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This is a special Art Journal created for the 100 themes Challenge at Digital Whisper. We have been given 100 different themes to inspire and create digital collage art over the course of a year. All of my art is created in Photoshop Elements 7 and is made using personal photos, stock photos, copyfree and digital kit imagery. All sources will be noted in the post. Please enjoy and watch this journal grow!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Hope Comes On Wings


This is my entry for the #94 (Hope) challenge at digital-whisper 100 themes challenge. This old world image from Dover (Baron Francois Gerard) captured me by its tenderness and depth of feeling and gave a sense of hope in its gesture. Other imagery credits go to Christine Renne at scrapbookgraphics, Holliewood at deviantartscraps and old text.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Time Messinger ( #65)


Time is on my mind this week even though I don't seem to have too much of it! This entry is for the digital-whisper #65 theme. Imagery credits go to Dover, Christine Renee at scrapbookgraphics, words from Rumi and gradient artistic filters and layers in Photoshop.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Resonance (#69 Music)

This is my entry for theme #69 Music.
Imagery credits go to Dover, Deviantartscraps, tangie baxter. Googled instruments and dictionary clipping. I am loving all of the wonderful entrys and brilliant creations at digital-whisper 100 themes challenge.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Meditation in Blue (Tranquil #87)




I embrace emerging experience
I participate in discovery
I am a butterfly.
I am not a butterfly collector.
I want the experience of the butterfly.
___William Stafford

This is my entry for the digital-whisper challenge #87 (Tranquil).
Imagery credits for this digital journal page is from Holliewood at deviantart scraps, scanned journal bindings and clippings, layered and painted in photoshop.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Golden Song (#12 )


This is my entry for theme #12 (Gold) at digital-whisper 100 themes challenge. Old world imagery from Dover and digital elements from Metal Momma at Deviantartscraps. All imagery layered , reduced opacity and soft light filters added in Photoshop.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Love Letters (#81 Pen and paper)


This is my entry for the Digital-whisper 100 themes challenge # 81 Pen and Paper. I had fun using imagery from the Holliewood/Tangie Baxter (Queen of Cakes) kit from Deviantartscraps. Found some interesting quills and pen images from wikimedia and overlayed bits of handwritten letters. A bit of a fun French Marie Valentine!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Ancient (#9) and Reflections (#66)

This piece is entitled "Rosetta" for the (Ancient) theme at digital-whisper. The imagery used in this collage is from Dover, wikimedia, E-vint.com. Old text is derived from Hebrew, Egyptian and some Celtic sources. Reduced opacity and soft light filters were used for ageing effects.





Image unbroken

reflect my soul's desire

make me whole again.


This is my entry for the theme "Reflections". I found this beautiful image of a Heron on wikimedia and created the background from vintage botanical prints. Added oriental characters and elements from Finecrafted designs.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Stone Angel- (Cemetery #61)


This is my entry for the digital-whisper 100 themes #61 - Cemetery. Imagery from Finecrafted Designs , Holliewood at deviantart scraps, and Dover.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Challenges #31 and #83

This piece is entitled "Freya's Return" and is for challenge #31 (Flowers). Imagery from Dover, vintage botanica and elements from Finecrafted designs.

This is my entry for the (Underwater) challenge # 83 at digital-whisper and the name of this piece is "Silver Pearl". Imagery from the finecrafted designs( Mermaids) digital art kit.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Love Poems

This is my entry for theme No. 2 entitled "Love" at the digital-whisper challenge.
Getting into the upcoming Valentine's Day spirit here with imagery from Dover, Finecrafted Designs and assorted artist papers .