The cork is edging its way to the top of the champagne bottle… we are about to start serving red bubbles to celebrate the UNLEASHED 0…
The cork is edging its way to the top of the champagne bottle… we are about to start serving red bubbles to celebrate the UNLEASHED 07 EXHIBITION. SPECIAL OFFER: FREE POSTAGE ON ALL ORDERS MADE ON REDBUBBLE TONIGHT. Simply enter “unleashed07” as the promotional code when you place your order. The winners of the UNLEASHED 07 DIGITAL IMAGE PRIZE are featured on the home page and the shortlisters… and those who came very close… are in the GALLERY. Congratulations to everyone involved and for those of you on your way to the gallery… see you soon.
After viewing a few works around RB tonight, I felt compelled to determine two things: ^1. If it is legal to use, edit, or alter pho…
After viewing a few works around RB tonight, I felt compelled to determine two things: 1. If it is legal to use, edit, or alter photographs of other professional or nonprofessional photographers or artists. This includes photographs of paintings. / 2. If it legal to resell imagery/photographs of other professional or nonprofessional photographers or artists. I was unsure if it were legal/appropriate to make a profit from a composition, montage, mosaic, or crop parts of an original photograph. I viewed a lot of interesting ‘images’ that comprised of montage, mosaic and composition work , and asked: “Is it truly legal to sell this without the permission of the original photographer or artist?” I’ve seen a few montages that incorporate record-covers into interesting circular formations. It looks nice, but is it legally allowed to be sold? There’s no question you can create it and store it on your own computer, but can you sell it to others if you are not the originating artist? Your work might be original … but the images used to create it are someone else’s! A lot of googling, reading, researching has gone for the past THREE HOURS. Verbal debate with my wife on the matter was interesting. We both agreed and disagreed on a number of issues. Thus, I had to compile the list of sites we read through… These web sites may help you to determine if ‘imagery’ may or may not be able to be sold through Redbubble: 01. Legal Pitfalls in Taking or Using Photographs of Copyright Material, Trademarks and People / This one is VITALLY important we all read, specifically Section 1.5 / 1.5 Will you do something that actually constitutes an act which the copyright owner has the exclusive right to make? / As indicated earlier, photographing a copyright work is considered a way of reproducing the work, and this is an act which the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do. This is why you may need to get prior permission to include a copyright work in your shot. Some other activities that only the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do (and for which you may need permission) are: / 1. Making prints of a work, scanning it into digital form, photocopying it, copying digital works, etc.; / 2. Making a collage from several different photographs or images; / 3. Adding new artistic elements to an existing work (e.g., colorizing a black and white picture); / 4. Photographing someone’s work and then displaying the photo to the public (e.g., exhibiting the photo in a gallery, supplying copies to the public in postcard form, putting it on a website, sending it to customers via email, etc.). 02. Publicity Celebrities and Photographs … 15 Minutes of Fame Is A Property Right By Andrew Hudson, PhotoSecrets.com 03. Business of Scanning Art and reselling , Photo.net, July 2004 04. The Law for Photographers: Do I Need Permission? An Introduction to the Legal Aspects of Travel Photography , By Dianne Brinson, copyright attorney for PhotoSecrets.com 05. Copyright : It Costs You Nothing 06. Digital Manipulation of Photography 07. What is Copyright Protection 08. The Australian Commonwealth Consolidated Acts … Copyright Act 1968 09. All of Andrew Nemeth’s Articles and Essays . These make great reading. I started writing this article at about 10.00am. It’s now 1.40am, and my mind is filled with new information that has revolutionised my thoughts about photographing people in public places! 10. Privacy Laws, Commonwealth of Australia Before you react, I don’t mean to be a killjoy. / I applaud the amazing efforts and creativity of the people that spend time producing their work. But I also want you to know what is appropriate and fair use of intellectual property on the internet. You might find yourself in a lot of hot water if you don’t take a read of the websites listed above! So take care when you the following statement on a web page, in a book or wherever … “All images and content on these pages are the exclusive property of name of artist. They may not be saved copied reproduced or used for any reason without written permission from name of artist.” Take care when you present the image of a celebrity within your montage. They may not appreciate you making money at their expense. Would you like to go up against Bono, dollar for dollar? I suspect he can afford bigger lawyers. This post also is a follow up piece to the previous article of a similar nature Laws Against Defacing Art
There are so many ways to mark goodbye. Will your creation walk backwards and wave, or storm out and slam the door behind it? Will your f…
