I kind of doodle a bit so I’ve started up another folio here at RB called melpics !http://w…
I kind of doodle a bit so I’ve started up another folio here at RB called melpics It’s only got a few things on it so far so it’ll take you know time at all to give me your opinion :-) If you could check it out here that’d be unreal.
Just a little note to say thank you to everyone for being here… this is a great community, and I am glad to be here… I am very tir…
Just a little note to say thank you to everyone for being here… this is a great community, and I am glad to be here… I am very tired, it is now 4 am here… and I should get some rest… (I didn’t know it was that late…) Anyhow, I am very please to be here… Wishing you a great night, day or browsing through… Enjoy yourselves… :) Much Freedom, Peace, Love, Light, Respect and Honor… :) Crokus.
Conversation i had today on msn, someone asking me about the art i do, my life, etc. Sometimes the words come out exactly as i have it i…
Conversation i had today on msn, someone asking me about the art i do, my life, etc. Sometimes the words come out exactly as i have it in my heart.. where it all starts.. :) “i feel like this totally undiscovered artist… :S / under all the mother/household life duties..over the last 22 years / .. under all that laundry… hehehe” “and when i am free to go travel… i just want to keep taking photos.. see all natures beauty..hear and dance to music..and take all that..and turn it into art..and be happy when people buy my art..cuz it makes me feel reaaally good..and also feeds me/pays my bill..allows me to keep doing..simply.” SUNSET TESTING / (image url taken from preview @ product preview/zoomed in) / (image taken at image page/non large/main) /
Some people believe that multi-universes and multiple-dimensions that contain life are infinitely large and also infinitely small, and th…
Some people believe that multi-universes and multiple-dimensions that contain life are infinitely large and also infinitely small, and that our nuclear devices have the potential to disrupt or actually destroy entire infinitely small or dimensionally close domains that are teaming with life. Perhaps this potential threat that we pose to ourselves and to others is one of the reasons we are soon to be warned to alter our course; to transcend our destructive tendencies, become more enlightened, and develop in a more harmonious and compatible way. People are beginning to awaken spiritually and realize that everything is connected, that God and the creative force is within us and we are within it. That we need a new, more truthful, paradigm that allows us to be more loving, forgiving, peaceful, and whole. That we are co-creators of our future and of our perception of truth and reality. That we are all One, and that globally we are all One Family, and we should act accordingly, with an attitude of respect, dignity, and equality of value toward each other, the Earth, and toward all of life. Free will is a universal quality or characteristic that all high-level life shares, so these important choices are up to us. If good people work together we can overcome our cultural differences, embrace the vast diversity of life, solve our global problems, and change our evolutionary direction toward a more healthy and productive outcome. Click below on YouTube for the new John Lennon peace video produced recently by Yoko Ono. (The lyrics are there too.) / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNRHrKyaX4 Their message and best advice was, and still is, the same. This is their Dream with a capital D, this is their Vision of the Future, this is what they truly Believe In, this is their fondest Wish, this is their most heart-felt Prayer. And now for the first time in human history, this must also become the Shared Vision that all good people willingly adopt. The ONE thing we must do together if we are to survive as a species: WAR IS OVER / If you want it What do you want for Christmas now and in 2012?
