Symbols
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Perseus slew Medusa, the gorgan, by protecting his eyes from her petrifying gaze with a shield so polished he was able to gauge her presence by the reflection upon it’s surface…. / Sometimes artists hide behind thier work, presenting the world with constructions of themselves and their visions. Art for me is often a shield- both a reflection and deflection that helps me in this world and enables me to conquer it’s worst. / Original work was completed in watermedia on Arches cold-press cotton rag.
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Announcement Friday the 7th of June at 8:00pm For one night only, Dr Herbert Lampwicke invites one and all to a practical demonstration of his world famous mind machine! Prepare to marvel as uncannily accurate facts are revealed to complete strangers about their lives! Watch in wonderment as he tells of what has been and even perhaps, what has yet to come! Bear witness to the the impossible made possible, where seeing truly is believing! Doors open promptly at 7:45pm Admission 1d
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The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. They continue to be manufactured and sold into the 21st century, although in small numbers. While there are many audiophiles who still prefer vinyl records over digital music sources (primarily compact disc) for their perceived fidelity, they represent an enthusiastic minority of listeners. The quality of the available record players, tonearms, and cartridges has continued to improve, despite a diminishing market.
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How many sales of this design – 1 sale so far :) / Pelican Love is from the ‘Beach Series’ and ‘Friends Series’ of original paintings by Karin Taylor. / It was created using ink and pastel on pastel paper. There is a beautiful story about the love that pelicans have for their babies, I thought I’d share it with you Reference taken from the Wikepedia Encyclopedia (please forgive the length of this, but it is SO interesting, thought I may as well share the whole thing !) In medieval Europe, the pelican was thought to be particularly attentive to her young, to the point of providing her own blood when no other food was available. As a result, the pelican became a symbol of the Passion of Jesus and of the Eucharist. It also became a symbol in bestiaries for self-sacrifice, and was used in heraldry (“a pelican in her piety” or “a pelican vulning (wounding) herself”). Another version of this is that the pelican used to kill its young and then resurrect them with its blood, this being analogous to the sacrifice of Jesus. Thus the symbol of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is a pelican, and for most of its existence the headquarters of the service was located at Pelican House in Dublin, Ireland. For example, the emblems of both Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Corpus Christi College, Oxford are pelicans, showing its use as a medieval Christian symbol (‘Corpus Christi’ means ‘body of Christ’). Likewise a folktale from India says that a pelican killed her young by rough treatment but was then so contrite that she resurrected them with her own blood.[1] These legends may have arisen because the pelican used to suffer from a disease that left a red mark on its chest[citation needed]. Alternatively it may be that pelicans look as if they are stabbing themselves as they often press their bill into their chest to fully empty their pouch. Yet other possibilities are that they often rest their bills on their breasts, and that the Dalmatian Pelican has a blood-red pouch in the early breeding season.[1]
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which is YOUR kind of cherries? :) Featured on RB’s homepage on the 6th July 2008. p.s. feel free to send me a bubblemail if you want just a pair of these cheeky cherries to be on a t-shirt / card. pick your own cherry personality now!
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@ All images are copyright of Rosa Cobos 2008 . Rights reserved This work is dedicated to cloudsdreams my wish to place her already developed soul the nearest of the Light that nourish. A gem of an artist…a complete and wild woman. My best for her. There was a rope.. / golden link.. / between.. / mind and body… / soul. / Truly transparent.. / but strong… / tight when thoughts.. / flew.. high. / searching for its own.. / specular image.. / in the shade.. / of a Universe lost. And my flesh… was tied.. / too.. much.. / to the bones… and cold earth.. / palpitating so slow… I cut it out.. / with a blow.. / of a cry bursting.. / from… too satiated… / human pores. I let them go.. / multicoloured… a feather sound.. / a feather empty of real essence.. / a speck of Life… / competing with the tears of clouds.. / so light… smooth.. and white.. / while.. / the heavy ones.. / dark… quenched… / rested by myself.. / just about to be drowned. Quivering…and free… / sons and daughters / of a nothingness.. / meaning a somethingness.. / to a truly companion.. / as I was. / (Rosa Cobos) © Copyright Rosa Cobos 2008 . All rights reserved
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This is the version without border, suitable for matted prints, framed prints etc. with a border of your choice, for example: You may want to check the version with old-paper border: Also available as a T-Shirt: More hands: click here!