There are so many ways to mark goodbye. Will your creation walk backwards and wave, or storm out and slam the door behind it? Will your farewell be ‘See You Soon’ or ‘Goodbye and Good Luck’? Post your submissions as words, photographs or illustrations to the Creativity Corner online at The Age here
I’ve hit the big, 10000 views today. How exciting is that !! I’ve only been on RB since June so it is really exciting to know that so…
I’ve hit the big, 10000 views today. How exciting is that !! I’ve only been on RB since June so it is really exciting to know that so many people have checked out my work. I’ve had 3 sales and have won the tagline comp since joining and I know that my photography and processing skills have improved remarkably. I have learnt SO much from RB members and have continually been inspired by the work of others. This is such a great community to belong to and it just keeps getting better and better. Here’s to another 10000 views and maybe another 3 sales!! Thank you to everyone who has left a comment, given advice or just said hello. / I really bappreciate it, / Cheers / Naomi
Yep! Today I am 23 Normally my birthday is a complete failure but I am endeavouring to make today amazing! It’s 11am and so far, a…
Yep! Today I am 23 Normally my birthday is a complete failure but I am endeavouring to make today amazing! It’s 11am and so far, apart from falling down the stairs, i’m doing well! :p
halloween night / is featured in both / LLD...
halloween night / is featured in both / LLD / and / The Graphic Room
I just wanted to publicly announce the birthday of a very special person here on redbubble, someone who comes from / “the land of the lon…
I just wanted to publicly announce the birthday of a very special person here on redbubble, someone who comes from / the land of the long white cloud / an incredibly talented photographer and artist, whose work evokes smiles / energy / passion / and at times stillness / someone whose unique character and sense of humour, not to mention friendship has made redbubble an even better place to be and to share in….. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHLEEN TARAWHITI !!!!
I hope you will love this cute pic as much I do! :D D…
I hope you will love this cute pic as much I do! :D Do allow me to share my enthusiasm here :D This is Macabrecat’s cat,Bonnie,lying on the floor with the Dream Odyssey card which she purchased recently :D Thank you once again,Macabrecat! 2 of Ophelia’s portraits were also featured recently,thank you Bits and Pieces and Fine Arts :D Celebration Of life at Bits And Pieces Group. I am also a featured member of the group for this week.Thank you moderators!! ^ _ ^ I am also happy that Celebration Of Life” mousepad received a TBA today at Zazzle ,my heart also had a mini celebration! :D Vision Of Green at Fine Arts Group: Thank you so much for all who had commented and faved these pieces, I really appreciate that! :D I will be on a short break for 4 days and I may not have ready access to the internet. Will miss viewing and commenting your works the next 4 days!!:D
The results of our election here in the United States have given us great cause for celebration and hope. I’ve been trying to think what…
The results of our election here in the United States have given us great cause for celebration and hope. I’ve been trying to think what I’d like to say about it all today. I have found some very eloquent words, not written by me, that reflect what I’m thinking about. I won’t tell you who wrote it until the last, I’m afraid many won’t read it otherwise! But here are some snippets of an email sent to me this morning…...... In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea. The racists were present throughout the campaign and in the voting booth. But they are no longer the majority, and we will see their flame of hate fizzle out in our lifetime. There was another important “first” last night. Never before in our history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president during a time of war. I hope President-elect Obama remembers that as he considers expanding the war in Afghanistan. The faith we now have will be lost if he forgets the main issue on which he beat his fellow Dems in the primaries and then a great war hero in the general election: The people of America are tired of war. Sick and tired. And their voice was loud and clear yesterday. We may, just possibly, also see a time of refreshing openness, enlightenment and creativity. The arts and the artists will not be seen as the enemy. Perhaps art will be explored in order to discover the greater truths. ....................What will it be like to work and create in an environment that nurtures and supports film and the arts, science and invention, and the freedom to be whatever you want to be? Watch a thousand flowers bloom! We’ve entered a new era, and if I could sum up our collective first thought of this new era, it is this: Anything Is Possible. There is big work to do. But this is the week for all of us to revel in this great moment. Be humble about it. Do not treat the Republicans in your life the way they have treated you the past eight years. Show them the grace and goodness that Barack Obama exuded throughout the campaign. Though called every name in the book, he refused to lower himself to the gutter and sling the mud back. Can we follow his example? I know, it will be hard. end excerpt And now, do you want to know who wrote all that? Wait for it, wait for it…........................ / Michael Moore!