I know that everyone is busy with the upcoming season, but I wanted to take time just to say: I have belonged to alot of art sites, but …
I know that everyone is busy with the upcoming season, but I wanted to take time just to say: I have belonged to alot of art sites, but RedBubble and all the artists and my friends here make a person feel that he/she is really wanted and that the art and photos they do are worth while, you all should give yourself a pat on the back for that. Its just a shame that the world is so big and most of us will never meet face to face and talk, laugh,and cry together. So you my friends from my family to yours We wish you a Very Merry Christmas and the hope for a better and peaceful New Year. / Luv each and everyone of you. (hugs for the ladies and man hugs for the guys) ;-) / Larry
My mother passed away on January 24, 2000. Perhaps I am writing this now because it is January and that ‘shocking’ event is being refres…
My mother passed away on January 24, 2000. Perhaps I am writing this now because it is January and that ‘shocking’ event is being refreshed in my mind. In 2006, I saw a book at a Starbucks in Napa Valley called FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albom. I had read his previous book TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and my mom read it and loved it as well. This new book was about a grief-stricken young man who goes into an alcoholic tailspin when his always-attentive mother, dies. So, of course, I had to read it. I certainly did not go into an alcoholic tailspin after my mother passed away but I thought I would get something out of it. I was also intrigued because I really did want my mother “FOR ONE MORE DAY”...and I thought this book might do the trick. Fast forward a month and I was impressed by a few lines from the book. I wasn’t over the TOP thrilled. It was a different story. It was not like my relationship with my mom. I underlined the words that impacted me and planned to go back to re-read them. A year would pass and this book remained at my bedside table until… Enter Christmas Day 2007 when my cousin, Linda Tafoya-Korenke, sent me two books. Can you guess what one of the books was that I received as a gift? Yes, the same book FOR ONE MORE DAY. The fact that the book entered my life once again I re-read the sentences that impacted me from the book when I read it in 2006. Now I’m so thrilled that I re-read the recent excerpts that I underlined as they help me NOW during this January month. They are all so significant. I share these lines with you now: For One More Day / by Mitch Albom These are the words/sentences that impacted me from that book. By Michael J. Armijo Every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone. When you’re rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those you love. I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories. When death takes your mother it steals that word forever (“MOM”). In time I came to view that event the way you view a faded vacation photo. It’s just someplace you went a long time ago. I don’t know what it is about food your mother makes for you…but it carries a certain taste of memory. Reading is like talking, so picture me talking to you there: I love you every day. Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt. “I did what mattered to me.” …believe in…memories, they will pull you back together. / I met a man once who did a lot of mountain climbing. I asked him which was harder, ascending or descending? He said without a doubt descending because ascending you were so focused on reaching the top, you avoided mistakes. / / Did my old man slide back into foggy absentia, the occasional phone call, the Christmas card. “When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.” She was called back to people by their memories of her. “It’s still nice to be thought about, you know.” “It’s such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.” Do you ever think while something is happening, about what’s happening someplace else? “Your mom. She died.” : They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some strange, heavy, powerful language that pounds away at the side of your head, a wrecking ball coming at you again and again, until finally, the words crack a hole large enough to fit inside your brain. And in so doing, they split you apart. I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. “Have a plan. Have a plan.” “Secrets…they’ll tear you apart.” You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your heart. But there’s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins. Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really losing them. One day spent with someone you love can change everything.
It was really delightful to be informed by Karen Cook that my “Love Is Lighting Up Somebody…
It was really delightful to be informed by Karen Cook that my Love Is Lighting Up Somebody Else’s Darkest Moments is being featured side by side with Karen’s at the RB’sFeatured Wall Art And Greeting Cards :D It’s my first feature there, so exciting!! :D Many thanks to the Singapore Group for featuring both Heartstrings and Wish Upon A Star too!! :D My sales in zazzle have also started to pick up, I have 4 sales this week… Sales at Zazzle was really slow for me initially…no sales for first 2 months, it got really discouraging…but thought I would just press on and see how,glad I did because I made close to 20 sales in the last 1 month plus or so,really counting my blessings everyday for that. I am about 3 plus months into Zazzle :D I want to mention special thanks to Ujean for being that constant beacon of light for me at zazzle…for those who are in Zazzle, maybe like me,you may feel like a small fish in the ocean,so tiny and lost there at times. Ujean visited my gallery many times and often gave me encouraging comments and suggestions,enough fuel from her to help me last another 3 months,haha! Thanks so much Ujean! :D Here are the cute small items I sold this week :D Many thanks to Susan who bought the Love Mediations products, our dear Midori who bought Mountain Whispers Button and a lady named Holly who bought the Love Is Lighting Up Somebody Else’s Darkest Moments Button :D
WHMD = World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day today, 10 Oct 2008. Just finish a writing...
WHMD = World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day today, 10 Oct 2008. Just finish a writing on this topic. It’s World Mental Health Day. So do check it out. If you don’t fancy the bigger and fancier fonts used for RB’s writings mode, check out the journal version of my writing instead. HAVE YOU LOVED YOURSELF, PEOPLE?! XD / / Take care. Be Strong. Be Healthy. Check out Karin’s journal here!! Help spread the word and promote awareness!! =D
Today, 22 Oct 2008, Ellen and Montri will be registering their marriage!! / Congratulations, Ellen!!! Congratulations, Montri!!! Th…
Today, 22 Oct 2008, Ellen and Montri will be registering their marriage!! / Congratulations, Ellen!!! Congratulations, Montri!!! Thought i’d join in the fun since Karin and Midori already journalled about it.. / hehehehe… ^ _ ^” Me wish you two a very happy and blessed marriage. Wishing you forever love and good health and fortune!! =D There’s no such thing as no big celebration, Ellen!! / We at RB will celebrate big big for you!!!! =D To those who haven’t seen Ellen’s or Montri’s work, check these out!! Montri as siameseboy!! / / i bet some of you haven’t seen Montri’s work on RB? Please do go give the big guy some love and biiiiig hugs!!! XD Ellen as Udonchow / Ellen as smile4me / Go give these lovely newly wedded couple a nice big hug people!!! XD / Here’s Midori-sama and Karin-sama journals for these lovely couple!! / Wedding Bells!!! Congratulations, udonchow!!! / Ellen’s Getting Married Today!
