up! lol Need help here I told the kitties but my cries are ignored.
roybarry
OK, I’ll be right over with a truck full!
tonilouise
Hi Von, even bigger smile and blowing kisses..xxx
Von McKnelly replied
Caught most of them but one got away, damn! Gonna have to chase that one down. brb.
JenLand
Awesome work!! But it really freaks me out thinking about the cats getting hungry…........... creepy in a very well done way. :o)
Von McKnelly replied
I always feed the kitties before we shoot…slows em down you see. lol
Thanks Jen!
Imber
Superb!
Von McKnelly replied
One of my favorite words “superb”...thanks Imber.
Leslie Battjes
seriously creepy, dear! :) Now, you mentioned “still life”, but as it seems that things are a bit from the “other” side, maybe “still life-less”?? :)
Von McKnelly replied
Sometimes less is more and still not enough to describe life in it’s entirety. Did you know that “if” is the middle word in life and that I’m cookoo for cocoa puffs?
jacqleen
ok….I guess I’m not the only one who LOVES this…..This is just Crazy Brilliant!!! LOVE it!
Von McKnelly replied
Ever feel like you where in the twilight zone…it’s how I felt when shooting this.
Thanks Jacqleen.
erika15
Wow, this is just brilliantly scary! It plays with my mind. I love it!
Von McKnelly replied
It’s still playing with my mind and I created it…thanks Erika!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent;
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Scott.
Jamaboop
It’s amazing. Creeps me out some, but it is amazing. I love the ghost kitties. (not so much the bride.) But what an image this is….
Von McKnelly replied
The kitties where the icing on the cake for this one…lucky to have them around. And they do work rather cheap. lol
Sorry to creep you out Bette…remember it’s only a dummy. :-}}
Makeba Kedem-D...
Twisted, Trippy, Tops! peace…
Von McKnelly replied
Just a little stretch for my imagination…it need the exercise. lol
Thanks so much.
linifer
Well this one packs a punch Von! Well done, very thought provoking. Makes the viewer go back for more.
Hugs oxo
Von McKnelly replied
You should know about “thought provoking” work…you do it yourself so well.
Thanks Iinfer! PUNCH your it! lol
~ Selle
This is very different for you Von! Good for you :)
Love the ghost cats.
The image may be macarbe but it is thought provoking and your styling is superb in its attention to detail.
Von McKnelly replied
It is different and I don’t know what’s going on but I’m liking it. I may just keep going down this path and see where it goes.
Thanks Ms A! HUGS!!
Brad Sumner GLP
You got that right, Von! No sense in testing fate at this stage of the game! lol
Joyce Dickens,...
Awesome work Von….love your outragous thought patterns! XX JD
Von McKnelly replied
Joyce is that you!!?? Love the new avatar…coolness.
Big hi and thanks!
Joyce Dickens,...
ha ha ha…...yes, it’s the real me :-))
Nicole Goggins
this is incredible! disturbing but in a good way… well done you!
Von McKnelly replied
I was afraid of it being at the far end of disturbing. But at the same time keeping the emotion without scaring anyone off. I think it’s right in the middle.
Thanks Nicole. :-}
redqueenself
Am I the only one wondering …was it suicide or did the kitty give her a push?
Von McKnelly replied
No your not the first but, if the kitty did what was she doing with the rope in the first place. lol
Thanks!
Zoraida Pesante
YOU ARE TO MUCH!!! HOW DID YOU DO THAT??? MAGNIFICENT WORK MY DEAR!!! YOU ARE SO TALENTED!!!
Von McKnelly replied
The fun part was working my cats. They had never been to this part of the house so it was time for them to do some exploring.
Thanks for the very kind words Zoraida! Hugs!
Charlize Lollypop
I’m speechless…this is stunning
!!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks for the comment Charlize….and welcome to the fun word of RB!
aglaia b
i really wish i was there, right next to this. hehe
lovely ;-) xox
Von McKnelly replied
lol I still have it set up so if you’d like to drop by…
Thanks Aglaia! Big smiles!
Deborah Parkin
I love this image – a strange mixture of fun and haunting.
Von McKnelly replied
I try and not be to serious…a little humor never hurt anyone.
Thanks Deborah!
Michael McCasland
This is just too creepy, sick and disturbed…... I really like this.
Von McKnelly replied
LOL Good to see you and I are on the same page Michael.
Thanks!
Anne McGinn
One shoe on, one shoe off…. and the cats are hungry. Looks like she got stood up at the prom. The cats and the shoe make it for me… makes it feel so immediate and sickening. Great work.