*A very big THANK YOU to all of you awesome friends / artists / photographers / for all of your wonderful support with your comments, fa…
A very big THANK YOU to all of you awesome friends / artists / photographers / for all of your wonderful support with your comments, favoring and purchases of my work over the past year. Thank you also to all of the groups that have featured my artwork and Red-bubble Staff for all of your hard work that makes us proud to have our artwork purchased and and delivered with the finest quality and professional care. / My artwork / photography has come a long way due to your encouragement here at the Bubble . I just want to say Thank You & I appreciate you all very much ! Red-bubble friends Rock ! MAY YOUR ANGELES ALWAYS BE AT YOUR SIDE TO EMPOWER YOU ! Love & Peace xxxooo / Madeline / Maddy / SmudgeArt MY STATS FOR THE YEAR / / Art-Work ~1039 total ~ 121493 views / My T-Shirts ~ 109 total ~ 10294 views / My Writing 17 total ~ 1006 views / My Calendars ~ 2009 = 15 / My Watch list ~ Who’s watching me ~ 15 pages / My Watch list ~ I’m watching ~ 25 pages / Who likes my stuff ? ~ 25 pages
Allo everyone!! actually am having a bad bad headache right now.. been having it for the last 5hrs, and panadol extra never seems to work…
Allo everyone!! actually am having a bad bad headache right now.. been having it for the last 5hrs, and panadol extra never seems to work.. i think panadol actifast works better.. BUT!!! but but but… despite this horrible headache.. i came home today receiving 2 lovely lovely news!!! =D Good news No. 1 / i made my very first sale ever as SilentCries!! YESH!!! i am so happy and thankful.. it’s really encouraging.. am so thankful to petajauch!! Thank you so so much for purchasing Hold Me… !!! Honestly when i first read my email, i was like wondering which design in frozenfa is called Hold Me? was it Tim? Oo” eheh.. / / Thank you so so much, petajauch!! Hope you’ll get the tees soon! / Thank you for choosing my design!! And the second good news is….. / I GOT A REPLY FROM THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE STALL WHICH I’VE BEEN WANTING TO GET!!!!!!!!!! / Happy is an understatement.. i was so stressed trying to get a response from them that i can’t even begin to react receiving an email from them.. Umm.. basically.. i STILL don’t have my own cart yet.. but they said “We are happy to have you onboard with us but we would need to arrange an initial meet up at our office…” so i supposed that’s good news eh? Hopefully the “interview” will go well and that i can have my own cart… i wonder when will that be.. / prolly next year? this is like exciting yet nerve wrecking.. am i good enough.. are my tees of good enough quality and design.. i’ll only be reselling some magnets and journals by Lisa and Ellen and my own tshirts will be… / and without the texts… and… / ARGGH!!!! Wish me luck, people!!!
Aquarius [the water-bearer ]. One of the signs of the zodiac (January 20th to February 18th). So called because it appears when the Nile …
Aquarius [the water-bearer ]. One of the signs of the zodiac (January 20th to February 18th). So called because it appears when the Nile begins to overflow~ WHAT WILL I DO TODAY? CELEBRATE!! / DANCE ….. / LET US EAT CAKE! mmmmm chocolate….... Go out for dinner …..crab cakes!!!! / PLAY ON RED BUBBLE / TALK on the phone / PLAY with my cats and dogs and birds / ( fix them sumthin special too) VISION….....2009…..YEAR OF COMPLETION / Make new art…... write /complete 3 books….. / Great love,great sex….... / MY ART,sell sell sell / Garden…grow grow grow! / My home my little jewel box…. Great HEALTH,WEALTH & HAPPINESS / FOR MYSELF,MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS ,RED BUBBLE and wherever needed. / NO HUNGER/END HUNGER / ( for all breathing) / THANKFULNESS…. / Thank you ,you make me very happy here! peace on earth ,good will for ALL….....I love you. / Dalzenia / artist4peace
Thank you so much Jane Keats and Rheenie for featuring my poem DANGEROUS in All Out Emotion. I so much appreciate this feature. Her…
Thank you so much Jane Keats and Rheenie for featuring my poem DANGEROUS in All Out Emotion. I so much appreciate this feature. Here is the poem: DANGEROUS It is that feeling in her eyes / As she moves towards revolution / Her poise, her presence / She holds herself defiant and courageous / A warrior of the heart. Her heart exposed / Vulnerable like a delicate reed / Glistening and subtle, a pearl / But so easily turned raw. She bends but not breaks / Missing the arrows of war / and marches forward towards / the rupture of change. Through the wind and hail / A tornado of emotion / Her heart in flames / Her dance ignited by passion. Her thinking heart / She has been told / Thinks too much / But she is aware, her eyes see / and her heart knows. Instinct and passion / Softness and Strength / Intuition and Wisdom / a powerful marriage. It takes a strong man to love her / One who can see her soul / For as strong as she is / She is just as soft / And she knows and he knows / In this she is dangerous. Written by Anthea Slade 11-9-08
My Work: / “Pa…
My Work: / Palm Trees, Blue Skies and White Sand Has just being Featured In The Group... Your Magic Place Featured Work / “Palm Trees, Blue Skies and White Sand” was featured in the group Your Magic Place 33 minutes ago Thank you So Very Much, What an Honor!!! I am also celebrating a milestone: 2003 total pictures I published, 45776 views!!! Thanks!