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/ CLICK THE PHOTO TO GO LOOK I would like to thank a new friend of mine Ibah~ from Flickr, for this beautiful gift to Jordy. :) VBS She read Jordy’s Story on my blog and wanted to share the love as much as she could and made this gorgeous card for him, signed by friends and fur kids alike :) :) Jordy loves it so much!!! Thank you so much to Ibah and everyone else involved in making this loving card for Jordy :) :)
I am so very grateful to have found this Red Bubble. The people here, so welcoming, so kind and supportive. I am thankful to have fou…
I am so very grateful to have found this Red Bubble. The people here, so welcoming, so kind and supportive. I am thankful to have found a place that has so much wonderous stuff… All of your writings, your photographs, your digital art, your painting, your linocuts, your encaustics, and the myriad of thoughts and images are a constant inspiration to me! I give my heartfelt thanks to all of you that have sent me birthday wishes and sent me such positive and warm thoughts… And I am thankful to have a person in my life that can make 1200 miles away seem like the next town over, and 6 months is like yesterday…
Hopefully l’ll get to upload a couple more tonight before we are off on holidays in a few days for 3 WHOLE WEEKS :-) Our family has NEVER…
Hopefully l’ll get to upload a couple more tonight before we are off on holidays in a few days for 3 WHOLE WEEKS :) Our family has NEVER been on a holiday before & this holiday is mostly due to the most caring incredible people from my husbands Company Caterpillar The whole place opened so much more than their hearts & thanks to them our whole family will be sharing christmas with LOTS of family & friends in a very beautiful town where l can fish RIGHT from my verandah :) / l can continue my Chemo & heal in the best of circumstances. l’ll keepya posted :) / lf l may & before l get to teary l would like to thank so many people from across the world praying for me & my family, l do believe in Angels very deeply but religion always seemed to big for me but l have faith & l have your prayers through that & all the warmth we have been gifted with it truly does give us hope strength courage & the need to keep reaching out to others in ANY little way we can IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE / You Lot Proove That ;-P / A special thankyou to the wonderful Hosts who do such a brilliant job. l thankyou for the many features mostly in awae of those l stand beside. A very deep thankyou to the incredible Human Condition Group & many others who truly did an amazing thing bringing my mastectomy image/message out to 1000’s of people. l was so frightened to do it but knowing the awareness it reached & the discussions that were had because of it it truly bought us back to cherishing the bodies we have to insuring ourselves & family as the world really does get tipped upside down when serious Cancer is concerned. And to those beautiful incredible people who shared their personal stories just an infinity of depth love & courage & to raise awareness to help others who are in such need of warm community care XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Thankyou wonderful Groups for shedding such light / To my dearest Wen for the gifts you have given me throughout the year will last me an eternity your generous spirit be tattooed in my heart SEE YA SOON kiddo XXXXXX / To Spunky Sandy Sparks just with her smile & spirit the sparks really do go off :) / Thankyou for the most precious package the badges l wear with honour EVERY day your card sits beside me & your wonderful family photo never fails to make me smile. / The greatest gift l have recieved is the sincerest most wonderful connections / in SO many wonderfully different ways with the friends l have made here. / l wanna name a special few of them but l reckon you can feel my luv’en !! / What a year its been in rememberance of mum & her partner passing away / For me & my family still such a long journey ahead but l am really ok, my family is just fine, little scares, little fears, little tears & BOY do we need to lower testorone levels on a holiday. But we all just FIT in the flipz way & take it a day at a time with as many smiles as we can gather. / Just an update to the flipteez art show l had a ball today ringing 18 Happy people to tell them they one a prize in the flipteez raffle :-) Cool prizes too many are food vouchers & big gift baskets. l didn’t raise a great deal on the day but l/we have generated ALOT of great interest. 23 registered volunteers, Major meeting with communtiy health centre, council & hopefully a Doc, reps from the flipteez foundation & of course mwa is sceduled late Feb when everyones back on board. A Great flipteez website currently being made & sponsored up & ready Feb, / l gotta boast a little as l sold 5 pieces & alot of cards. Of course many tables at the art show were filled either brochures of help, support, information, local services. AWARENESS mental health leaflets & of course lots of Cancer information brochures. You guys were right it truly does start with little ripples but l promise you YOU MY DEAREST FRIENDS are my DRIVING force & l love it when you tell me when its time to go bed. What would l do without anyofya / From my Family to yours with the biggest thankyou’s for keeping mum & wife sane They really do know almost all of you XXXXXXXXX AND / From me Shaz aka flip aka flipteez or teezer oh yeh flipz too / l put my hand across my lopsided chest & wish with ALL my heart that you stay safe & smile all the way thru your tomorrows / & if you need a cry or 2 l bought lotza shares in Tissues lndustry so l have plenty to share XX / l truly do adore you Merry Christmas Everyone & as always / XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXl’llbeflip’enyamidjanXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thank You to my friend, Anne for loving my Red Robins...
