I've been active on flickr since 2005, having begun posting my art, photos and visual journaling for the purpose of building an online portfolio to which I can often refer when creating my yearly calendars or greeting cards for friends and business associates. This forum has been a wonderful place to meet people from all over the world, some with whom I still keep in contact either on or off line. As of February, 2023, I've narrowed my following mostly to long time contacts who understand my limited visitations, which gives me an opportunity to be in touch more effectively when time allows.
Sadly, I must add that anyone who faves my photos which appear in their *fave* stream with images I find totally inappropriate for flickr, will be blocked.
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- JoinedOctober 2005
- OccupationWriter/Photographer/Artist/Creator
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* Antoinette is a wonderful artist! When I joined Flickr (only 2 months ago), I was warmly welcomed by her after luckily stumbling upon her photostream. She instantly commented on my new works and has been one of the most positive and enjoyable people I've had the pleasure of meeting here : ) She's… Read more
* Antoinette is a wonderful artist! When I joined Flickr (only 2 months ago), I was warmly welcomed by her after luckily stumbling upon her photostream. She instantly commented on my new works and has been one of the most positive and enjoyable people I've had the pleasure of meeting here : ) She's also very creative and offers something new in the way of her interesting photostream : ) There's always a smile awaiting you in her corner of the world! (( If you're not following her photostream yet then give it a try now! )) Thank you Antoinette for sharing your creative world with us, it not only brings smiles but is also inspiring my friend : ) Thank you so much! CRUSH
Read less“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ~William Arthur Ward Antoinette,my dear friend in flickr is a teacher who always Inspire me through her kind words and sincere thoughts.It is always a pleasure to visit her photo-stream to admire a… Read more
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ~William Arthur Ward Antoinette,my dear friend in flickr is a teacher who always Inspire me through her kind words and sincere thoughts.It is always a pleasure to visit her photo-stream to admire and enjoy her Creativity.Thank you so much for sharing your Joy ,happiness ,wonderful Work , Creativity and friendship here in flickr,dear friend ! You are a wonderful Soul !
Read lessAntoinette always brings a smile to my face.....she comes across with great joy and enthusiasm. I can just see her facing the wind on a schooner and laughing in happiness with just being alive. Looking at her images brings all the senses into play - I can even smell the scene! Her quotes add to the flavor and meanin… Read more
Antoinette always brings a smile to my face.....she comes across with great joy and enthusiasm. I can just see her facing the wind on a schooner and laughing in happiness with just being alive. Looking at her images brings all the senses into play - I can even smell the scene! Her quotes add to the flavor and meaning of the scene and her stranger images always have a story to tell. I can't wait to see the next thing she comes up with! Spend some time in her gallery - you won't regret it!
Read lessOnce again, you share by pouring your heart onto paper, through words and expressive media ... you are brilliant and very very clever. See, by being a ray of sunshine ... yes you are, ... you provoke thought, interest, desire and inspire others to take a chance on the creative process. Each person has a vision differen… Read more
Once again, you share by pouring your heart onto paper, through words and expressive media ... you are brilliant and very very clever. See, by being a ray of sunshine ... yes you are, ... you provoke thought, interest, desire and inspire others to take a chance on the creative process. Each person has a vision different of course than the next but this is how one achieves variety in their expression and interpretation of their art form. All of us here are artists ... and you lovingly inspire each of us each day with your compassion and love for those around you. Thank you dear friend, l truly feel it is a privilege to have met you here in Flickrland and look forward to your ... ramblings, scramblings and quirky, serendipitous words, works and your gorgeousness that radiates from within. Okay ... mushy mushy ... love you lots, now ... let's just breathe. When I wrote this in a post on your stream, my thoughts were to use it as a testimonial for you. Then you beat me to it ... so this is not to copy you now but to let you know that you bring joy into my life as well. Keep on doing what you do dear Antoinette, you are needed and dang it, you know all the words to stuff!!! Hugs, your friend, JOY
Read lessGifted with words that can touch you’re soul, Gifted with eyes that can see the beauty in life....and know how to captured that so that we can be treathed with some beautiful images. chantal
Dear Antoinette ... is a wonderful artist which I count her as a friend. Once you are lucky to know her, you will see how wonderful person she is. She dares to be different and I see that she is doing a great job. This is not hard to see, when you check her photostream and the words she uses. Your vis… Read more
Dear Antoinette ... is a wonderful artist which I count her as a friend. Once you are lucky to know her, you will see how wonderful person she is. She dares to be different and I see that she is doing a great job. This is not hard to see, when you check her photostream and the words she uses. Your visit to her photostream will be a real treat for you. Try and see it for yourself. I am always grateful whenever she stops by in my photostream and let me know what she really thinks about my pictures. Wishing all the best for the rest of her life Greetings from New York City
Read lessI know if I'm having a bad day I can always head to Antoinette's stream for words of wisdom and a beautiful photo to bring a smile to my face!