I just found out that my Celebrate Spring was …
I just found out that my Celebrate Spring was just featured in the “First Things Group”: http://www.redbubble.com/groups/first-things….I am so honored; it’s my first feature in a very long time and it means the world to me to get sch wonderful response to my work…..Thank you hosts of the group, which I just joined a few minutes ago….and to all of you who continue to view, comment, favorite my work and share your Light and Inspiration with me! Joyce
Yeeahah – just noticed I’ve had 101,803 views of my work since I joined RB in October 2007. I have also been fortunate enough to sell 48…
Yeeahah – just noticed I’ve had 101,803 views of my work since I joined RB in October 2007. I have also been fortunate enough to sell 48 items on RB in that time – something I never dreamed would happen when I first joined this brilliant community. The internet still blows my mind. Prior to its invention how many artists in their lifetime would have 100,000 views of their work? And yet here I am, not even a drop in the ocean of landscape photography getting this many views in only 19 months. And that’s just on RB. On Flickr I’ve had over 300,000 but I’ve been on it longer. God bless the internet I say!! So I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken the time to either look at, comment on, or buy one of the 99 pics I’ve posted in that time. Actually the following 6 pics account for nearly half my total views. My most popular pic for views to date with 18,137 views has been Ianus Semitas followed by The Thrall with 11,978 views and 169 favourites and Sunset Cascade with 6,089 views and 213 favourites and Radiance with 3,534 views and 119 favourites and In the Beginning with 3,247 views and 144 favourites and Raging Stillness with 3,148 views and 132 favourites So again, thank you in particular to those people who take the time to write thoughtful, generous comments on my pics – getting the odd sale certainly gives you a frisson of pleasure but it is people’s comments that are the real currency of value here at RB I think. Best wishes Geoff
Thankyou to all who voted for ‘Kirsty – Taking A Break’ in the Reading Day Cha…
Thankyou to all who voted for ‘Kirsty – Taking A Break’ in the Reading Day Challenge with the Group First Things- am just happy to actually be getting placed in Challenges now!! All the better when I forget I have entered and then get a result- love surprises!! Have just today joined the Image Writing Group and have my first feature- so thankyou so very much to the Moderators for featuring ‘The Attention Seeker’ am so very happy with this! / Link to the writing
What a fantastic Monday surprise / “Dream Time Celebration” / !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-c…
What a fantastic Monday surprise / “Dream Time Celebration” / / was featured in the outstanding group First Things! / What a great honour and delight and amazing start to the week! / Thank you so much to this wonderful group and its hosts! Yaaaaaaaay! / Have a wonderful week / Love and hugs / Carol xxxxxx
Thank you Amanda and Tammy for featuring WOMAN in your Divine Feminine Group today. It is indeed an honour to have my painting Woman f…
Thank you Amanda and Tammy for featuring WOMAN in your Divine Feminine Group today. It is indeed an honour to have my painting Woman featured in your beautiful group. I just love the Divine Feminine Group. Woman She rhymes with ‘he’ ‘tree’ and ‘me’ / She is real and she is raw / She is beauty at the core / She is courtesan, amazon, madonna and mother / She is throughout history considered ‘other’ / She hurts but her heart stays open / She is instinct – she is knowledge / She nurtures by heart / She is sensitive / She is sensual and she is smart / She is loving from the start / She is soft – she is strong / She knows but still she powers on / She comes in all shapes, sizes and colours / She is delicate, fragile and playful / She loves her inner child / She mothers her children / She is sexual and she is courageous / She is red, pink and blue / She is resiliant / She breaks and puts herself back together / She is apple pear or hour glass / She has curves and she is deep / She has lips nose eyes / She has legs, breasts and more / She likes a room of her own / She craves to connect…be valued and seen / She has a voice and likes to speak / She is layered and she is mystery / She likes to take time to know you / She is more then what you see / She is grace under pressure / She loves to sing, dance, cry and be free / She loves to love and be loved in return / She is passionate and she likes to dance / She is at her essence about romance / She moves her heart in amazing ways / She is yin, the night and silver / She is moon / She is the red rose…pink heart…the green earth / She possesses an inner glow / She is a queen, goddess and princess / She is a wise old lady / She is a girl / She is woman. By Anthea Slade With love, Anthea
Reynaldo and I have today just completed our 16 painting/16 Drawing Passion Series Collaboration. What a beautiful journey it has been. ...
