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/ Following are the lyrics to the song Turn, Turn, Turn This group was a huge influence on me as a little girl. I adored Judith Durham and her beautiful voice and spirit. I seemed to identify with her, and they were the first group I remember loving….other songs I loved from The Seekers which would take me into a beautiful place, “I’ll Never Find Another You”, “A World of Our Own”, “The Carnival Is Over”, “Morningtown Ride”, “Georgy Girl” ),and “Emerald City” Turn! Turn! Turn! / originally written by Pete Seeger / The Byrds (cover by The Seekers later) To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to be born, a time to die / A time to plant, a time to reap / A time to kill, a time to heal / A time to laugh, a time to weep To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to build up,a time to break down / A time to dance, a time to mourn / A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time of love, a time of hate / A time of war, a time of peace / A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to gain, a time to lose / A time to rend, a time to sew / A time to love, a time to hate / A time for peace, I swear its not too late ‘Inspiration Series’ card by Karin Taylor “Seasons” is a mixed media production on thick water colour paper using ink pastel acrylic charcoal and texta, this portrayal is slightly different from the original piece in that I have added a blue background and highlights digitally. I was going to leave ‘Seasons’ open to your own interpretation, but painting this pic brought back memories of ‘The Seekers’ singing ‘There is a Season….turn, turn, turn…’. If you look closely, you can see the handwritten bible verse in tiny writing around the heads of the three :D Instead of leaving it open for interpretation, as I’m submitting this to The Healing Journey forum for a music/art competition, I will try to explain what the image depicts. This is my family and I am the hands, although the hands also represent God. The boat is a metaphor for our journey through life, and the waters are somewhat turbulent beneath, my family is being supported by myself at great cost sometimes to me personally and God is also supporting…if you like, imagine it is God’s hands super-imposed over my hands, so that I have strength to do what I am called to do, imparting a protective and nurturing boundary around my beautiful family…..making home a sanctuary, and a safe place, it is a labour of love and the weight of carrying and nurturing can be extremely heavy sometimes, but also very rewarding. There is my daughter, my son, and my husband in the boat…and the symbol of the greek cross on the vessel indicates that my family belong to Christ, and we will be Conquerors in this life and in the next, as we pass through all of life’s testing and difficulty, we will be made stronger and have our characters’ hewn and shaped, and wisdom will come as a result. Bonded together through adversity, trial, separation and togetherness, we will learn how to work together as a team to achieve harmony, joy and satisfaction…we will support one another when life’s journey becomes all too hard and we want to give up…then there will be one of us to support the one who is down….and this will be reciprocated later when the other is down….. instead of destroying one another, we will build each other up, and make each other stronger for the fight, for the journey….we will encourage one another all the more when we are failing and losing sight of our goals….we will not give up on one another…and even if the world is not interested in us, we will be interested in one another, and remember one another in prayer and thought and spirit and heart. We will cheer one another one to be courageous and to persevere, no matter life’s challenges. And through each of the seasons of life, birth, death, life, healing, laughing, dancing, moving, scattering, gathering, giving up, giving voice, mending, loving, hating, mourning…..we will stick together and support one another. The symbol is The Greek Cross which is complemented with the first and last letters of the Greek name for Jesus (IC), the first and last letters of the Greek word for Christ (XC) and the Greek word for Conqueror (NIKA). The short bars above the letters indicate that they are abbreviations. ‘There is a time for everything, / and a season for every activity under heaven: / a time to be born and a time to die, / a time to plant and a time to uproot, / a time to kill and a time to heal, / a time to tear down and a time to build, / a time to weep and a time to laugh, / a time to mourn and a time to dance, / a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, / a time to embrace and a time to refrain, / a time to search and a time to give up, / a time to keep and a time to throw away, / a time to tear and a time to mend, / a time to be silent and a time to speak, / a time to love and a time to hate, / a time for war and a time for peace. – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
An old Italian man said this to me when he thought I was working too hard.
More elephants here / This shirt is also available as a greeting card / ...and they never forget.
