Rose Moxon bubblemailed me this fantastic news… / *our pictures the fallen...
Rose Moxon bubblemailed me this fantastic news… / our pictures the fallen and danse macabre passed the preselection commmittee at ballistic publishing… / How cool!! / I’m very excited at the possibilities and have just noticed how hard it is trying to type whilst jumping up and down! hehehe!
I can not believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to whoever bought a card of “Anniversary Roses!!! / Thank you!! Thank you!! !http://images…
I can not believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to whoever bought a card of “Anniversary Roses!!! / Thank you!! Thank you!!
After 4 months, I finally made another sale!!!!!!!!!!! It was a card of “Anniversary Rose”. Thank you Buyer!!!!!!!!!! !http://images-0…
After 4 months, I finally made another sale!!!!!!!!!!! It was a card of “Anniversary Rose”. Thank you Buyer!!!!!!!!!!
The new blog Wat is Art? is now up and running, and will be featuring interviews and artwork from RB art…
The new blog Wat is Art? is now up and running, and will be featuring interviews and artwork from RB artists. To extend this opportunity for artist promotion, i would like to invite RB graphic artists to design their ownTitle Graphic (or header) for the blog. / GRAPHIC SPECS must be 724 pix wide x 170 pixels must contain the title Wat is Art? must contain the subtitle insights and inspirations behind the artists, behind the art can be any colour and any style you like If/when your graphic is chosen to be the featured graphic, you will be credited at the top of the side column, with a link to your RB profile and your groovy RB widget. the blog was only launched this week, but is already attracting surprising traffic from the early stats i’ve seen. More interviews are arriving, and over the next 2 months it will be growing steadily. Feel free to spread this around the RB community. HAPPY DESIGNING!
White Rose Petals has been featured in the Flowers in Macro group- thanks to the selectors, and to all those who have commented and suppo…
White Rose Petals has been featured in the Flowers in Macro group- thanks to the selectors, and to all those who have commented and supported me- really grateful to you all!!
It is a public holiday here in Australia – great to wander out to the computer and find that / Grieg Piano Concerto...
It is a public holiday here in Australia – great to wander out to the computer and find that / Grieg Piano Concerto was featured in All About Your Best Work, / Purple Rose Challenge has made it into the Top 10 for the Purple Rose Challenge (yes I know – not much originality in the name of my pic!) / Spring made it into the Top 10 for The Secret Garden Challenge / and Endurance was featured in Nirvana earlier last week. Thank you to voters, commenters, watchlisters, hosts for the wonderful encouragement!!! It’s a wet day here – certainly added a bit of sunshine!
Here’s the video i promised i’d do / to review the Compassion Courage and Friendship book / on Youtube...
Here’s the video i promised i’d do / to review the Compassion Courage and Friendship book / on Youtube / Words just weren’t enough, so i thought this might be better able to convey the deeply moving emotion of this extraordinary RB publication
Composition, voice and instruments by SoxyFleming. The rose images, in order of appearance,...
Composition, voice and instruments by SoxyFleming. The rose images, in order of appearance, were provided by the following 17 wonderful redbubblers. (The image seen here before you press play is the transition between a photograph by Marle Andre and a painting by Saleire, links below.) 1 & 2 Shaun Johnston / 3 Anne van Alkemade / 4 RebeccaT / 5 Zolton / 6 Alison Cornford-Matheson / 7 RebeccaT / 8 Graham Ettridge / 9 Zolton / 10 AuXilliary / 11 Marle Andre / 12 Anne van Alkemade / 13 Cathleen Tarawhiti / 14 Shaun Johnston / 15 Cathleen Tarawhiti / 16 Zeena / 17, 18, 19, 20 RebeccaT / 21 Zeena / 22 SoxyFleming / 23 Zeena / 24 Zolton / 25 Roy barry / 26 Zolton / 27 Marle Andre / 28 Saleire / 29 RebeccaT / 30 Freelancer / 31 Alex Edwards / 32 & 33 Freelancer / 34 Jayne Logan / 35 & 36 Freelancer / 37 Jayne Logan / 38, 39, 40 Freelancer / 41 Vickie Emms / 42 Marle Andre / 43 Anne van Alkemade / 44 cara53 / 45 RebeccaT / 46 SoxyFleming / 47 RebeccaT / 48, 49, 50 Shaun Johnston THANKS EVERYONE / Click the card to see rosarum on youtube Vos flores rosarum / in maximis gaudiis / redolentibus You roses flowering / in the highest joys / that give fragrance It must have been the sunny day and the smell of roses in my garden…and the comment from Anne van “Don’t change it on anyone else’s account unless you entirely agree with the feedback – ENTIRELY agree!!! It’s tough doing something relatively new and the feedback while well meaning might actually detract from the ‘you’ factor.” / / So I left Rosarum with the “me” factor and finished it off. Being sent roses by email is a wonderful thing…I thoroughly enjoyed every one of them! So an enormous thank you to everyone who sent me their beautiful flowers. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to use them all. In particular I would like to mention some lovely paintings which I was sent…they just didn’t fit in in the end, but I do love them. This whole little project has been quite an experience for me, from learning a bit of technology to organising the gathering of the blooms. Several bubblers went on rose shooting expeditions just for me and I am very grateful to them. Offer me technical advice if you wish (these things are new to me). Am I happy with it? ...I’ve heard the music now so many times that I know every tiny fault. But I made the decision to use it in its rough form and not try to record it again and in some ways I like the imperfections. The roses are beautiful and I can see why I had to wait for spring…today there was a rose in my garden so I have been able to add a couple of rose photographs of my own. As not all roses are on redbubble I haven’t linked to any individual images, just their creators. I hope that contributors will link from their rose images and profile pages to this journal and rosarum on youtube.
