Gems
2 members found
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Gem Eve
Australia
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Gem Parker
United Kingdom
679 creative works found
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Photomanipulation of an eye. Done in Photoshop. / This work was featured in the November issue of the German Advanced Photoshop! Read the Interview Nominated by Renee Dawson for the Pay it Forward Group. This is what Renee said about the image: “I can truly appreciate the time and effort it took to create this beautiful work of art! The detail and color tones are absolutely amazing. This is one of those image that you want to stare at for a while so you can absorb and appreciate all the intricate details that went into it!” Original source: Dryad by Lilyas
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Yes, I’m still bored so here is my daughter’s eye done in the exact same way as my younger son’s ‘Opal’ Eye. Enjoy!
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Entrance/exit to a wooded area near where I live, taken just after Christmas ‘08. I squeezed down into the snow as far as I could, elbows balanced on knees. Definitely worth the soggy bot. Gemütlichkeit on Wikipedia Featured in: / Trees and Tree Parts, April ‘09 / Your Magic Place, April 09 / The Love of Eerie and Enchanting Artwork, May, 09 / Color Me a Rainbow, May 09 (and 8th place in the subsequent Best of FEATURED Green Works top 10) / 2nd place in the Ambient Light Challenge, Mood & Ambience group, 4th June 09 / The Feature Fraternity – For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, 10th June 09 RB Homepage, July 09
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A precious find on an early morning outing in beautiful Inverie on the remote knoydart penisula on the west coast of the Scottish mainland. It’s a real wilderness area where wild flowers flourish in profusion on the lower slopes of this mountainous area without road access (We got the boat in from Mallaig). Morning dew in the sun transforms these delicate blue flowers which were growing outside a converted church and are possibly omphalodes, planted there rather than the forgetmenots I originally thought they were… ;) Cropped but otherwise untouched, and taken with my fujifilm finepix A500 on macro mode with a 4” tripod. I’m just so amazed and delighted that it’s true to what I had seen… and it’s well worth viewing larger I think too! / :)) / For more pics of this stunnnig area click this link: knoydart / Crespuscular my talented friend (check out his work too) found this so sad ballad/lament from the 70’s to sit alongside as a reminder of how priceless such mornings are…. Morning dew by tim rose/ bonnie dobson link Walk me out in the morning dew my honey / Walk me out in the morning dew today; / Can’t walk you out in the morning dew my honey / Can’t walk you out in the morning dew today! Thought I heard a young girl cry mama, / Thought I heard a young girl cry today- / You didn’t hear no young girl crying mama, / You didn’t hear no young girl cry today! Thought I heard a young man cry mama- / Thought I heard a young man cry today- / You didn’t hear no young man crying mama / You didn’t hear no young man cry today! Now, there’s no more morning dew / Now, there’s no more morning dew- / What they’ve been saying all these years is true / Now, there’s no more morning dew! (warner chappell music) Thanks so much Cresp….. please pass the tissues….... / ;)
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Featured in Super Macro Photography June 5, 2009 Eden’s Gem – You can look but don’t touch! No photoshop fluff on this one – which is hard for me because I love playing :) Water & Raindrop Gallery / / The opposite of Eden’s Gem…Fire Drop: / / ADD RENEE TO YOUR WATCHLIST
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An old image of a dandelion out of my garden.;
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featured in I Got the Music in Me 06-27-2009 / featured in Creative Cards 06-14-2009 / featured in Freedom in Words 06-11-2009 / featured in Color Me a Rainbow 06-11-2009 / featured in the group Globes, Spheres and Curves 03-07-2009 / featured in the group Peace Love & Happiness Hippies 02-02-2009 Remember when you were young, / You shone like the sun. / Shine on you crazy diamond. / Now there’s a look in your eyes, / Like black holes in the sky. / Shine on you crazy diamond. / You were caught on the crossfire / Of childhood and stardom, / Blown on the steel breeze. / Come on you target for faraway laughter, / Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine! You reached for the secret too soon, / You cried for the moon. / Shine on you crazy diamond. / Threatened by shadows at night, / And exposed in the light. / Shine on you crazy diamond. / Well you wore out your welcome / With random precision, / Rode on the steel breeze. / Come on you raver, you seer of visions, / Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!* Pink Floyd Music fractals created with Apophysis /