Antoinette's apparent lightness hides an infinite treasure box, with ever expanding walls of knowledge. Beside her unquestionably beautiful visual works, I feel her stream just like a universe of culture; and I'm grateful to her B(e)i(n)g Bang for what it started: a daily opportunity to find myself reacher.
Flickr would be missing something vital without its colorfulexpressions! I wrote a testimonial for this dear friend well over a year ago, but with a recent change of her buddy icon, I felt like this was a perfect time for an update. Antoinette is the very heart and soul of an artist and visiting her photostream is n… Read more
Flickr would be missing something vital without its colorfulexpressions! I wrote a testimonial for this dear friend well over a year ago, but with a recent change of her buddy icon, I felt like this was a perfect time for an update. Antoinette is the very heart and soul of an artist and visiting her photostream is nothing short of an adventure!!! She is in love with words, with ideas, with shapes, with color, with spontaneity, with sharing, with life … and she is in love with LOVE. Serendipity rules in her world! And through her amazing creativity she brings all these things to her photostream in one inspiring form or another! I promise, if you open yourself up to her work, you will be touched and will come away richer for the experience. Dear Antoinette, you are a true kindred spirit … a rare and precious treasure in my life. I am reminded of a quote you added to the comments of one of my photos: "Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends." ~ anon It's likely that Flickr will pass from our lives one day … but we will always be soul friends. Love and hugs from your 4Real friend, Larry p.s. Just came across this quote and HAD to add it … this is YOU, dearest friend! "She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world." ~ Adlai E. Stevenson
Read lessWhat is freedom? Many things have been said on that subject. Personally I think that the soul can only be truly free when it can find a door or a window through which it can express itself creatively. Some people posses the skeleton key that unlocks all the doors and windows of the souls in the world, in every person. … Read more
What is freedom? Many things have been said on that subject. Personally I think that the soul can only be truly free when it can find a door or a window through which it can express itself creatively. Some people posses the skeleton key that unlocks all the doors and windows of the souls in the world, in every person. To me the Colorfulexpressions is one of those people. A one woman liberation force. It's impossible to see Antoinette's work and not be inspired.
Read lessAntoinette seems to me like an overactive child prodigy full of amazing creativity and ideas. Whenever I visit Antoinette's photostream, looking at the images and reading the words, I seem to hear her talking excitedly like a little girl waving her hands and running around the Flickr room hugging every friend visiting… Read more
Antoinette seems to me like an overactive child prodigy full of amazing creativity and ideas. Whenever I visit Antoinette's photostream, looking at the images and reading the words, I seem to hear her talking excitedly like a little girl waving her hands and running around the Flickr room hugging every friend visiting her. She has a very open mind and unique interpretation of things, people and events, which often leaves me speechless for quite a while. She is an artist but she has an Einstein brain. She is a caring and honest sister, too. I feel so blessed to have met her and known her little by little along the way. A photo having a piggie disguised as the little red riding hood was the first one that I commented on her photostream and I am still having fun wandering on this fairyland of hers meeting different fairytale personages disguised as chocolate, Easter eggs, clocks, stranded wood, etc.
Read lessAntoinette is a wonderful person. She is very giving of her tallents and her time. She always has very kind worda to say when she leaves acomment. Words can't describe how much her friend ship means to us all. So this poem really says it all. You are unique and special No one else has your special blend of talent… Read more
Antoinette is a wonderful person. She is very giving of her tallents and her time. She always has very kind worda to say when she leaves acomment. Words can't describe how much her friend ship means to us all. So this poem really says it all. You are unique and special No one else has your special blend of talents, abilities and vision No one else can love exactly like you love And care exactly like you care And feel exactly like you feel No one else can fill your shoes like you do So hold your head up…you are one of a kind ~Larry / 4Real~ Always, Brandie
Read lessAntoinette's great heart reflects itself in her photography. Her photos, like her, and creative, warm, and full of heart. They reach out to each and every one of us and make us smile and chuckle and reflect. I feel lucky to be considered Antoinette's friend, because she makes me feel loved and wanted every day in … Read more
Antoinette's great heart reflects itself in her photography. Her photos, like her, and creative, warm, and full of heart. They reach out to each and every one of us and make us smile and chuckle and reflect. I feel lucky to be considered Antoinette's friend, because she makes me feel loved and wanted every day in many ways. I hope I can do the same for her.
Read lessIt is hard to find words to describe Antoinette's work -- there are simply TOO many! You'll find her sensitivity and emotion shine through her always creative images. The digital art in her stream is an inspiration to me, as well as the way she chooses always the right words for her motivational posters. I'm proud to c… Read more
It is hard to find words to describe Antoinette's work -- there are simply TOO many! You'll find her sensitivity and emotion shine through her always creative images. The digital art in her stream is an inspiration to me, as well as the way she chooses always the right words for her motivational posters. I'm proud to call her my flickr friend and can't wait to see what's in store for us next from Antoinette!!
Read lessThe Journal Lady® is a hoot. Her photos are colourful (of course), playful, fun and full of photoshop imagination. She makes her images speak deeply and playfully at the same time and that is quite a gift. Hang around her photostream a while - it's a good place to be.