Thank you to the mystery buyer who purchased four posters earlier today. You’ve made my week :) !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/a…
Thank you to the mystery buyer who purchased four posters earlier today. You’ve made my week :) / Infusion / Shades of Autumn / By any other name… / Parchment
No need to comment. I’m going straight off after this entry. This is no way to do rehab. LOL Ok, I know I’m supposed to be taking a br…
No need to comment. I’m going straight off after this entry. This is no way to do rehab. LOL Ok, I know I’m supposed to be taking a break, but I couldn’t resist a quick browse with my coffee, and I’ve discovered two of my photos are featured. / I Want You is featured in Inspired Art, and Rose Reclining is featured in A Beautiful Blur. / I’m particularly pleased because, and it may not be everybody’s taste, but I Want You is my favourite of my flower photos, and the song is one of my favourite of Dylans. So, thank you so much to the hosts of the groups for these features and congratulations to the other featured artists.
Hello Guys, / As you know I have been in a writing mood an not posting my own flowers and sorry but I guess when a need is there you bett…
Hello Guys, / As you know I have been in a writing mood an not posting my own flowers and sorry but I guess when a need is there you better just jump! / So heres another poem of mine for my friend lianne’s wonderful flower! / Hope you like it too! / She has a really wonderful way of conveying her inner self with her fantastic work! / Check out her great photography and other works Here:!lianne! You…. / “Your beauty lies before my lips words can not describe. / Your nothing short of perfect to my gazing eyes. / You take me on a journey as I look at you. / And all that you have made me feel I can’t describe in words. / You open up my eyes to things that I have never thought. / I stand in wide amazement to your moving touch. / Your pureness makes me blush in shame for I so full of sin. / I look at you as an angel standing there for me. / Your beauty’s stopped me in my tracks and held me as your slave. / And all that I can really do is look at you and cry.”
I wasn’t sure about this image as I kind of messed about in Photoshop with it so it was a nice surprise to find it was featured today – t…
I wasn’t sure about this image as I kind of messed about in Photoshop with it so it was a nice surprise to find it was featured today – thank you to the hosts! /
Words can not really describe the image completely its so moving. / I hope you enjoy it as much as I have and enjoy my feeble attempt to s…
Words can not really describe the image completely its so moving. / I hope you enjoy it as much as I have and enjoy my feeble attempt to share my thoughts on this image. / Very nice Rose and very loving ! / Check out her lovely and creative works here:!Rose! “My Love will stay” I think of you my love oh so far away. / I read your letters that come each day and cry at what they say. / It’s been a year since you were here and I lie in your arms. / And now its dark and I am alone your letters keep me warm. / I need the comfort of your words to help me through the night. / For without one small ray of hope I would surely die. / I see from all your lovely words you love me more each day. / And I for you have gone unchanged my love is ever true. / I miss you so my heart is broke it cry’s a long hard cry. / I know your thoughts are with me, each and every night. / But words of comfort often fail when needs are on the edge. / I miss you love my words can’t say the hurt I feel inside. / But soon I know you’ll come back home and lie down by my side. / I’ll think of you each day your gone and wait for each new post. / And read your words of love to me to comfort my lonely heart.