Reynaldo and I have today just completed our 16 painting/16 Drawing Passion Series Collaboration. What a beautiful journey it has been. We would like to thank our friends on RedBubble for your ongoing support through this series and have truly appreciated and enjoyed your beautiful comments, compliments, favourites and views. Reynaldo approached me on the 27-7-09 after seeing my Passion Calendar asking me to collaborate with him on a Passion Series of Sixteen Paintings and Sixteen Drawings. In April this year I wrote a Passion Poem and created 8 Passion drawings and these were contained in my Passion Calendar. Loving Reynaldo’s paintings I accepted immediately Reynaldo’s offer to collaborate and from there we did not look back. We started with these drawings and have used a number as the inspiration for Reynaldo’s paintings but I also drew before the collaborations began and through out the entire collaboration and Reynaldo would interpret and create from my new drawings. I also wrote four Poems and one short story inspired by the magnificence and beauty of Reynaldo’s Paintings. This collaboration has had a life of its own as Reynaldo so eloquently wrote in his upload of our 16th painting this morning together we have been the yin and the yang. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Reynaldo who is a brilliant painter, admirable professional and beautiful man. Our collaboration has made both of us grow as people and artists and as a way of saying a big thank you to our friends on RedBubble for their support and for celebrating the excitement and success of our first collaboration. I have put together the flow of our collaboration over the last six weeks. Please enjoy. It all started with the Muse & Wild Woman I drew a line drawing of Muse & Wild Woman. Rey commented it would make a good painting I responded by saying would you like to paint this and he did. Muse & Wild Woman by Anthea Slade Muse & Wild Woman by Reynaldo Reynaldo’s Beautiful Butter Fly of Love Inspired My Butterfly Bright Elusive Butterfly of Love by Reynaldo Butterfly by Anthea Slade Meeting of Minds This was Reynaldo’s painting to introduce our Collaboration. Meeting Of Minds by Reynaldo One: Passion Series Begins with Fascination / / Building A Fascination by Anthea Slade Fascination by Reynaldo (Featured in Divine Feminine) Two: Passion and Passionately Passion by Anthea Slade Passionately by Reynaldo Three: Pink and Red Garter Belt Pink by Anthea Slade Red Garter Belt By Reynaldo Four: Touch Too Much and Always A Brides Maid Never A Bride Touch Too Much By Anthea Slade Always A Bride Maid…Never A Bride By Reynaldo Five: Red Passion and Two Salsa Passions Red Passion by Anthea Slade Salsa Passion by Reynaldo Salsa Passion 2 by Reynaldo Six: A Hunger and A Hunger That… A Hunger that…by Anthea Slade A Hunger by Reynaldo Seven: Taken With Passion By An Angel and Passion (Black n White) Taken With Passion By An Angel By Reynaldo Passion (Black n White) by Anthea Slade Eight: Two Drawings become One Painting: Creating Art and Creating Heart become Lovers…Painters…and one beautiful poem By Del Millar Creating Art by Anthea Slade Creating HEart by Anthea Slade Lovers…Painters…By Reynaldo Enter like a dancer poised / to build a living world / upon a stage / to lie features down to earth / each movement / match it stroke me / raise me back to life / in brilliance run my / psyche to the max / convey / a sated sky on fire / ocean’s surge unite / each wave delight / enter forest deep allure / by day by night approach my willing limbs / brush them gloriously / they more than tingle / take them as your masterpiece / draw them into scale / from magnetic to / crescendo / explore me / no part not revealed / caress every curve / trail each horizon / accentuate all fibus to the fore / heighten all passion / desire my / threading winding weaving / like a river runs its course / a living legend / through sensual thighs / brush them / naked and freely / superimpose me on my flesh / capture raw intensity / stir me / stir you / blend me / blend you / vibrancy touch me touch you come / liberate our spirits / fly them born again with every breath nourishingly / in unison impart your sheer intellectual grasp / your infinite emotional capacity / your apex physicality / bring me home to your / lips to gasp / magnifico By Del Millar Nine: Creating Connection and Nature Connection Creating Connection by Anthea Slade Nature Connection by Reynaldo Ten: She Hugs His Heart and He Holds Her Heart becomes You Are… She Hugs His Heart by Anthea Slade He Holds Her Heart by Anthea Slade You Are…by Reynaldo Eleven: She Dances For Her King, Red Dance and Poem She Dances For Her