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Monday, June 27, 2011

Wondering about a different shop or venue for unusual items

This post will be short and sweet - but quite different from usual posts.
I love the 'feel' of ABV right now - and don't want to mess with that.
However,  I am creating a series like the images below, in large and small sizes.  (And possibly prints.)  This would seem to warrant a different storefront on etsy - but I am wondering what others think?

I am fascinated with some of the more obscure saint martyrdom stories, especially cephalophores (those who picked up their heads after beheading and walked/talked.)
It made me wonder what they would actually have looked like, rather than the 'medieval photoshop' of their likenesses that we see.  That's where this series was born from.  (Along with a healthy dose of horror films, perhaps.)

St. Osyth, a personal favorite

Note: These exact works will not be sold, as they are based off of a *current* recreation of illustrated manuscript work, not a restoration of an older one.  (My mix up which I apologized for.)  I'm working with some dear friends who are illuminated manuscript specialists to ensure the next pieces I work from are copyright-free.  So these are to demonstrate the style and mixed-medium work only.

St. Mary of Egypt
I certainly don't want to disrespect anyone's beliefs - but would like to see these images find a market.  I think there's got to be one.  Thoughts?


P.S. Yes, that's tiny bits of gold foil torn and painstakingly affixed piece by piece, ( some are then painted), to create the halos.

Friday, June 24, 2011

CF4L and keeping my promise...

1.  AA/regretsy folks - and others who have been drawn in - thank you.  You ROCK!
We're getting there, and I wanted to let you know I really appreciate the help. 
(All orders will get an extra thank you sent from O'ahu, btw...)

2.  As promised, here's the link to the other blog I created, which explains things a bit there.
http://pomaika-i.blogspot.com/

Third...

...you can never have too many koi images.
Mahalo nui loa et bonne nuit!

Michelle

Thursday, June 23, 2011

My 100th Listing!

I thought the 100th listing should be something special.  As you may have noticed, I avoid listing Eiffel Tower photographic prints - and here's why:



When *this* is La Tour Eiffel you first see, night after night, for months...


Then (after the European Union moved on to Belgium in 2009) it goes to this:





 ...it's somehow not quite the same. **

The first image is now for sale in the shop, I hope you enjoy it - and happy 100th listing! w00t!

** My daughter informs me that this is not true - she likes them both.  I guess I am more of an electric blue kind of gal.