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History of Jewelry As decorative objects, jewelry is usually made of platinum, gold, silver and other precious metals often set with precious and semi precious stones. Jewelry is also made from various non-precious materials like glass, corals, wood, enamels, ceramics, bronze, copper, lead, gun metal, fedders and bone fragments. Since prehistoric times, jewelry has been worn by women and men on many parts of the body including the neck, head, wrists, waist, fingers, ankles, nose and ears. Archeology provides us with significant information on the jewelry of ancient times. For ancient Egyptians the most popular ornaments were signet rings, elbow bracelets, diadems, necklaces and bracelets made of stone or glass beads. The jewelry articles found in burial tombs provide us with vast information on the history of jewelry making in ancient times. The most important finding – Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered by Howard Carter – was filled with hundreds of priceless objects of egyptian art. In the burial tombs of Mesopotamia and the Near East, dated thousands of years BC, archeologists have discovered large quantities of jewelry made of gold and silver – rings, earrings, pendants, crowns and diadems. The similarities in design and style to Egyptian art, found in different parts of Mesopotamia and Persia, points to undeniable evidence of the interaction and trade between people in this part of the world.In the same period and until 400 BC Greek and Roman jewelry showing striking similarities – rings, earrings and necklaces were made using chains or wire links, with thin foil formed into leafs and ornaments. Stampato was often used as well as enamels. In later periods, mosaic was widely used in jewelry such as brooches, pins and bracelets. Gold coins connected together to form necklaces were common in Greece and Italy, as well as cameos of sea shells and corals. During the Etruscan period 700 and 500 BC, most of the jewelry was imported by Mediterranean merchants. Stampato articles were the main element which was later refined by Etruscan craftsmen to a higher degree.During the medieval period jewelry continued to exhibit the Roman artistic tradition with some regional variations. Articles made of precious and semi-precious metals were often inlaid with thin sliced colored gems, especially garnets. Enamels, the animal motif and the cloisonne tradition began to reappear in various parts of the continent. The most popular types of jewelry during this period were brooches, pendants and pins of religious motifs, mainly crosses inlaid with gems, enamels and pearls. Emblems increasingly became an important addition to a woman’s dress. Jewelry continued to evolve during the Renaissance period of the 15th-17th century and began to establish itself as one of the most important parts of fashionable clothing. The jewelry of this period is characterized by rich gamma and distinct classical architectural elements. Enamels, pearls and precious gems of different shapes began to play a much more important role in jewelry fashion. In the 17th and 18th Centuries, diamond jewelry became popular and jewelry began to express changing trends in fashion. The popularity of diamonds was on the rise thanks to the invention of a revolutionary new stone setting technique – the prong setting, which multiplies the brilliancy of a diamond. At the same time, along with precious metals other metals such as gun metal, cast iron, copper or melhior (german silver) were used in jewelry manufacturing. Engraving and stampato, along with gems and multicolor inlaid gold, were often used in mass production. Sets comprising a tiara, ring, earrings, and necklace or pendant became an important part of a woman’s outfit. At the end of the 19th century, jeweled accessories became very popular. Small snuffboxes, jewelry boxes, perfume bottles, watch cases, dresser accessories (combs, mirrors, brushes, scissors, etc., often finished with enamels), mother of pearl and egg-shell pieces were manufactured in Europe by artists such as Carl Fabergé. The beginning of the 20th century was characterized by the beginning of a new era in jewelry making. René Lalique, the French glass and jewelry designer, perfected the art nouveau movement first invented by Louis Comfort Tiffany. René Lalique’s stunning creations which featured nature themes using semiprecious gems, plick-ajour enamel, carved ivory and colored glass, are displayed in many museums throughout the world. At the same time, state of the art objects made of sterling silver began to emerge throughout Europe and the United States. In the 1920’s, Art Deco, another popular movement, was introduced in France. Art Deco incorporated geometric shapes not only in jewelry, but also in many aspects of decorative art.