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The main stencil image is one layer of the four layer stencil I created in early 2008 inspired by my interest in fashion photography. ‘Snow and Umbrella’ is 1 of 3, utilising the same same stencil and composition of works I’ve posted on Red Bubble at the moment. The other is ‘Rain Birds’ and ‘Umbrella and Rain’.
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‘Not all that glitters is gold, not all who wander are lost’ / -Tolkien A tattoo representing life, with many directions, multiple destinations, and the only true guide is yourself.
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Hazardous Waster / I’m sure we all know somebody who needs this shirt, handle them with care!
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Sumatran tiger – original photograph, digitally accented. Captive animal. / / Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) Description: The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 meters (8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms (264 pounds). Females measure approximately 2.2 meters (7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms (198 pounds). Distribution: The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest. Biology: The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer). The specific range size of this tiger is not know, however the population density is approximately 4–5 adult tigers/100 km 2 (39 mile 2) in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submontain and montain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less prey available. Status in the wild: 400-500 wild Sumatran tigers were believed to exist in 1998, primarily in the island’s national park areas, but no island-wide census or monitoring system has been possible. Tiger numbers have continued to decline because of poaching of tigers to supply the illegal trade in tiger parts. The last remnants of lowland forest are being eliminated to establish oil palm plantations and for shifting agriculture by recent settlers from other areas of Sumatra and Indonesia. Ongoing road development makes many formerly inaccessible mountain areas accessible to illegal logging even on the steepest slopes, and many mountainous areas are being converted into plantations for coffee and other products for international markets. Tigers are legally protected but are not highly valued. Captive breeding: For three years, the Indonesian Zoological Parks’ Association (PKBSI) has been working with the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy to develop a conservation program for Sumatran tigers. In addition to the 65 Sumatran tigers living in Indonesian zoos, there are 55 tigers managed by North American zoos, 100 in European zoos, and 12 in Australasian zoos. This captive population is descended from 37 wild-caught founders. The Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Masterplan now has the potential to function as the heart of the Sumatran tiger population worldwide. It is designed to preserve sufficient genetic diversity to reinforce both captive and wild populations, thus fulfilling its goal to ensure that the in situ tiger program comprises verifiable founders permanently identified and registered in the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Studbook. It also extends the capabilities of Indonesian zoo staff to professionally manage their tiger programs in Indonesia, and at the same time serves as a model for other range country tiger management programs in Southeast Asia.
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(Series 1 of 2) / / Here is “Coy Kiss” as it is currently framed / A suggestion for frame and mat style through RedBubble Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x36” Framed / Available: $2400 / There are currently several inquires for purchase. However if you are interested in the original painting or have any questions please don’t hesitate to e-mail me. To describe my painting I have chosen an excerpt from the written work, Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare ...”Never did passenger in summer’s heat / More thirst for drink than she for this good turn. / Her help she sees, but help she cannot get; / She bathes in water, yet her fire must burn: / ‘O! pity,’ ‘gan she cry, ‘flint-hearted boy: / ‘Tis but a kiss I beg; why art thou coy?...” A hearty thanks to my friend Rebecca Cruz who let me paint her lovely photo titled Koi / Her gallery is wonderful and full of bold, colorful and beautiful work! Please take a look! For commissioned work you can contact Carrie at: carrie@carrieglennstudios.com and please visit Carrie Glenn Studios / CarrieGlennStudios.Com
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Skulls Rock On. Rock Music. ©DApixara.