Thank You to my friend, Anne for loving my Red Robins so much that she looked for (and found) a reason to buy them!!! Here it is… / Such a fantastic feeling, smothered together with the all this Christmas warmth… what a fantastic day!!! Thank you so very much again, Anne!!! Enjoy ;D xxGG
Be Careful What You Wish for…the poem…has been chosen to feature today in the wonderful new group ‘Poetry and Beautiful Women’. Oh…
Be Careful What You Wish for…the poem…has been chosen to feature today in the wonderful new group ‘Poetry and Beautiful Women’. Oh thank you so much Shoaib and Taureau for this feature. So very much appreciated. And here is the poem: Be Careful What You Wish For… Why is it often that which / we long for is just out of reach? / Our internal conversation / How much should I reveal? / How much should I conceal? / Indeed the odyssey of mystery. Her beautiful face is half hidden / behind her arm / Her soft eyes closed / behind her lids / to block out the light of observation. Her soft pink body is framed / by the silk of her corset / textured and lined to follow her curves / Gentle and feminine and still / she beacons our eyes to see, our hearts to wonder. She is graceful, she has a secret / Her imagination is free / But she does not reveal the feelings / Her eyes only reveal her heat. / She smoulders without definition. Why does she capture our imagination so? / Is it because she is difficult / or impossible to understand and define? / Mystery exposed and mystery explained. Her secret so delicious / So surreal / Her mind behind her skin / is an adventure unknown. She reveals just enough to entice / But not enough to answer all the questions / She provokes us to think / She stimulates us to feel as / She is hidden and unexplained. Is she shy or is she sensual? / A muse or an artist? Or is she both? / Is her internal world her sanctuary? / A place where she truly comes alive. / Is she art painted, framed and / exhibited for all to see? / ...beautiful… Be careful what you wish for… By Anthea Slade
She wrote: Hello my dear. / My name is Gift i saw your profile today at (www.redbubble.com )and i became intrested so please i will lik…
She wrote: Hello my dear. / My name is Gift i saw your profile today at (www.redbubble.com )and i became intrested so please i will like you to email me back through my email address thus:(gift_44loveyou@yahoo.com). pls i will like you to send me your email address so that i will tell you more about my self and also my picture you to know who i am .hope you understand.thanks.And i will like you to contact me trough my email adress(gift_44loveyou@yahoo.com) / Am waiting to see your lovely reply soonest. / Miss Gift. After translating the spinglish into proper words, I worked out that it means: Hello. / I am a d*ckhead. / I think you are totally stupid. / Let me give you the electronic version of the clap. / Not the hand clap but the type that causes some embarrassment in the chemist when you go to pick up the ant-e-bi-ot-iks. / Please don’t bother to reply to this because I think I’m smart and that you’re stupid enough to email me via your email address thereby getting you onto lots of additional spam lists concerning bigger penises (penii?), satisfying your lover for long time, getting your mortgage reduced while obtaining a degree in quantum physics part time and enjoying happy ladies to visit without charge for happy times with rude bits. Line#2 sums it up. Report it, delete it, and move on to the real business of RedBubble if you receive it.