/ The Collage ‘Roses All The Way’ is featured in the group ‘All About Flowers’ Thankyou so very …
/ The Collage ‘Roses All The Way’ is featured in the group ‘All About Flowers’ Thankyou so very much to the Hosts for the honour- am really happy as this work is all new to me and I am having so much fun creating them!!
Sooner or later you come to a crossroads. You’ve created all of this fantastic music/art/groovy-stuff, and you get to a point where you…
Sooner or later you come to a crossroads. You’ve created all of this fantastic music/art/groovy-stuff, and you get to a point where you have to take a plunge to move forward. It’s a first. Your first CD, exhibition, book, sale…whatever it is, it’s filled with as much terror as it is excitement. We live in an era where we can’t make up the excuses we used to. Anything is possible. We generally have access to the tools to make this project happen, but it’s fraught with the pain of “what if”. What if it doesn’t sell, what if i get bad reviews, what if I’m rejected? But here’s the thing…nothing in this world is guaranteed. There is no water-tight solution for success. And what is success? I measure success in the ability to create something out of nothing, regardless of whether hoards of people come flocking. How many times have you heard of artists struggling all their lives, only to be recognised after their deaths because of their extraordinary contribution to the world culture? How many films have been dismally received only to become cult icons decades later? And how many cds have had no airplay, yet warm the hearts of a few? I told myself at the beginning of my career that if i could touch the heart of one human being, and move them to make a change for the better, my work was done. Then i read my first fan letter, a stranger whom i didn’t know changed his life because he was inspired. I was moved so deeply that my heart cried, and i made an oath to myself that my work had only just begun. I remember the angst of creating my first independent release. The decision seemed agonising, but i knew it had to be done. I owed it to my children, to lead by example, and i had always believed that being a closet artist was a selfish occupation. Being creative doesn’t come easy to many, so the rest of us have an obligation to share what we do with humanity. I lent on that idea every step of the way. I had to learn how to keep myself out of the way. My first boxes of CDs sat in a cupboard for many moons. I had no idea what to do next, so for a long while i did almost nothing. Then i decided there was nothing to lose, and thought that even giving them away had to be better than taking up space in my office. I gave myself a hard time. I struggled with the “what if”s, but i was stubborn enough to not give up. Things are a bit different now. Not because all i touch turns to gold, but because i have a method…a process. I’m experienced now, so the fear is assuaged. I still wonder about failure, but each time i release something new, i remind myself that the only failure is to do nothing. If i end up getting stuck with a few boxes full of CDs, well hey!! So what! I’ll always have a gift to give to a stranger. And what better gift to give is there that a part of yourself.
I feel very honored to have my image “Can-Can Girl’ / win A Gorgeous Rose Challenge in the Gorgeous Flower Cards group. Thanks to the …
I feel very honored to have my image “Can-Can Girl’ / win A Gorgeous Rose Challenge in the Gorgeous Flower Cards group. Thanks to the hosts of this group and a huge thanks to all the voters. / 9 July 2009
Thankyou So Very Much Nancy Stafford for purchasing a card of ‘Raindr…
Thankyou So Very Much Nancy Stafford for purchasing a card of ‘Raindrops On Roses’ Just now – maybe if I add that brings my sales this month to FOUR it might happen again lol!! this is great and I am very happy- thanks again!! See LINK
MY SHOES ARE DANCING ! HIDDEN FEELINGS was featured in the …
MY SHOES ARE DANCING ! HIDDEN FEELINGS was featured in the amazing CORE ( C.O.R.E) Group …....Many thanks to USHNA SADAR ! It makes me feel proud …it’s very appreciated ! Warmly, / Brigitte:-)
I admire my mother so much and she has just returned from around the world trip at age 76. I have just emailed her a poem I wrote about h…
I admire my mother so much and she has just returned from around the world trip at age 76. I have just emailed her a poem I wrote about her and my father (who died at 41 years old) as a present for her birthday. I feel that this is the right time to share this with her. As a tribute to my love and admiration of my Mother and the importance she plays in my life I would like to share the poem again and a few photos of her life with my friends on RedBubble. Happy Birthday to my beautiful mother Joy Rose Slade! Mother Her mind incisive and fast / Her strength a mountain / Courage her middle name and her last / She taught me so much / My mother pragmatic from the start / Me philosophical by heart / When as a child I asked her what I should do? / She said I have given you a good mind, / so think for yourself. Her intellect so penetrating / She bought her books of law / Although she never started / Her mind was insatiable / Always begging for more. / At school in her exams / She was the top 8 in her state / So clarified, so defined, articulate and wise. She was so pretty, her hair so golden / Her features fine / My mothers name is joy / She was the same by nature / She sang to me as a baby / A voice like an angel…even more / She read to me as a child / and taught me the love of words / She drew pretty ladies / and gave me the love of feminine grace / and a passion for art. (Thank you) Her love of my father was passionate and rare / Their charisma together burned on my memory / My father admired and loved her so… / Admiration was the first ingredient of their love / Their IQ was identical and it was high / His inner strength danced with her courage / as his masculine beauty complimented / her feminine grace…so divine. As a young child I witnessed their love / built on passion and respect / My dad held my sensitive heart / in his gentle hand… / My mother shaped my strength / My father taught me nurture / and unconditional love / My mother taught me to stand up / and to spread my creative and intellectual wings / She made me strong enough / so I could be sensitive always. She possessed that rare quality: Courage / My mother was never afraid / to stand up and speak her mind / Conformity was never her mode… / Pioneer, revolutionary was more in line / and gave this to me as a birthright. / She gave me permission to flourish in / my own sunshine and not be afraid to speak / Be different and explore and live true / to my inner voice, my inner knowing… In my early thirties I interviewed her for my / autobiography and my heart swelled with / Pride at the person she was, / the history, the story and the wisdom / she had lived and passed on. / She told me I was the sensitive one / and softness she knew needed / protection and so she challenged me to / strengthen my inside and taught / me that I must look after my inner child (my inner child still dances) My mother encouraged me to pursue an education / To question, to explore, to flourish / To push the boundaries of convention, / To disrupt the wrong and unjust / and to pass on my learning and wisdom / She taught me not to settle for mediocre / and strive and struggle to reach my potential. When she saw my art begin to blossom / and the words explode from my mind as / a teenager she did not try to stop / them or control them… / With pride in her heart she encouraged / me to follow my heart and my dream / She placed no limits or restrictions / on my imagination. Oh that I love her there can be no doubt / She was my role model of woman / and showed me the dynamic / and pure love of a woman for a man / and she chose a beauty in my father. / I admire and I adore her / Inside my heart I know she loves me too / And this is the foundation of my esteem / …a woman of intellect, brilliance and generosity / Joy so beautiful…Joy so wise Although we do not always see eye to eye / We can communicate, challenge and provoke / and reach a better place then we started / We question each other and then we take flight / I am thankful always to my mother she taught / me acceptance of difference encouraged me to / be a freethinker and a creative… / And she taught me the best you can be in life is / kind. By Anthea Slade 14-4-09
My First Feature with the Group ‘Happy Haven-Photography’ my thanks to…
My First Feature with the Group ‘Happy Haven-Photography’ my thanks to the Hosts of this fab group for featuring Under The Bridges Of Venice-so happy with this! Also: / Thankyou to Extreme Close -ups for featuring * A Moment In Time* – another reason to smile!!
Thanks so much to the Hosts of ‘You’re Accepted’ for featuring *Zephyr -...
Thanks so much to the Hosts of ‘You’re Accepted’ for featuring Zephyr – My Pal and Protector especially as this was an attempt at cracking B&W photography!!! Also: / Raindrops On Roses was placed in the Top Ten Challenge ‘One Single Rose’ for the group ‘All The Colours Of Rainbow’ and is also featured in this group- thankyou so much to the Moderators- really chuffed with all these! also: / A top ten place for Windblown in the Challenge ‘Your Own Favourite’ for the Group Postcard Style’
Planet Aurora: / Not a lot is known about the place except what we can scan from orbit. The first expedition’s report described an incred…
Planet Aurora: / Not a lot is known about the place except what we can scan from orbit. The first expedition’s report described an incredibly temperate Earth-type planet under a yellow sun, very lush plant life, no sign of human presence. But their reports stopped suddenly, and we are assigned to investigate. There had been no emergency reported, and the benign nature of this beautiful world suggests equipment malfunction. And as team Bravo systems engineer, my pack is the heaviest, containing replacement parts for their communications gear. We parked our small lander and quickly found one of the 10 entrances to this massive labyrinth, last reported location of Alpha team, and right away the debate begins, how can a natural formation be so symmetrical, and why, if no civilization has been found, is there a pervading sense of ruins everywhere you look? All four of us are in high spirits though, the summer-like weather, the continuous heavy scent of flowers and beautiful landscape lending to an almost holiday mood, but I am bothered by the sheer vertical walls in this maze, and looking back toward the entryway, I have a profound feeling of having forgotten something. Our first look at one of the monumental monoliths surrounding the interior of this confusing place, first impression to all of us was of a crumbling castle, but that has sparked numerous hilarious comments about Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, merry men and the like. I seem to be the only one trying to