SPA--Soar

SOAR is what spirit does when it is happy and free.  It's not about actual flying or even leaving the ground. the wings of the spirit are ethereal, internal and not easily recognized.

A boarder, snow or skate, a tiny child with a huge imagination-- may SOAR as high or higher than any dancer, pilot, astronaut, bird or angel.

Photo Arts Friday--light and shadow

A view from inside the stands at the Pittsburg Pirates' stadium. Bonnie's textures Brown Rice Paper and Chinks of Light.

Three Muses--The Written Word

a quote from one of my favorite authors, John Irving.  I began my love affair with his work through the movies--Setting Free the Bears, Hotel New Hampshire, The World according to Garp--the movies are so rich and full of nuance. And then I read some of the novels--and they were even richer--fascinating characters, gorgeous, succulent prose, quirky and funny, sad and ultimately quite profound.
Who could ask for more...

 

THe background is made with textures from Textures for Layers Flickr group (a GREAT resource), the font is Impact, with a letterpress style applies and the butterfly is a brush.

Take a word--Botanical

A Whole New World...

A botanical illustration found on Wikimedia Commons, girl from itKuPiLLi, dragon from  Russian Dutch Heart, blue lizard and tentacles from my own stash (I LOVE that tentacle).

Collage Obsession--Faces

I love fabulous faces, especially those dramatic black and white photos of striking women.  They are not always beauties, but they are ALWAYS compelling--and I love to take their black and whiteness and zap it with pop art color!

 

CHER

 

ANNIE LENOX

 

THE INCREDIBLE, IMMORTAL BILLIE HOLIDAY

SPA--Vintage Telephone

Homage to the telephone operators...