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Features (not forgetting Richard). ..The magic goes on …..... Macaw Portrait” was featured in Alphabet Soup (Letter ~ P) / “Monday’s Action ” was featured in Creative Cards Thankyou for the collaboration! AUGUST FEATURES /
I was going through my poetry today…you know the whole ...hmmm…what to post, what to post…is it a dark day, a light day, a self-...
I was going through my poetry today…you know the whole ...hmmm…what to post, what to post…is it a dark day, a light day, a self-indulgent day… and I wanted to post something about love. So, in my journey or reposting some of my older work osted here that few peole read, I decided to repost this one. It’s that kind of day. :) i want love thank you for reading and rereading, love, K xo
So, being the really stupid bugger that I am, I could not “switch off” thinking about these issues even while I was “switched off” the ne…
So, being the really stupid bugger that I am, I could not “switch off” thinking about these issues even while I was “switched off” the net. Did manage to do SOME of my own work, but even that process was filled with “what on earth is going on on RB” ridiculous thoughts… The main issue that was central to my thoughts was the completely new addition to the “RB rules and guidelines” – the addition of an “appeals process’. In fact, the addition of an appeals process is an excellent thing, and must contribute constructively to the functioning of any grouping of people, be it a classroom, an organisation, or a society governed by law. My unfortunately obsessive rumination was, however, primarily on the issue of how would this new appeals process impact on the core problem here at RB at this time – the PERCEPTION in the community that the rules and guidelines have been – and are – commonly applied unfairly and inconsistently. My conclusion to this question now turns out to be that the addition of an appeals process will have NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER on the PERCEPTION in the community that rules and guidelines may continue to be applied unfairly and inconsistently. I have been forced to accept this conclusion as, for the new appeals process to even be invoked, there MUST HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE AN APPLICATION OF THE RULES AND GUIDELINES THAT IS PERCEIVED TO BE UNFAIR AND/OR INCONSISTENT! Super duper BIG bummer :p I am NOT happy to have come to this conclusion at all!!! I am quite sure from the general tone in the many community and group forums I have visited of late that many, if not most, members of this community want it to be able to continue to be the safe and robust artists’ community it has come to be. I certainly do! However, if many members of this community are left with the PERCEPTION that the rules and guidelines under which they are expected to operate in the publication of their work and their discussion of their motives etc in creating it MAY be applied in an unforseeable way, there can be no sense of safety and surety in their participation in this community with their art and ideas! I cannot imagine the prospect of having to participate in what may be an incredibly stressful process of review of ones behaviour and art being at all reassuring in the event that a member of this community already feels they have been wronged by an unfair or inconsistent application of “the rules”. As I already wrote – “super duper BIG bummer!” I am extremely glad that I am NOT a member of RB management. I am still quite convinced that the perception of unfairness and inconsistency in the application of the rules to date has most likely been strongly impacted by the HUGE growth of RB, and a resulting stressed and overstretched workforce that does not have the time or resources to investigate all reports and complaints sufficiently to make consistent judgements on them. I have seen this exact same thing happen in other workplaces. If I am totally wrong in this – it would be most useful to have a public reassurance of this from RB management…... I do not believe that ANYONE in RB management and/or admin etc WANTS to be in this current situation. I am SURE that everyone WANTS to be able to apply whatever behaviour rules and guidelines are set as fairly and justly as possible. This is why I conclude that there must be some factor (most likely that I mentioned above) that means this has NOT been possible. So – how to fix???? Damn – if I knew, I’d tell you straight off as fast as I could!!! My only “idea” relates to doing a little ‘going backward’ and righting the perceived wrongs that have taken place. That is – allowing BACK, UNCONDITIONALLY, ALL those whose accounts were unfairly deleted since the confusion re rules and guidelines began in February. Then, judging their behaviour as members of this community under any new rules and guidelines exactly the same as all other members. That would be a clearly fair and ethical act and I am sure would do MUCH in restoring the faith of the community in the goodwill of management and staff. I am not privy to all the factors impacting and driving the inner workings of RB. I sure hope that someone who IS can figure out a possible way of regaining the RB membership’s trust and PERCEPTION that they will be treated fairly and justly in any dispute better than I, with my limited information, am able. I truly wish everyone in RB management etc all my best in resolving this unfortunate and most distressing mess. Sincerely, / Kallena aka DragonFlyer OK – off to TRY to concentrate on some of my own work again LOL ;)))