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VW logo inside a dark purple heart / Other VW Shirts & Prints also available…. / 722vws @13.11.09
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Thanks to Dana For The photo of me! The rest of the image is compiled from photos I took. / Basically the message here is / No matter how stormy life gets… / No matter how pulled in 20 directions you feel… / No matter stressed you get.. / There is hope, and it is a place that resides in you / A Place where no pain can touch you… / A place for Internal Peace, even only for a moment / It is yours, it is In you, and you can find it / All you need do is look.
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Thirteen years ago I tragically lost my greatest friend….. and subsequently almost lost myself. / But somehow; after a very long time; I made a choice….. to live. / I’ve never regretted my decision. - best viewed large / SP – canon 1000D Featured – Unconventional Artistry – July 2009 Featured – Artrageous RB Artists – Self Portrait Gallery – July 2009 Featured – ImageWriting – July 2009
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(Note: the following “visual” poem can only be read in its formatted state.) Breaking Glass If / sound / a e / w v s / s h-a- / T T / e r / g_l_a_s_s_z / . . . / Y / B / r Pr E / u Y / s @ E / d ! / e z ! @ the / I M P A C T / of / Thought / ? / -F.A. Moore, June.29.2009 Digital Fine Art by F.A. Moore / Dimensions: 5000×7500 px Special thanks to stock providers, nikxstock, jinifur, and HandsomeJake. FEATURES 2009-08-01 Breaking Glass in Art Nouveau and the Arts & Crafts Movement 2009-07-31 Breaking Glass in Impressionist Art 2009-07-30 Breaking Glass in Feminine Intent DETAIL / Click any image below to view at 100% scale. / Necklace detail / Face detail / Breaking glass tile detail
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Featured in Extreme Close-Ups August 19, 2009. Looks Best Full Size I fell deeply, madly, wildly in love with this sweet darling baby calf at Ann Rodriguez’s farm when The Keystone Group visited recently. What struck me as I viewed the image in the monitor was the reflection of one of the trucks (cars?) in her eye. And I wondered … was she planning her escape??? Ahhh … but for opposable thumbs … what a different world this might be for her … for us all. No beef for me tonight. Pass me a piece of fish instead, please. Image taken on August 8, 2009 near Manheim, PA with the Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens. Shutter was 1/200, aperture f/7.1, exp -.33, iso 3200. Slight cropping in Photoshop only.
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One of my mixed media graphic style painting of a wave symbol created using resin and acrylic paints. / The original painting measues 80×80 cms.
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oil, varnish, ect… on board / 15×19” / please come join me at: myspace.com/Artistmind /
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All images are © Copyright Rosa Cobos 2009 . All rights reserved My Child is not alone. / Has found a keeper of his Dreams. / Someone mounted on the Crown, / of the mind settled upon the Heaven’s screen. / There , Sun-Moon matched, coupled in expansion, / over the gates of the intimacy, veiled secrets, / with the appearance of geometric fancies, / Can see the light, but not the Being. / He is naked, conquered, vanished in pride. / The hundred costumes all kept in suitcases, / bricking a fortress of disguises and frenzies. / May he wait for a soul lift, / half a vehicle….half a new womb, / where he can dive into… again… / waiting for a new arrival.. for a new name. Coral horizon breaking the mist of frozen sun. / Gates opened like the doors of a temple, / where no one can prey nor sing, neither cry. / The keeper holds the looks of the Goddess in delight. / The woman has guarded the essence of his eyes.. / innocence, silvery emotions, prevention, isolation… / emanation of silence with strange premonitions… / She is there, hiding behind the stars… coupled, / Queen and King of a need for the Saint Grial. The Cup of Love… / The Cup of Life… / The Soul tripping along the… / “Sang-Ro-yal” / Rosa Cobos © Copyright Rosa Cobos 2009 . All rights reserved
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