King…by Reynaldo / Red Dance by Anthea Slade She dances for her King / She surrenders her heart to his heart / His admiration and love / opens her soul, a wild flower / she blossoms with red fire / that pulses in her blood / as she burns in love with his honour, / his trust, his strength and beauty / Heart to heart / Soul to soul / Mind to mind / Their dance begins… Oh Yes She dances in red for her King. / By Anthea Slade / Twelve: Enchanted and Captivated Painting and Poem / / Enchanted by Anthea Slade / / Captivated by Reynaldo / Captivated By You / Captivated by the way your eyes / focus and see me / Delighted that you are present / here right now / Ignited by the feeling that you hold / my heart in your tender hand / Inspired by the depth / and intensity of your imagination / Motivated by your vision, / the way you see the world / Enraptured by your courage / to reveal the raw / Enchanted by your heart / that speaks and shows kindness to all. / By Anthea Slade / Captivated and Captivated by You was featured in !Inspired Art! Group / Thirteen: In Love’s Garden and Garden of Love Drawing and Poem / / In Love’s Garden By Reynaldo / / Garden of Love by Anthea Slade / Garden of Love / I had a dream sublime / that danced across my mind / I saw giant flowers in a garden tower / above two lovers dancing, There was sun flower / yellow and gold / Filled with joy amplified / full of stories still untold. There was a pink rosebud / innocent and pure / Waiting for her time to blossom / under the sensuality of his touch. Another was a crimson daisy / with petals outreaching / Longing to connect / and nurture through her teaching. And there was also big purple heart / that opened and radiated life / Speaking of spiritual connection to start / then followed the mind, body & heart Then there was a beautiful red rose opening / to full bloom under the rain of passion, / the breeze of trust, the sun of love and / the moon of romantic seduction And the lovers danced through the flowers / eye to eye, / heart to heart, / soul to soul, / They saw each other and they knew… They had found that elusive thing / a lover who knew the real in them and / could dance to the same heartbeat / until the end of time. And they glowed and shone and they loved / and all who dared to look / felt warm because they knew, / finally, this dream was real. By Anthea Slade / Fourteen: Creating Life and Creating Life / / Creating Life by Anthea Slade / / Creating Life by Reynaldo / Fifteen: Seduced By Moonlight Painting and Short Short Story / / Seduced by Moonlight by Reynaldo / Seduced By Moonlight / Again last night, you and I danced by the light of the silver moon in our candlelit room. You took my hand and brought my fingers to your soft sensual lips. You kissed the skin of each finger delicately and they tingled with anticipation. I placed my hand on your arm and stroked your silky skin gently. Your beautiful brown eyes looked down at my bowed eyelids and you tilted my chin upwards to face you directly. I trembled inside as your eyes connected to mine. Again, you took me in your arms and hugged me to your chest with passion and strength. Through my satin jacket I could feel the fine contours of your chest rise up to meet my chest. You released me from your warm embrace and took off my burgundy jacket. Your eyes rested on my chest with pleasure as you took off my soft black top and released it over my head. Following your lead, I unbuttoned your ink blue shirt and slowly took your shirt off your chest. You stood before me, your beautiful chest bare and glowing in the subtle light of the moon. You pulled me passionately towards you and kissed me delicately and then with more fervour on my mouth. My mouth opened and responded to the sweetness of your touch and taste. You reached down and unbuttoned my bra so that the skin of our chests connected softly, delicately. I could feel the bliss of your touch as your soft skin merged with mine and we danced slowly to Pachelbel’s Cannon. It was a sweet, balmy night and soon the silver moon beckoned us to come greet her directly. Effortlessly you opened the grand white wooden door that led to the garden and we strolled topless and free into the sanctuary of natures beauty. The tall pine trees created a protective wall to create a delicate and intimate setting I walked to the bird bath and stood there gazing into the endless depths of the night water. You came up behind me and put your arms around my neck pulling me back into your body. Your hands reached down and cupped my breasts and I moaned under the sensuality of your touch as my nipples hardened responding to your touch Inside me the fire of passions rose up and I