Many many thanks to kathi…
Many many thanks to kathibook who has just bought “Peace, Love, Hope: Merry Christmas Greeting Card” on Redbubble. Find here a selection of Greeting Cards. / The perfect card for any occasion. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Carl Larsson: Brita as Iduna (Iðunn), lithography, title page for the christmas edition of “Idun”, 1901 / In Norse mythology, Iðunn is a goddess associated with youth: a keeper of apples and granter of eternal youthfulness. This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. For further information on Carl Larsson or scroll to the bottom of this page! Alternatively check out my Zazzle store and make your own customised card online. Zazzle custom greeting cards are a great way to send a special message. Whether you are sending holiday greetings, announcing a new baby, celebrating a birthday, sending wedding or party invitations, or just need to say “hi”. It’s fun and easy way to design the entire card, adding your photos and messages to all four sides. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / More choices from Zazzle: Wear My Art – Check out Female Contemporary Art on Apparel here: My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. All images are copyright © taiche. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited / See more of taiche at ZAZZLE / Baby Custom T-Shirts :dress that baby up with a special design on a custom t-shirt, long sleeve or onesize / Kids Custom T-Shirts .from organic t-shirts to long sleeve shirts, boys, girls, and toddlers can fill their fashion needs with a one-of-a-kind custom t-shirts for kids. Check out the latest organic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and girls shirts. And plenty of styles for toddlers too! Aprons / Bags / Buttons / Cards / Hats / Keds Shoes / Keychains / Magnets / Mousepads / Mugs / Postage / Postcards / Stickers / T-Shirt / Ties* Don’t forget to check out my poetry section Selected works of art from my 2009 Portfolio Do not forget to check out my range of fully customisable calendars. Simply let me know your choice of images and months to show them and I will create especaillly for you. You can choose from any of my images. / Larsson was born in Prästgatan No.78, a house on the Tyska Stallplan in Gamla stan, the old town in Stockholm. His parents were extremely poor and his childhood was not happy. Renate Puvogel, in her book Larsson, gives plenty of information about his life: “His mother was thrown out of the house, together with Carl and his brother Johan; after enduring a series of temporary dwellings, the family moved into Grev Magnigränd No.7 (later No.5) in what was then Ladugårdsplan, present-day Östermalm. As a rule, each room was home to three families; penury, filth and vice thrived there, leisurely seethed and smouldered, eaten-away and rotten bodies and souls. Such an environment is the natural breeding ground for cholera,” he wrote in his autobiographical novel Me (Jag, Stockholm, 1931, p.21). Carl’s father was also a good-for-nothing who worked as a casual laborer, sailed as a stoker on a ship headed for Scandinavia, and lost the lease to a nearby mill, only to end up there later as a mere grain carrier. Larsson portrays him as a loveless man lacking self-control; he drank, ranted and raved, and incurred lifelong anger of his son through his outburst “I curse the day you were born.” In contrast, Carl’s endlessly working mother provided for their everyday needs through her job as a laundress. Carl’s artistic talent was probably inherited from his grandfather on his mother’s side, who was a painter by trade. However, at the age of thirteen, his teacher Jacobsen, at the school for poor children urged him to apply to the “principskola” of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, and he was admitted. During his first years there, Larsson felt socially inferior, confused, and shy. In 1869, at the age of sixteen, he was promoted to the “antique school” of the same academy. There Larsson gained confidence, and even became a central figure in student life. Carl earned his first medal in nude drawing. In the meantime, Larsson worked as a caricaturist for the humorous paper Kasper and as graphic artist for the newspaper Ny Illustrerad Tidning. His annual wages were sufficient to allow him to help his parents out financially. After several years working as an illustrator of books, magazines, and newspapers, Larsson moved to Paris in 1877, where he spent several frustrating years as a hardworking artist without any success. Larsson was not eager to establish contact with the French progressive impressionists; instead, along with other Swedish artists, he cut himself off from the radical movement of change. After spending two summers in Barbizon, the refuge of the plein-air painters, he settled down with his Swedish painter colleagues in 1882 in Grez-sur-Loing, at a Scandinavian artists’ colony outside Paris. It was there that he met the artist Karin Bergöö, who soon became his wife. This was to be a turning point in Larsson’s life. In Grez, Larsson painted some of his most important works, now in watercolour and very different from the oil painting technique he had previously employed. Carl and Karin Larsson had eight children and his family became Larsson’s favourite models. Many of his watercolours are now popular all over the world. Their eight children included Suzanne (1884), Ulf (1887, who died