establish landmarks here. And we probably should pick up the pace, the sun appears to be sinking. This formation’s resemblance to a staircase has given the comedians in our group even more to joke about, and on an inexplicable whim, I have decided to climb it to get a closer look at the castle-like monolith. Giggling all the way to the top, I’m surprised that the floral scent is even stronger on the breeze up here, a hint of rose, and I am relieved to escape the steep walls enclosing the terrain down below. I better get back to the team, the sun appears to be sinking, and I seem to have spent more time up here enjoying the view than I realized, the warm sun and perfumed breeze are almost intoxicating. Well, I can hear my team members laughing uproariously in the distance, but they could have waited for me, I started to call out to them, but just couldn’t, it would just be wrong to disturb the utter tranquility of my surroundings. Good thing I got rid of that heavy pack and annoying helmet, the sun appears to be sinking, so now I can catch up with them. Even in such a huge labyrinth as this, I am starting to feel like I’m in familiar territory, although my time sense is off. I am sure we started exploring first thing in the morning, but it seems like early evening now, yet there’s just no point in worrying, everything just looks and smells so good, and I see up ahead a very familiar curved wall, I know I’ve been in this area before. Well, finally, I guess I wasn’t gone as long as I thought, I can see dozens of the castle folks waving me on to hurry inside, even though the sun appears to be sinking, I’m still in time for the feast, everyone’s so happy, all my friends are here, and they remind me there’s the Vanishing Dance tomorrow, I’m so tired and everyone crowds around me and is so attentive and helpful, I’ll just have a nap before the banquet The Vanishing Dance was this morning, just as fun as I remembered, we all streamed out of the manor to a clearing just outside and joined hands in a wide circle around a curious rounded metal house on stilts, as we danced around it the vines and weeds and grass in the clearing sprouted and grew rapidly up the sides of the structure, faster and faster around and around we danced, dizzy and happy, while the mound of vegetation thickened and enveloped the object completely and burst into fragrant blooms, we all relaxed laughing, then, in the soft grasses, bathed in warm sunlight, and a hint of rose…
For those that like stories and updates, / for you that have said “I like to read what is going on / for you” this is for you I would li…
For those that like stories and updates, / for you that have said “I like to read what is going on / for you” this is for you I would like to share some joy and maybe add a sneaky / request perhaps if it appears naturally to ask…. let’s see My life currently is turning into / boxes and MORE boxes, each one gets labelled / some are fragile and some easy to lift if you bend at the knees / and say ahhhhhh as you come up. Everyday is do a little clearing / a little letting go a little walk down memory lane as I uncover things / that tell me stories of my past of how far I have come. There is 30 years of me from then and now in this house / every room has mama stories and lots of my secret ones / I can see all the rooms I hid from her to protect her / where I hid because I thought if I showed then there would be no room / for me ….there were doors too, ones that over time were opened to reveal / the mutual ok-ness of us, of being, of our unusual alliance. Now the rugs have been sold on ebay and I can hear the sound of my walking / I can hear the sound of the emptiness as it becomes empty and I am sure / I can hear the days ahead. I am sure I can hear myself way ahead laughing / somewhere. The garden is over run with more weeds than have ever been seen in it’s ordinary / history, there are more weeds with flowers and so there are more bees, more / butterflies, more messages from the dragonflies. I cannot see the / plants we planted together with my daughter inside with my mother / watching from the kitchen window. / I can see them winking through the long tall grass at me promising me / olives and limes / figs and nectarines in other worlds to come. And there are the roses, the beautiful roses that gave us both so much / joy every year / outdoing their brilliance with their velvet red song. I know that / digging up their roots will / not bring her back. I think I can leave without them. I think I will. I am grateful to this time to this place to my moving step by step / into more of who I am. / I ask every morning “Please a little help some easy help in lettin go” / and everyday some book some furniture some crockery something leaves / and finds itself needed and wanted / by someone somewhere else, and the glow of this flowing to and from is / my healing. / It moves and connects and gives sanctuary. So I now hear the asking, / if you feel / it too then come and keep me close company in this flow of little by / little letting go. / I know there is so much more to come. I am sure I can hear myself way ahead laughing / somewhere.
It was “Anniversary Roses”. This was my first poster sale!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to ever bought it!!! !http://images-3.redbubble.net/i…
It was “Anniversary Roses”. This was my first poster sale!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to ever bought it!!!
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