Early Evening In The Garden Of Good And Evil was shot at Elkington Park in Balmain, Sydney, in the company of millions of mosquitos and batches of bats. Since being Featured Art by Redbubble and in the Night Photography Group, this work has become my most popular image. It is also one of the works I am most proud of, especially as I had no set shooting agenda before I arrived at the location of this magnificent tree. Tripod-mounted Canon EOS 5D Mark II, with remote shutter cable / Canon TS+E 24mm f3.5L Tilt+Shift Lens with Schneider B+W 72mm UV Haze Filter #10 / ISO: 640 / Aperture: f3.5 / Speed: 20 seconds / Style: Monochrome / Focus: Manual / AWB: Auto / Lighting: Available / Three separate shots, each with shifting the lens, not the camera, at +11mm shift, 0mm shift, and -11mm shift, respectively, then stitched together. Orton Effect at 75% Fill.
Modelling and Styling: Jo O’Brien and Sarah Lea Cheesecake
This little camera does work :)
...if only they grew on trees… Winner in Challenge 20 at the Challenge Cafe :) I was so flattered this week to have Stacey Yount send me a Bubblemail telling me that this artwork had inspired her to write a poem for a husband. She even bought my artwork as a card and is going to write the poem inside and give it to her husband!!! LOVE IT! I think it matches the image perfectly and she has kindly given me permission to display it here. It is so exciting to collaborate with someone so talented (and she is a lovely person too). Read her beautiful words here: I once happened upon a heart tree / And had to pick the perfect / bloom for me I knew as soon as I saw that heart, / oh yes it is he / It called out I am yours, if you will choose it to be So, I danced my way to it / and reached up to pluck / it from the tree / No doubt, no worry / I knew that heart was meant for me I was right because that heart / was yours, you see / And now I am blessed with your love and oh how I love thee Stacey :) Stock Photo Credit: / Girl / Tree & Landscape
Judith suggested Rainy street could be in B&W. She has great B&W work and has been an inspiration to me. So I tried with PS to convert the photo into B&W. But I’m new to PS and don’t know if I did it right. Please let me know what you think about the tones, contrast, textures… will a more grainy feel help? Thank you.
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Church of the good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo – New Zealand Sunset at Lake Tekapo and one Infrared shot in the middle of the day… OTHER NEW ZEALAND IMAGES / BEACH SHOTS
HDR shot / A shot of the deceased ship ‘Good hope’ at Skippool creek in Lancashire England. / Skippol creek enters the River Wyre. / For more Nautical and wreck pictures Click Here /
Bats symbolize good luck / First bat represents longevity, second represents wealth, third represents peaceful life, fourth represents giving, and fifth represents a good-after-life. 五福 / 第一福是”長壽”,第二福是”富貴”,第三福是”康寧”,第四福是”好德”,第五福是”善終”。
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As I originally only had a small piece of sky when I was fiddling with the extract tool, I have now redone this picture, using a bigger and new piece of sky! This is the original version FEATURED HOMEPAGE 04.11.08 / This would make a lovely card for any equestrian loving person, be it, Birthday, Thank You, any occasion….... Created from an old 35mm shot of me and my old horse Laurence, scanned in. © Copyright 2008 Squealia, All Rights Reserved
Bronze sculpture
Oil paintin on camvas / Original is now Sold
I actually created this for a CD Cover but I liked it so much I thought I would upload as a print as well :) You’ll notice this is a bit different for me, mainly because it includes a male angel, rather than my usual female model… Full view please :) ...::Stock Photo Credit::.. / Angel / Background / Crow / Dove / Texture If you like this piece, please check out: / / /
Part of a series I’m working on… / o- / -o / o- / -o / Other Autumn Images / o- / -o / o- / -o SEASCAPES / NEW ZEALAND / PEOPLE
Just because everyone enjoys music
Featured in the AbsTract Realism Group Featured again in the Top 10 of the Abstract Realism Challenge! – Thank You Everyone!! (Mar 6/09)
A metaphor for the Spirit and divinity, symbolizing inner enlightenment and the presence of a cosmic power of ultimate goodness and truth. Acrylics, ink and graphite – Best viewed in large format
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