at 18), Pontus (1888), Lisbeth (1891), Brita (1893), Mats (1894, who died at 2 months), Kersti (1896) and Esbjörn (1900). In 1888 the young family was given a small house, named Little Hyttnäs, in Sundborn by Karin’s father Adolf Bergöö. Carl and Karin decorated and furnished this house according to their particular artistic taste and also for the needs of the growing family. Through Larsson’s paintings and books this house has become one of the most famous artist’s homes in the world, transmitting the artistic taste of its creators and making it a major line in Swedish interior design. The descendants of Carl and Karin Larsson now own this house and keep it open for tourists each summer from May until October. Larsson’s popularity increased considerably with the development of colour reproduction technology in the 1890s, when the Swedish publisher Bonnier published books written and illustrated by Larsson and containing full colour reproductions of his watercolours, e.g. A Home. However, the print runs of these rather expensive albums did not come close to that produced in 1909 by the German publisher Karl Robert Langewiesche (1874–1931): His choice of watercolours, drawings and text by Carl Larsson, titled Das Haus in der Sonne (The House in the Sun), immediately became one of the German publishing industry’s best-sellers of the year — 40,000 copies sold in three months, and more than 40 print runs have been produced up to 2001. Carl and Karin Larsson declared themselves overwhelmed by such success. Larsson also drew several sequential picture stories, thus being one of the earliest Swedish comic creators. Carl Larsson considered his monumental works, such as his frescos in schools, museums and other public buildings, to be his most important works. His last monumental work, Midvinterblot (Midwinter Sacrifice), a 6×14 meter oil painting completed in 1915, had been commissioned for a wall in the National Museum in Stockholm (which already had several of his frescos adorning its walls), but was upon completion rejected by the board of the museum. The fresco depicts the blót of King Domalde at the Temple of Uppsala.
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To all my Red Bubble friends/family / Thank you all, for a wonderful year of sharing, caring and creating. / As most artists know that art is not just about making a pretty picture, it is SO MUCH MORE! As our heart, soul, mind and body go into creating something that will provoke some kind of response in the viewer, and becasue of what each artists puts of themselves into their work, for the creation process, this can be a wonderful experience but also quite draining. So for me I believe that the Red Bubble clan is a wonderful support system to help artists to keep creating not only for themselves but for others. / My heartfelt love and best wishes go to you all hoping that you all feel the special Christmas Spirit that is so wonderful at this time of year. / I look forward to lots more great things next Year. / Lots of love and good wishes to you all and lots of joy, peace, love and Christmas Cheer, (hopefully not overdoing the Xmas Cheer!) / Love always, / Lorna
Aloha kakou, to all our beloved family and friends. I have met so many wonderful people on this website this year. It has been a learning…
Aloha kakou, to all our beloved family and friends. I have met so many wonderful people on this website this year. It has been a learning experience as well for there are so many talented photographers and artists who are a continuous source of creative inspiration. I appreciate the kindness of all the hosts as well of the many wonderful groups who have featured my work. / / For those of you who so kindly responded in my private BubbleMail with holiday wishes and beautiful Christmas cards, I invite you to copy/paste your messages here in my journal, that would be so wonderful. Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for all your wonderful gifts of Aloha. / / To everyone who has commented on my work this year, I may not always have the time to answer every message, yet I cherish every single one. Thank you so much. / / And to those of you who have purchased my images and my calendar collections, thank you so much from my na’au, from the depths of my heart for your kindness. I cannot tell you how meaningful it is for me that you love my work enough to want to own a print. Mahalo nui loa. / / We wish you a beautiful holiday season with much love and every happiness for you and your beloved family. / / E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe / (May blessings be with you always) / Mele kalikimaka me ka Hau`oli makahiki hou / (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year) / / Aloha e Malama pono / Jacob and Sharon Mau / / / /