Von McKnelly replied
My very first idea on this shot was the shoe…the only prop I didn’t have but knew I could get my hands on a pair.
Thanks you Anne!
Ash Sivils
Very impressive work. It shows great emotion.
Von McKnelly replied
It’s great when an image makes one think and feel….thanks Ash!
ElRobbo
Strikingly poignant!
I see you achieved what you set out to, Von!
Well done!
Von McKnelly replied
Not an easy thing to do getting a point across on this subject without upsetting the viewer…even I can read to much into it if I let it. (sorry me rambling on)
Thanks Robbo!
chijude
The long slender fingers add a fragile quality.
Admit it .,.,.., you had a positive ball putting this together!!
Von McKnelly replied
Dragging the TV in, setting her up, getting the cats to do their thing, shooting in a small space, the door isn’t attached and it was on the cold side that day with no heat. Yes indeed I had fun fun fun! I love what I do!
MrSardonicus
wow. this is seriously brilliant.
Von McKnelly replied
Thank you Mr Sardonicus….I have been seriously out of my mind lately and loving every minute of it.
RavenSoul
WOW! Somehow I missed this! You do have a DARK side dont you Von = ) LOVE this Excellent!!
Von McKnelly replied
A dark side with a sense of humor unlike Darth Vader…hehe!
Thanks! :-}}
SueAnne
This is a very strange one, but you know I mst like it cause i couldn’t stop looking at it… :)
Von McKnelly replied
It is out of the norm for me but once an idea hits it sticks in my head.
Thanks Sue!
MarkoBeslac
beautiful…....really beautiful !!!!
Von McKnelly replied
From one artist to another…cheers Marko!
Tara Sheffer-A...
Wow! Powerful image! Love this in so many ways…....is that a wedding dress being worn upon hanging ones self? The cats are already in the spirit realm, looks like the lady will be too. I love the old feel of the house, the peeling wall paper, the shoe upon the floor, the table deliberately kicked over….......just wow!!!
Von McKnelly replied
Of all my work this is has to be my fav…for the moment anyway.
Thanks for all the luv today Tara! :-}
Tara Sheffer-A...
You are welcome!!! = )
Jeff Burns
Breathtaking work
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Jeff…the cats and mannequin came in handy for this shot.
Lois Bryan
oooo Von!!!! #1 on RB’s 7-day Popular Page!!!! Wheeee!!! Congratz!!!!!
Von McKnelly replied
Yes thank you Lois…the cats and I plan to celebrate later this evening with the good catnip. (I’ll be having wine instead)
Thanks again!!
Karin Taylor
i love it!
Minka Bleakley
so creepy but very very well executed. nice work.
Alice McMahon ...
Yes, very weird…but like it! :)
Nour Kasem
stunning, love the subject and color!
Morgana Creely
Beautifully done and executed. ;)
AngelArtiste
It looks like a headless Ghostie picture. Where did her head go?
Mark Jamieson
HI Jess, wow, you just keep getting better and better.
Mark Jamieson
You might be interested in our Photography 09B show on 31 July. 9 photographers selected t0 show up to 10 works depending on size. I would love to have you in the show. Also, I reckon you should do Art Sydney with us. Let me know if you are interested?
Jamie Lee
This is awesome…bravo my friend
Tania Rose
Ooo, scary …in a very art kinda way. I like this a lot. and love how you’ve included so many elements in to the image too. It’s a very balanced image, with a kind of daytime spookiness that is almost friendly in it’s weirdness. LOL
abfabphoto
WOWOWOWOW This is super fantastic. Great tones, love the setup and the “ghostly” cats. wow!
I’m putting you on my watch list vonny von!
PixelLab
What can I say but, Love this, brilliant :)
hsien-ku
ghost cats and no shoe! wonderfully creative image!
thesleepwalker
stunning – love this one.
thank you for the favourite
fullcirclemand...
Funny, fabulous – perfect:) Love it:)
aglaia b
how could i not favour this!
i’m mental!!!!!
love it so much, tis a wonderfully memorable piece and very creative! ;-) xox
micklyn
Wowee, speechless. What a fantastic and wonderful imagination you must have!!
Cora Wandel
This is simply wonderful!
TheBlindHog
It does inndeed pack a wallop. Visceral, emotive, and very close to the edge.
Tara Lemana
Wow, that’s a hell of an image!!!!
Ron Quick
This is so disturbingly good its brilliant & powerful!
tazzina 10 days ago
powerful and spookily funny :))