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Underneath the petals of iris, after a rainshower, I discovered these tiny little treasures.
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from Aesop’s Fables A Rooster was scratching the ground in a farmyard in search of food for himself and his hens, when he happened to turn up a precious stone. “You may be a treasure to your proper owner,” he said, “but for me I would rather have a single barley corn than all the jewels in the world.” Moral: The value of an object is in the eye of the beholder. Ink drawing with digital color, 2006, part of a series This image has been in the top ten of a challenge for colored art in the Finks of Inks group—thanks everyone!
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The first form of perfume was incense. Incense was first discovered by the Mesopotamians about 4,000 years ago. Ancient cultures burned many kinds of resins, bums and woods at their religious ceremonies. They often soaked the fragrant woods and resins in water and oil, and rubbed their bodies with the liquid. They also embalmed the dead with these perfumes.> Early Europeans used many different containers to store their perfumes.> They used glass, gold, silver, porcelain, gems, pearls, semi-precious stones and various shells. Perfume was commonly used in the form of incense.> Some incense burners consisted of a container held from chains. It was swung like a pendulum during Mass in the Christian Church. There were also stationary incense burners used in Churches.> Some perfume containers were designed to be worn. Semi-precious stones held perfumes and were pinned to clothing. Silver earrings were worn that contained perfume soaked fabric inside them.> Many containers were designed to be hung around the neck, from a belt, or from a finger ring.> Perfume bottles were always handcrafted and designed by artists, jewelers and goldsmiths. Many bottles were designed to be worn, or displayed on a table.> Nefertiti, an Egyptian beauty from an earlier dynasty, surrounded herself with perfume: containers with myrrh, flacons filled with sweet oils, and handsomely ornamented jars of unguents.> Things have certainly changed in our world of perfume bottles since this time in history wouldn’t you agree ladies.. far less decadence …
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found this fairly big waterfall while oot walkin the puppies.it was hidein atween some huge rocks.an plantsi huvny taken many waterfall shots and so hope this is ok ..canny quite get the focus right i think any help appreciated!!!
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Morning dew can create the most beautiful images…
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Made in Ultra Fractal 5. I’ve been fascinated by the gemstones made by nmsmith, so I’ve been working on making my own fractal jewelry. Artisan is featured in the DIGITAL ABSTRACTS AND PATTERNS and SPECTACULAR SPIRALS groups. FULL VIEW PLEASE! There are details and colors in this that cannot be seen in the preview image. Thanks for looking!