could feel the pull towards you. I let my head fall back into your chest and shoulders. I closed my eyes and fell into a state of bliss as the passion rose up inside me. A gentle breeze ruffled our hair and I shivered in delight of being loved by you. Nearby, the blood red rose bush created a seductive aroma and a couple of petals broke free from the bush and flirted around us as we continued our dance of sensuality and love into the darkness of the night under the guidance and light of the subtle but strong silver moon. / A short Short Story by Anthea Slade / Sixteen: Purple Passion Painting and Purple Passion Poem / / Purple Passion by Reynaldo Purple Passion / Her body tilts back into him / opening her breast to the universe / She reveals an open heart / in order to be close / She risks raw / to reveal what is true If she falls will she be caught? / She leans back exposing her heart, / her breast to the world. / Vulnerable echoes across her soul / as she risks real / in order to grow She dreams of true intimacy / but she knows that to be close / can be messy and not always polite. / Closeness urges her to be more, / to push the boundaries of fear / She imagines herself dance / through expectation / as she eradicates limitation. She wonders if she tells her story / will he be there / when she reveals the real in her. / Human kind cannot bare too much reality. / Oh it can bite, it can make her bleed. / If she shows her wounds will / he still breathe her in, drink her / essence and revel in her mystery / or will he walk away? But purple passion is more then all passions / the highest of all it extends / beyond the earth into the heavens, / transcendent and beautiful it is / more then what we see. Foibles and idiosyncrasies can / come out to play and / she does not need to suppress / them or hide behind a façade. / When she reveals more she wonders / closing her eyes and she / imagines him still there. She hungers to tell her story / and still be seen and in / her dreams to be real. / What ever is written in her heart / finds a voice in time / and he will hear her. The emotion of longing / strokes her soul and she feels / his arms holding her arms, / his cheeks pressed to her cheek, / his hot breath on her neck, / his masculine scent mixing / with her feminine scent, / releasing the pulse of heart / and the reverie of fidelity. She can feel her body open / as the more she reveals / he remains. / And she delights that her / truth does not shred their closeness / Instead he loves her story / he holds her close to his heart / as her story unfolds / a tear scuds done his cheek. / She shares her life / of soul and her years. He whispers in her ear / telling her to reveal more and more, / as their heart beats in time / he does not want her to shut down / her soul to social propriety / And with each truth he urges her / to be more and more of what she is. He sees her, not just her sensuality and / beauty by her soul screaming to find voice / He knows her sensitivity that purrs, / her passion that integrates her reason, / and her heart that expands his universe. / He holds and contains her fragile courage / and she leans back, relaxes into his / strength and tenderness the true note of his love. She is no longer afraid to be as fragile as she is / and no longer fears the echoes of her inner strength / With his strong arms around her, / She can breathe and be, / because purple passion is just like that, / where to be is finally enough! / By Anthea Slade 13-9-09 Once again Reynaldo and I would love to thank all our beautiful friends for your support and comments and following us through this wonderful odyssey our Passion Series Collaboration. Reynaldo and I have already started working on our Second Collaboration that we will be releasing soon on RedBubble. Anthea & Reynaldo
This calendar is a collection of some of my Venetian Mask Series, the works range from original watercolour pencil drawings to original a…
This calendar is a collection of some of my Venetian Mask Series, the works range from original watercolour pencil drawings to original acrylic and gouache paintings. The ideal was to capture the marvellous colours , the mystery and the magic of the festival with the wonderful Venetian masks! BRIGITTE HINTNER’S CARNIVAL IN VENICE CALENDAR 2010 / FRONT COVER PAGE If you want to buy a copy to hang in your kitchen,office,studio, toilet ect…..I think , it would be a nice companion for you during the year 2010. Let me know if you want a calendar with your own selection of my images. Ideas for other themes are most welcome! / THINK BIRTHDAY and CHRISTMAS Many thanks for stopping by , Brigitte:-)
Inside Solo, vol 12 released | ...