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Isn’t it amazing? It seems it was 1970 just three days ago…... / The 70’s was a monumental time for me personally, graduating from high school, venturing off to explore the world, marrying my first husband, experiencing the miracle of the birth of my first child, surviving an almost fatal car accident and almost simultaneously suffering the sudden death of my beloved Father, which left a vacant gaping wound in my heart that took years to heal…...... as well as experiencing devastating emotional and physical abuse and a heartbreaking divorce…. The 70’s was a time of innocence, and a loss of innocence. .. yet, I learned so much and I have no regrets. I became independent, reevaluated my belief system, shed my childhood conditioning, totally redefining my life as I discovered my own personal and spiritual values defining who I am, what I stand for and what I believe. I returned to my childlike innocence. I embrace my rich and dynamic cultural heritage, opened my eyes and my heart and embraced other cultures and languages as well. I am grateful for every experience, for every lesson I have learned from every person I have met and I am grateful for every good thing that has happened in my life. Fast forward to the 80’s with several moves on the mainland from the east coast to the west and all points in between, with several transcontinental moves, enjoying several years living in Europe, exploring other countries and mastering foreign languages. The 80’s was a time of enlightenment, a time for spiritual ascension and moments of profound revelations, a new marriage, delighting in the births of two more beautiful children. And the music of the 80’s was awesome. I especially loved U2. The 80’s was prime time for me. I wish I looked now like I looked in the 80’s with long thick auburn hair and flawless ivory skin. :)))) It was a decade of working and playing and personal growth and realizing that I could create my own reality as I followed my dreams. The 90’s were certainly interesting. Another divorce. I devoted most of those years as well to nurturing my young children and refining my career. Imagine my surprise and dismay when my Irish heritage manifested itself as my rich auburn hair transformed virtually overnight to a platinum blonde. It is still a surprise each time I look into the mirror. It was a time of tremendous sacrifice as well and often times I worked three jobs as I explored many interests and tried so hard to maintain a good balance in my life. Such as Time flies and the last decade certainly seems to have breezed by as if in a dream. From the year 2000 to 2009 so much has happened I could publish a book and it would probably be a best seller for the places I have been, the people I have met and the things that have happened are so fascinating. I am so amazed that it is now the year 2010. So much has happened this last year. I was single and independent almost 19 years when I met Jacob. And now this year Jacob and I celebrated our first year of marriage. I have met hundreds of members of our family on his side here on Maui. Most everyone on Maui is related to us. If they are Hawaiian, they are probably our ohana. :)) We have made many new friends and lost a couple of frenemies :)) You know who they are, the ones who pretend to be your friends, but they are really your enemy and when you have a disagreement they only do their best to slander you and bring you down as they project and impose their own personal opinion, belief or value system on you without regard for your truth or your heart. The true friends who remain have my best interests at heart, as I do theirs, and they help to protect my heart. I am grateful for my true friends. We have experienced some tragic very sad events as well. It certainly hasn’t been all fun in the sun. We have also buried many of my husbands family and life long friends in 2009. Through it all we face each day our own mortality. Every day we realise, we remember and acknowlege that each day is a gift. / We focus on the good things in life. Yet, most of all we have had tremendous fun and enjoyed many wonderful, some truly extraordinary experiences here on the island. For me personally it has been educational in so many ways. No one can really know the Hawaiian culture unless you are submerged in it. You may come here on holiday and explore the island, shop the beautiful galleries and gift shoppes, see the sights and explore the ocean, the seacliffs, the cloud forests, the rain forests and the many beautiful beaches, yet to truly know Hawai’i and understand this magnificent culture, you must live here. I try to share this beauty with all of you through my imagery. I am so happy to hear from you when you leave a note and let me know my work and the splendid poetry I search for and attach to my images to breathe life into them speaks to your heart. / / On another happy note, in a couple of weeks my son and his wife will be welcoming the birth of their first child, a precious baby girl. She will be my fifth grandchild and Jacob’s tenth. Imagine that, between us we have 15 grandchildren. Wow. My son is my youngest child and I cannot explain how I feel knowing he will soon be holding his own child in his arms. If I could wave my magic wand she would be born here on the island. How I wish we could, it would be so wonderful as I have not seen my children in three years and I would love for this child to be born on Maui. I have three beautiful talented children. My oldest daughter (the one I grew up with) is married with 4 beautiful children. My second daughter is still single (thank God) and attending university studying to be a graphic designer. And my son is having a child. I miss them all so much and I love them more than my own life. Jacob has 7 beautiful children, and we are truly blessed, for our children are our legacy and they are our greatest gifts in life. To all our family and friends, we wish you love and sweet compassion. We wish you tremendous success and every happiness. May you all enjoy a fabulous new year!!! / / Aloha oukou / E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe / `Okole maluna Jacob and Sharon Mau /
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