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18×24 colored pencil. Original available. Just remember what I said about color.. and I never believed that I could find such outrageous colors on lizards!! Completed 1998
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Allure of shine / Catches my eye / Must make this mine / This I must buy / / I sell my soul / Mortgage the house / To meet the goal / And get for spouse / / This shiny thing / Made to be worn / Statement of bling / Looked at with scorn / / So let me now / Rethink this thing / Soon disavow / Value of bling / / Beauty divine / Priceless in worth / This brightest shine / She’s had from birth / / This fractal artwork was inspired by the human obsession for expensive, shiny things… or ‘Bling’. I have never understood the need for elaborate and gaudy jewelry. I see this sort of thing as more of an arrogant social statement than I do as an adornment to the human form, which is much more beautiful in it’s natural given state in my own opinion. / / To prove my point… when you see jewelry photographed for advertisements or catalogs, it is almost always shot alone and not on the body of a model in the location where it would be worn. Think about that for a second… they show clothing ON models, but they show jewelry OFF of models. This is because, in my own opinion again, jewelry does more to detract from the beauty of the human form than it does to complement it. / Remember Gollum… ‘my precious’. LOL / / Now some of you may think I’m just cheap, but that is not the case. I will buy my wife jewelry once in awhile, and when I do it is something simple, yet elegant, and of very high quality because my wife feels much the same as I do about ‘Bling’. When I do buy her jewelry, once again, it is more of a social statement to express my love for her with a material symbolism. It is definitely not because I think she looks more attractive while wearing it. Nothing is more beautiful in my eyes than my wife stripped of all clothing, jewelry, and makeup… as nothing can either accentuate or improve upon the natural beauty she was born with, as you can not possibly improve upon perfection! :) / / This was artwork created in Incendia. This was my first experiment creating my own base shapes and textures for Incendia. The base shapes were created from within Incendia with the built-in base shape editor. The material textures were created in Photoshop, and then imported into Incendia to use to render the fractal. The fractal is exactly as it was rendered. The only post-processing was to add additional black bordering to the background to bring it to a more standard printing size. Incendia’s maximum rendering size is currently only 3072×3072 pixels at 300 pixels per inch. The original artwork is 3600×3600 pixels at 300 pixels per inch. The details are difficult to see over the internet, so I have included a detail cutaway of the central spiral to give you a better idea as the overall detail of the artwork. The cutaway is at 100% of the original size. / / / /
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MUA/HAIR – Kelsey Johnson / MODEL – Kat Krawczuk / PHOTOGRAPHER – Lisabella Preece “I PUKE GLAMOUR” / this image is depicting how the industry glamourizes eating disorders. it is a play on words.. please don’t think Kelsey, Kat and I are trying to make it a beautiful thing. Eating Disorders kill thousands every single year. Help Raise Awareness. It is very serious. Everyone is pressured to be thin these days, don’t fall into a painful disease. It will shorten your life, whether you beat it or you don’t. the red in this photo is supposed to represent pain
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featured in Shapes and Patterns 04-23-2009 fractals created with Apophysis SEE VIDEO&MUSIC Roll up! Roll up for the magical mystery tour! / Step right this way! Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (And that’s an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (To make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour / The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away / Waiting to take you away Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (We’ve got everything you need), roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (Satisfaction guaranteed), roll up for the mystery tour / The magical mystery tour is hoping to take you away / Hoping to take you away Mystery trip Aaaah… the magical mystery tour / Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (And that’s an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour / Roll up (To make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour / The magical mystery tour is coming to take you away / Coming to take you away / The magical mystery tour is dying to take you away / Dying to take you away, take you today Lennon/McCartney
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I took this photograph about a year and a half ago, and it is one that I have been thinking about uploading, but have never managed to bring myself to share it – but that time has now come. / / Meet Nyango / / She is not what she seems – sure, she is a Western Lowland Gorilla, but she is of sub species Cross River – a very rare and special primate indeed, and in fact, the only one in captivity in the world [Yes, thats right folks – in the whole world]. The reason she is in captivity, was to save her life from the bushmeat trade. She has a life long injury to her right eye as a result of her experience while just a baby, but lives a happy and full life now, with a group of Westerns in sanctuary in Cameroon. Look closely at her good eye – you will see that she is looking directly at me – she loved to do this, which is unusal for a gorilla / / These gorillas are found on the border regions of Cameroon and Nigeria and are the rarest and most endangered of all the great apes, and indeed all primates. There are only about 250 of them left in the wild [and just this one in captivity] and they are threatened by many factors, including Ebola virus, poaching and the bush meat crisis. / / I hope you like this one – its a bit special /
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I paintaed this in acrylic on canvas.
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Enjoy!
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My son, Dallas 11, made this for his for his major artwork at school. He made me post it!!
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one of my “Little Crown” series / gouache on recycled, acid free, craft paper 5”x8” / copyright 2008 Elizabeth Rose Stanton, all rights reserved
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I love facets on gems. I love the colors, the sparkle. It has always fascinated me. The stones shown are Moissinite. This is best viewed in the larger version.
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