Inside Solo, vol 12 released / / <<CLICK FOR PDF DOWNLOAD (16.1 MB) or… visit it on RB @ Inside Solo, vol 12 – RB exclusive edition Solo Exhibition is hosting a huge Group Host Bonanza in January. Participating groups, so far, are listed on the back covers of each issue, vol. 10-12, PDF versions. Group names are each linked back to their respective group page on RB. See announcement inside the issue on how to be a part of this, if you’re a Solo member and host or co-host a group! Here’s a shot of the back cover for this week’s vol 12 pdf issue: Congrats to the artists and writers contributing to this issue! / And many thanks for reading.
Last Tuesday we farewelled my dad (Vic Cross – patriach of an extended Redbubble family!). Man…
Last Tuesday we farewelled my dad (Vic Cross – patriach of an extended Redbubble family!). Many RBers have requested images and details of the service so I am uploading a few here. The formalities were conducted by our good mate Max. True to family style, laughter mingled with tears at both the official service as well as the ‘after party’ as we moved on and celebrated dad’s life at Sarah’s gallery, where only a few weeks earlier dad had exhibited one of his canvases. A dish of liquorice allsorts stood proudly among the memorabilia at the hall, to the bewilderment of some of those not ‘in the know’!! Dad’s love of flowers, and of the bush, were reflected in the official floral arrangement … its base is a hollow branch from Sarah and Glen’s land. Sarah performed various acrobatic feats to dislodge this from the tree, which in turn attracted the attention of a bull in the same paddock. Her red cardigan and red gym boots didn’t help – I believe Glen also didn’t help by cracking up at her efforts to get up the slippery green slope and over the fence in double quick time, without losing grip on her ant-ridden prize! A scenario dad would have loved. Photo:John Robb The Powerpoint presentation included snaps of dad as a young (and handsome!) bloke … as did the order of service … Some memorabilia associated with dad’s life: flowers from the casket, his harmonica (till his lungs gave out, dad played with great enthusiasm!), the Australian flag and some of his medals, along with a red poppy, and a heartfelt tribute written by George which will be uploaded in full to his portfolio in the next few days. We have all been immensely moved by the messages, phone calls, flowers, cards and tributes from our global family. Dad would be totally overwhelmed. Thank you. / Steve, Mae, Rosalie, Sarah, Glen, Katie, Meg, Zoe, Ty … and Axel who no doubt will be enjoying Pop’s company first-hand now!
I’ve decide to reduce my markup by 18% to celebrate 18 months here on redbubble, today. This reduction takes effect from today until next…
I’ve decide to reduce my markup by 18% to celebrate 18 months here on redbubble, today. This reduction takes effect from today until next Friday 6 November 2009. (Please see times below). This applies to all of my products: cards, matted prints, mounted prints, canvas prints, framed prints etc except my calendars (as they are already cheap enough…lol…) It is also only 8 weeks today until Christmas Eve, so now is a great time to start thinking about Christmas presents for your loved ones, friends, family and even YOU. I even have a few Christmas cards to get you in the mood. So, please leap on over to My Bubblesite or My Profile / and pick up a bargain today. You won’t be disappointed and then you’ll feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that you have done all of of Christmas shopping, already. This Christmas Sale ends Friday 6 November 2009, at 10:30am Adelaide (Australia) time (or 11:00am Melbourne, Australia). Or midnight on Thursday 5 November 2009, Greenwich Mean Time (London, UK). For other countries, please work it out accordingly. I’ve had a blast these past 18 months, here on redbubble, and I wanted to give something back to you. Thank you for all of your support, comments, encouragement and for giving me the confidence to learn and grow with my art, in this short time. Here’s to many, many more months on the bubble. Cheers very much indeed. Elana /
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